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Classics Department News and Events, maintained by Dr Steven Kennedy, Head of Classics
Harrow School
Joined March 2016
Boys' simple q. at the start of lesson: "Why is it κόρη and not κόρα?" Next 40 minutes, impromptu research on Aeol. and Dor. κόρα, (who sir?) proto-Hellenic *kórwā κόρϝα (Myc. Gr. ko-wa). (what letter, sir?) Ended up at @crewsproject blog on diagamma #unplannedlesson #rabbithole.
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RT @BretVDB: Do not be the kind of reader who “no longer responds to the rhythm of the sentence, or to any rhythm at all, but reads with a….
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RT @nchlsswft: In the apostrophus method IↃ is 500, and each additional Ↄ multiplies by ten, so IↃↃ is 5,000 and IↃↃↃ is 50,000. Likewise C….
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RT @ClassyArabic: —On Money and Truth—.💰. When a rich person lies, people say: .that's so true, you've been right all along. But when someo….
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RT @AntigoneJournal: Found a copy of Harrow's 1884 Prolusiones in which Walter Headlam carried off half a dozen prizes. This copy was owned….
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RT @Classical_Assoc: Richard was a wonderful Honorary President of the CA in 2010 and supporter of our subject, as well as an outstanding s….
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RT @DalrympleWill: My @ObserverUK essay on the fabulous new Ancient India show at the British Museum. The elephant in the room: India’s cul….
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A new exhibition at the British Museum celebrating the shaping force of ancient India is long overdue
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RT @NC_Renic: Academics will say “I can’t believe you haven’t read it” about a book they haven’t read.
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RT @StephenJenkin: JOB | Post Graduate Assistant Teacher of Classics, Harrow School. @harrowclassics. https://t.co….
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“Those dour schoolmasters might have had a point all along.”.
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RT @wylfcen: English is full of “lexical gaps,” words that are implied to exist but don’t, because we borrowed a bunch of words from Latin….
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RT @EMACT_UK: Looking for something to do during the holidays? . Check our annual Art Competition- this year’s theme is Metamorphoses. All….
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Are you an artist with a passion for mythology and transformation? We are looking for creative entries that explore Ovid’s Metamorphoses in a visually interesting way. This can include a pain…
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RT @MerriamWebster: ‘Sound’ (loud sound), ‘sound’ (safe and sound), and ‘sound’ (water) are not related. ‘Sound’ (loud) comes from Latin ‘….
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RT @ManolidouE: Ολοκληρώθηκε η παρουσίασή μου στο συνέδριο Jornadas 2025 στο Αλικάντε, με θέμα τη βιωματική διδασκαλία της Αρχαίας Ελληνική….
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RT @ScriptoriumP: As anyone who speaks Greek is aware, there is a difference between spelling and pronunciation. Back in the Renaissance,….
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RT @Sarah404BC: Newfound carving of Emperor Claudius dressed as Egyptian pharaoh wearing elaborate crown. The hieroglyphs say Claudius is….
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RT @VeraCausa9: A moving verse encomium by the Greek poet Philip of Thessalonika (1st c. AD) honoring the everlasting lines of Homer. https….
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RT @UnwobblingPivot: The parrot can speak, and yet is nothing more than a bird; the ape can speak, and yet is nothing more than a beast. He….
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RT @colingorrie: RETVRN to the his-genitive. the king's fool → the king his fool.Moses's meekness → Moses his meekness.in the Prince's comp….
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