'Nails mixed with human bones found in the ancient Greek colony of Olbia in France are remains of Roman funeral pyres' www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/10/n... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

'4000-Year-Old Labyrinth Discovery, Dubbed “One of the Most Important Archaeological Finds” of the Century, Brings New Life to the “Myth of the Labyrinth” '

Entries sought for 2025 Niki Marangou Greek translation competition. King’s Centre for Hellenic Studies offers a prize of £500 for the annual poem translation competition, in honour of the Cypriot poet. Deadline: 16:00 (GMT) on 15 January 2026. Full information at www.kcl.ac.uk/news/2025-ni...

Autumn Lecture: 'Deciphering the Herculaneum papyri', by Professor Richard Janko 20 November, 6pm, Room G7, Senate House, London. Come and join us - no booking needed! We will film the lecture and put it on our YouTube channel too. www.youtube.com/user/Helleni... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

Delighted to have a piece about my experiences on BBC Radio 4 In Our Time in the latest edition of ARGO - a real pleasure to have the chance to pay tribute to Melvyn Bragg & all the producers & others involved @hellenicsociety.bsky.social @daisydunn.bsky.social

'Ancient Greek Vases Were Decorated With Gypsum, Researchers Say' greekreporter.com/2025/10/19/a... #ClassicsBluesky #GreekBluesky 🏺

Autumn Lecture: 'Deciphering the Herculaneum papyri', by Professor Richard Janko 20 November, 6pm, Room G7, Senate House, London. Come and join us - no booking needed! We will film the lecture and put it on our YouTube channel too. www.youtube.com/user/Helleni... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

'Hell with other people - Greek myths brought to exhilarating, playable life ' www.the-tls.com/arts/hades-i... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

#TraitorsGreekMyth part 4 (final part!) Ruth Codd: Cassandra. She told them it was Jonathan. She told them over and over again. Did they listen? They did not. They blamed her. Well, now look.

We meant to say Thursday 20th NOVEMBER, apologies. But please do come!!

As I´ve just discovered #skystorians, I dare re-post this: Can sb kindly help me with a bibliographical query? Any publications on the #Greek govt-in-exile in #WW2, beside Clogg´s & Papastratis'? I can read #Greek with some understanding but searches are difficult. @hellenicsociety.bsky.social?

@hellenicsociety.bsky.social Autumn Lecture: Professor Richard Janko 20 November, 6pm Room G7, Senate House, London Deciphering the Herculaneum papyri No booking required. The lecture will also be filmed and available to watch on the Society's YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@HellenicSoc...

The 'Plato's Academy' mosaic from the villa of T. Siminius Stephanus at Pompeii. #MosaicMonday. (Image from our sibling society @theRomanSoc IMAGO database www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...) #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

Interesting excavation reporting. greekcitytimes.com/2025/10/10/a...

'Contemporary Australian art finds a home among ancient ruins in Cyprus' greekherald.com.au/culture/art-... #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

New term diaries! Our Autumn Lecture will be on Thursday 20 December, at 6pm Room G7, South Block, Senate House, London. Professor Richard Janko will discuss 'Deciphering the Herculaneum papyri'. In-person event. All welcome. No booking required. (Image: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercula...)

have an ancient quarry to study? May we suggest...

'Dion Restoration Project Protects Zeus’ Ancient Sanctuary' greekcitytimes.com/2025/10/14/d... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

Prof. Andromachi Karanika, UC Irvine lecture: ‘From Heroines to Saints: Women’s Catalogues from Early Greek Epic Poetry and Beyond.’ Hosted by the Centre for Hellenic Studies at KCL Strand Campus on 17 October 2025 at 18:30. 🏺 Free. Book at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lecture-by...

'From gladiators to mock naval battles, what were the major sports events in the ancient world?' theconversation.com/from-gladiat... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

'The Bacchae review: A production of wine, rhyme and a good Time'

'Caravaggio’s Medusa: why we need to look the Gorgon in the eye' theconversation.com/caravaggios-... #ClassicsBluesky #AncientGreece 🏺

'Olympic Games were held on the shores of a vast, vanished lake – so why did no ancient writers mention it?'

