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How bold, tipsy Greeks gave us the Latin alphabet
An Alphabet Odyssey (+audio version)
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James Binks
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February 2024

Why people are earning millions to reveal text destroyed by a volcano
What do the Herculaneum scrolls say?
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James Binks
2

December 2023

Did the real ole' St. Nick say "Ho Ho Ho"?
What the manuscript evidence says
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James Binks
1

November 2023

Where are the world's Greek manuscripts?
There are 75,725 known Greek-language manuscripts in the world.
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James Binks
3

October 2023

An Unbroken Text from the Hands of Antiquity
Edfu's guidebook to Greek Pharaohs and temple history
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James Binks
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September 2023

The Literary Excavation of Delphi
When marbles belie and manuscripts lie
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James Binks
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The Threatened Survival of Ancient Texts
Greek literature exists due to recurrent utility, not material preservation
Published on The Classical Futurist • 

May 2023

How-To Guide: Deciphering an Ancient Greek Manuscript
Examples, diagrams, and high-def photos that break down the evidence of Ancient Greece through the Iliad's Venetus A
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James Binks
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April 2023

The tale of a 3,000-year old text
What one ancient manuscript's footnotes can teach us about history, and ourselves
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James Binks

February 2023

How can an amateur research Greek and European history?
A bibliography and guide to the transmission of ancient Greek texts
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James Binks
When did Western Europe become the centre of Ancient Greek scholarship?
From medieval universities to archaeological digs (Transmission Pt. 4)
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James Binks

January 2023

Why did early Christians and Muslims cherish Ancient Greek texts?
From monasteries to translation houses. (Transmission Pt. 3)
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James Binks
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