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

The Jewish Colosseum: Revising the Memory of Rome’s Flavian Amphitheater

Originally known as the Flavian Amphitheater, the Roman Colosseum is oftentimes directly associated with the death of Christians; however, as … More

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

Many incorrectly imagine that the life of a Classicist involves a blind obsession with the particulars of the ancient Greek … More

This morning, the SCS released a statement over confusion about whether I have been formally censured by the society. I … More

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

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

Over on Ancient Jew Review, I have a review of Donna Zuckerberg’s new book, Not All Dead White Men. The review was certainly … More

This semester, I am teaching our department’s Archaic to Classical Greek Survey. I specialize in late antique Roman history and … More

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