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Jordan Pickett
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Roman and Byzantine Archaeology from Athens GA.
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The University of Georgia in Athens GA has the biggest Latin program and best enrollments in the USA, according to MLA: send us your students!! https://news.uga.edu/uga-latin-program-named-largest-in-nation/
UGA Latin program named largest in nation
It continues to innovate and attract a broad range of students.
news.uga.edu
Heinrich Kiepert's *Formae Orbis Antiqui*: 25 maps of 36 planned were published, 1903-1908ish.. All available for high resolution download from UChicago isac-idb.uchicago.edu/results.php?... someday i'm going to wallpaper my bathroom with these.
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
❄️so cold 🥶https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RTFi-y9WgM
King Arthur: Act III, scene 2: Cold Song. Genius : "What Power art thou"
YouTube video by Maurice Bevan - Topic
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December 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Interesting project on graffiti at Hagia Sophia in IST www.hagiasofiagraffiti.com/schemesconte...
SchemesContent
www.hagiasofiagraffiti.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It's House (Remix)
YouTube video by Paul Johnson - Topic
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December 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
That time of year again: send UGA your students looking for an MA in Latin and Classics! The home of Wheelocks' Latin textbook, and according to MLA the biggest Latin program in USA, we are a bastion of rigorous Latin pedagogy.

Fully-funded assistantships available. Email me with questions, please!
The University of Georgia in Athens GA has the biggest Latin program and best enrollments in the USA, according to MLA: send us your students!! https://news.uga.edu/uga-latin-program-named-largest-in-nation/
UGA Latin program named largest in nation
It continues to innovate and attract a broad range of students.
news.uga.edu
November 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
i do not have the energy for self promotion anymore -- thanks, tenure --

but LinkedIn seems to be where the strivers are congregating these days
October 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Have been slightly obsessed with this for a while now youtu.be/PJ9PMydTVYE?...
Caroline Shaw: Entr’acte • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
YouTube video by Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
youtu.be
October 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Learned yesterday that a recent MA grad from our department had manuscript for new edition of a fairly important and substantial Late Antique Latin text accepted by Brepols.

Wow. 😮
October 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Time for another adventure...
September 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Time for another adventure...
September 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Memphis Egypt - Mekons
YouTube video by Thomas Wodock
youtu.be
September 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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A lot of the justifications point to the number of Religious Studies majors—but is this really how a dept’s value should be judged? In many RS departments in which I’ve taught, our courses have enormous enrollments & student interest +
September 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
September 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Fun fact—the formal pub date is 7/31, but apparently CUP is now live with my book, if you’re logging in thru an institution: accordingly, book 🧵 incoming. (1/)

www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
The God and the Bureaucrat
Cambridge Core - Ancient History - The God and the Bureaucrat
www.cambridge.org
July 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
i need a cloud cluster / super-computer for photogrammetry.. sh*t's getting too big even for my gamer laptop at 300+ gb
July 21, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Re: plague studies

youtu.be/y-qjnzqnqKM?...
Portlandia - Rats
YouTube video by Didya51
youtu.be
July 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Sardis and Bin Tepe have been officially inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List: news from today

trt.global/world/articl...

whc.unesco.org/en/list/1731
Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
whc.unesco.org
July 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
NSF FY 2026 Budget Request: eye-popping summary tables on pages 6 and 12 include 70% cut in budget and personnel involved (researchers, grad students, etc) nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov
July 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Massive cuts and mergers at my alma mater, Indiana University in Bloomington -- 408 degree programs across the state

Full list: www.in.gov/che/files/In...

Indy Star write up from 30 June: www.indystar.com/story/news/p...
www.in.gov
July 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM