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"Antikyran hellebore in the time of Caligula" @tluke.bsky.social @ajkoh.bsky.social | Proceedings of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts www.peasa.eu/site/article... #openaccess
a) Sambucus ebulus on the slopes of Mt. Helicon today (Courtesy: Andrew Koh). b) Vienna Dioscorides illustration of χαμαιάκτη from early 6th century CE, typically equated with Sambucus ebulus today (Rollo, Christopher, Yale Medical Historical Library).
October 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Was Caligula a madman? Maybe. But he also knew his medicine, scholars find | Yale News news.yale.edu/2025/07/09/w... @tluke.bsky.social @ajkoh.bsky.social
Was Caligula a madman? Maybe. But he also knew his medicine, scholars find
The Roman Emperor Caligula, notorious for his blood lust, may have had a strong general knowledge of medicine, according to a new study.
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July 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Jessica Clark (@koriannon.bsky.social) and I will be hosting a panel on race, gender, and warfare at the 16th Celtic Classical Conference in beautiful Coimbra! Check out the CFP below and please do get in touch if you have questions or want to submit an abstract:

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November 20, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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This extraordinary enamelled glass cup depicts a gladiator & dates to c.100CE. It was found in Afghanistan, and was part of a Greco-Bactrian kingdom at the time. It is thought that this was made inside the Roman Empire and then exported. An amazing piece

🏛️Musée Guimat 📷 Vassil 🏺 AncientBlueSky
October 4, 2023 at 6:40 AM