I disliked this big, stupid, dull film when I first saw it, but it’s intriguing to hear its having a revival

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Yesterday, it was 5 years since Pasts Imperfect started. We began with @sentantiq.bsky.social, @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social, Nandini Pandey, Stephanie Wong & me. We are still at it, 128 issues and 96 contributing writers later. It’s a little newsletter with a collective heart. Thanks for reading 📖 .

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Now open access: “What's less well known is that [the Trojan War] 🐴 also inspired Ottoman-Turkish cultural traditions. Yet even with all the historical & archaeological research into Homer and Troy, most scholars today rely heavily on Western sources, giving Ottoman work in the field short shrift.“

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We’ve got a copy of Alexandra Sills’ incredible new book ‘Gladiators in the Greek World' to give away - it’s signed and everything! Our review: www.workingclassicists.com/zine/book-re... T&Cs: UK only, ends 3rd Aug, RT this post and follow us and her (@belovedofoizys.bsky.social) to enter.

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I don't mean to brag, but I got my open browser tabs down from 57 to 22. I do like to keep tabs.

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