Samuli Simelius

Passages from Ancient to Medieval and Early Modern Societies IX This is a bit late, but the conference Passages from Ancient to Medieval and Early Modern Societies IX: Violence, War, and Suffering begins today at Tampere University. I will be presenting a paper…

At Tampere

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Eriarvoisuus antiikin kaupungeissa Parlatorio · Episode

Suomen Rooman-instituutin Parlatorio-podcastin uudessa jaksossa keskustellaan antiikintutkija Samuli Simeliuksen kanssa siitä, mitä arkeologiset löydöt sekä säilyneet kirjalliset lähteet kertovat varallisuuden jakautumisesta ja eri yhteiskuntaluokkien asemasta roomalaisissa kaupungeissa.

Archaeological ruins and blue sea on the background

Field work #delos #archaeology

Landscape with archaeological ruins and blue see on the background

Back to work #delos #archaeology #fieldwork

Great opportunity for archaeological research on #inequality! Do get in contact with me if you’d like to discuss a project!

I have to take a better look at this later, but the map of Pompeii shows one of the problems using (only) house size to measure inequality. Here neighbourhoods that likely had highest amount of slaves are the most equal. I assume that they real were not.

Planning to take part into TRAC2025 between 22nd and 24th October 2025 online on the Gather Town platform? I and Tess organise a session on the materiality of Roman architecture. If you are interested, send me an abstract of 200-300 words before August 31. #Archaeology #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋

Just two weeks left to submit to our interdisciplinary session on theorising economic #growth (and #degrowth) in #archaeology! Come join a vital debate about the growing impact of human economies on our environments.

Faravid - Historian ja arkeologian tutkimuksen aikakauskirjan uusin teemanumero on otsikoltaan ’Antiikki ja sen jälkivaikutus’, ja se on vapaasti luettavissa verkkosivuilla: faravid.journal.fi

I have received my copy of Faravid's Special Issue "Antiquity and Its Reception".

It's also published online:
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There's also my article "Images of Inequality: AI Created Depictions of Ancient Social Stratification"
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Apply | Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies | University of Helsinki Here you will find information on our application procedures

HCAS announces two calls for applications - Core Fellow and Fellowship in the Arts. The application period is between 21 August and 11 September. Feel free to distribute! www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...

Understanding Early Large-Scale Collectives: A Global Perspective This volume brings together perspectives from different parts of the world that showcase the wide variety of practices, institutions, and ideologies that allowed for shared identities and coordinated ...

Out today! New research on how people create large-scale collectives in the past, and how elites were not a prerequisite to the process. Each chapter provides an authoritative overview of a different part of the world. #archaeology #inequality

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Images of Inequality I wrote an article on artificial intelligence image generation based on prompts related to ancient inequality. The reception of antiquity plays an important role in inequality studies, as it reveal…

A blog post on my article Images of Inequality: AI Created Depictions of Ancient Social Stratification

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Call for Papers - TAG 2025

Are you an archaeologist interested in past trajectories of economic growth? An economist interested in how ancient data can inform a sustainable future?

Submit a paper to @tag2025york.bsky.social and join the debate! #growth #degrowth #post-growth

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And the images analyzed here:

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Pohjolan Sparta ja Thermopylai joka päivä? : Spartan jälkivaikutus Suomessa

Uusi julkaisu, tällä kertaa suomeksi ja Suomesta. Numerossa myös muita kiinnostavia artikkeleita antiikista ja sen jälkivaikutuksesta.

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Nro 56 (2025): Antiikki ja sen jälkivaikutus (Teemanumero)

The whole special issue looks fascinating, so be sure to check out the other articles as well (some are in Finnish).

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AI image of Pompeian inequality: architecture and people.

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I wrote an article on ancient reception, exploring AI-generated images and inequality.

Big thanks to the editors and anonymous reviewers, who offered clear, constructive suggestions for improvement.

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Friday 6th June: Age, Aging and Ancestors in Ancient and Medieval Societies | Trivium | Tampere Universities Trivium – Tampere Centre for Classical, Medieval, and Early Modern Studies is organizing a one-day symposium on Age, Aging and Ancestors in Ancient and Medieval Societies.

Age in antiquity workshop next week!

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Roads!

Next week in Stockholm!!

Coming up next month!
Spatial aspects in Roman studies.
#research #space #conferences
@tudresden.bsky.social

Kleopatra ennen ja nyt Jaakkojuhani Peltonen: Kleopatra – viimeisen faaraon myytti. Gaudeamus, 2025. 263 s.

Arvosteluni Jaakkojuhani Jacques Peltosen Kleopatra-kirjasta on nyt julkaistu #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋
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Tutkimusavustaja TUCEMEMSiin Turun yliopiston humanistisen tiedekunnan historian, kulttuurin ja taiteiden tutkimuksen laitoksessa on haettavana TUCEMEMSin tutkimusavustajan tuntipalkkainen tehtävä ajalle 1.9.2025-31.12.2025 tai s...

Turku Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (TUCEMEMS) hakee tutkimusavustajaa:

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New issue of The Classical Review Vol. 75, No. 1 (2025) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @cambridgeup.bsky.social @alicatlibrarian.bsky.social @simelius.bsky.social

The Finnish Network for the Study of Ancient World wishes to express concern at reports that Macquarie University is planning to make dramatic reductions in its provision of courses in Ancient History, Archaeology and Ancient Languages. 1/

Our book has now appeared, a bit ahead of schedule. Its in Open Access, meaning the chapters are all free to download either as epub or pdf from this link. I’ll put a thread together on what the individual chapters are about.
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Latinan kielen historia Latina ei ole vain antiikin Rooman valtakunnan kieli, vaan sillä on pitkä ja monipuolinen historia, joka ulottuu nykypäivään asti. Latinan kielen historia etenee latinan alkuajoista nykypäivään: se ...

Tulossa piakkoin! Mukana myös meikäläisen artikkeli, joka käsittelee arkaaista ja klassista latinaa.

#latina #latinankieli #latinankielenhistoria
@gaudeamuskirjat.bsky.social

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Mare nostrum 2025 Puhutaan rahasta! Suomen Ateenan-instituutin ystävien, Villa Lanten ystävien sekä Lähi-idän instituutin ystävien yhteinen esitelmäilta Mare nostrum järjestetään tänä vuonna teemalla ”Puhutaan…

Esitelmäilta to 24.4. Helsingissä ja etäyhteyksin aiheesta 'Puhutaan rahasta!' Kolmen esitelmän otsikot: 'Miehistä monumentteihin: rahat roomalaisten virkamiesten arvojen kuvaajina tasavallan aikana', 'Antiikin rahojen keräilystä', ja 'Raha ja kuolema: Gaza innovaatiotalouden näkökulmasta'.

a photo of the Arringatore (also called the Orator), a bronze statue from the end of the 2nd or the beginning of the 1st century BC, depicting a Roman official as a speaker. It can be admired at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze.

Conservative Panic or Quality Control?

In 92 BC, the censors Lucius Licinius Crassus and Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus banned the operation of schools teaching rhetoric in Latin. Why?

Publication day for our @pnas.org Special Feature on inequality in the deep past bit.ly/WInqSF How do the transitions to agriculture, urbanisation and hierarchy impact wealth inequality? What social forces produced sustainable, equal societies in the past? Some answers (and more questions) inside!