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Ancient Historian/Classicist. IT/Cognition/Law. | Fellow @GuggFellows.bsky.social and American Academy in Rome | Never, ever speak for my employer | Also cooking @foodoriented.bsky.social
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hybrid conference starts Monday (June 30): "Ancient Practical Expertise and Knowledge Practices: Pragmatic texts, handbooks and compendia – cultural dynamics, developments and epistemic functions of practical knowledge" www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/en/e/wissens...

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The linked article lists Classical Studies as one of the departments at Indiana University that "could lose its main offerings." This is a major US university with a distinguished tradition in Classics. Dire news.

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El comienzo de un cuento perdido de Jorge Luis Borges.

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Wanted to note that our edited volume _Writing, Enslavement, and Power in the Roman Mediterranean, 100 BCE-300 CE_ edited by @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social, @candidamoss.bsky.social, & @illdottore.bsky.social is now available for OUP pre-order & will be out September 2025 global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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I decided to learn how to do Lino block printing and this is my first effort. She’s a little rustic but I’m pretty proud of her.

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If people in my Roman history survey learn one thing….

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New in our special issue of Topics in Cognitive Science, "Cognitive Technologies and their Histories": "Numbers on the Visigothic Slates: A Cognitive Approach" by @nereavsk.bsky.social. Open access! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Please see the new episode of this podcast featuring yours truly! Talking about Roman slavery and slavery in the New Testament. youtu.be/qcs91KA-Azg?...

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@isawnyu.bsky.social is seeking to recuit a Director for Exhibitions to lead a small but highly skilled team to created exceptional exhibitions and to work with faculty, staff and graduate students across the Institute. Please apply at the following link: uscareers-nyu.icims.com/jobs/14756/job

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Using the American flag to symbolic effect at protests against the Musk/Trump regime isn’t appealing to fascism, and it is incredibly counterproductive and stupid to believe to is.

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This.

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Attn: @carlosfnorena.bsky.social

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I maintain parallel accounts on both platforms. My sense is that Classics Twitter is essentially dead, while Bluesky is, as Carlos says, almost up to speed. But Twitter remains much more important for the CogSci stuff I need (maybe even more, since it's not my primary field).

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