This semester, I am teaching our department’s Archaic to Classical Greek Survey. I specialize in late antique Roman history and … More
Tag: Inscriptions
‘Can I Get Your Autograph?’: A Short History of Signature Collecting
When I was a kid, I was obsessed with collecting the signatures of the Atlanta Braves baseball players. It was … More
Using Graphic Language: A Short History of Figure Poems
I miss Milwaukee sometimes. On warmer nights, I used to run along Lake Michigan and wait for the sunset, before jogging home … More
‘Let the Snorter Be Covered in Soot’: Ancient Board Game Inscriptions
☩ μὴ θεόμαχος νήων. ☩ ☩ ἀσβολόθη ὁ ῥονχάζων. ☩ Let the snorter / be covered in soot! [MAMA X, … More
Follow Me: Courtesan Sandals, Shoemakers, and Ephemeral Epigraphic Landscapes
One of the tough things about reconstructing epigraphic landscapes, is that so much of it is now gone. Whether … More