Classicist, Greek and Roman culture/history professor, cultural historian, author. RT not necessarily endorsement. ORCID 0000-0002-3418-9767
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An archaeologist cleans the mud from the newly discovered bronze statue of a Roman boy - one of 24 bronzes discovered in the remains of ancient thermal baths in San Casciano dei Bagni, near Siena in 2022.
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The Imperial Propaganda Hidden in the Aeneid | TheCollector
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The grave stela of Demokleides. He died at the Battle of Nemea in 394 BC. He is sitting on the prow of a trireme with his hoplite gear behind him.
ἐπάμεροι· τί δέ τις; τί δ᾽ οὔ τις; σκιᾶς ὄναρ
ἄνθρωπος.
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living only for a day. What is man? What is he not? A dream of a shadow.
Pindar, Pythian 8.95-6
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[AKCIJA ZA ŠTUDENTE] Pred 2 letoma je bil izjemen latinsko-slovenski slovar 𝗪𝗜𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥 objavljen digitalno, sedaj je na voljo verjetno zadnja 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘇̌𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘇𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗷𝗮. Več na facebook.com/photo?fbid=1522… @FFLjubljana
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Longue de 160 mètres, la grande frise du Parthénon représente la fête annuelle des Panathénées où défilaient chaque année des musiciens, des cavaliers et des animaux de sacrifice. Elle fut réalisée par le célèbre Phidias, auteur des statues monumentales chryséléphantines de Zeus à Olympie et d'Athéna pour le Parthénon athénien.
Musée de l'Acropole, Athènes.
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In Ljubljana, billboards usually sell influencers.
So we put up different ones.
Four Slovenians most people have never heard of. Each one changed the world from a country of 2 million people. 🧵
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Danes praznujemo filologi! Na današnji 𝗴𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘃. 𝗛𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮, ki je obenem tudi 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗶 𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗲𝘃, se bo v Ljubljani in Kopru zvrstilo več dogodkov, vabljeni!
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Dajte ovaj bistri potok, ovu pametnicu, ovo sunce lepo, da delimo svuda!
Neka neko okači video koji može da se skine, sačuva.
Za mame, tate, bake, deke, komšije, za celu normalnu Srbiju.
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Those who learn to read and write Latin correctly - and to scan verse in particular - will never make this error.
Ovid begins Tristia by addressing his book:
“Parve (nec invideo) sine me, liber, ibis in urbem”
“Little book, you will go without me - I don’t envy you - into the city”.
(Not “you will go free…”)
Contrast Persius, Satires 5.83:
“līber ego.’ unde datum hoc sumis, tot subdite rebus?”
“‘I am free,’ you say. Where do you get that idea, since you’re so oppressed?”
(Not “I’m a book…”)
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A Roman marble "Relief from an honorary monument to Marcus Aurelius, depicting the subjugation of the Germanic tribes. Marble, 176–180 A.D. Formerly in Rome, Church of Saints Luke and Martina. On the Capitoline Hill since 1515". Per the Capitoline Museums in Rome. – at Rome, Lazio
ALT A Roman marble "Relief from an honorary monument to Marcus Aurelius, depicting the subjugation of the Germanic tribes. Marble, 176–180 A.D. Formerly in Rome, Church of Saints Luke and Martina. On the Capitoline Hill since 1515". Per the Capitoline Museums in Rome where this triumphal object is on display. Barbarians surrendered to the Emperor wearing a cuirass, alluding to the Marcomannic wars that he led. In the 16th century, there was some restoration works on the relief so that the horse and pose of the emperor would resemble more the bronze equestion statue of him, also now on display in the Capitoline Museums.
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Sweden is officially trading screens and tablets for physical books and handwriting to reverse a decline in reading skills.
Once at the forefront of hyper-digitalized learning, Sweden is engineering a dramatic pivot back to the basics in its classrooms. Concerned that an overreliance on digital tablets and screens has eroded reading comprehension and foundational writing skills, Swedish education officials are investing heavily in traditional printed textbooks.
The national strategy aims to phase out digital devices for children under the age of six entirely, following a drop in international reading assessment scores.
Experts point out that while technology was championed to level the playing field, its unrestricted use has instead led to shorter attention spans and reduced retention among younger learners.
