Sarah E. Bond

lede to an irish times article about Harry and Meghan by Patrick Freyne.

A reminder that in 2021, @patrickfreyne.bsky.social wrote the best explanatory lede regarding colonialism and monarchy that I have ever seen. www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...

My photo shows a Roman floor mosaic depicting an octopus. The octopus is composed of small black tesserae (tiles) and has eight writhing arms with suckers and narrow curling tips. It is set against a white tesserae background. Octopus detail from a monochrome marine mosaic featuring Triton with a cherub and various sea creatures, including the octopus, dolphins and a cuttlefish, at the women’s changing room at the Central Baths in Herculaneum.

Spectacular octopus from the floor of the women’s changing room at the Central Baths in ancient Herculaneum.

📷 by me

#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology

Ancient Egyptians used ‘Tipp-Ex’ to mask papyrus errors Curators at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum made the discovery when preparing a scroll for an exhibition

“White-out” has been necessary for scribes for a long time, it seems. A page from the Book of the Dead penned by royal scribe, Ramose (1290-1278BCE) had a huntite and calcite mix to correct illustrations, say Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum.

Teaching the Digital Diaspora | National Humanities Center This institute for educators will move beyond traditional resources to explore how digital humanities can illuminate the complexities of the African diaspora.

#K12teachers: help us spread the word to apply for this year’s Teaching African American Studies Institute (TAASI) by March 30th!

#humanities #professionaldevelopment #afamstudies

Two Working LEGO Printing Presses | LEGO® Ideas The development of mechanical printing changed how ideas move through the world. Once text and images could be printed rather than copied by hand, knowledge was…

Hi #EarlyModern Bluesky - did you know that someone brilliant has built working printing presses using Lego and they are trying to get enough supporters so that Lego will release it as a kit?

They look so cool!

beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Stoicism is being manipulated for profit, but also to justify the actions and beliefs of tech bros. I’d say it’s pretty pernicious in a way Epicureanism isn’t—at least currently. Have a nice day.

padmalakshmi • 2/5/26 + @mayormamdani can we pls have @PBS AND @npr in our taxis. I'm trying to support our our yellow cabs but I'm assaulted by newsmax every time I get in one. My eyes and ears hurt. Thank you sir for the great job you're doing listening to NYers! • 14.5K Q 226 G530 & 31

Love Padma Lakshmi’s suggestion to @mayor.nyc.gov. What a fantastic idea—for all cities and taxis.

We have an enrollment of 6 students in our current such center. 6.

For International Woman’s Day, a thread.

"In January, [the NEH] announced $75 million in new grants, including more than $40 million in large awards to conservative-backed civic thought centers and classical humanities institutes that have been established at or near some campuses, to combat the liberal tilt of academia."

Truth.

I’m so furious. I wish we could pull a Taylor Swift and have you put out a self-published e-version (Greg’s Version).

Wait, what? No royalties? I had never asked you because I had assumed. That’s utter BS

Pasts Imperfect (11.2.23) The Stoicism Renaissance, Medieval Tattoos, Historical Queer Icons, and More

Yup. See @sentantiq.bsky.social : pasts-imperfect.ghost.io/pasts-imperf...

Meditations Check out Meditations - <b>NATIONAL BESTSELLER &bull; Timeless insights into what it takes to lead a meaningful life&mdash;still profoundly relevant nearly two thousand years later.</b><br><br><b>Now ...

As per usual, my golden rule is to never spend money on Stoicism unless it is to buy Dr. @aristofontes.bsky.social’s translation, since it at least goes to people I like. bookshop.org/p/books/medi...

Bronze Sestertius of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, 164–169. 2018.24.37

Also why use AI to make a bad Lucilla when we have many busts and coins that are far better. numismatics.org/collection/2...

Quote of the Day by Lucilla, daughter of Stoic emperor Marcus Aurelius, on her birthday: 'Waste no more time arguing... "Waste no more time arguing about what a good person should be. Be one." - Lucilla Lucilla, Marcus Aurelius Quote of the day

Hate to put a good lady down, but Lucilla didn’t say this. It was her father, Marcus Aurelius, in his Meditations (10.16). She really didn’t factor into this Stoic work. Even if I’d love more female writings from antiquity, we can’t misattribute quotes. lexundria.com/m_aur_med/10...

• DOGE staffers violated the Federal Equal Protection Clause of the 5th Amendment by flagging grant descriptions as "DEI" solely because they included "BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color)," "homosexual," "LGBTQ," and "Tribal," among other terms.

You have to click to the ACLS-AHA lawsuit.

The part about it sorting out PIs who were scholars of color was just shocking and infuriating.

When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities

What we suspected is, of course, true.

Just making a joke here 😉

We have 2 kids! They wake us up at 6 am and it’s a lot right now 😂

Or.2784, folio 96r Miniature depicting Aristotle instructing Alexander the Great, from The Description and Uses of Animals compiled from works by Aristotle and ‘Ubayd Allah ibn Bakhtishu. The undated copy was probably made in Baghdad in the first half of the 13th century. Image courtesy the British Library

March 7, 1277: 219 philosophical & theo. readings banned by Bishop of Paris, Stephen Tempier. The influx of Greek & Arabic editions of Aristotle translated into Latin had corrupted the University of Paris’ students & teachers. Woke on that new Aristotle! (Plus ça change!) archive.org/details/a-co...

A History of Ancient Rome in Five Strikes Join the Oklahoma Center for the Humanities in welcoming Sarah Bond, associate professor of ancient history at the University of Iowa, to 101 Archer. Bond will discuss Strike: Labor, Unions, […]

Hello, people near Oklahoma. I will be in Tulsa to speak next week, if you want to come by.
calendar.utulsa.edu/event/a-hist...

Me too!

Names of Athenian Triremes: Investigating Group Cohesiveness and Social Identity in the Athenian Navy of the 4th Century BC - Journal of Maritime Archaeology The set of inscriptions known as the Naval Inventories of Athens (IG II2 1604–IG II2 1632) provide a wealth of information regarding the state of the Athenian navy in the fourth century BC. The inscri...

I guess I didn’t wake up thinking I needed to know the names of the 279 named triremes ⛵️in the 4th century BCE Athenian navy, but it appears we all do. link.springer.com/article/10.1... I do like that 3.58% had animal names like Λεοντῆ (lion skin) and Λέαινα (lioness). Greek epigraphy is fun! 🪦

Nicola Coughlan is 39 and playing an 18-year-old. Suspend disbelief, y’all.

Am I teaching one of these Rapid Response lectures on the manipulation of Ancient History in America today? Yes, I am. Am I proud of our history department? Absolutely. history.uiowa.edu/research/pub...

I really thought he was the best part.

I did. I reviewed it.