John Wouldibes

Job announcements: PhD position and postdoc position in Indo-European Studies in Copenhagen A PhD position (36 months) and a postdoc position (20 months) have been announced within the research project “The Indo-European Dark Ages Illuminated” (rootsofeurope.ku.dk/english/rese...).

Chora Church in Istanbul: [Displays beautiful Byzantine mosaics and frescos depicting Bible scenes and other Christian imagery] Son: [interrupts me as I am patiently trying to explain the Anastasis motif] LOOK DAD, THEY’RE DOING THE 6-7!!

Ok, ClassicsBlueskyCrowd! I’m going to Istanbul for the first time next week. Please hit me up with your recommendations for what a historically interested (esp. Greek/Byzantine/early Christian) tourist should do, beyond the obvious stuff. Also very interested in restaurant recommendations!

Min datter spørger: “hvorfor læser du om en flodhest?”

Seeking advice from colleagues and friends #classicssky, #ancientsky: the press that has recently published by book is now asking me to sign a AI addendum that would allow them to include the volume in future AI licensing deals. 1/2

📚 Congratulations to @andersdahlsorensen.bsky.social (Copenhagen) on the publication of a new edition, translation, and commentary of 'Anonymus Iamblichi'! 🏛️ Anders produced the majority of this book as a Durham COFUND postdoc in 2018-20. 🔗 buff.ly/4bjQHnI

Spotted in the wild! Thanks Carol.

Unboxing day! Thanks to all the many people who helped along the way. I hope it’ll generate some interest in these fascinating fragments. Among other things they’re about a people’s own responsibility for preserving its democracy. So not entirely irrelevant for our current moment.

@cathomsen.bsky.social in conversation with Marie-Louise Nosch on the occasion of the publication of his ‘Stemmer fra Antikken’. What can we learn about the ancient Greek world by listening to those voices that are rarely allowed to speak in our sources: the women, the poor, and the enslaved?

Anonymus now has a homepage! Out in February, inshallah. Still no price listed, but I’m sure it’ll be reasonable. www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

Startpakken med danske filosoffer og idéhistorikere er blevet opdateret med blandt andre @sholmen.bsky.social @nicolaiknudsen.bsky.social @drbengtson.bsky.social og ikke mindst den RIGTIGE @annacornelia.bsky.social Men der er plads til flere, så meld dig eller foreslå andre. go.bsky.app/sYJqf6

As an undeserved break from grading, I made a starter pack. I've no doubt made lots of mistakes, and I hope you'll help me correct them. But I also hope it's helpful to some people who are interested in ancient Greek philosophy.

Update: The Danish government drops its proposal to cut funding for Greek and Latin in gymnasia.

The dread of pressing ‘send’ on your final version of the ms…

Spent the morning reading some Neopythagorean texts, in memory of Holger Thesleff (1924-2023).