Musings on Daily Life in the Ancient and Early Medieval Mediterranean By Sarah E. Bond
Nero princeps gladiatorum pugnas spectabat in smaragdo. The princeps Nero viewed the combats of the gladiators in a smaragdus. -- Pliny, Natural History, 37.16. There are many fantastical stories to be found in Pliny the Elder's Natural History. Part of the lure of this encyclopedic work is the (often misleading) conviction with which the statesman explored the objects, peoples, and places... Continue Reading →
Anyone who has ever written a book, article, course advertisement, blogpost, or conference paper knows the mental agony that accompanies the completion of this task. It is not enough to write a great book; we must next sell our work with a clever title. We are told that "sexy" titles lure the elusive reader, student, or conference participant to our work. It... Continue Reading →
When excited ticket holders enter the various sports venues erected in Qatar for the World Cup in 2022, they will likely not be told about the lives of the people who helped to build these impressive structures. In 2014 alone, a Nepalese migrant died on the average of once every two days while working on... Continue Reading →
History From Below 