My book is available in Greek! www.psichogios.gr/en/oi-paryfe...

My book is available in Greek! www.psichogios.gr/en/oi-paryfe...

Sincere thanks from me and Michael Robinson to @badancient.bsky.social and Michael Roper for joining us as Birmingham yesterday and today for another MWHN event. Onwards to the next #milwelfhist

Q&A with Owen Rees about his new book, THE FAR EDGES OF THE KNOWN WORLD. tinyurl.com/y3avmudz @badancient.bsky.social

0900-1030hrs: Panel Two: 'Short-Term and Long-Term Trauma', with papers by Oscar Owen (University of Wolverhampton); Dr Kristin O'Donnell (Birmingham Newman University) & Dr Ana Catarina Pinho (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) #milwelfhist #trauma #histmed

This Q&A has just come out with me - all about my book!

On my way to Birmingham for this - should be a good one!

The Far Edges of the Known World has a cheeky mention in The Media Tourist's 'Read all about it'!

I am currently writing for a keynote I have been invited to give, but realised I have never actually sat through one ... they are too long for me. So, if anyone has any tips I am all ears!

AI is beginning to acquire a negative default in my head, so I presume that whatever it is claimed it can do should be followed by the word 'badly'.

AI is beginning to acquire a negative default in my head, so I presume that whatever it is claimed it can do should be followed by the word 'badly'.

“telling stories about monsters isn’t simply a way of describing beings that are nothing like humans. It’s also how societies define and police who they think counts as fully human.” My words in @aeon.co 💙📚 🧪🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #psychology 🧵/n

My latest review explores Owen Rees’s “The Far Edges of the Known World,” a bold rethinking of ancient history that shifts focus from Greece and Rome to the overlooked edges of antiquity. open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

Intriguing premise for this book on “The Far Edges of the Known World” that touches well on recent scholarly trends around stories from the “periphery”. Will try to get my hands on it. Anybody read it? What did you think? www.unseenhistories.com/owen-rees-fa...

The Far Edges of the Known World: Life Beyond the Borders of Ancient Civilization Owen Rees newbooksnetwork.com/the-far-edge... #borderlandshistory #socialhistory I especially enjoyed the part about the nubian-egyptian border, cooking, and intermarriage

Latest review looks at Owen Rees' new book "The Far Edges of the Known World: A new history of the ancient past" which discusses how ancient cultures were often transformed and shaped by interaction and exchange, particularly at their fringes. resolutereader.blogspot.com/2025/10/owen...

Good morning #skystorians! A reminder that our Break With Rome 500th anniversary group is hosting an informal online networking event on Friday 21 November, mainly but not exclusively for early career researchers. Get in touch if you'd like the Teams link.

My book is in Waterstones' preorder sale for books released in 2026. Today is the last chance to get 25% off the paperback edition for when its released next February!

My book is in Waterstones' preorder sale for books released in 2026. Today is the last chance to get 25% off the paperback edition for when its released next February!

This will be a great talk in January! @belovedofoizys.bsky.social is the go to person for gladiator history.

This will be a great talk in January! @belovedofoizys.bsky.social is the go to person for gladiator history.

I'm willing to bet everyone knows at least one person who would love to receive this as a gift this festive season...

UK history lovers. My paperback is available for pre-order in Waterstones 25% off deal for the next coiple of days!

WSJ review: 'This refreshingly original tour of the ancient world’s lesser-known locales challenges readers to imagine familiar stories from the other side for a change' I'm happy with that! www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

WSJ review: 'This refreshingly original tour of the ancient world’s lesser-known locales challenges readers to imagine familiar stories from the other side for a change' I'm happy with that! www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Some houses near me appear to be locked in a battle of faux-patriotism. Whenever one flag goes up, another puts up two. This guy seems to be 'winning':

Thank you very much @authorgabegarcia.bsky.social for my appearance on the Wandering Scribe podcast. It was lovely interview, and is out along with other Wandering Scribe podcasts now at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1VC...

