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Names of Athenian Triremes: Investigating Group Cohesiveness and Social Identity in the Athenian Navy of the 4th Century BC - Journal of Maritime Archaeology The set of inscriptions known as the Naval Inventories of Athens (IG II2 1604–IG II2 1632) provide a wealth of information regarding the state of the Athenian navy in the fourth century BC. The inscri...

I guess I didn’t wake up thinking I needed to know the names of the 279 named triremes ⛵️in the 4th century BCE Athenian navy, but it appears we all do. link.springer.com/article/10.1... I do like that 3.58% had animal names like Λεοντῆ (lion skin) and Λέαινα (lioness). Greek epigraphy is fun! 🪦

Midtown from the north of the central park reservoir. Skyscrapers obscured by clouds

Midtown manhattan mingling with the clouds

Zeus and ‘Righting’ the Divine Constitution: An Introduction to Reading Iliad 15 Book 15 is one of those books that makes it hard to imagine the Iliad being constructed entirely out of shorter, more-or-less self-contained songs, insofar as it relies so much on the action of boo…

"The Theogony imagines a Zeus who may be an autocrat but is successful as one because he enjoins his subordinates and guarantees them a place in his realm."

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Zeus and ‘Righting’ the Divine Constitution: An Introduction to Reading Iliad 15 Book 15 is one of those books that makes it hard to imagine the Iliad being constructed entirely out of shorter, more-or-less self-contained songs, insofar as it relies so much on the action of boo…

Zeus and ‘Righting’ the Divine Constitution: An Introduction to Reading Iliad 15

sententiaeantiquae.com/2026/03/05/z...

Such an important issue voiced by exceptional scholars and teachers. Read every word.

Pasts Imperfect (3.5.26) Across the world—from the United States to Canada to Australia—departments and museums within higher education are closing. This week, ancient historian Geoffrey Greatrex discusses the suspension of t...

The latest Pasts Imperfect is out, focused on the closing of humanities depts. & museums. @otavano.bsky.social discusses the U. of Ottawa, @mokersel.bsky.social on the DePaul Art Museum, @meirazk.bsky.social & @vox-magica.bsky.social on shuttering religious studies depts, & Justin Vorhis on U. Iowa.

forgot to tell you about this crazy poll I saw on people who believe in Greek mythology. it had a wild margin of hera

omg this is me

Highlighted: "Myc. (Myceanaean)" for Mycenaean.

I have this published book chapter that was read by at least five or six other people before it reached final proofs and yet...

I freeze at Mycenean. I want that first "e" to be an "ae" so much

Same.

"we are living through unprecedented times". bro these times have so much precedent. these are some of the most precedented times of all time.

Lower manhattan im a misty morning from the northwest side

Lower manhattan, catching the last moments of sunrise

Too bad it’s Book 14 and not Book 10.

Can’t Find a Better Plan? Book 14 splits almost easily into three parts. Poseidon’s actions echo the events of book 14 and Hera’s seduction of Zeus, which involves Poseidon to the extent that he will be rallying the Greeks …

Can’t Find a Better Plan?

[my age makes it impossible not to hum a certain song by Pearl Jam every time I look at that title]

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Of Narratives and Nature with Prof. Joel Christensen (ep. 103) YouTube video by Homer Hotline

I've admired @kevinsolez.bsky.social since he contributed expertise on Homer to Pharos when we were writing about the casting of David Gyasi to play Achilles. He's now hosting expert guests, including @sentantiq.bsky.social, at his "Homer Hotline" on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C30u...

Can’t Find a Better Plan? Book 14 splits almost easily into three parts. Poseidon’s actions echo the events of book 14 and Hera’s seduction of Zeus, which involves Poseidon to the extent that he will be rallying the Greeks …

Can’t Find a Better Plan?

sententiaeantiquae.com/2026/03/03/c...

She knew there was music

We are watching it a second.time

*stop smiling

Response:

"THAT WAS SO GOOD I THOUGHT YOU WERE EXAGGERATING I CAN'T SMILING"

About to watch Buffy S6E7 "once more with feeling" with my daughter (15) for the first time

i must not discourse. discourse is the mind-killer. discourse is the little-death that brings total obliteration. i will permit it to pass over me and through me because i have shit to do. when the discourse has gone there will be nothing. only all the shit i have to do will remain.

Sign the Petition Keep the Classical Languages Major at the University of Iowa

Hi friends. As I previously noted, the U. of Iowa is planning to get rid of African American studies; Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, & the Classical Languages major—along with others. If you wish, please sign the classics petition: www.change.org/p/keep-the-c.... I will add more as I find out.

That’s right. Putting that Classics Degree to good use. (don’t know if you’ve ever seen the Pokemon “Falinks”, @sentantiq.bsky.social ?)

Is this how the doloneia started