Gregory Hays
@aristofontes.bsky.social
Teacher, Latinist. Neither the son of true believers nor of good reputation. Once translated Marcus Aurelius, but I don't speak for him. (Neither of us speaks for UVA.) Minor outlying island. Can serve briefly as a boat. He/him.
Oh, this is very much Thanksgiving-specific.
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Oh, this is very much Thanksgiving-specific.
Total attendance today 17, so another win for @booktweeting.bsky.social (who guessed 16) π
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Total attendance today 17, so another win for @booktweeting.bsky.social (who guessed 16) π
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Reposted by Gregory Hays
"The White House isn't sure whether Trump actually had a phone call or just imagined it" is where we are on the dementia scale now.
An amazing new Trump controversy, Part II of II:
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him βin the very near futureβ
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isnβt sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him βin the very near futureβ
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isnβt sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
White House hedges on Trumpβs curious claim about his call with Brazilβs Bolsonaro White House hedges on Trumpβs curious claim about his call with Brazilβs Jair Bolsonaro
Did the Republican president talk to Bolsonaro as the Brazilian plotted to escape? Trump said yes, but the White House isnβt so sure.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"The White House isn't sure whether Trump actually had a phone call or just imagined it" is where we are on the dementia scale now.
Reposted by Gregory Hays
Thank you so much to everyone who came out to support the authors and our local literary community this fall. Pictured here, our last two author events of the year: Hannah Rosenberg's event for Same, and Inger N.I. Kuin's event in conversation with @aristofontes.bsky.social for Diogenes.
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Thank you so much to everyone who came out to support the authors and our local literary community this fall. Pictured here, our last two author events of the year: Hannah Rosenberg's event for Same, and Inger N.I. Kuin's event in conversation with @aristofontes.bsky.social for Diogenes.
SELL SELL SELL
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
SELL SELL SELL
That would be the smart thing to do, which is why I'm not 100% sure it will happen.
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
That would be the smart thing to do, which is why I'm not 100% sure it will happen.
St. Louis
if there were an american avignon papacy which city would be avignon?
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
St. Louis
Actual attendance in Roman Movies: 10
First prize goes to @booktweeting.bsky.social who guessed 8. π
Honorable mention to @jenntheflower.bsky.social who guessed 13.
First prize goes to @booktweeting.bsky.social who guessed 8. π
Honorable mention to @jenntheflower.bsky.social who guessed 13.
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Actual attendance in Roman Movies: 10
First prize goes to @booktweeting.bsky.social who guessed 8. π
Honorable mention to @jenntheflower.bsky.social who guessed 13.
First prize goes to @booktweeting.bsky.social who guessed 8. π
Honorable mention to @jenntheflower.bsky.social who guessed 13.
Incredible self-inflicted wound. All they had to do was coast on Obamacare and promise the perpetually coming-in-two-weeks plan, and they'd have been fine. Now the pottery barn rule kicks in.
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Incredible self-inflicted wound. All they had to do was coast on Obamacare and promise the perpetually coming-in-two-weeks plan, and they'd have been fine. Now the pottery barn rule kicks in.
I think the key sentence here is "I'm not involved in the conversation." Bessent knows what deep shit they've gotten themselves into and he wants to be far away from it.
Bessent on CNBC re: White House health care plans: "I'm not involved in the conversation. I know President Trump wants working Americans to keep more of their money, cut out the insurance companies, and we'll see. He's the president of solutions, and I'm sure that we will have a solution to this."
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I think the key sentence here is "I'm not involved in the conversation." Bessent knows what deep shit they've gotten themselves into and he wants to be far away from it.
It is the Baton of Victory, as presented to Q. Arrius by the emperor Tiberius in the well known documentary film 'Ben Hur' (1959).
November 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
It is the Baton of Victory, as presented to Q. Arrius by the emperor Tiberius in the well known documentary film 'Ben Hur' (1959).
