Eric H Cline

Finishing up with the Persian Wars and heading into the discussions of the Delian League and then fifth century Athens, so I thought that it was time to wear this wonderful owl tie today.

Lecturing tomorrow (Thursday, October 16) at Mississippi State University to help kick off the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Cobb Institute of Archaeology. Come join us!

Look what arrived in the mail today! Hooray and congrats to Ken Feder! "Insightful, respectful, important, and a pleasure to read. It belongs on the bookshelf of every American," according to one archaeologist who blurbed the book. Get your copy today!

Today’s tie features ancient Egypt, for no particular reason (not linked to either of today’s lectures, but I like the tie)

It’s time for the tie with the miniature Lamassu(s)…

Bitty, caught in the act of checking his calendar…

Hah! Good one!

Cat in a box

Doing Archaic Greece today, including the first Olympics…

Official publication day is not until November 11 (but you can pre-order it now).

Happy New Year! An unexpected box full of Love War and Diplomacy was waiting on the doorstep when I got home today.

(Update: Ok, ok; IYKYK. It means I’m giving a major exam in one of my classes.)

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So, most of you know by now what it means if I am wearing this tie…

And…1177 BC will be translated into Indonesian, as its 21st translation.

After days of traveling, it is good to have a few moments of calm in the morning, with a cup of coffee while relaxing in your favorite chair...

Great day-long symposium at OU, discussing Walter Scheidel’s new book “What is Ancient History?” Great to see old friends and to meet new ones. Too bad I’m leaving before tomorrow’s game against Auburn…

Oklahoma and Vermont added to list of states where I have given lectures; now up to 35. South Carolina to be added in a few weeks; delayed because of last year’s hurricane (Alabama also canceled then). Seems to be a big swathe of the Northwest where I haven’t lectured…must rectify that.

The second review of my forthcoming Amarna Letters book is out, from Publishers Weekly: "...a remarkable glimpse into deep history and a savvy examination of an academic discipline's evolution."

And just heard that 1177 BC will be translated into Indonesian -- that makes 21 foreign languages...

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Teaching the Iron Age in Greek history today, so I thought I would wear my “writing” tie. Ironically, however, unless I am missing something, it does not appear to have the Greek alphabet on it!

Hope you like it!

There are very few things quite like gazing upon your new book for the very first time. Years and years of studying and writing, of intensive toil, labor, and love, now brought to fruition with the help of a whole village. I am so pleased that this will be available exactly two months from today.

Fighting the Trojan War today, in both classes as it happens.

Just received the welcome news that the paperwork has just been signed for the twentieth translation of 1177 BC, this time into Ukrainian. Not sure when it will be out, but looking forward to it!

Actually lecturing in detail about the Woolley/Mallowan excavations at Ur today, so I’m wearing another one of my “Standard” ties (I have three: one in polychrome, one in red, and one in black.)

LOVE, WAR, AND DIPLOMACY | Kirkus Reviews Letters on clay offer a portal to a lost world.

Love, War, and Diplomacy, the forthcoming book from @digkabri.bsky.social, showcases “impressive scholarship [that] illuminates the Bronze Age.” Read the full Kirkus review here:

One sign that the new semester has begun: when you answer one email and three more pop up as you are doing so.

Now that is an awesome idea!

Today’s Intro class is on the Egyptians, so I had to choose between numerous possible ties and settled on this one.
Spoiler alert; there may be a tie change in between classes, since we’re doing the Minoans in Greek history today. I have brought the dolphin tie with me just in case.