At the Copa: Women, Clothing, and Color Codes in Roman Taverns

On February 3, 326 CE, Constantine issued a legal clarification for Augustus’ Lex Julia de adulteriis, ruling that the wives … More

Through the Eyes of Ruby: Discovering Color and Trade in ‘The World Between Empires’

Last week, Candida Moss and I were lucky enough to catch the tail end of The World between Empires: Art … More

Thousands of refugees are currently standing at the US-Mexico border. In their 2,500 mile journey from Central America, these women, … More

For the past year and half, I have written extensively about the appropriation of ancient symbols, texts, and material culture … More

For a long time now, I have been interested in the ways in which digital humanities projects can be used … More

This week over at Hyperallergic, Sean Burrus and I published a co-written article on the use of variegated marbles (which have particolored … More

Over at Hyperallergic this week, I had an essay come out that was about four months in the making. It … More

My latest piece for Hyperallergic addresses the long history of red caps as symbols of politics, ethnicity, and identity. From Mithras to … More

I think we can all agree that sexual harassment and assault are not inventions of the 20th or 21st centuries. … More

One of my favorite reflections on the act of writing was written by a late Roman historian, poet, and rhetorician … More