Hey, @nathanielskatz.bsky.social, any thoughts on this?

You see this @illdottore.bsky.social ?

Bluesky friends, I am happy to advertise a conference on ancient and medieval slave trading in the Mediterranean, co-organized by myself and Elizabeth Fentress, to be held in Toronto next month (April 15-17, 2026). Contact me via email (rather than here) or the email on the poster for more info!

I don't do it for work, but I have a different name specifically to make restaurant reservations over the phone in Italy (Andrea Ricci).

@apistone.bsky.social Sorry.

If you're anywhere near Kalamazoo, join us tomorrow with @bretdevereaux.bsky.social to campus to discuss "The Appearance of Accuracy: The Perils of Historical Verisimilitude and the Public's Understanding of History." This is the 1st of 4 lectures for our dept this year on Public & Ancient History.

Apart from the AI issue, I'd be interested in the long-form version of this explanation. That's coming from a field which engages with a very long history of past scholarship but where the formal literature review isn't a part of most of the kinds of things we write.

Any of my UK colleagues know anything about this? I’m pretty sure it’s not fake, but I’m a little hesitant about government interventions in humanities research (there or here).

We’re delighted to welcome three new fellows joining IAS CEU this March: Rajshree Chandra, Michael Robinson, and Benedek Totth.

I enjoyed talking with @kensycoop.bsky.social on the Many Minds podcast about the metaphors we use to conceptualize AI. manyminds.libsyn.com/seven-metaph...

I didn't realize this was already out, and the deadline is near, but here's the CFP for a really interesting conference on "Willful Imprecision" (aka non/failure/gap standardization) in Louvain in September. www.fabula.org/actualites/1...

@zacharyherz.bsky.social explains his new book in this engaging conversation: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

This is probably correct, right?

A big proofs day!!! I worked on this chapter for a long time and it’s so exciting to finally see it in this form! This is part of a wonderful volume edited by @chrissieplastow.bsky.social and @hilarylehmann. Shoutout to @dominicmachado.bsky.social @antiquethought.bsky.social

Fun Fact: You can find more praise, info, and - wait, great news, team - an *OA* edition of her electric blue book from the @cornellupress.bsky.social book page: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... (2/2)

Call for EOI: The Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies (BICS) is establishing an Emerging Editors Board made up of early career researchers and/or those outside of traditional academic roles who are in the earlier stages of building editorial experience. Full details: shorturl.at/19eW8

OK, it finally happened! My new article, "Gradience as a cognitive principle for evaluating numerical notations", is now out today in @pnas.org. By focusing on numerals' use for communication instead of arithmetic, we have a new tool to assess their efficiency. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Partus Sequitur Ventre—“that which is born follows the womb.” In 1662, Virginia passed legislation to make enslaved children follow the status of the mother, just as it had been in Ancient Rome. Katharine P. D. Huemoeller has an important new book on this law, how it supported sexual assault & more

On Feb 27th, 7pm ET, I'll do a public webinar Q and A, designed primarily for high school students and their teachers who may be using my translations of the Odyssey or Iliad in class. You can register here: www.emilyrcwilson.com/resources-fo...

If you missed Ann Blair’s @ransomcenter.bsky.social Pforzheimer Lecture last night, you can check it out on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/u16QHaI... I think you’ll agree that it’s both sharp and a lot of fun.

Here's something I don't think I've seen elsewhere before. BICS is looking specifically for emerging scholars to join the editorial process. academic.oup.com/bics/pages/c...

In memoriam

He escrito un libro. ¿Os cuento qué hay en él? - 25 años de lecturas - 9 meses de escritura - muchas ganas - bibliografía consultada en 6 idiomas (italiano, francés, inglés, español, alemán, latín) de bibliotecas nacionales e internacionales. Resultado: 384 páginas de historias alucinantes.

Just got a request for an interview about Roman migration, I think especially (though they don't use the word) the (non-)integration of "barbarians" in the later Empire. The outfit seems legitimate, but for that reason I'd like to suggest someone with more actual expertise than me. Suggestions?

After reindexing the Roman Republican coins in the ANS database, there are 350 (up from 123) objects featuring architecture, after NLP-derived concepts in descriptions like 'temple' link to Wikidata. The 123 previous objects contained the word 'architecture' explicitly in the textual description.

Excited to see this happening, and a huge THANK YOU to @drewjakeprof.bsky.social for seeing this through!!

Thinking about the figures in the Price Edict. a) an at least plausible guide to absolute prices? b) an at least plausible guide to relative prices? c) not even that? And if (a) or (b) 1) pretty close tied to the late 3rd century? 2) usefully generalizable to other times? (and if so, when?)

Kat is very smart. 👇👇👇

Humans being good humans. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/n...

Willis has...thoughts...about your "happy holidays."

I'm not invested in historical (whatever that would even mean) accuracy of technology, but this suggests a huge tonal failure. Like Nolan is reaching for "gritty" that makes no sense in the Lake Wobegon world of epic, where bronze is always "shining" or "sharp" etc. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzw2...

Please enjoy our department's annual "who wore it best" contribution!

Some highlights from the Torlonia show currently at the Kimbell in Ft. Worth. Note particularly Cerberus puppy.

This was my last year on the committee, and we were once again hit with an overwhelming wave of great contenders. Very happy with the results. www.classicalstudies.org/scs-news/202...

My student @javalac.bsky.social just advanced to doctoral candidacy. He's writing on how the existence of human property inflects the ideas of both "human" and "property" in Roman lawmaking (broadly understood).

A New Yorker fact-checker contacted me with some questions about my 1st book, so I was curious what the article was going to be about. Turns out it’s a review of Letteney and Larsen’s exciting new book (including a nice little look back at mine near the end). www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

⭐ The inaugural RAFFAELLA CRIBIORE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING TRANSLATION from the Society for Classical Studies has just been announced ⭐ C. Luke Soucy, *Ovid's Metamorphoses* (University of California Press, 2023).

From the email from ASPROM, I read the sad news of the passing of Professor Roger Ling, Emeritus Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at University of Manchester. Anyone engaging with the archaeology of Pompeii should read his two volume work on The Insula of the Menander - a superb study.

A reminder: we are very interested in having *school teachers* apply for the Classical Summer School, in addition to graduate students. Please pass this along to any teachers you may know!

Finished the individual research presentations in my graduate seminar this afternoon. #TheKidsAreAlright

Delighted that from January 2026 all research articles published in the Journal of Roman Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org will be Open Access view.updates.cambridge.org?qs=85c24bbd7...

Please spread the word: the 2026 application cycle for the Classical Summer School of the American Academy in Rome is now live! (Yours truly as Director for my final year). www.aarome.org/apply/2026-c...

As semesters start and you find yourself repeatedly answering emails with the same questions from students, this is my annual reminder that you can make all your frequent responses email signatures and just select them from your signature list to respond. You're welcome. #academicsky

The #1 lesson from yesterday’s blowout: Humanities majors killed on the job market 1) Mamdani- Africana Studies 2) Spanberger -French 3) Sherill - Global History

This (Classics prof.; former Army officer) may be relevant to your interests @turhansbeycompany.bsky.social

I don't know the podcast, but perhaps of interest?