Scientific evidence strongly supports this retro transition. Research indicates that the physical act of handwriting activates complex neural networks governing motor skills, vision, memory, and language—cognitive benefits that are largely lost on a keyboard.
Furthermore, reading from a printed page provides critical spatial cues that aid comprehension, unlike digital screens that often subject students to cognitive fatigue and constant distractions. While computers and tablets remain valuable tools for research and collaboration, educators worldwide are watching Sweden's massive reinvestment in physical books as a potential blueprint for a more balanced, science-backed approach to modern schooling.
source: The Guardian. Switching off: Sweden says back-to-basics schooling works on paper.
The best short story ever.
I needed to move a sofa.
I mentioned this to an American. He said, "You know anybody with a truck?"
I did not know anybody with a truck.
He looked at me with real concern. Not pity. Concern. The way you look at a man who has told you he does not have a name.
"You gotta know somebody with a truck."
I asked how one acquires such a person.
He said, "You just do."
This is the third time I have received that answer in this country. It is the answer to everything here. You just do. There is no process. There is only the eventual fact of having.
He said, "Ask Kevin."
I do not know a Kevin. He said Kevin like I should. He said it the way you say a shared uncle.
I met Kevin four days later. Kevin owns a truck. Kevin does not own a truck for himself. Nobody owns a truck for themselves. Kevin owns a truck for a fifteen mile radius.
Inside I said: THIS MAN HAS TAKEN A VOW. HE DID NOT ANNOUNCE IT. HE SIMPLY PURCHASED A BED AND ACCEPTED THE CONSEQUENCES.
Kevin arrived on Saturday. He brought the truck. He also brought a second man.
I had not asked for a second man.
The second man's name is Tony. Tony came because Kevin came. Tony did not know me. Tony did not ask what we were moving. Tony brought gloves.
They moved the sofa in eleven minutes.
I offered them money. Both of them laughed at the same time, which felt rehearsed and was not.
I asked what I owed them.
Kevin said, "Buy the pizza."
That is the price. That is the entire economy. The truck costs one pizza and the pizza is not negotiable and the pizza is also not expensive and everyone knows what size.
Inside I said: THE FEE IS FIXED ACROSS THE ENTIRE NATION AND WAS SET BY NO ONE.
We ate on the floor because the sofa was against the wall and none of us wanted to be the first to sit on it.
Tony told me his daughter plays soccer. I asked if she is good. He said, "She's aggressive."
I still think about that.
Three weeks later, Kevin texted me.
"You free Sunday? Helping Tony move a fridge."
He did not ask if I wanted to. He informed me of a fridge.
Inside I said: I HAVE BEEN CALLED UP. I DID NOT ENLIST. THE PAPERS WERE FILED ON MY BEHALF.
I went. I moved the fridge. I have no truck. I contributed only arms.
Afterward, a man I had never met asked me if I knew anybody with a truck.
I said, "Yeah, I got a guy."
I have a guy.
I am somebody's guy now, too. Tony has told two people about me.
He describes me as "the guy who's strong for his size."
I have never been prouder of a sentence in my life.
Po zaslugi Marka Tanovića sem v zadnjem času prebral nekaj krasnih knjig. Brezhiben okus, priporočam!
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Ima knjiga toliko vrednih, pisanih tako zahtevnim i prelepim stilom, koje nose toliku saznajnu vrednost da zahtevaju punu pažnju čitaoca.
Izdvojio sam u ovom nizu 10 naslova koje, kada pročitate, imaćete utisak kao da ste pročitali 100 romana.
Vežite se, polećemo! ⬇️
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The priceless 5th-century BC gold torc of the Lady of Vix has been stolen from the Musée du Pays Châtillonnais. Thieves successfully breached the museum at 10:30 AM on Friday, July 24, 2026. A major police search is underway.
📸Maxppp - JC Tardivon
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While no one was looking, the Croatians filmed a movie about Roman Emperor Diocletian, titled ‚Diocles‘, and it’s entirely in Latin. It’s set to be released later this year. Trailer below.
🤖 Made with AI
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From a classicist's viewpoint, the most wonderful thing about the Nolan extravaganza is that millions of people who only knew of Homer as a Simpson are now interested in Homer, and might even think of reading the Odyssey and learning something about Greek antiquity.
