Assistant Professor of Classics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Public Engagement Coordinator for @peoplingthepast.bsky.social Gif Enthusiast. My own unique mix of 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇸 victoriaausten.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyausten.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyausten.bsky.social/post/3mupfm76s622fSorting out image permissions and obtaining the correct DPI files has to be in my top 3 least favourite parts of a research project.04 Sep 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:3wgi33ukhe3tx36mdv2tghlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupfm76s622fhttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyausten.bsky.social/post/3mui626qeek27Reading something published in the late 90s on the Mausoleum of Augustus that ends with “the new area is expected to be open to the public by 2009” Lolzzzzzzzz.01 Sep 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:3wgi33ukhe3tx36mdv2tghlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui626qeek27https://bsky.app/profile/vickyausten.bsky.social/post/3muhot7yiwc27Truly elite feeling. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:3wgi33ukhe3tx36mdv2tghlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhot7yiwc27https://bsky.app/profile/vickyausten.bsky.social/post/3mu5fpmlah22gAlso, since the Parthenon is back in the news, I’ll take this as a shameless opportunity to plug my “Parthenon at Illinois” project, which studies the long history of replication through the lens of historic plaster casts of the Parthenon friezes at UIUC https://sites.google.com/view/parthenon-at-illinois/home [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:3wgi33ukhe3tx36mdv2tghlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5fpmlah22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyausten.bsky.social/post/3mu5fpmlah22gAlso, since the Parthenon is back in the news, I’ll take this as a shameless opportunity to plug my “Parthenon at Illinois” project, which studies the long history of replication through the lens of historic plaster casts of the Parthenon friezes at UIUC https://sites.google.com/view/parthenon-at-illinois/home [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:3wgi33ukhe3tx36mdv2tghlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5fpmlah22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyausten.bsky.social/post/3mu56n5r56s2gEvery single piece from the Parthenon belongs in the Acropolis Museum. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:3wgi33ukhe3tx36mdv2tghlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu56n5r56s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyausten.bsky.social/post/3mu46zg7mnc2gAll I’m going to say is… they obviously just chose to ignore my building in their assessment 😅 [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:3wgi33ukhe3tx36mdv2tghlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu46zg7mnc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyausten.bsky.social/post/3mu3ftupsds23Today’s fun research factoid is that in the early 19th century (when it was being used as a amphitheatre-type space), the Mausoleum of Augustus hosted a re-enactment/production of the fall of Troy in which fireworks were used to give the impression of the burning citadel!27 Aug 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:3wgi33ukhe3tx36mdv2tghlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3ftupsds23https://bsky.app/profile/vickyausten.bsky.social/post/3mtyfca5r622mToday seems like a good day to pour yourself a cup of ambition 🩷26 Aug 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:3wgi33ukhe3tx36mdv2tghlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyfca5r622mhttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyausten.bsky.social/post/3mtwfmcl6522iNOT DOLLY 😭😭😭25 Aug 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:3wgi33ukhe3tx36mdv2tghlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwfmcl6522ihttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyausten.bsky.social/post/3mtw3y6bwlk2tTHE GROUND FLOOR CANNOT BE THE BASEMENT, I scream (internally) at the beginning of every semester when these signs are required.25 Aug 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:3wgi33ukhe3tx36mdv2tghlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw3y6bwlk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/vickyausten.bsky.social/post/3mtumvbjabk2zBonus points for also reducing corn sweat. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:3wgi33ukhe3tx36mdv2tghlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtumvbjabk2z