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All things Roman and Roman law.
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Mitra Sharafi
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For anyone who published a book, article, or digital project on legal history between Jan.2025 and Dec.2026: you should apply to be featured in the ASLH's virtual event series for next yr--"Making Connections: New Works in Legal History, 2026-27." Due June 30, 2026:
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Making Connections: New Works in Legal History, 2026-27 | American Society for Legal History
Making Connections: New Works in Legal History Series Sponsored by the American Society for Legal History Deadline for Applications: June 30, 2026 The ASLH Making Connections: New Works in Legal Histo...
https://aslh.net/virtual-book-club/
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A fun afternoon ahead talking about Scottish Heraldry Law.
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St Andrews Classics
26 days ago
"Land and Power in the Later Roman World "
#Conference
📆 29 June to 1 July 2026 📍 Tübingen 🔗 View details:
bit.ly/4tsST40
Please send enquiries to Dr Giordana Franceschini,
[email protected]
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This Many Years Ago
27 days ago
531 years ago, on the 1st of June 1495, Scottish monk John Cor is ordered by King James IV of Scotland to use 'eight bolls of malt to make aquavitae (whisky)' according to an entry in the Exchequer Rolls. It's the first mention of whisky in a Scottish source.
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'Mediocre is not good enough': expert says teachers needs a knowledge-rich curriculum
Emeritus professor Lindsay Paterson warns Scotland has slipped from above average to “quite mediocre” in international education and argues that…
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26150987.expert-says-school-curriculum-letting-children-down/?ref=li
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The simple reason why today's Loch Ness Monster hunt is doomed to fail - The Scotsman I can think of one …
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Zach Herz
about 1 month ago
B M C R It’s fun to be in the BMCR
bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.05...
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The God and the bureaucrat: Roman law, imperial sovereignty, and other stories – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.05.22/
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VidyaKumar 🕵️🪐🚀💫⚖️🇵🇸
about 1 month ago
Stefan Collini is always a must read on the crises of UK Higher Education and Universities. Always. Thank you
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www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Stefan Collini · Squadrons of Pigs: Bonfire of the Universities
The problems with Britain’s universities are systemic and deep-rooted, not just local or contingent. Yet political and...
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n10/stefan-collini/squadrons-of-pigs?utm_campaign=4658740_20260526Early&utm_medium=email&utm_source=LRB%20email&dm_i=7NIQ,2RUPG,2E3FN7,6LJKO,1,0,0,0
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The Empty City
about 1 month ago
A mandalorian is an equitable remedy which can only be discharged by the mandaloree applying for a writ of grogu against the mandalor.
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Our friends at the Peking School of Law has asked me to share this.
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Edinburgh University Press
about 1 month ago
❗ Updated link:
www.enlighten.scot/lessons-from...
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Lessons from Scottish Schools - Enlighten
We have just come through an election campaign in which the problems facing Scottish schools were barely mentioned. There was rhetoric about standards and the curriculum, about behaviour and attendanc...
https://www.enlighten.scot/lessons-from-scottish-schools/
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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows
about 1 month ago
The Law that “Regularized” Thousands of Freed Slaves by Granting Them the Vote in the Roman Republic was not for what we thought
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/05/t...
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The Law that “Regularized” Thousands of Freed Slaves by Granting Them the Vote in the Roman Republic was not for what we thought
For decades, the official history of ancient Rome has repeated the same idea: in the last decades of the Republic, freed slaves – the libertini – were so numerous and so impoverished that any populist...
https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/05/the-law-that-regularized-thousands-of-freed-slaves-by-granting-them-the-vote-in-the-roman-republic-was-not-for-what-we-thought/
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Jaakko Husa
about 1 month ago
Here you can check the first chapter of my new book 'Contrarian Jurists — The Story of Comparative Law and How Collisions Shaped It' (Hart Publishing/Bloomsbury 2026).
bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/6a0c4...
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Sarah E. Bond
about 1 month ago
Since today is National Barbecue Day, 🔥 remember to give a nod to the patron saint of Barbequers, Saint Lawrence, who—when being persecuted on a hot gridiron under Valerian in 258 CE—noted: “Assum est, versa et manduca.” “This side is done, turn (me) over & eat.”
csla.history.ox.ac.uk
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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows
about 2 months ago
Is Edward Gibbon's 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' Worth Reading Today? - Tales of Times Forgotten
talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/05/07/i...
