Jeanne Reames
@mathetria.bsky.social
Mother, writer, history professor, Homer fangirl & Alexander the Great geek * ATG Court Prosopography * Writing academic monograph on Hephaistion & Krateros * Director, Ancient Mediterranean Studies Program at UNO * Author, Dancing with the Lion duology
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Jeanne Reames
@mathetria.bsky.social
· Nov 9
With several new followers: I have one foot in Classics/ancient history and another in the writing community. I teach Greek history at the Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha, answer "asks" on Tumblr as public history, and write history-inspired SFF and historical fiction. Not a prolific poster here, alas.
It's that Black Friday time of year. If you know someone who likes historical fiction: young Alexander before he became "the Great." Riptide is both a small press & LGBTQ+, so give them love. This is the ebook; Amazon controls print-on-demand. Not advertising for Amazon this week. #classicsbluesky
Bundle: Dancing with the Lion: The Complete Collection
Before he became Alexander the Great, he was Alexandros, teenage son of the king of Makedon. But rather than enjoying a life of luxury, as prince he has to excel his peers in all ways: be faster, smar...
riptidepublishing.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It's that Black Friday time of year. If you know someone who likes historical fiction: young Alexander before he became "the Great." Riptide is both a small press & LGBTQ+, so give them love. This is the ebook; Amazon controls print-on-demand. Not advertising for Amazon this week. #classicsbluesky
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Richard Burton playing cricket on the set of Alexander The Great during filming in Spain in the summer of 1955
November 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Richard Burton playing cricket on the set of Alexander The Great during filming in Spain in the summer of 1955
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Yes. This is how fascism operates: by constantly redefining the boundaries of The People and exercising brutal force against whoever finds themselves outside. No one is truly safe. You will find yourself on the outside at some point.
Every single American should be concerned with the rapid increase of mass surveillance under ICE. It will not go away when they feel they’ve accomplished their mission of getting rid of all the non-white people.
November 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Yes. This is how fascism operates: by constantly redefining the boundaries of The People and exercising brutal force against whoever finds themselves outside. No one is truly safe. You will find yourself on the outside at some point.
Nothing like getting your hands in the dirt and watching things you planted grow. :-)
Urban farms and gardens ease food insecurity, boost mental health, and create communities.
A surprisingly powerful tool to make cities more livable
Urban farms and gardens ease food insecurity, boost mental health, and create communities.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Nothing like getting your hands in the dirt and watching things you planted grow. :-)
"Ultimately, they're people making choices." A riff on the human Alexander, not the myth, and why I (personally) find him interesting. I think we lose a great deal when we mythologize him. #ancientbluesky #classicbluesky #alexanderthegreat
Alexander the guy, not "the Great"
YouTube video by Let's Talk Alexander the Great & Ancient Macedonia
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November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"Ultimately, they're people making choices." A riff on the human Alexander, not the myth, and why I (personally) find him interesting. I think we lose a great deal when we mythologize him. #ancientbluesky #classicbluesky #alexanderthegreat
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Before she died, my great-grandmother told me what her mother told her as swastika uniforms took her to the gas chambers:
"Remember you're a Jew; I'll return soon." She never saw her again.
A new Coast Guard policy says that same swastika isn't hate but "potentially divisive."
Never again is now.
"Remember you're a Jew; I'll return soon." She never saw her again.
A new Coast Guard policy says that same swastika isn't hate but "potentially divisive."
Never again is now.
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Before she died, my great-grandmother told me what her mother told her as swastika uniforms took her to the gas chambers:
"Remember you're a Jew; I'll return soon." She never saw her again.
A new Coast Guard policy says that same swastika isn't hate but "potentially divisive."
Never again is now.
"Remember you're a Jew; I'll return soon." She never saw her again.
A new Coast Guard policy says that same swastika isn't hate but "potentially divisive."
Never again is now.
The Department of History at the University of Nebraska at Omaha invites applications for an assistant professor who focuses on the study of Israel, Israel Studies, and/or the Middle East. The endowed tenure-track position carries with it a 2-2 teaching load + directorship of the Schwalb Center.
