World news 34 years ago tonight after the Baltic Chain. It’s a decent report. Proper context, focus on perspectives from those involved, no dwelling on the predictably delusional comment from another capital (“independence is not an option” 🤣). A lot of journalists today could

I really like the title slide of my paper for the Caucasus Conference Tbilisi, which will take place next week! I'm going to talk about the play authored and directed by Tiit Palu at Teater Vanemuine #Medea #Medeia

The impossible has been made possible. A major breakthrough was announced yesterday which has allowed researchers to read inside a carbonised Herculaneum scroll using AI and machine learning. uknow.uky.edu/research/break…. #herculaneum #papyrology #ancient

Confused by Greek vase names? Here's a three-in-one lesson. The youth is using a wine-jug (oinochoe) to scoop wine out of a mixing-bowl (krater) to refill his wine-cup (kylix). The whole scene is at the bottom of a kylix, to remind you how to get a refill when you've emptied it

Vani Archaeological Museum is a must if you visit West Georgia. #Kolchis #Colchis

A Greek inscription engraved on a bronze plaque, probably 3rd century BC, Vani, #Georgia (now in Vani Archaeological Museum). #Kolchis #Colchis

An armed owl!🦉 Ancient Greek Attic red figure pottery dated to 5th -early 4th century BCE. The Louvre (CA2192).

RETURN! – The Parthenon/Elgin Marbles Debate: Return or Retain? antigonejournal.com/2023/12/elgin-… via @antigonejournal

Indeed, things to ponder about, on and over! Joel Willans Shit Duolingo Says Duolingo

Eagerly waiting: the Estonian verse translation of #Sophocles' #Antigone by my teacher Anne Lill is being both published AND put to stage in April. vanemuine.ee/en/repertoire/… Teater Vanemuine

CfP: Melammu Workshop 2024: Big and Small, High and Low, Proud and Humble: Constructing Significance in Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean Cultures. 12–15 September 2024, Tartu, Estonia caemc.ut.ee/melammu-worksh…

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The Handmaid's Tale Was Removed from an Idaho School Library. This Teen Handed a Copy to the Superintendent At Graduation people.com/idaho-graduate… via People

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"My drink was wet and depressing. Each time I took another sip it tasted more and more like dead water." (Sylvia Plath, "The Bell Jar") #sylviaplath

"Hortus Floridus. Studies in Honour of Anne Lill", University of Tartu Press, 2024. Includes 21 papers on classical topics, ranging from Hittite lexicology (by Jaan Puhvel) to the history of classics in Finland (by Heikki Solin) shop.ut.ee/en/pood/hortus…