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Is Edward Gibbon's 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' Worth Reading Today? - Tales of Times Forgotten
Even if you know nothing else about the historiography of the late Roman Empire, there is one work of scholarship on the subject that you’ve probably heard of: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire...
https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/05/07/is-edward-gibbons-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-roman-empire-worth-reading-today/
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“Dear Author Name” - great start to an email.
about 2 months ago
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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows
about 2 months ago
Renowned social scientist Bruce Frier to receive honorary degree at Unified Commencement
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Renowned social scientist Bruce Frier to receive honorary degree at Unified Commencement
Bruce W. Frier will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree at the 2026 Unified Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 16, in Caesars Superdome.
https://news.tulane.edu/news/social-scientist-bruce-frier-receive-honorary-degree-unified-commencement#:~:text=Bruce%20W.%20Frier%20will%20be,individuals%20for%20their%20remarkable%20achievements
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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf)
2 months ago
Open access article on early Christians and Roman legislation
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Legislation and Christians | The Journal of Roman Studies | Cambridge Core
Legislation and Christians - Volume 115
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-roman-studies/article/legislation-and-christians/4314F4F8BDE191C3201E0D7C187674D5
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Stephen Hopkins
2 months ago
My favorite art history genre is "Judith beheading Holofernes"
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Edinburgh University Press
2 months ago
Pick up your copy ahead of the event! Enjoy 30% off with discount code NEW30:
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Lessons from Scottish Schools
Lessons from Scottish Schools
https://edin.ac/3PTHfAZ
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Carlos Noreña
2 months ago
Ari Bryen's new book is a remarkable historical sociology of Roman law *and* a compelling diachronic account of its transformation from a lively site for the telling of stories and making of meaning to a cold instrument of state power & social control. And the writing is sharp. Highly recommended.
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This creature must have a google alert set up to remind it to appear at the start of the summer tourist season.
apple.news/Af_MIwahMRQK...
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New new Nessie 'sightings' reignite mystery of the Loch Ness Monster — Metro
American tourist Tony Inhorn was the first to report a sighting on March 1 after seeing a 'dark-greenish grey body'
https://apple.news/Af_MIwahMRQKqcs2Gy7rubQ
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This Many Years Ago
3 months ago
1497 years ago, on the 7th of April 529, the first Corpus Juris Civilis was issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I. It is also known as the 'Codex Justinianus'. The 'Digest' and 'Institutes' were also created during Justinian's reign while the final part, 'Novels', was compiled later.
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David Rafferty
3 months ago
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St Andrews Classics
3 months ago
The lecture is hosted by the ERC-funded project "SLaVEgents: enslaved persons in the making of societies and cultures in Western Eurasia and Northern Africa, 1000 BCE - 300 CE". 🔗 Read about the project and view their
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St Andrews Classics
3 months ago
"Manumission in the Roman world and the Americas" Myles Lavan (St Andrews) Online
#Lecture
📆 26 March at 18.00 Athens time (16.00 UK time) 🔗 To watch and participate in discussion, register:
bit.ly/3PM4pZR
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But of course buildings are assets while staff are costs. Aye. Right.
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Simon Tillotson
4 months ago
Now available for download globally: The Code of Hammurabi (from modern day Iraq) and the long history of the rule of law
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Code of Hammurabi
The impact of the wide-ranging laws of Hammurabi, King of Babylon from 4,000 years ago.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002r4v1
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Hidetaka Hirota
4 months ago
If you study legal history, please consider submitting a proposal for the 2026 conference of the American Society for Legal History in Banff, Canada in November! The Program Committee accepts proposals until March 24!
#ASLH
#legalhistory
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aslh.net/2026-annual-...
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2026 Annual Meeting Call for Papers | American Society for Legal History
Call for Papers 2026 American Society for Legal History Annual Meeting (November 12 - 14, 2026) The Program Committee of the American Society for Legal History invites proposals for the 2026 meeting t...
https://aslh.net/2026-annual-meeting-call-for-papers/
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Dr Renske Janssen🟥
4 months ago
If you're in Leiden tomorrow: at 15.30, I will speak on "De Principiis Iuris: Tacitus talks Legal History" as part of the Forum Antiquum lecture series. I will be talking about Tacitus' discussion of the origins of Roman law in book 3 of the Annals. DM for location!