#TinyJoy I am currently looking into how Bad Ancient is being used by academics and educators and spotted a few references to the site in the notes of 'How the World Made the West' by @josephinequinn.bsky.social! Result!

If you like audiobooks, The Far Edges of Known World now has its own landing page!

Today's loot is somewhat eclectic. @courtney-floyd.com @markwaddell.bsky.social @badancient.bsky.social

I was recently interviewed for the Tides of History podcast with @patrickwyman.bsky.social, which was great fun to do and times in nicely for the US release of my book: #ancientbluesky 🗃️🏺 wondery.com/shows/tides-...

I was recently interviewed for the Tides of History podcast with @patrickwyman.bsky.social, which was great fun to do and times in nicely for the US release of my book: #ancientbluesky 🗃️🏺 wondery.com/shows/tides-...

#MedievalSky #EarlyModernists you may not be aware that I offer several services: transcription (no hand too tricky), archival visits and more. I’m happiest in the period 1200-1700 but will consider anything. Get in touch via my website! joanneedge.co.uk/freelance-wo...

The Far Edges of the Known World is now available in North America! If you like ancient history, global history, reading about different cultures, or just fancy an escape - give it a look.

This month's ancient history roundup is live. I particularly enjoyed the ancient frog sculptures found in Peru!

This month's ancient history roundup is live. I particularly enjoyed the ancient frog sculptures found in Peru!

(22) Ancient History Roundup - by Owen Rees - Our Ancient World owenrees.substack.com/p/ancient-hi...

The Far Edges of the Known World is now available in North America! If you like ancient history, global history, reading about different cultures, or just fancy an escape - give it a look.

Up bright and early on on my way to Uni of Glasgow to give a paper. There of the day - why retrospective diagnosis is innately flawed. @hagenilda.bsky.social you will be proud.

ICYMI yesterday, this is my contribution to the @literacy-trust.bsky.social National Year of Reading. Loki's instructions on becoming a terrible reader. In the Galadriel sense of beautiful and terrible as the morning and the night all shall love you and despair. #Lokifesto #KidLitUK #Edusky

I had one big hope for my book and that was for it to be translated into Vietnamese (ancient Vietnam is the topic of one of the chapters) - today I have signed that deal! #tinyjoys

This is my Lokifesto #KidsConf #UKkidlit #edusky lokibooks.com/lokifesto/

Today was the first day, since my book came out, that I asked a book seller if they fancied having some copies signed. I have seen it in lots of shops but never had the courage to ask. Today I hoicked up my big boy pants and did it. They did not say no, which was the fear!

Today was the first day, since my book came out, that I asked a book seller if they fancied having some copies signed. I have seen it in lots of shops but never had the courage to ask. Today I hoicked up my big boy pants and did it. They did not say no, which was the fear!

“What makes a perfect monster?” The Borg Collective from Star Trek is my answer: “the ultimate terror they pose is that they monstrify those whom they assimilate.” Check out my essay in @reactorsff.bsky.social for #psychology, cyborgs and more. 1/3 #sff #StarTrek #TNG #AI #histsci #histmed 🗃

First class of the Applied Humanities MA degree was yesterday. Our activity was to design an AI policy as a group for the degree - I wanted to get a feel for how students felt about it really, plus co-creation! But we never got to that, because they thought AI was unethical and replaced learning.

#ClassicsTober prompts for October ‘25 #ClassicsTober25

First class of the Applied Humanities MA degree was yesterday. Our activity was to design an AI policy as a group for the degree - I wanted to get a feel for how students felt about it really, plus co-creation! But we never got to that, because they thought AI was unethical and replaced learning.

Yesterday we covered the MMR vaccine nonsense in class, looking at how data and stats were fabricated and manipulated to make conclusions that effect the lives of millions to this day. Today I see we have a new medical thing being mentioned ... time to update my slides.

Currently adding em dashes to my work in progress — does this make me AI? #WritersProblems