Reposted by Gregory Hays
Well well well, if it isn't
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Well well well, if it isn't
I was going to say isn't a sacrifice supposed to be something of value, but in fact the Greeks routinely offered the gods a pile of bones and inedible gristle covered with animal hide, so James would be perfect.
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I was going to say isn't a sacrifice supposed to be something of value, but in fact the Greeks routinely offered the gods a pile of bones and inedible gristle covered with animal hide, so James would be perfect.
"These aren't the sort of people we're supposed to be arresting" ifyouknowwhatimean
βWeβve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,β the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"These aren't the sort of people we're supposed to be arresting" ifyouknowwhatimean
She's a 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 but she has some unacceptable opinions about Scaliger
1 2 3 all over the face. This numbered face is part of an #earlymodern book about physiognomy, the art of face reading, and chiromancy, the art of fortune-telling by looking at your hand. The numbers described the person's character, personality or body functions from their outer appearance.
1/2
1/2
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
She's a 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 but she has some unacceptable opinions about Scaliger
Petition to replace Pete Hegseth with Pete from 'Ghosts'
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Petition to replace Pete Hegseth with Pete from 'Ghosts'
Mary Tamm, not even a contest.
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Mary Tamm, not even a contest.
It's almost always a lie, but I wonder if "rogue intern" might not actually be the most plausible explanation here.
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It's almost always a lie, but I wonder if "rogue intern" might not actually be the most plausible explanation here.
Board of Smol Bean Birthday Boys
βWe are volunteers, you shouldnβt expect much from us, and Iβm not providing any new informationβ isnβt exactly a strong defense of the BOV by one of its own
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Doug Wetmore: The straight facts about UVa from a board member
Although members of UVa's board are appointed by politicians, my experience is that we are for the most part not ideological.
dailyprogress.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Board of Smol Bean Birthday Boys
UTAH SOBY
Iβm very sorry to announce this to the rest of the country & the world, but a transitional logo has been chosen for the 2034 Salt Lake City Olympics & this is it. Why does it say Utah? We donβt know. Why is the font illegible? Yet another mystery. Did they go ugly on purpose? Again, no idea.
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 AM
UTAH SOBY
Okay, guess the actual attendance in my classes tomorrow:
Roman Movies (29 enrolled):
Medieval Latin (14 enrolled):
Prizes for closest to total and closest for each class.
Roman Movies (29 enrolled):
Medieval Latin (14 enrolled):
Prizes for closest to total and closest for each class.
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Okay, guess the actual attendance in my classes tomorrow:
Roman Movies (29 enrolled):
Medieval Latin (14 enrolled):
Prizes for closest to total and closest for each class.
Roman Movies (29 enrolled):
Medieval Latin (14 enrolled):
Prizes for closest to total and closest for each class.
Ah, I see your passage below. Primus also has the "just like cool water" motif, FWIW.
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Ah, I see your passage below. Primus also has the "just like cool water" motif, FWIW.
There's a more certain example in the Passio Primi et Feliciani (BHL 6922)βbut maybe that was your starting point? Lapidge, Roman Martyrs 417 n. 19 says Delehaye, Passions des martyrs 205 gives Greek parallels, but I find nothing corresponding on that page.
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
There's a more certain example in the Passio Primi et Feliciani (BHL 6922)βbut maybe that was your starting point? Lapidge, Roman Martyrs 417 n. 19 says Delehaye, Passions des martyrs 205 gives Greek parallels, but I find nothing corresponding on that page.
The Pseudo-Acro scholia on Horace, Odes 1.35.20 tell us that 'resoluto plumbo rei puniri consueverant' (though that is probably not what Horace is alluding to). Not clear that that involves pouring down the throat, though it might.
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The Pseudo-Acro scholia on Horace, Odes 1.35.20 tell us that 'resoluto plumbo rei puniri consueverant' (though that is probably not what Horace is alluding to). Not clear that that involves pouring down the throat, though it might.