Liv Mariah Yarrow (pronounced 'leave')
@profyarrow.bsky.social
Numismatics. Ancient History. ANS Fellow. Chair of Classics, Brooklyn College. Typo-Queen.
I treat this space like the office water cooler.
Blogging at livyarrow.org
I treat this space like the office water cooler.
Blogging at livyarrow.org
I’ve blocked and reported and you should too.
January 17, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I’ve blocked and reported and you should too.
Impossible to avoid!
January 17, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Impossible to avoid!
With out peaking at the Louvre catalogue entry, what god would you identify this as?! Would just on style and knowing it is about 12 cm high you want to guess period or region? Again without peaking at the expert opinion.
January 15, 2026 at 11:14 AM
With out peaking at the Louvre catalogue entry, what god would you identify this as?! Would just on style and knowing it is about 12 cm high you want to guess period or region? Again without peaking at the expert opinion.
I still cannot believe I get to hang with the particle physicists and answer questions with the best research team in the world. All because nearly 2 decades ago my dean asked me to try teaching with an earth scientist @bkgeo.bsky.social , now partner in crime. Thanks Wayne!
![Aes Grave MuX Grant Approved!
January 14, 2026 ~ Liv Yarrow ~ Edit "Aes Grave MuX Grant Approved!"
It’s official! My team has been awarded SIX DAYS of beam time! [we run experiments 24-7 during that time, taking over night shifts in rotation] Below you’ll find the whole grant narrative. All going well we should be able to make comparisons between and within all common Roman aes grave series, and establish original ‘recipes’ for the lead heavy admixture. I’m already dreaming about how to apply this data to other votive offerings and experimental archaeology to explore casting technologies!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rp73cgeuqorqb5doocwmm7bx/bafkreibagsgwgv7etpnz4qihv6daq2kfd4szhpvqbjgjahkng5mxjvkcve@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I still cannot believe I get to hang with the particle physicists and answer questions with the best research team in the world. All because nearly 2 decades ago my dean asked me to try teaching with an earth scientist @bkgeo.bsky.social , now partner in crime. Thanks Wayne!
Etruscan Kitty!!
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Etruscan Kitty!!
This mirror seems so unlikely. No known findspot. The perfect perspective and shape of the ‚house‘ puzzle me…
January 14, 2026 at 10:13 AM
This mirror seems so unlikely. No known findspot. The perfect perspective and shape of the ‚house‘ puzzle me…
In the year of our lord 2026 there are still men who cannot believe I’d rather read my book than stroke their ego. I had to be surprisingly firm.
January 13, 2026 at 7:11 PM
In the year of our lord 2026 there are still men who cannot believe I’d rather read my book than stroke their ego. I had to be surprisingly firm.
What is this animal? Please don't say Tapir. www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
January 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
What is this animal? Please don't say Tapir. www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
"Scarab engraved with Philoktetes in Lemnos, reclining in a cave and brushing the flies from his bandaged wound with a bird's wing; behind the rocks Odysseus is taking away the bow, arrows and quiver of Philoktetes" www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
January 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
"Scarab engraved with Philoktetes in Lemnos, reclining in a cave and brushing the flies from his bandaged wound with a bird's wing; behind the rocks Odysseus is taking away the bow, arrows and quiver of Philoktetes" www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
A male colleague shared with me at the SCS a very niche type of catfishing email he received. Who knew Epiphanius was such a STEAMY guy?! 1/
January 12, 2026 at 12:20 PM
A male colleague shared with me at the SCS a very niche type of catfishing email he received. Who knew Epiphanius was such a STEAMY guy?! 1/
I cannot imagine a more appropriate classical image for three kings day. Let us adore... Dionysus?!
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
I cannot imagine a more appropriate classical image for three kings day. Let us adore... Dionysus?!
Next up in today's distracting images. Dionysus as a thirsty columnar cult object!
Yes, I made the mistake of opening up LIMC.
Yes, I made the mistake of opening up LIMC.
January 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Next up in today's distracting images. Dionysus as a thirsty columnar cult object!
Yes, I made the mistake of opening up LIMC.
Yes, I made the mistake of opening up LIMC.
