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Evan Genest<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@benroyce" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>benroyce</span></a></span> </p><p>Loving this film, thank you</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a></p>
Marco 🇳🇱 🇪🇺<p>On this day, Airplane! was released to the world. <a href="https://mastodon.coffee/tags/airplane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airplane</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.coffee/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.coffee/tags/genx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.coffee/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classics</span></a></p>
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág<p>This one is for my Classics and Archaeology peeps:</p><p>The conservative counter-protesters (all 20 of them) at the Budapest Pride this weekened were trying to hold up the march with a sign that said THIS IS SPARTA!</p><p>Let that sink in. It has layers.</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Classics</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/BudapestPride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BudapestPride</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pride</span></a></p>
celtgreeklatinPSST, celtgreeklatin has an account on Mastodon <a href="https://mastodon.social/@celtgreeklatin_pr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@celtgreeklatin_pr</a><br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rome?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rome</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/roman?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roman</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/greek?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#greek</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/greece?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#greece</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/celts?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#celts</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/celtic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#celtic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antiquity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antiquity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/classics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#classics</a>
Marc Moskowitz<p>Anyone have suggestions in Latin for a familiar but respectful term of address for an older unrelated man? I'm trying to translate Japanese "小父さん" (ojisan). Thanks! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classics</span></a></p>
Deborah Minter<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/edgarallenpoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>edgarallenpoe</span></a> <br><a href="https://youtu.be/hNcBYYE0IQA?si=4_XLLk_Zkm_oIG1D" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/hNcBYYE0IQA?si=4_XLLk</span><span class="invisible">_Zkm_oIG1D</span></a></p>
IXNAY<p>Sleep? Maybe. Calming? Definitely. Excellent readings, wise insights of 25 classic <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhist</span></a> stories. I'll be returning to this video again, I'm sure. Good listening any time, day/night. <a href="https://youtu.be/Rx-y-8DRqEA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/Rx-y-8DRqEA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inspiration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enlightenment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enlightenment</span></a></p>
Tom Elliott<p>"The first circular for the 17th International Congress of <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Greek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greek</span></a> and <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Latin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latin</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Epigraphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Epigraphy</span></a>, which will take place in Bologna from 30 August to 4 September 2027, is now available. It contains the call for proposals for parallel sessions, with a deadline of 30 September 2025."</p><p><a href="https://currentepigraphy.org/2025/06/13/bologna-2027-xvii-congressus-internationalis-epigraphiae-graecae-et-latinae-i/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">currentepigraphy.org/2025/06/1</span><span class="invisible">3/bologna-2027-xvii-congressus-internationalis-epigraphiae-graecae-et-latinae-i/</span></a></p><p>via Current Epigraphy</p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/ancientHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancientHistory</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classics</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/inscriptions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inscriptions</span></a></p>
TheEdinburghBookshop<p>Shelley Fisher Fishkin's new book, Jim, about Huck Finn's companion, just arrived from Yale University Press. A perfect companion to Percival Everett's acclaimed novel, James, and, of course, the original Huckleberry Finn by the esteemed Sam Clemens.</p><p><a href="https://bookish.community/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/livres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>livres</span></a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/HuckleberryFinn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HuckleberryFinn</span></a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/Classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Classics</span></a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/ClassicFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicFiction</span></a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/James" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>James</span></a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/Jim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jim</span></a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/Percival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Percival</span></a> Everett <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/MarkTwain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkTwain</span></a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/ShelleyFisherFishkin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShelleyFisherFishkin</span></a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/YaleUniversityPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YaleUniversityPress</span></a></p>
FunHouse Radio<p>"The Far Side was the thing that really was groundbreaking for me. That just altered my whole perception of....and god, you look at those panels now, they're so great and they're so classic."<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cartoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartoons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comedy</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbr.com/family-guy-gary-larson-far-side-influence-references/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbr.com/family-guy-gary-larson</span><span class="invisible">-far-side-influence-references/</span></a></p>
Urban the Infinite<p>Baptism font in the temple of Jupiter at Cumae. The temple was transformed into a church in the 5th c. 📷 <a href="https://flic.kr/p/ePJvXk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">flic.kr/p/ePJvXk</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23photography" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23archaeology" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Classics" target="_blank">#Classics</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23EarlyChristianity" target="_blank">#EarlyChristianity</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23LateAntiquity" target="_blank">#LateAntiquity</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Italy" target="_blank">#Italy</a><br><br><a href="https://flic.kr/p/ePJvXk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Baptism Font in Temple of Jupi...</a></p>