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
jobs.nebraska.edu
November 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The Department of History at the University of Nebraska at Omaha invites applications for an assistant professor who focuses on the study of Israel, Israel Studies, and/or the Middle East. The endowed tenure-track position carries with it a 2-2 teaching load + directorship of the Schwalb Center.
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The banality of evil is the most important lesson to be learned by all humans. Especially right now. Many countries are being run by psychopaths capable of devastating evil acts… large & small.
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The banality of evil is the most important lesson to be learned by all humans. Especially right now. Many countries are being run by psychopaths capable of devastating evil acts… large & small.
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That’s me!
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
That’s me!
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Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
Here I look at Alexander's approach to religion (+ myth) as a "polycentral strategy." Post-Granikos, Alexander increasingly began to center his religious actions on & references to WHERE he was, rather than send back "home" to Macedonia and Greece.
#ancientBluesky
#ClassicsBluesky
#Alexanderthegreat
#ancientBluesky
#ClassicsBluesky
#Alexanderthegreat
How Alexander Used Myth: Love the One You're With
YouTube video by Let's Talk Alexander the Great & Ancient Macedonia
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Here I look at Alexander's approach to religion (+ myth) as a "polycentral strategy." Post-Granikos, Alexander increasingly began to center his religious actions on & references to WHERE he was, rather than send back "home" to Macedonia and Greece.
#ancientBluesky
#ClassicsBluesky
#Alexanderthegreat
#ancientBluesky
#ClassicsBluesky
#Alexanderthegreat
Alas, I fear she’s right; hard to negotiate when the other side literally does not care about the suffering of constituents except to make their enemies wince. There’s no way out that doesn’t either break the bank for health care for ACA recipients or starve a significant portion of the populace.
11/09 Senate Democrats appear poised to cave on the shutdown. It was always going to end this way. #news #breakingnews #history #storytime #angry
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November 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Alas, I fear she’s right; hard to negotiate when the other side literally does not care about the suffering of constituents except to make their enemies wince. There’s no way out that doesn’t either break the bank for health care for ACA recipients or starve a significant portion of the populace.
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This is good, and should actually make us feel better.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily blocked a ruling that required Trump to fully fund SNAP because she’s playing chess, not checkers. She sent it back to the lower courts for a reason. 👀
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily blocked a ruling that required Trump to fully fund SNAP because she’s playing chess, not checkers. She sent it back to the lower courts for a reason. 👀
November 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This is good, and should actually make us feel better.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily blocked a ruling that required Trump to fully fund SNAP because she’s playing chess, not checkers. She sent it back to the lower courts for a reason. 👀
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily blocked a ruling that required Trump to fully fund SNAP because she’s playing chess, not checkers. She sent it back to the lower courts for a reason. 👀
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The next #AntigonidNetwork seminar is on Tuesday 11th November, 5pm (UK). John Holton presents his two books: 'Alexander’s Successors and the Creation of Hellenistic Kingship' and 'Royal Traditions and the Consolidation of Power by Alexander’s Successors'. #AncientBluesky
To join, please register:
To join, please register:
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: AN seminar: John Holton. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: AN seminar: John Holton. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Universityofexeter.zoom.us
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The next #AntigonidNetwork seminar is on Tuesday 11th November, 5pm (UK). John Holton presents his two books: 'Alexander’s Successors and the Creation of Hellenistic Kingship' and 'Royal Traditions and the Consolidation of Power by Alexander’s Successors'. #AncientBluesky
To join, please register:
To join, please register:
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For I was hungry and you argued all the way up to the Supreme Court that poor people don’t deserve to eat.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
For I was hungry and you argued all the way up to the Supreme Court that poor people don’t deserve to eat.
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Remember the "Israel says they will cut agreed aid by half" headlines? Then shortly after, "Israel agrees to do what they said they would do and allow aid into Gaza"?
The 'ceasefire' agreement was 600 trucks per day. Half was 300. They've allowed 100. Someone explain to me why this is okay.
The 'ceasefire' agreement was 600 trucks per day. Half was 300. They've allowed 100. Someone explain to me why this is okay.
