Happy National Garlic 🧄 Day! Greeks & Romans loved garlic—but Mesopotamians loved it 1000s of years before them. The Greek ἄγλις (Latin alium) is an Akkadian loan word. At Pompeii, there was even a garlic seller (aliarii) workshop ( 📸 by @pompei79.bsky.social): pompeiiinpictures.com/pompeiiinpic...

So proud of @sarahebond.bsky.social for her amazing commentary on Trump’s arch for @nytimes.com and @cnn.com

talking about the Odyssey and the controversies around Nolan's Movie. Thanks to @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social youtu.be/eIlAeAqMEa0?...

This is going to be terrible for my ego

I am so excited to be in Louisville for Grawemeyer Week! But I'm also about to pre-tape a segment for CBSN about the Pope and the President. It should air in the 6pm hour EST.

I will be giving the 2026 Grawemeyer Lecture in Religion this Thursday (April 16() at 7pm EST in the Caldwell Chapel at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary. If you can't make it you can watch live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpgw...

Averil was brilliant, kind, and generous. A life well lived and also a huge loss. She and my PhD advisor Liz Clark were very close, so I got to know her just a bit beyond the scholarship. She had a profound effect on Roman and Byzantine history

Amazingness from @artcrimeprof.bsky.social as usual

The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! 📚 This week, Nandini Pandey, Niek Janssen & Christopher Londa discuss enslaved readers & writers in Roman antiquity. Then, Venice & the Mongols, a podcast on Cahokia, ancient astrological practices, ancient world journals from @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & more.

Easter timed piece on Pontius Pilate featuring the work of Helen Bond... www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...

My man clearly had to fight with Cigna over an MRI

The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! This week, ancient Judaism expert Mika Ahuvia discusses angels in Late Antiquity. Then, South Asian graffiti in the Valley of the Kings, religion in Sinners, cultural heritage damage in Iran & Lebanon, new ancient journals from @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & more 😇

Don't miss the first installment of "The Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity Lectures" series this Wednesday, with Candida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social !

“Now, Grammarly has finally addressed the backlash — but not by apologizing, and not by walking the feature back. For now, it will graciously give us the chance to opt-out of something we didn’t know it was doing to begin with.”

Just a reminder that this is coming up next week... at Lincoln Center

Join us March 6 for the latest First Friday Christian Apocrypha Workshop with Jeremiah Coogan (Jesuit School of Theology).

Looking for public domain & open license images? “Openverse is a tool that allows openly licensed and public domain works to be discovered and used by everyone... [searching] 800 million images and audio tracks from open APIs and the Common Crawl dataset.“ Also, attribute authorship with one click 📸

🚨 Please share 🚨 If you’re going to SBL in Denver this fall, consider submitting a paper for the Slavery, Resistance, and Freedom open call! We’d love to hear your work

Join us on March 18th @fordham.edu for a talk with Candida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social on her latest book! RSVP here: www.catacombsociety.org/events/

Not to brag but Sarah's partner in crime for the museum is my kid :)

Friends, I am hiring this year! My team is amazing. Watch this space for the ad as soon as it works its way through the HR labyrinth! If you want to know what my team is all about, ask @drewjakeprof.bsky.social, @chancebonar.bsky.social, @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social, or @kkaelin.bsky.social!

Need distractions from the horrors? Read this amazing article by Kassie Miller on menstrual suppression in Imperial Rome www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Please join us on February 6 at noon (EST) for the first First Friday Workshop of the new semester!

“It was winter and it was snowing” χειμὼν δὲ ἦν καὶ ὑπένειφεν… #Thucydides

Catch up on the latest posts from AJR: the full #forum on the new translation of Origen's Contra Celsum is now available:

The AAR has awarded the 2026 Martin Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion to @andrewmarkhenry.bsky.social of Religion for Breakfast fame. Never has an award been so richly deserved! aarweb.org/news/andrew-...