'Ancient satyr mask sheds light on Phanagoria’s dramatic past' www.heritagedaily.com/2025/09/anci... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

'New era for Greece’s National Archaeological Museum' greekherald.com.au/news/new-era...

'Warwick-based theatre announced next show: Sophocles’ ELECTRA A raw, riveting reimagining of Greek Tragedy' warwick.nub.news/news/local-n... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

Reminder: Regional Conference Grants - next deadline for applications is 1 November 2025 The Hellenic Society Council considers applications from Universities for a grant to assist an academic event in the field of Hellenic Studies. www.hellenicsociety.org.uk/grants #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

'Hit and myth: Bacchae brings into view the National’s history of revamping Greek tragedies.' #ClassicsInternational 🏺

We're pleased to share this call for papers for this online conference 'Language in Crisis, Crisis in Language, Language on Crisis: Interdisciplinary Perspectives From Antiquity to Modern Times' [1/2]

A tragedy but other libraries also existed in the ancient world! We might be biased but we recommend joining the Hellenic and Roman Library. library.ics.sas.ac.uk

The Cutting Edge: Conversations in Epigraphy Wednesday 15 October 2025, 5:00PM - 6:00PM. Ben Dewar (ICS), The Tablet Box in Context: Epigraphic Perspectives on the Construction of Historical Knowledge in Ancient Assyrian. ics.sas.ac.uk/events/table...

New Euripides content just dropped (uploaded?) on our YouTube channel! Dr Rebecca Laemmle, ‘Last Things in the latest Euripides’ is now online - as is Prof. Patrick Finglass, ‘The New Euripides: Context and Discontinuity’ ... www.youtube.com/@HellenicSociety1879

SALVÉTE! XAÍPETE! LŪ ŠULMUM! Interested in learning Latin or Greek or Akkadian? Our friends at Living Classical Languages have asked us to share info about their FREE weekly workshops. For details and contacts visit: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

'Türkiye’s Sinop church brings history to life with its wall paintings'

'Rob and Rylan embark on a Greek Odyssey in an epic third adventure for BBC Arts'

'Ancient History Professor Creates Period-Correct AI Image Generator'

New Euripides content just dropped (uploaded?) on our YouTube channel! Dr Rebecca Laemmle, ‘Last Things in the latest Euripides’ is now online - as is Prof. Patrick Finglass, ‘The New Euripides: Context and Discontinuity’ ... www.youtube.com/@HellenicSociety1879

Cappella Romana and their show "Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia" is coming to Vancouver on Friday, October 3rd! Join us for this in-person only experience presented by the SNF Centre, Gefyra & the Hellenic Canadian Congress of BC! Registration now! eventbrite.ca/e/1676562707...

On today's new Little Atoms podcast, @nataliehaynes.bsky.social talks about her new novel No Friend To This House. Out now from Mantle Books (@panmacmillan.bsky.social). Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here: shows.acast.com/b5fe8d16-751...

'ChatGPT Stumbles Through Ancient Greek Math Like a Confused Student' scienceblog.com/chatgpt-stum...

'Acropolis Project Reveals Prehistoric Mycenaean Wall to the Public for the First Time' greekcitytimes.com/2025/09/24/a...

Patrick Finglass on the New Euripides @hellenicsociety.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=WBSa...

'Divers Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Sunken Port in Asini'

Starts 17th September! Our new online course 'Roman Coinage in Britain' with Dr Peter Guest. A 5-week course, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available. More info and booking at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event... Joint course with @theRomanSoc #ClassicsBluesky

'1,600-Year-Old Byzantine-Era Samaritan Villa Discovered in Central Israel' greekcitytimes.com/2025/09/05/b...

'Archaeologists in Albania have uncovered a large Roman burial chamber dating back to the 3rd–4th century AD.'

'The Top-5 Poems Inspired by Ancient Greece'. greekreporter.com/2025/09/07/t... Subjective. What would your choices be?

Starts next Wednesday! (17th September)

The National Museums Collection Centre have asked us to help them share their event. They're looking for people with experience of wearing, making or using regional dress in Greece to join them for a morning in Edinburgh on Tuesday 28 October.

Starts 17th September! Our new online course 'Roman Coinage in Britain' with Dr Peter Guest. A 5-week course, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available. More info and booking at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event... Joint course with @theRomanSoc #ClassicsBluesky 🏺