"The stylus, discovered whole, features the head of a man and an erect phallus. The statement reports the male head to likely be a herm of Dionysus, the Greco-Roman deity of ecstasy and wine, among other things."

"Despite Greek being the administrative language, dialect differences could be vast. Plus, Greek proved difficult for non-native speakers to learn. Time and cultural interactions cured this problem."

"...experts located over 800 whetstones—traditional tools used to hone blades and weaponry—the largest deposit of its kind in northwest Europe."

"UC Classics Professor Jack Davis and Senior Research Associate Sharon Stocker discovered a 3,500-year-old tomb for a leader they called the Griffin Warrior after the mythological figure emblazoned on his ivory plaque."

CUNY Grad Center PhD student Ivan Maiorov shared some new pictures from his Texts and Contexts class, where his students made replicas of Bronze Age weaponry! #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics CUNY Graduate Center

"Nearby the ancient Temple of Amarysia Artemis on the country’s second-largest island, archaeologists discovered another temple—this one from the 7th century BC. And it came full of highly used altars..."

"In Italy, rare orchids flower around an Etruscan necropolis...In recent years, two new species of lizard were identified in Machu Picchu that may have once had a wider range and today enjoy the relatively undisturbed conditions of the ancient sanctuary."

"These discoveries rank among the very few known Iron Age ship cargoes anywhere in the Mediterranean and are the first directly associated with a documented Iron Age port city in the southern Levant."

"The authors argue that these numbers are not accidental but indicate that the Halafians possessed advanced knowledge of this type of mathematics."

How cool does PhD student Ivan Maiorov's class look?! He sent us these end-of-semester images from his UHC Ancient Greece course at Fordham. #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics CUNY Graduate Center

PhD student Keren Freidenreich presented at the SCS conference last Thursday! Face Down: Iconographic Censorship and the Mutilation of Hector on Attic Vases PANEL: AIA-Greek Pottery and Its Contents #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky CUNY Graduate Center

EXTENSION Call for Papers: Thalassocracy and the Power of the Sea Graduate Student Conference Classics Department at the the Graduate Center, CUNY #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics

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Today at 5pm EST! In person and via Zoom. #Classicsblueskey #blueskyclassics

THIS THURSDAY! Join us at the Grad Center (or on Zoom) at 5pm. #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

"Stanislav Kondrashov puts it aptly: “Influence today wears a suit, not a crown—but the strategy remains timeless.”"

"Replicas of museum artefacts are on display, from urns to jewellery, while the handmade furniture copies designs seen on ancient pottery – three-legged tables, wall-mounted torches, vast wooden chests."

"The Itiner-e dataset details more than 185,000 miles of Roman roads—nearly double the length reported by earlier studies."

"“The most significant discovery was a dedicatory altar depicting serpents — the main symbols of Asklepios,” Prof. Doğanay explained."

"Additional analysis of tool markings as well as unfinished pieces and inscriptions revealed each cage cup wasn’t made by a single artisan. Instead, they required entire teams of polishers, engravers, and their apprentices. "

Call for Papers: Thalassocracy and the Power of the Sea Graduate Student Conference Classics Department at the CUNY Graduate Center Due Monday, 12/8 #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

In recognition of World AIDS Day, Student Health Services is partnering with GMHC to offer: Free STI and Rapid HIV Testing Wednesday, 12/3 11am - 2pm, on the C-level @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

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"The Culture Ministry released a statement late Wednesday with drawings of the six missing statues representing the Roman goddess of Venus." apnews.com/article/s... #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics

Reminder that the CUNY Grad Center is hosting a talk by Alan Sumler TOMORROW-- Thursday, 10/23 5pm EST--via Zoom RSVP for link: [email protected] TITLE: In Search of the Roman Party Scene #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

REMINDER: Tomorrow, Fri 10/17 Our CUNY Grad Center Classics Open House Come learn about our Phd & MA programs! When: 2pm EST Hybrid - in person and via Zoom RSVP to Rachel Kousser: [email protected] #classicsGC #HumanitiesGC #gradschool #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics

Those interested in our Graduate Center Classics program (MA & PhD) are invited to attend our Open House! Friday, 10/17 2pm In person or via Zoom RSVP: [email protected] #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

Mark Wilson Jones at IFA, The Pantheon in Rome: decoding an enigma Wed. Oct 8th 6pm EST In person and via ZOOM You can RSVP through the link: ifa.nyu.edu/events/d... #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics

"Outer Lands introduces contemporary democracy and warfare to ancient Greece in a unique mash-up of history and speculative fiction."

Part 3/4 of the photo series by our MA student Jason Palladino! He spent part of his summer at Leiden University attending the Summer School in Languages and Linguistics.

“Previous research suggests animals killed in the arena were butchered nearby, their meat distributed, and bones discarded close to the amphitheater — not buried in a formal animal graveyard,” Marković added."

The New York Classical Club would like to invite classics enthusiasts to their (free) Fall 2025 Lecture, featuring: Dr. Samuel Holzman, Princeton University The Colors of Ancient Greek Architecture #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics

"ROSE WINE MAKE ROSE WINE IN THIS MANNER: ROSE PETALS, THE LOWER WHITE PART REMOVED, SEWED INTO A LINEN BAG AND IMMERSED IN WINE FOR SEVEN DAYS. THEREUPON ADD A SACK OF NEW PETALS WHICH ALLOW TO DRAW FOR ANOTHER SEVEN DAYS...

"The choice of such an emblematic and symbolically charged architectural model was not available to just anyone; it was a declaration of status, of power, and of loyalty to the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which... extended its influence throughout Gaul."

The delightful part 2/4 of the photo series by our MA student Jason Palladino! He spent part of his summer at Leiden University attending the Summer School in Languages and Linguistics. Jason has sent along images from his journey.

Ancient world knew the importance of shade. How did modern cities forget?

[UC Berkeley] History Professor Carlos Noreña on Roman imperialism and its legacy ls.berkeley.edu/news...

"Maskovsky sees his new role benefiting Graduate Center scholars." www.gc.cuny.edu/news...

CAMWS Individual Paper abstracts are due: Monday, 10/6 by 11:59pm camws.org/CFPCAMWS2026 #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics

Masters student Jason Palladino spent part of his summer at Universiteit Leiden / Leiden University attending the Summer School in Languages and Linguistics! #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social

We are THRILLED to have Classicist Joel P. Christensen as the CUNY Grad Center's Provost. www.gc.cuny.edu/news... #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

"A graduate student must venture into the underworld to save the professor she accidentally killed in this bold new novel." www.nytimes.com/2025... #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics #nytimes @nytimes.com