Board and pieces for the game of Hounds and Jackals, made of ivory. Ancient Egypt, 13th dynasty (ca. 1803-1649 BC). Other sets for this game have been found all across Egypt and Mesopotamia.

Sept 18 #online @HASSUQ Brianna Sands, Colour & Light in #Cicero’s On the Nature of the Gods & On #Divination hpi.uq.edu.au/event/session/…; Sarah Prince, Scipio Abroad: The Image of #Scipio Africanus in Spain hpi.uq.edu.au/event/session/… espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:8232892 uqz.zoom.us/j/99543432000

Hey #ClassicsTwitter I will be presenting at @HASSUQ on 'The Presentation of Scipio Africanus in Spain'. Examining the role of Hellenistic kingship in Scipio's political image and leadership from 211-206 BC. Zoom on Friday 4:30pm AEST

Greek set of armour- a Corinthian helmet, 7th century B.C., a muscle armour breastplate, 5th century B.C. and a pair of greaves, 5th century B.C.E.

Board game from the ancient Indus Valley civilization, ca. 2,000 BC.

Tired after a long day of hunting or a hard run against the neighboring hillfort? Try relaxing in a sweat lodge, those fascinating Iron Age buildings from Gallaecia that we will visit in this #hillfortswednesday 📸by Pablo Aparicio / PAR Virtual

We asked our pupils to create modern interpretations of Classical art - here is one of our LVI entries!

Teachers! Have you booked your next visit to the Antiquities Museum's COVID Safe education programs? Perfect addition to classroom learning, or introduction to a new unit. In-person & digital learning experiences available - find our more or call us today: tinyurl.com/xzbaz4c

Have you seen the latest news on the Australasian Women in Ancient World Studies website? Submissions for The Cancelled Conference 2.0 are now open!! For full details see the #CFP and submission form here: awaws.org/news/the-cance… We look forward to receiving your abstracts! Tyla Cascaes

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Our next speaker is Rory Ardill-Walker Rory Ardill-Walker (UQ), who will explore cock-fights, games of chance and games of strategy in classical Athens in his paper "Games and Gambling in Classical Athens: Problems and Pedagogy". Make sure not to miss this panel of #AmphoraeXV !

The Dorothy Cameron Fellowship University of Sydney offers $12000 for postgrad research (Masters or PhD) of the role of women in prehistoric societies from the Paleolithic to the Bronze Age. Due 4 Aug 2021. This is an amaznig opportunity to contribute to our understanding of #AncientWomen

Legopolis? I love this Lego Greek polis, built by Simon Schweyer back in 2016.

Join us at 3pm AEST this afternoon for Caitlan Smith (UWA) #online #seminar Beaten to a pulp: an investigation into the violence of ancient Greek combat sports. @UsydSOPHI USyd Archaeology Postgraduates Details: sophi-events.sydney.edu.au/calendar/aaia-…

Only 2 more days until The Cancelled Conference 2.0. The conference will showcase exciting research from Australasian postgraduates Australasian Women in Ancient World Studies Rory Ardill-Walker James Clay OzKat (Sacred Olive Stump)🏺 @teganjoyy Tyla Cascaes Connie Skibinski Susan Carter Tonya Rushmer 🌾 Corrupted by the sea

Attention everyone! The Postgraduate cohort of the University of Queensland kindly invites postgraduates to submit abstracts for Amphorae XVI. Information is on the attached poster, abstracts must be in by 5pm 30th May (AEST).

My piece on how the #Ancient Greeks might have seen educative value in the playing of #boardgames 🎲#classics

#blog Learning to Seize the Moment through Ancient Greek Boardgames - by Rory Ardill-Walker @HASSUQ UQ Classics and Ancient History - AAIA Sydney Blog aaia.sydney.edu.au/learning-to-se…