You can buy the ebook & audiobook of #AmarantusAndHisNeighbourhood, a story written for middle school kids about a real Pompeian slave who became a freedman, but you can also read (and listen) for free here: cambridgeamarantus.com/story Greek Myth Comix Dr Sophie Hay CSCP

Here's the Antigone list of the *100* most useful (and most addictive) *free* resources online that give you unfettered access to exploring the ancient world. We recommend all these websites for making Classics-related content openly available to all! antigonejournal.com/helps/

Thanks to Tristan Hughes for letting me gush about one of my fave myths and fave movies on #TheAncients podcast! #JasonAndTheArgonauts podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the… (And thanks to Flora 🏺(inactive) for illustrating my guide to the gods and goddesses, #Pantheon!)

I've been listening to (and thoroughly enjoying) Caroline Lawrence 's Virgil-inspired 'Camilla: Queen of the Silver Arrow' on audiobook. One for the budding young classicist in your life

Thanks to Laura Jenkinson-Brown for her brilliant review of my latest Virgil retelling, 'Achates: Soul of a Hero'! Read it here: laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/blog-posts/ Greek Myth Comix #Virgil #Aeneid #Achates

My playful retelling of Virgil’s Aeneid from the POV of Aeneas’s companion "faithful Achates" – imagined as a dog! – is aimed at teen and YA readers. But if you love myths & animals, you might enjoy it, too. #MythRetelling #TrojanWar #Odyssey #Argus #Epic amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/AS…

So thrilled and grateful for this puff for 'Pantheon: an Illustrated Handbook to the Greek Gods and Goddesses' by the wonderful Professor Mary Beard. 🥰 And well-deserved praise for the talented Flora Kirk who illustrated it. 💙mary beard Flora 🏺(inactive) amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/AS…

Whatever your gender, you will love Achates: Soul of a Hero! 😁 #MythRetelling #CanineNarrator #DogPOV #TrojanWar #Aeneas #Virgil #Vergil #Aeneid #ForTeens amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/AS…

"I sing of a dog and a man." A short fictional retelling of Virgil's Aeneid from the point of view of a dog. Perfect for teens or animal lovers studying Latin and/or Virgil's Aeneid. Fab cover art by Flora 🏺(inactive) #GCSE #Alevel #Latin #myths amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/AS…

Aged 18 or over? Want some summer work experience in the field of Classics? Apply for a paid, remote internship with The Classical Association by 8th June! More details below. #careersinclassics

Almost certainly a more accurate ancient attitude towards dogs! 😝

The writer of this piece is more articulate than I am! 😁 mosaicdigest.com/caroline-lawre… Ben Oncu

"Danger in Pompeii" a great adventure puzzle game for kids to relive the city’s final day & try to save family and friends. #FlaviaGemina & #Amarantus would approve... and so do I 👏#Pompeii

Teachers! Parents! Kids! Check out this fun adventure puzzle game set on the last day of #Pompeii. It's not out yet, but you can see the demo here: store.steampowered.com/app/3726430/Da…

The recently uncovered "huge Roman jigsaw that reveals a 2000 year old fresco in London" includes an image of mistletoe which was called birdlime and used like superglue to catch birds in ancient times. It might have had erotic associations! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Saw Mystery Cult expert Hugh Bowden & archaeologists Louise Fowler & Sophie Jackson of MOLA for a new installation by janeandlouisewilson.co.uk at the London #Mithraeum. Sophie said they need more archaeologists! Not all for digs in London, some in more rural areas.

We’re all set for East London Classics Summer School next week! 🎉 Thrilled to welcome our new GCSE Latin students—and so proud to have offered loads of bursaries thanks to the @ClassicalAssoc, UEA Hellenic Society, UCLClassics , mary beard & more! 🙌📚 #LatinForAll

I remember one of the Ahlberg's saying "we decided to put as much work into a picture book as Tolstoy put into War and Peace". And they did. And the world was better for it.

FREE FAMILY FUN AT THE MITHRAEUM Fri 15 & Sat 16 August 2025 at London's Mithraeum & Roman amphitheatre! Kids can compete “quests” and maybe win a prize which – spoiler alert! – is a copy of my book The Time Travel Diaries, set in Roman London! Book here: londonmithraeum.com/events/