Colin Gough

Mythica book, the story of women in the Iliad and Odyssey by Emily Hauser

Look what arrived today, I love a bit of women’s history - oh yes 😎

is a common mistake when entering upon a war to begin at the wrong end: rushing first to action, and waiting until you have suffered a disaster to actually pause and think.'

- Thucydides, Peloponnesian War (1.73)

I was only saying yesterday about not learning from history

'Consider the vast influence of accident in war, before you are engaged in one. For the longer a war lasts, the more it becomes an affair of accidents and chances. Twists of fate that none of us can foresee, risks taken in the dark.

Women in the audience It is not for Dionysus to force women to be chaste, but chastity [in all circumstances and at all times] depends on their nature. You must look at all the facts. The chaste woman will not be corrup…

Were there women in the theatre audience in Ancient Athens? I would say yes.
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Home made gravy made in the roast beef tray

Roast potatoes crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle

Sunday roast: beef, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, broccoli, green beans, peas and carrots with gravy

Apologies to vegetarians but home made gravy made in the beef roasting tray, crispy roasties on a beef Sunday roast is hard to beat. 😋😋😋😋😋

Two: tea bag squeezer and a boiled egg top cracker

Old. Cartoon showing two political parties wringing out the electorate

Apart from the party names, what changes?

Thank you ❤️

Classicalstudiesman Thoughts of an old, Classical Studies fan

I am struggling. I thought new year would help kick start my motivation to write more blog posts but, although I have several started and loads of ideas, I just can't get going. So, I thought I'd pop the blog on here and hope it will shock me into action. #classicalstudies
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I really enjoyed Glorous Exploits and have to say certain pages made my jaw drop as I expected the story to take a different path. However, I have to say I enjoyed the Elodie Harper trilogy more (different subject I know).

Beautiful dawn with red tinged clouds and orange and yellow skies

I love nature, although red sky in the morning….. #tinyjoys

I see what you did there 😂😂

Classicalstudiesman Thoughts of an old, Classical Studies fan

As we hurtle towards 2026 looking back I have only published 9 blog posts although I have twice as many started but not finished, does anyone else have this problem? I really must have more commitment. www.classicalstudiesman.com

Limestone relief of the Roam god Sol File: Naiskos with relief of Sol (Lyon, Mus Gal-Rom 2001.0.326) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naiskos_with_relief_of_Sol_(Lyon,_Mus_Gal-Rom_2001.0.32

Today is the festival Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, birthday of Sol Invictus or the 'Invincible Sun' or Yule if you prefer Germanic.
It is the winter solstice and at 3:03 pm the earth’s north pole will be maximum tilt away from the sun
It means that from today the days will be getting longer - yayyy

I cannot describe how much of an understatement that is 😂😂😂

My thumb with a big blister after picking a hot tray out of the oven

Don’t you just love it when you think the tea towel is covering the edge of the pan when you’re taking it out of the oven 🙄🙄

Socks covered in wood shavings from chain sawing logs for winter

Say you’ve been chain sawing wood for winter without saying you’ve been chain sawing wood for winter

It’s gone now 🙄

What a day - extra hour’s sleep, Sunday, sunny and Dark Side of the Moon and Rumours. #tinyjoys

Dish with hot Mac and Cheese, yum. Extra melted cheese on top.

Half empty dish of Mac and Cheese with serving spoon

Empty dish with serving spoon that had Mac and Cheese in it only 10 minutes ago, yum yum

I hate the passing of summer and the darker mornings and nights BUT BUT BUT then I think of knocking the salads on the head to be replaced with Mac and Cheese (with chilli flakes). Oh yum and that didn’t last long 😋😋😋 #tinyjoys

Three electric guitars: Daisy Rock Candy Rock Atomic Pink, Tokai Love Rock and Squier Stratocaster

Say you had a midlife crisis without saying you had a midlife crisis (actually the pink one is daughter's) only to find you were neither Jimi Hendrix nor Dave Gilmour.

But don’t worry, three enforcement officers will fine you over £100 for pouring a mouthful of coffee down the drain.

Roman coins found by detectorist could be Wales' biggest find David Moss discovered 15,000 coins at a "virtually untouched" secret location in north Wales.

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I am so sorry I have been on a ‘like’ romp, it’s the sort of thing my mum does to all my photos on Facebook 🙄 but I couldn’t resist, they’re all so good 😊

Am I allowed to say just wow? Hadn’t heard of Empousa but having looked her up just love the poem

A statue created from knives that have been handed in to keep crime off the streets

A statue created from knives that have been handed in to keep crime off the streets

A statue created from knives that have been handed in to keep crime off the streets

A statue created from knives that have been handed in to keep crime off the streets

The ‘Knife Angel’ in Welwyn Garden City today. Impressive.

Autistic StoryTime You may have noticed that I haven’t been around much this year. I used to post on this blog every week, but now I post very rarely. I used to be on all sorts of Classics-related committees, but ear…

Here's a tale for anyone who'd like to know what I've been up to over the last year... and if you're able to help/share, I'd really appreciate it.

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Small, beautifully formed and packs a punch Some museums can be just like the last one, blending into one another, buildings with rooms of artifacts in display cabinets too close to each other, surrounded by people so it is difficult to get a good view - but not this one. It might not be the biggest but is one of the best, the Corfu Archaeological Museum in Corfu Town.

My latest random thoughts - enjoy

Rethinking Euripides’ Bacchae – is history repeating itself? I love everything about Greek drama, what it tells us about concerns, questions and tensions in ancient times and how, through reception, it can be relevant throughout the ages to modern times. I a…

Latest blog post. I am very nervous about this one as I feel it's a bit 'out there' but it is how my mind works sometimes. But then I very much enjoyed thinking about it and writing it and you never know it might not be as barking at I think.. but there again.
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#ClassicsTober #ClassicsTober25 is here again.
Day 1: Hypnos

Silent river flows,
Hypnos drapes the world in shade—
dreams bloom, soft as dusk.