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

PhD student Ivan Maiorov has triumphantly completed his Agamemnon armor project! The attention to detail is just fabulous! #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

Sun 9/28 @ 2pm EDT online "Jamie Romm and Paul Cartledge...& I were talking heads in a quite good Greek documentary (in English) about the Sacred Band that has just come out in Europe (its premiere was actually at ASCSA)... www.eventbrite.com/e... #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics

A project update from PhD student Ivan Maiorov! The Agamemnon armor is coming together quite nicely. #Agamemnon #AncientGreece #armor #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

"According to the original excavation report, the sacred nature of the shrine was clear from its difficulty of access and empty bed, which was meant to signify the presence of a deity...

"The Portara, a towering marble gateway, is the only remaining part of an unfinished temple dedicated to Apollo, which was built around 530 B.C."

"It and other trilobite fossils may have influenced other Roman jewelry made from jet or black glass that bears a similarly segmented pattern, and that archaeologists call Trilobitenperlen." www.science.org/cont...

Our EO Rachel Kousser sent pics from her summer trip to Greece! [L to R] ▪️ A Mycenean fort on Ithaka (tiny me with large rocks) ▪️Nestor's Palace at Pylos (big dusty archaeological site in background) #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

"The newly unearthed structure, discovered during the 2025 excavation season, marks a major milestone in the site’s 22-year archaeological journey. The city’s history stretches as far back as 5500 BC."

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PhD student Ivan Maiorov has been busy building scale armor of Agamemnon (with a helmet!) this summer. Check out these preliminary pictures of his work. #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics #Agamemnon #ancientgreece @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

"Ancient lead pollution stemmed largely from silver mining, whereby the lead-rich mineral galena was melted down to extract silver." phys.org/news/2025-0...

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NOT THE CRETANS!! "What my archaeological investigations of a wine production site... [have found] is that Cretan wine-producers may have been deceiving their Roman-era customers with a knock-off version of passum." theconversation.com/...

"After months of experimenting with Roman food, Caraway has launched a new project called Salona that is surely the only ancient Roman food pop-up in the Portland area... Caraway is planning more pop-ups in the future. Follow Salona on Instagram for updates." pdx.eater.com/2025/5...

"...archaeologists from Historic England and Cotswold Archaeology confirmed the existence of the Iron Age site, along with evidence of a possible Roman villa contemporary with the swords. The settlements, located near the village of Willersey, were previously unknown." www.historyextra.com...

“Surveying our storage units, we found about 40 samples of such lions,” many of them holding rings in their mouths, Haddad says to Haaretz. “When the ring was in the mouth, it was a door knocker.” www.smithsonianmag.c...

"From large-scale figures of gods and goddesses to portraits of emperors and magnificent funerary monuments, this exhibition brings to North America, for the first time, a selection of 58 rarely seen ancient Roman sculptures from Italy’s storied Torlonia Collection." www.artic.edu/exhibi...

University of Bristol Lecturer in Digital Classics LINK TO INFO: www.bristol.ac.uk/jo... #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics

Thoughts? www.worldofreel.com/...

The Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Nottingham is hiring an Assistant Professor of Roman History. This is a full-time research & teaching post with no fixed term. Full details thru link. jobs.nottingham.ac.u... #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics

"Under this historic expansion, all veterans who served at least four years on active-duty now qualify for full-tuition awards." www.cuny.edu/news/ic... #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #4thofJuly #Veterans

Do you ever wonder what our GC Classics Professors do with their summer? Here is Professor Jennifer Roberts (GC/CCNY) in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania! #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #IheartVilnius #baroque @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

The CUNY Graduate Center's public programs have a reputation for offering insight into diverse topics, space for thoughtful dialogue, meaningful ideas, and informed perspectives. www.gc.cuny.edu/publ...

"For those who think about the Roman Empire once a day, Dalrymple has an astonishing array of new evidence to consider. From pepper and spices to ivory to emeralds to “Indian eunuchs” to the wild animals fighting in the Colosseum... lithub.com/a-deeply-...

"Back in the time of the Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire, all of Rome’s enemies must have had a plan until pila punched through their shields." www.openculture.com/...

"The pattern and depth of marks on the man’s pelvis most closely matched a lion’s bite." www.snexplores.org/a...

One of the cool things you can do in NYC is take advantage of the Secret Science Club! Although they do have events online too-- how very modern of them. secretscienceclub.bl... #SecretScienceClub

"During the most recent excavations, archaeologists uncovered the walls of the sanctuary courtyard, as well as over 100 statue bases... Researchers also found statue fragments which, for whatever reason, had not been documented back in the 19th century." allthatsinteresting....

"Both modern and ancient individuals associate love with the heart, but Mesopotamians also connected it to the liver and knees. This association may reflect the emotional intensity symbolized by bending or bringing someone to their knees." archaeologymag.com/2...

Images of Aphrodite and other female figures have been uncovered on the island of Paros. news.artnet.com/art-...

"“As Mr. Bulgari taught me, ‘One eye on the past but one on the future. Never copy yourself,’ ” she says." www.townandcountryma...