An ancient woolly sock from #Roman Egypt - with a split between the big toe & the other toes so that you could wear it with sandles! #AncientBlueSky
Deadline is on Wednesday!
Frog and Toad were sad for a while.
Then Frog said, “Toad, here is what you must do. Tonight when you go to bed, you must think some very big thoughts. Those big thoughts will make your head grow larger. In the morning your new hat may fit.”
Broke: Cat Owner
Woke: Cat Dad
Bespoke: αἰλουροβοσκός, ailouroboskos ("herder of the sacred cats") *
*A position for slaves of a temple of Bastet attested to in a Ptolemaic document.
Bis vor einigen Jahren waren die beiden von hinten beleuchtbaren Altäre für Sol und Luna aus dem Mithräum von #Mundelsheim wunderschön, das #Mithras- Relief von #Fellbach flankierend, präsentiert
- im römischen Lapidarium im NeuenSchloss #Stuttgart, das inzwischen leider geschlossen ist. #Römer
I joined the Bible and Archaeology podcast to talk about “The Real Paul”—who he was (and wasn’t), early Christian texts, and whether or not Paul actually baptized a talking lion. 🤓 Check it out!
🎥 YouTube: youtu.be/sJqX-7NxVMg?...
🎧 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Surely we didn’t miss #SuperbOwl 😅
As far as we’re concerned, owls are always in season and worthy of celebration! This charming Attic owl serves as a mascot for the American School of Classical Studies in Athens.
With its inquistive expression, what's not to love!
Yessir that's my colleague Jorell Meléndez-Badillo (@jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social) and here's his history of Puerto Rico - available in English and Spanish press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Which Superb Owl Are You Today?
Every #SuperbOwl is from @newberrylibrary.bsky.social!
Call for papers for the Greco-
Roman Religions Section for the November Annual Meeting of the SBL:
Remains of a war elephant and catapult ammunition from the Second Punic War found in Córdoba, a unique discovery in Europe
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/01/r...
The deadline is fast approaching! Apply for a Shohet Scholars Grant from the International Catacomb Society!
“But Frog,” said Toad, “if I pick up my pants and jacket right now, then I will not have to pick them up tomorrow, will I?”
“No,” said Frog, “You will not have to.”
Toad picked up his clothes. He put them in the closet.
“The researchers suspect it once contained an ointment used for pain relief, because the woman’s skeleton shows signs of lesions and joint inflammation”
I disagree. This looks exactly like a dice 🎲 box that you hold game pieces and dice in. As a Roman historian: I don’t think it’s ointments. 1/2
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"!
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.
The Apostle Paul:
Toad sipped his tea. “Frog,” he asked, “are you making this up?”
“Maybe yes and maybe no,” said Frog.
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
The high quality of Hellenistic metalwork was applied to many everyday objects, including box mirrors, an example of which is below. This beautiful repoussé relief of a woman with a silver earring and necklace once covered a polished, reflective bronze surface within. 🏺 1/ #ancientbluesky
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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
"A lot of people want to eat you but I just want to talk to you, okay?"