bookandswordblog<p>Classic post: the myth of the heavily-burdened hoplite. Ancient Greek soldiers were ultralight athletes not knights prepared to take the most powerful weapon in the world head on. <a href="https://www.bookandsword.com/2019/06/15/the-myth-of-the-heavily-burdened-hoplite/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bookandsword.com/2019/06/15/th</span><span class="invisible">e-myth-of-the-heavily-burdened-hoplite/</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ancMedToot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancMedToot</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classics</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/militaryHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militaryHistory</span></a></p>
Penny Richards<p>started <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wikipedia</span></a> articles for two <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classics</span></a> professors <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/smithcollege" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>smithcollege</span></a></span> , Amy Louise Barbour (1869-1950) and her partner, Florence Alden Gragg (1877-1965): <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Louise_Barbour" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Loui</span><span class="invisible">se_Barbour</span></a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Alden_Gragg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence</span><span class="invisible">_Alden_Gragg</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/wikiwomeninred" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wikiwomeninred</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/classicswiki" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>classicswiki</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RadcliffeCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadcliffeCollege</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/YaleUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YaleUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Greek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Latin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latin</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/vassar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vassar</span></a></span></p>
AnnaAnthro<p>Nature reads - Four books:</p><p>Sumerian Cuneiforms, History of India and more. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archeology</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01800-x" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/d41586-025</span><span class="invisible">-01800-x</span></a></p>
Fathom Publishing<p>We appreciate fun twists on a timeless classic like Hansel and Gretel. (See our book: <a href="https://fathompublishing.com/fiction/hansel-and-gretel.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fathompublishing.com/fiction/h</span><span class="invisible">ansel-and-gretel.html</span></a>)?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</p><p> 🔗 Check out how the Nevada Chamber Opera honored the beloved favorite with their own unique take: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/2s4u3mhf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/2s4u3mhf</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>.?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classics</span></a> <a href="https://fathompublishing.com/fiction/hansel-and-gretel.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fathompublishing.com/fiction/h</span><span class="invisible">ansel-and-gretel.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a></p>
Birds Books and Bullshit<p>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll</p><p>A fun little book, I do have to wonder why this particular kid's book became a long-standing classic over any other. I suppose that's just the way things go. I do suggest you read it. </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookReview</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/KidsBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KidsBook</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Absurdist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Absurdist</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Literature</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Kids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kids</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Classic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Classic</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Classics</span></a></p>
Artemisia Vulgaris<p>Translated by my kid, the Latinist nerd: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/yvldqomn?u1=yvldqomn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tinyurl.com/yvldqomn?u1=yvldqo</span><span class="invisible">mn</span></a><br><a href="https://social.coop/tags/Classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Classics</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Latin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latin</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a></p>
Podcast Advisor<p>🎧 On the Road with Penguin Classics: <a href="https://pod.link/1549179379" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pod.link/1549179379</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>— is a literary <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/travel_podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel_podcast</span></a> that takes a stroll around the world's favourite <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a>.<br>In each episode, author and editor Henry Eliot travels to real-world locations that inspired iconic works of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> in the company of a remarkable reader.<br>Together, they explore the landscapes, histories, and personal stories behind beloved <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classics</span></a>, bringing new life to old pages.</p><p>📖👻</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/book_podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>book_podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a></p>
Tom Elliott<p>There's a new Pasts Imperfect out today!</p><p><a href="https://pastsimperfect.substack.com/p/pasts-imperfect-51525" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pastsimperfect.substack.com/p/</span><span class="invisible">pasts-imperfect-51525</span></a></p><p>"... ancient historian Neville Morley reviews a new book on the past and future of a discipline: What is Ancient History? Then, the Ptolemaic mummy wrappings of Petosiris, recreating Maya Blue, reconstructing the ancient lighting in the Parthenon, a revealing Ge’ez colophon from the 16th century, public scholars contextualize the history of the conclave and the chosen name of the new pope, a new open access book on authoritarianism in the ancient Roman republic, new ancient world journals, and much more.:</p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/ancientHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancientHistory</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classics</span></a></p>
Birds Books and Bullshit<p>Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury</p><p>An excellent book with a mediocre ending. I think if Ray had just left out the parts well after the river, it would have been a top-notch book. As-is the ending makes the whole thing fall kind of flat. That being said, the book is so good before that part, that I suggest you read it anyway. Loads of great reflections on humanity in there.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookReview</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Dystopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dystopia</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Literature</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Classics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Classics</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audiobooks</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Power</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Control" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Control</span></a></p>