Congrats to all @scsclassics.bsky.social outreach award winners last night! Outreach sustains our field and grows our community to include everyone interested in the ancient world. Can’t thank @candidamoss.bsky.social, Anne Groton, @lexie-henning.bsky.social, & @tastinghistory.bsky.social enough.

Storylife in the TLS www.the-tls.com/classics/gre...

We also hope you'll join us on March 18 in person at Fordham University for a lecture with Candida Moss (@candidamoss.bsky.social) on "Who Wrote Your Bible? Enslaved Scribes and the Material History of Scripture"!

So many of my recent pieces for National Geographic would have suffered were it not for my ability to link to the amazing resources supplied by @nasscal.bsky.social. If you are interested in early Christian literature you must check out this invaluable site. www.nasscal.com

Half way through my Christmas present. God’s Gohostwriters by @candidamoss.bsky.social. Brilliant so far!

And FINALLY what do we know about Herod the Great? Adam Marshak, author of The Many Faces of Herod the great, and classicist Tim Whitmarsh weigh in. www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...

What was the Star of Bethlehem and do we have historical evidence for it? www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti... Featuring astrophysicist Grant Matthews and Bible scholar @zafulotus.bsky.social

I didn't want to write this piece on Christmas stealing from pagan festivals because I have always thought that was a myth. BUT in researching it I realized something interesting 1/6 www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti... featuring: @praxeas.bsky.social @zafulotus.bsky.social

How many Magi were there and were they descended from Seth? Check out this piece that draws on essential work by @brentlandau.bsky.social and @evandeneykel.bsky.social ial www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...

I wrote a number of pieces for National Geographic this Christmas and was delighted to be able to share the work of colleagues I deeply admire. First up this piece about angels featuring quotes from Christy Cobb and the work of @emuehlbe.bsky.social www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...

2026 Grawemeyer religion award honors ‘God’s Ghostwriters’ Biblical scholar Candida Moss wins the 2026 Grawemeyer Award for "God’s Ghostwriters," highlighting enslaved collaborators who helped shape the New Testament. @candidamoss.bsky.social

Video. Turkey find reveals rare Roman-style Jesus fresco | Euronews www.euronews.com/video/2025/1...

When @profgabriele.com & @lollardfish.bsky.social drop a new piece referencing @monicamedhist.bsky.social’s work you’ve GOT to send it to the Medieval group chat. Love how interdisciplinary work with history is finding so many contributing factors for events. buttondown.com/ModernMediev...

After the huge success of last year's tour, I’m again leading an Ancient Christianity Turkey tour in May 2026! We’ll walk the streets of Ephesus, visit ancient churches and synagogues, and nerd out about ancient religion together. Spots are limited → www.wetravel.com/trips/ancien...

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Matthew Larsen and Mark Letteney's Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration is in the @newyorker.com! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

2026 Grawemeyer religion award honors ‘God’s Ghostwriters’ Biblical scholar Candida Moss wins the 2026 Grawemeyer Award for "God’s Ghostwriters," highlighting enslaved collaborators who helped shape the New Testament. @candidamoss.bsky.social

I am thrilled (and a little overwhelmed) to share that my book God's Ghostwriters was award the 2026 Grawemeyer Award in religion. I am deeply honored to join this group of distinguished award winners. lpts.edu/friends/graw...

some fantastic antiquity/premodern stuff on here, starting with two (2) offerings from @chancebonar.bsky.social!

Belated #sblaar25 post: I had the privilege of reviewing this wonderful book by @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social, @candidamoss.bsky.social, and Joseph Howley at this year’s conference. It was a pleasure to read and you should definitely check it out!

Welcome to ASU @platanoclassics.bsky.social! “Dan-el Padilla Peralta is in the vanguard of scholars working to ensure that the complexities of the past are not flattened in service to the monochrome myths of our day,” said Jeffrey Cohen, dean of humanities at ASU. news.asu.edu/b/20251112-d...