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Pedant alert. Nice Front Row ep but hang on. No artist represented people dancing before Renoir? Try Donatello ? Simone Martini? And I could give you some classical examples. Presentism gets you nowhere folks.
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Looking forward to seeing Liverpool friends at the Liv Phil tomorrow (weds), for Secret Histories of Rome (inc a couple of murders, some jokes and revealing graffiti). Come along: liverpoolphil.com/book/insta…
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🧡 JUST ANNOUNCED 🧡
🏛️ Instant Classics (@Insta_Classics) - Dame Mary Beard (@wmarybeard) and Charlotte Higgins (@chiggi) - podcast to the stage.
🪩 Love The 90s Festival - Steps star Claire Richards (@_ClaireRichards) leads the first line-up.
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Statue toppling and cancel culture... in ancient Rome. Instant Classics investigates: piped.video/watch?v=OiMKGi-2…
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Beginning to get the measure of Great Western now. I have a reserved seat. But the coach I am reserved in doesn’t exist!
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My show in Cardiff tonight on secret histories of Rome: 3 seats just become available in the stalls; a few left in the circle. Come along booking.trafalgartickets.com…
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Damn. I thought I would get a sandwich on the train to Cardiff. But guess what? “we apologise there is no food and drink service on this train”. My own fault. I shd have bought something at the station.
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Getting on a train to Cardiff tomorrow (Monday 19th), to talk about cold cases from ancient Rome, graffiti, and bar culture. Just a few (under 20) tickets left. Come along: booking.trafalgartickets.com…
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One of the most striking things about ancient Roman culture is the recarving of portraits ... take a Nero portrait and turn it into a Vespasian. It is about memory and forgetting. See us talk about it on Instant Classics piped.video/watch?v=OiMKGi-2…
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Looking forward to this! Do come along on Thursday afternoon if you’re anywhere near Cambridge
Andrew Wallace Hadrill and I are talking to Robert Harris abut his new Agrippa on Thurs 22 Oct at 5.00 pm in the Law Faculty, Cambridge. Free. Just show up. tinyurl.com/3zjbfzw6
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I may not have been clear. But I don't think that those people who are objecting to my dislike of the phrase "I love reading" have quite got the point of what I was saying. It wasn't to be down on reading. Quite the reverse!!
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Andrew Wallace Hadrill and I are talking to Robert Harris abut his new Agrippa on Thurs 22 Oct at 5.00 pm in the Law Faculty, Cambridge. Free. Just show up. tinyurl.com/3zjbfzw6
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Coming to Cardiff with Secret histories of Rome on Monday 19th (almost sold out): trafalgartickets.com/new-the… Then to Liverpool on Weds 21st liverpoolphil.com/events/mar…
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A handful of seats have just been released for Mary Beard this evening.
The renowned historian returns to the stage after her sold-out 2025 tour, stepping once more into the world of Ancient Rome.
🎟️ bit.ly/4jWPTvs
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Roman cancel culture? On Instant Classics this week, we look at what people now often call "damnatio memoriae" (though that was never a Roman term)...how did the Romans police political memory? piped.video/watch?v=OiMKGi-2…
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📚 Thanks to Dame @wmarybeard for chatting all things books with @williamcrawley today ahead of #BookWeekNI (19 Oct - 25 Oct). Listen out for the interview on Talkback on @bbcradioulster and @BBCSounds! @LibrariesNI
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It was such fun to spend some time with Dame Mary Beard in Belfast for Book Week 2026 (19-25 October). A brilliant interview upcoming on Talkback with @williamcrawley #bookweekni @LibrariesNI @bbcradioulster
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