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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 5d

Provost Joel P. Christensen (@sentantiq.bsky.social) explains what Odysseus’s violent homecoming reveals about autocracy, memory, and the impossibility of resolution neoskosmos.com/en/2025/10/0...

When kings return: Homer's lesson for divided societies - Neos Kosmos

What Odysseus's violent homecoming reveals about autocracy, memory, and the impossibility of resolution

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Alexis Christensen @amchristensen.bsky.social · 2h

Oh no! That’s sad news.

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Alexis Christensen @amchristensen.bsky.social · 5h

Excited to do it. Not sure why signing up kept sliding down my to-do list.

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Alexis Christensen @amchristensen.bsky.social · 5h

My phone served up this fritto misto memory today. Such a good memory. #TinyJoys

Photo of a plate of fried seafood garnished with tomatoes

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Alexis Christensen @amchristensen.bsky.social · 8h

Been catching up on podcasts over fall break. Lots of good stuff out there. I’m definitely a fan of the 20-40 minute length. Also, interesting to see that some styles of delivery are okay for a one off episode, but multiple episodes in a row can be off-putting for me.

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Guilherme Nunes - Commissions Open!! @guilhernunes.bsky.social · 8h

missing kitten just doesn’t care

painting of a Siamese cat taking a selfie in front of a post with a picture of him on a missing person poster

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 1d

Here I am. Once again. I'm out of archaeologists.

We matched 576 groups w/archaeologists, leaving 13 groups unmatched. This brings me pain! We've never run out of scientists like this before. 598 requests for one category is A LOT. But still.

Archaeologists 🥺
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Alexis Christensen @amchristensen.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks for the reminder. Going to sign up now.

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Alexis Christensen @amchristensen.bsky.social · 20h

Me, shortly.

Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 20h

Then Toad fell asleep.

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Katie Robinson @nclgmagistrainotio.bsky.social · 1d

4 Blockbuster speakers on topics bringing connections in ancient cultures into focus in the way Classics should be studied! Qin, Tang, Han, India, Greece, & Rome! Students welcome also!
ccasouth.org has all details, abstracts, bios. Check it out! Thx,
@ancientlyric.bsky.social for leading this!

CCA South - Fall 2025 Program

JOIN US ! OCTOBER 18, 2025 9:30 am - 1:00 pm CCA South Virtual Conference University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Classics and the California Classical Association - South are pro...

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social · 1d

📢 New SCS Blog Post

Amy Norgard and Joshua Nudell -- in the first part of a two-part series -- explore the deep roots of our thinking about the nature of human relationships with artifical companions, stretching from Hollywood to Ovid and back again.

Great reflections on classical reception here!

SCS Blog: Part 1 of 2: Pygmalion in the Age of AI Companions | Society for Classical Studies

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NathanL75 @nathanl75.bsky.social · 1d

Pac Man kind of brought video games into the mainstream. Sort of the Mario of its day.

It was the first one that was a big deal in general.

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Alexis Christensen @amchristensen.bsky.social · 1d

Idk how but the bookstore emails we get seem to be wrong every semester since they’ve gone to an anonymous sender/system(?). Got an email earlier this week saying orders are due by 10/31. Today I have an email saying orders are due today, but the header says 10/31 🤷‍♂️

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Alexis Christensen @amchristensen.bsky.social · 1d

Me too!

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Dr Naomi Scott @drnaomiscott.bsky.social · 1d

I have a suuuuuuuper niche question about tense usage in Ancient Greek lexicography who do I know who might know stuff about this???? All pointers and bibliography suggestions greatly received!!! #ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky

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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 1d

🧪🦣🏺 Strong criticisms of recent study claiming super-ancient origin forlineage leading to H. sapiens, which is contradicted by DNA that points strongly to a last common ancestor more like 600,000 years ago rather than +1 million.
Also, geopolitics & nationalism often intersect with #HumanOrigins

Manuel Will @manuelwill.bsky.social · 1d

Fossiler Schädel: Homo sapiens viel älter als angenommen? | via BR24
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#Evolution #Anthropology

Fossiler Schädel: Homo sapiens viel älter als angenommen?

Bisher waren Forschende sich weitgehend einig: Der Homo sapiens hat sich einst in Afrika entwickelt und von dort aus verbreitet. Eine neue Studie über die Rekonstruktion eines fossilen Schädels aus Ch...

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 1d

#FindsFriday! A Roman brush found in Bregenz.

Roman brush fragments are sometimes difficult to interpret; in this case, their function may relate to textile production, as suggested for similar finds in Eschenz.The bristled surface is suitable for carding or teasing wool fibers. 🧵1/2

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A photo of a well-preserved fragment of a Roman brush in a show case. The object consists of a rectangular base with rounded and scalloped edges, formed from wood into which hundreds of stiff rushes have been densely embedded.

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Alexis Christensen @amchristensen.bsky.social · 1d

When did we get a save feature?

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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 1d

It is #worldmentalhealthday today (we'd argue that's every day).

We love you all very much so this is for you...

a drawing of a ghost that says ghost hug

Alt: a drawing of a ghost that says ghost hug

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 1d

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Alexis Christensen @amchristensen.bsky.social · 1d

top speeds!!

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Alexis Christensen @amchristensen.bsky.social · 2d

Flu and Covid boosted!!

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 2d

“God Bless America” is … not the national anthem. At the game I was at recently, some people stood and some people didn’t. It’s a piece of popular song that many people like and feel moved by, just like, say, “This Land Is Your Land.”

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 2d

Donald Trump’s MAGA supporters are freaking out after photos emerged of Super Bowl singer Bad Bunny sitting during “God Bless America” at a New York Yankees playoff game.

MAGA Melts Down as Bad Bunny Sits for ‘God Bless America’

The singer is causing anger among Republicans for his actions during a baseball game.

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VALUE Foundation @valuefnd.bsky.social · 2d

We are SO back! Game developer panel for #TIPC4 with Leyla, @wisproy.bsky.social, and @colewehrle.bsky.social to talk about the development of historical video games! Tune in over at www.twitch.tv/streamingthepast

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Mette Lovschal @lovschal.bsky.social · 2d

Are you going to be our new colleague at @au.dk @auarcher.bsky.social? Full professorship in #archaeology, deadline November 9.

international.au.dk/about/profil...

Full Professorship(s) in Archaeology - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at School of Culture and Society - Department of Heritage Studies, Aarhus University

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