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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

Nandini Pandey

Ancient 3D Models Before Digital Modeling

Last week, my interview with Abydos Archaeology’s Matthew Douglas Adams was published at Hyperallergic. The article focused on the discovery of an … More

3D modeling, Ancient Egypt, Breweries

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

ancient roman, color, Dura-Europos, Judaea, metropolitan museum of art, Nabataeans, pigment, polychromy

Pro Publica: A Public Classics Workshop

Pro Publica: A Public Classics Workshop Northwestern University, October 18-19, 2019 How can we better speak and write about the … More

ancient mediterranean, CFP, classics, northwestern, public history, public humanities, scs

Deus Ex Machina: Depicting Cranes and Pulleys in the Ancient World

Within ancient theater, the phrase ‘deus ex machina‘ actually referred to a crane called a μηχανή (the Greek term from … More

cranes, Huqoq, Late Antiquity, manuscripts, medieval, mosaics, Roman construction, Saint Mark's, Tower of Babel

Building the Iron Gates of Alexander: The Migrant Caravan & Geographies of Fear

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

alexander romance, Alexander the Great, biblical studies, Early Christianity, Early Islam, ezekiel, gog and magog, Judaism, Late Antiquity, medieval history

Signs of the Times: Ancient Symbols Reused by Hate Groups

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

alt right, ancient rome, antiquity, fasces, Fascism, sculpture, spqr, symbols, vexillations

The Color of the Other: Importing Multi-colored Marble and Roman Constructions of the “Barbarian”

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

ancient art, ancient economy, ancient history, barbarians, hyperallergic, marble, orientalizing art, polychromy, roman, the other

The Gospel of Unicode: Digital Love Letter(s) and Art Through Numbers

Over at Hyperallergic this week, I discuss the proposed release of over 2,000 Hieroglyphs into Unicode by 2020 or 2021.  … More

classics, computer history, DH, digital humanities, digital preservation, encoding, hieroglyphics, hyperallergic, manuscripts, TEI, text

Labeling Ancient and Modern Slavery within Museums

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

3D modeling, ancient slavery, digital humanities, early american slavery, hyperallergic, museum labels, museum studies, roman, titus kaphar, worcester art museum

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