MTGS Classics

Have you seen the work of @tylermLockett ? His fantastic Orpheus Series is up as a Guest Post on greekmythcomix.com right now! I particularly love this comparative duo of Orpheus finding, then losing, Eurydice 💔

Jeff Koons has created a temple of Apollo in an old slaughterhouse on the Greek island of Hydra. He’s crafted a #polychrome statue of the 2nd. c CE Apollo Kithara from Cyrene (#BritishMuseum). Collages of frescoes and a mosaic floor create an appropriate setting. #polychromy

Always more surprises from Pompeii bbc.com/news/world-eur…

Marble head of Hercules pulled up from Roman shipwreck site in Greece theguardian.com/world/2022/jun…

Repeat after me: amphitheatre means theatre on both sides. It’s what happens when you have two semi-circular theatres put together - that’s why eg the Colosseum is round. It doesn’t mean outside theatre. So almost none of the

Inspiring. I remember following her book round the sites of Rome after graduating. theguardian.com/science/2022/j…

The pics in this thread from @OptimoPrincipi are the clearest I've yet seen which show the sharply painted yet delicate eyelashes and sideburn hairs on this portrait of Caligula (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen). #polychromy #romanarchaeology

A famous #Roman funerary relief of a butcher at work, from Ostia - in the back room is a lady whose hair & clothes identify her as wealthy & interestingly the relief suggests she is working, doing the accounts for the business. The relief dates to the 2nd century AD.

There is something elegiac about these finds - HS2 is both helping us to discover some of the most remarkable sites & simultaneously ensuring they will be obliterated. Smaller objects will go to museums, which is wonderful. But the rest will be bulldozed. bit.ly/3zFErgF

The Romans had a deity for almost everything; some of the lesser-known, more specialised #Roman gods include: Bubona - goddess of cattle Cardea - goddess of hinges Devera - goddess of sacred brooms Fornax - goddess of ovens Libitina - goddess of funerals #MythologyMonday

A 2000 year old public bathhouse from the Roman period is still used by locals in the town of Khenchela, Algeria. #archaeohistories

Surprise! This absolutely beautiful jigsaw puzzle, with art by Natalie Foss, is available August 18th. It comes with a poster profiling each of the women featured, written by me! Pre order it here (or ask your local bookshop/puzzle shop to order you one!): hachette.co.uk/titles/natalie…

Join us this June at Oxford University's Open Days. Classics admissions talks, taster lectures and the chance to meet our students on Wed 29 & Thu 30 June. Space is limited in our Faculty, so book your space now: clasoutreach.web.ox.ac.uk/oxford-univers…

Lots of fascinating objects at the Feminine Power exhibition at the British Museum, opening tomorrow. Here are a few of my highlights...

Far too excited to find Dionysus Sailing under the foil on a bottle we're trialling for our wedding!

National Theatre to stage The Odyssey in ‘epic’ retelling around England theguardian.com/stage/2022/apr…

Pompeii puzzle gets help from robots bbc.com/reel/video/p0b… via @BBC_Reel

The Boyhood of Heracles (Hercules) part 1: greekmythcomix.com/comic/heracles… #ClassCiv #GCSE

Rare ivory statuette thought to depict the emperor Septimius Severus, found during excavations of Rome's Temple of Peace (Templum Pacis) in 2005. The 25cm artwork is a reminder that not all sculpture was in stone but also more rarely surviving wood, ivory, silver and even gold.

Bad wife or avenging mother? You might be able to guess which side I fall… (Link to article!)