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An open forum for Classics—Ancient Greece, Rome, and their influence. Explore over 500 open-access articles on our website.

**We pay £100-200 for new writing**

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Antigone Journal @AntigoneJournal Sep 30

This year we launched the biggest and hardest competition in Classical philology. The judges worked through a million words of commentary. The quality was eye-wateringly strong. Here are the winners of our inaugural competition! More facts to follow soon: antigonejournal.com/2026/09/antigo…

antigonejournal.com The Antigone Prize for Classical Philology 2026: Winners ANTIGONE PHILOLOGISTS Compete for our inaugural prize

Antigone Journal @AntigoneJournal 5h

What on earth is this?! (beyond 3 pounds well spent?)

Antigone Journal @AntigoneJournal 6h

A rarity: red-brick Corinthian columns.

Antigone Journal @AntigoneJournal 6h

"Never forget that a love of books is the birthright of every child." (Daniel Johnson)

This gets it exactly right: not only are children naturally disposed to love books, but it is the duty of parents and society at large to induct them into that very love.

Antigone Journal @AntigoneJournal 17h

A very useful diagnostic: whether someone can answer the question of "what are you reading at the moment?" within ten seconds.