Very excited that my essay on Pindar's mythmaking & civic identities has been 'Highly Commended' in the Global Undergraduate Essay Awards 2020. Many thanks to Durham Classics and Ancient History for the amazing Higher Greek A module that inspired it! undergraduateawards.com/winners/highly…

In the latest from the Merton MCR pizza challenge, the Italian household crafted some pieces inspired by 1) the crest & 2) Merton's much-adored puppy Geoffrey Biscuit Geoffrey Biscuit! A great household ice-breaker, after the first (very stimulating!) meeting with my supervisor

A new piece is up on Ostraka! Our alumnus James Hua has written "Sustainability and Changes in Tourism at Greece’s ancient sites during Covid-19: What we can learn". Give it a read and enjoy! link.medium.com/pDcUDJPqOab

Delivered my first ever Work in Progress paper today, to the Ancient History Graduate WiP! Really glad of the stimulating discussion afterwards & for such great peers, & the chance to think more deeply about population displacements (Messene pictured here,from BSA UG Course 18!)

A new piece is up on Ostraka! James Hua has written ""These were the gifts the Gods gave Alkinous" - Gardens in Homer and Near Eastern Epic: all that paradisical?". Give it a read and enjoy! link.medium.com/cFN61RKPnbb

A new piece is up on Ostraka! James Hua has written "Climbing Mt Olympus in "36 Hours"– A Practical Guide to the Home of the Gods". Give it a read and enjoy, and let us all congratulate James on the completion of his first term as a Postgrad at Oxford! link.medium.com/Lh0wRBtTWbb

Some Classics-related places encountered on bike rides/ἀποδημίαι around Oxford (so far) 1. Leiden: 2. Insert Holiday20 for 30% off (very much appreciated!) 3. Welcome to Assyria on the A4074 Happy New Year all!

Gave my first conference paper today! Was very special to talk at a joint conference with Princeton, the institution where Prof Christian Habicht lectured and whose corpus of late fourth-century Samian inscriptions I based my talk on!

Some moments from the recent snowfall, accompanied by some Xenophon, Anabasis 4.5

It's been a while, but put down some reflections on a fantastic exhibition in Heraklio this summer on prehistoric seafaring, while volunteering with the BSA at the Stratigraphical Museum, Knossos! So grateful to the team there for such a great experience & making this possible :)