Warwick Classics Network

the @WarwickClassNet has a new blog where teachers can share examples of innovative teaching! The inaugural blog, by Sian Squire (Shrewsbury College) and Nina Rinke (Worcester Sixth Form College) is of course numismatic themed! Enjoy! warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/class…

So it’s LEGO Classicism Day 2025. Our @ClassicsWarwick students have been building the Colosseum since before Christmas proving Rome wasn’t built in a day… #ILCD25 @BrickClassicist @profmcscott @warwickengages

A cameo made of glass paste showing a laureate Augustus, the dotted border strongly suggests the model was a coin. britishmuseum.org/collection/obj…. Glass pastes were a cheaper way to produce products similar to gems, making them more available to a broader population.

This is the best! Everyone should get involved in @lsaclassics 2025 Ancient Worlds Competition!!! Have loved judging this in past years! @LSACA_Outreach @lsaclassicsoutr @ClassicsWarwick @WarwickClassNet @Classical_Assoc @classicsforall @ClassicsNorth

Now is the time to donate to @classicsforall via @BigGive - all donations will be DOUBLED this week! Please help us to continue reaching pupils and teachers in state schools. Donate at bit.ly/CfABG24 #ChristmasChallenge

We are proud to work with the charity @classicsforall who are helping to bring classical education to schools across the UK. Any donations made until 10th Dec will be doubled during the #BigGive! So make a difference! #SupportEducation" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bit.ly/CfABG24#Suppor…… #ClassicsForAll #ChristmasChallenge

Was the Greek dark age shorter than we think? Read more in the @ConversationUK article by our new colleague Trevor van Damme. @uniofwarwick @WarwickClassNet theconversation.com/ancient-greece….

really great discussion between with @WarwickClassNet and @rohit_harip from Design Studies @uniofwarwick about 3D scanning and printing #coins for educational (and other) use! Plans to be hatched. ;-)

are you teaching @OCR_Classics imperial image this year? If so you might find some new resources of use! @WarwickClassNet new videos on #tokens, #coins, #Augustus and #Livia (with ppts) here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/class… @ArtsImpactWarw youtube.com/watch?v=3BIade…

Finally got my photos developed, so without further ado: here’s Knossos 🧵!!

New on the Material Musings blog! Chris Parr discusses the Lacus Curtius in the Forum Romanum: 'Reinventing Rome's Forgotton Past - the lost significance of the Lacus Curtius' #July" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/class… @ClassicsWarwick @warwickengages @WarwickClassNet

Out scouring the Knossos valley landscape for the very rare local beige/buff conical cup…

Congratulations Caroline!!! 🥳 So well deserved!!

I am now allowed to share the news that I have been promoted to Professor at ⁦@uniofwarwick⁩. It was fantastic to be able to celebrate with colleagues and students from Warwick and Ca’ Foscari in Venice last week! Thanks to all those who supported me over the years ❤️

An excellent day with yr 9 history students from RLS!

A delight and honour to be with @lsaclassics community to celebrate 10 years since its inception. Bravo to everyone involved! And here’s to the next 10! #proudpresident @Classical_Assoc @WarwickClassNet @classicsforall

Great fun to be part of @DemythifyingTP podcast about my book X MARKS THE SPOT: An Adventurous History of Archaeology @HodderBooks @HodderNonFic Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6l0Hrp… @lsaclassics @classicsforall @WarwickClassNet

📢6pm tonight! There's still time to get your free ticket and join us!👇

this #Roman #token @laBnF once belonged to Froehner (R. 881). It carries the legend SODALES DE SVO on one side and a lovely image of Victory on a globe on the other. Sodales was a term that referred to a companion or a member of a college. #numismatics coins.warwick.ac.uk/token-specimen…

New for June! Tallulah George's fascinating article on the Material Musings blog discusses gladiatorial armour: 'Practical and Stylish - Gladiatorial Armour as Costume' #June" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/class… @ClassicsWarwick @warwickengages @WarwickClassNet @classictallulah