The best part of this distraction is this fantastic Proto -Georgia O'Keeffe -esque representation of the Aegis. Clam shell? Vulva? Flower? What do you see? 3/x
January 6, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The best part of this distraction is this fantastic Proto -Georgia O'Keeffe -esque representation of the Aegis. Clam shell? Vulva? Flower? What do you see? 3/x
But never fear if all you care about is iconography and not specific specimens the imagery does exist on enough denarii to cite with confidence. 2/ numismatics.org/ocre/results...
January 6, 2026 at 1:06 PM
But never fear if all you care about is iconography and not specific specimens the imagery does exist on enough denarii to cite with confidence. 2/ numismatics.org/ocre/results...
Isn't this a distractingly beautiful image. Sadly we only know of two of these aurei of Caracalla and none with any context. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Isn't this a distractingly beautiful image. Sadly we only know of two of these aurei of Caracalla and none with any context. 1/
Brooklyn College has 30 students already registered for SECOND semester Latin this spring and 15 in 2nd sem Greek!
Just your regular reminder that Classics refuses to die on this urban commuter campus, despite having lost 70% of our FT faculty since January 2020 with zero line replacements.
Just your regular reminder that Classics refuses to die on this urban commuter campus, despite having lost 70% of our FT faculty since January 2020 with zero line replacements.
January 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Brooklyn College has 30 students already registered for SECOND semester Latin this spring and 15 in 2nd sem Greek!
Just your regular reminder that Classics refuses to die on this urban commuter campus, despite having lost 70% of our FT faculty since January 2020 with zero line replacements.
Just your regular reminder that Classics refuses to die on this urban commuter campus, despite having lost 70% of our FT faculty since January 2020 with zero line replacements.
Fragments of work. That's the goal this first desk day of 2026. If I send you an email, please don't respond 🤣, at least not today. arachne.dainst.org/entity/1140303
January 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Fragments of work. That's the goal this first desk day of 2026. If I send you an email, please don't respond 🤣, at least not today. arachne.dainst.org/entity/1140303
All that is old will be new again! “I’ve never seen real static!” “Why doesn’t the controller doesn’t have joy stick?!” “What does the eject button do?”
December 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
All that is old will be new again! “I’ve never seen real static!” “Why doesn’t the controller doesn’t have joy stick?!” “What does the eject button do?”
At least it’s not an inflatable crucifix, comments my child, as we enter the exurbs.
December 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
At least it’s not an inflatable crucifix, comments my child, as we enter the exurbs.
LGI ALUMS! we are looking of photos of your t-shirts!
December 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
LGI ALUMS! we are looking of photos of your t-shirts!
Again I love my students and what they find. This adorable cartoon from the Beazley archive made me go check the original object. Which alas is v v creepy.
December 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Again I love my students and what they find. This adorable cartoon from the Beazley archive made me go check the original object. Which alas is v v creepy.
Here's another new to me today delight from my grading. CREEP-TASTIC
December 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Here's another new to me today delight from my grading. CREEP-TASTIC
Kiddo is very concerned about the behavior of the young Jesus. Carols portray him perfect and obedient. She points to the story of him running away in Jerusalem to say this cannot be true and he was a naughty child. I suggested this is only evidence of questionable parenting.
Whose right?
Whose right?
December 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Kiddo is very concerned about the behavior of the young Jesus. Carols portray him perfect and obedient. She points to the story of him running away in Jerusalem to say this cannot be true and he was a naughty child. I suggested this is only evidence of questionable parenting.
Whose right?
Whose right?
I woke up to AWESOME news! I can't share publicly yet but it is down right game changing. While so much has been going wrong, I really, really needed a win that came with awesome bragging rights.
December 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I woke up to AWESOME news! I can't share publicly yet but it is down right game changing. While so much has been going wrong, I really, really needed a win that came with awesome bragging rights.
Thanks @merriam-webster.com. I think SLOP defines much of 2025 just perfectly. I might have suggested inhumane, but SLOP covers much of this at least a portion of this.
December 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Thanks @merriam-webster.com. I think SLOP defines much of 2025 just perfectly. I might have suggested inhumane, but SLOP covers much of this at least a portion of this.