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Research Professional News
4 months ago
Research time ‘sacrificed’ as universities cut costs and jobs. Academics at institutions implementing job cuts warn of “more work falling on fewer shoulders”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
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Tom Ashbyトム アシュビー
4 months ago
Forthcoming!
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The Classics Library
4 months ago
Rare Roman "pigs" found in Welsh farm
www.heritagedaily.com/2026/02/rare...
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Rare Roman "pigs" found in Welsh farm
Two “exceptionally rare” Roman pig lead ingots dating back almost 2,000 years have been discovered on farmland in west Wales.
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/02/rare-roman-pigs-found-in-welsh-farm/157123
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John Morgan
4 months ago
Nottingham move to cut academics' protected research time to 25%, as staff-student ratios rise, brings strong warning from the UCU branch - this "threatens Nottingham's status as a research-intensive institution".
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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows
4 months ago
Rare Roman lead ingots found by metal detectorists in Ceredigion
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Rare Roman lead ingots found by metal detectorists in Ceredigion
The objects, which were used to produce tools and weapons, were found on grazing land in west Wales.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xy52wndx1o
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The Classics Library
4 months ago
👀Archaeologists Race to Save 2,000-Year-Old Roman Footprints Found on Scottish Beach
greekreporter.com/2026/02/19/a...
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Archaeologists Race to Save 2,000-Year-Old Roman Footprints Found on Scottish Beach - GreekReporter.com
Archaeologists raced to document rare Roman footprints on a Scottish beach before storms erased the 2,000-year-old site.
https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/19/archaeologists-save-roman-footprints-found-scottish-beach/
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The Herald
4 months ago
This week, The Herald is collaborating with Scottish Affairs - Scotland’s longest running journal on contemporary political and social issues - published by
@edinburghup.bsky.social
Here, Walter Humes asks if universities have lost their way
www.heraldscotland.com/news...
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Aberdeen finally sees sunshine after 21 days of gloom
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Ancient Roman alters to go on display in Edinburgh
Two Mithraic Roman altars are to be displayed as a part of an upcoming exhibition after being acquired for the nation.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5n6e7vv82o
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Dr Lorren Eldridge
5 months ago
Selden’s Sister presents: the book launch of Celebrating Women in Legal History 4 March 2026 5pm Old Hall Queens’ College Cambridge
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Oooh. Law.
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The Classics Library
6 months ago
👀‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links
Bronze instrument or carnyx dug up in Norfolk in area inhabited by Celtic tribe led by warrior who fought Romans
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/07/iron-age-war-trumpet-find-britain-norfolk-boudicca-links
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Mitra Sharafi
6 months ago
Calling all legal historians! The CFP is now posted for the upcoming ASLH conference next fall (Nov.12-14, 2026). Pre-conference proposals are due by Feb.27, 2026. All other proposals are due March 24, 2026. Full details here:
aslh.net/2026-annual-...
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2026 Annual Meeting Call for Papers | American Society for Legal History
Call for Papers 2026 American Society for Legal History Annual Meeting (November 12 - 14, 2026) The Program Committee of the American Society for Legal History invites proposals for the 2026 meeting t...
https://aslh.net/2026-annual-meeting-call-for-papers/
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Dr Vanessa
6 months ago
Imagine running a higher education system/country so badly that you actually can't afford, or refuse to fund, research that is *literally defined as* "internationally excellent". Stupid, stupid, stupid country.
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will pooley
7 months ago
all academic applications should have consolation prizes. doesn’t have to be much, like a mug that says “i applied for leverhulme 2020” or a t-shirt “UKRI reject 2023”
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Today ask yourself only one question. Where were you when Spanish Eddie cashed it in?
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Caroline Derry
8 months ago
Now open for booking: OU Law School's legal histories conference. This year's theme is 'moments of rupture' and we have an exciting range of speakers, topics, jurisdictions and periods. 20-21 November, online, free. Programme and booking at the link.
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Annual Diversity, Dilemmas and Discoveries Conference - Moments of Rupture
Join us for the 6th annual Diversity, Dilemmas and Discoveries Conference - Moments of Rupture
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/annual-diversity-dilemmas-and-discoveries-conference-moments-of-rupture-tickets-1796165983809?aff=oddtdtcreator
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CBS News
8 months ago
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
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Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
https://cbsn.ws/47RsDZm
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ana valdivia
8 months ago
After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results: - AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2% - ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1% - ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
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