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So many incredible scholars and educators have reached out to participate in Our Aeneid. Over half of the Aeneid has been assigned to translators around the world. Sign up to translate now at our website linked below. contubernalesbooks.com/our-aeneid

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Call for translators and editors! 🎙️Our Aeneid is a collaborative translation of Vergil’s Aeneid, bringing together over 200 contributors to translate the epic line by line. Click the link to learn more. 🔗 contubernalesbooks.com/our-aeneid

After announcing it at the Classical Association Conference over the weekend, today we launch our Working Classicists Guide to Event Accessibility. In it, we suggest ways to equalise access and eliminate anxieties around event attendance. Read more: www.workingclassicists.com/zine/working...

How lovely! Reminds me of my favourite Mycenaean Ferdinand: cypriotartleeds.wordpress.com/2016/05/06/s...

New book! Φερδινάνδος ὁ Ταῦρος: An Ancient Greek Version of The Story of Ferdinand. 🐂 contubernalesbooks.com/ferdinand-th...

Working Classicists Awards 2025 TOMORROW 2pm (UK time) Get ready to cheer on our winners! 👀 #WCA2025

Latin classroom book sets are available at Contubernales Books! Reach out to our email in bio for more information. 📚

New Book from @toutovlepo ! Caesar The Ethnographer: A De Bello Gallico Tiered Reader contubernalesbooks.com/caesar-the-e...

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Julius Caesar in Latin 🗡️ This new edition has Denison’s Latin translation aligned to the original Shakespeare text; for the reader's enjoyment, we have also added  illustrations by H.C. Selous. contubernalesbooks.com/julius-caesa...

It’s National Book Day (UK)! All our books are 25% off to celebrate. Use promo code NBD25. We are also giving away two free books from our shop to a follower who reposts this message. 📕📚

This Latin reader explores Roman culture through the eyes of a young Roman boy, with excerpts from classical authors integrated into the story. Includes original illustrations, useful diagrams labelled in Latin, and exercises at the back for each reading. contubernalesbooks.com/puer-romanus

Vegetius’ De Re Militari was one of the most popular manuals for warfare during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. This new edition is typeset in Renaissance style to honor this history, featuring images from the 1529 Stayner Vier Bücher der Ritterschafft. contubernalesbooks.com/de-re-militari

👸Hera👸 Susan Deacy (susandeacy.bsky.social) wrote the entry on Hera for our book! Susan is an Emerita Professor of Classics and offers bespoke autism and classical sessions for professionals (including teachers) and autistic children. Do get in touch if you need her services! #APTOGMAuthors

Thank you so much, @workingclassicists.bsky.social for the wonderful new book! I very luckily won their giveaway and I'm so excited for a new book on a no-buy year haha. Excited to read my first @contubernales.bsky.social book 📖🏺

Book Spotlight - Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare translated into Latin with illustrations. Check it out. 🗡️ contubernalesbooks.com/julius-caesa...

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They also have a fine selection of classical texts, contemporary literature, and poetry. Whether you want an Early Latin Reader illustrated with Lego figures, or a gorgeous copy of Dante's Latin Essays, supporting indie publishers is a very cool thing to do.

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