Despite ceasefire agreement, Israel has allowed only about 100 aid trucks to enter the Gaza Strip daily, with humanitarian organizations confirming they are “effectively barred” from delivering desperately needed assistance to the war-ravaged enclave.
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Aid Groups Say Israel Has “Effectively Barred” Them From Bringing Essential Supplies Into Gaza: What We Know - Quds News Network
Despite a ceasefire agreement, Israel has allowed only about 100 aid trucks to enter the Gaza Strip daily, with humanitarian organizations confirming they are “effectively barred” from delivering desp...
qudsnen.co
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Remember the "Israel says they will cut agreed aid by half" headlines? Then shortly after, "Israel agrees to do what they said they would do and allow aid into Gaza"?
The 'ceasefire' agreement was 600 trucks per day. Half was 300. They've allowed 100. Someone explain to me why this is okay.
The 'ceasefire' agreement was 600 trucks per day. Half was 300. They've allowed 100. Someone explain to me why this is okay.
Inspired by the shellacking Democrats gave Republicans in the elections yesterday. A student asked me earlier if Alexander ever faced opposition. Gave me a chance to talk about the Mutiny-that-wasn't (India) plus the real mutiny at Opis, which took ATG by surprise. What caused it + how he responded.
Mutiny! When Alexander Faced Opposition
YouTube video by Let's Talk Alexander the Great & Ancient Macedonia
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Inspired by the shellacking Democrats gave Republicans in the elections yesterday. A student asked me earlier if Alexander ever faced opposition. Gave me a chance to talk about the Mutiny-that-wasn't (India) plus the real mutiny at Opis, which took ATG by surprise. What caused it + how he responded.
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Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
Grammarly Rebrands Company as Superhuman, Introduces Superhuman Suite and Superhuman Go
Superhuman Platform delivers proactive, context-aware AI agents that work in the flow of work, wherever people work Grammarly today announced it is changing its company…
www.grammarly.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
To my mind, this was the real wake-up call of the night. Some of this is in the (bluer) north, but still. MISSISSIPPI went blue.
Hard working Dems flipped THREE SEATS in the Mississippi legislature (thus ending the GOP supermajority there). This is huge news, and what an achievement:
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
To my mind, this was the real wake-up call of the night. Some of this is in the (bluer) north, but still. MISSISSIPPI went blue.
That was a fast call. Given all the other wins tonight, not surprised. Now, I'd like to know by how much. :-D
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
That was a fast call. Given all the other wins tonight, not surprised. Now, I'd like to know by how much. :-D
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We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
2 MILLION VOTES: NYC! All before 9 p.m.
More of our election coverage can be found here at thecity.nyc
More of our election coverage can be found here at thecity.nyc
November 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
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I’m sure there are many horror stories about sudden spikes in premium rates. This was totally avoidable and exactly why Democrats drew a hard line.
November 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I’m sure there are many horror stories about sudden spikes in premium rates. This was totally avoidable and exactly why Democrats drew a hard line.
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64. Ramsay MacMullen, "Persecution" from Paganism and Christianity in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries
open.spotify.com/episode/4sGM...
open.spotify.com/episode/4sGM...
64. Ramsay MacMullen, "Persecution" from Paganism and Christianity in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries
open.spotify.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
64. Ramsay MacMullen, "Persecution" from Paganism and Christianity in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries
open.spotify.com/episode/4sGM...
open.spotify.com/episode/4sGM...
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Don’t take it from me, listen to Snopes! Speaker Johnson signed a bill to cut $186 billion from SNAP. And again, it’s HIS party that won’t help millions of Americans put food on the table this month.
House Speaker Mike Johnson signed bill cutting $186B from SNAP in July 2025
Users shared this true claim amid uncertainty regarding whether Americans would receive federal food benefits during the 2025 government shutdown.
www.snopes.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Don’t take it from me, listen to Snopes! Speaker Johnson signed a bill to cut $186 billion from SNAP. And again, it’s HIS party that won’t help millions of Americans put food on the table this month.