My latest piece for Hyperallergic addresses the long history of red caps as symbols of politics, ethnicity, and identity. From Mithras to … More
Tag: Roman History
Purple, Indigo, And The Slave Labor That Produced Expensive Dyes
Those who read this blog are keenly aware of how much I think about and study color. This certainly extends … More
A Short Bibliography For The Study Of Eunuchs, Marginality & Gender in The Pre-Modern World
A number of people asked me to expand on my Forbes column from last week, which addressed the long history … More
The History Of Torches, Intimidation & Symbols of Violence
You may have noticed that I have been blogging less on my personal site. This certainly is a product of … More
Digital Palmyra: Resources for Researching the Ancient City
Yesterday on the Forbes blog, I discussed recent attempts to reconstruct the ancient busts of Palmyra damaged by ISIS and repatriate … More
Pass the Dormice: Breeding, Selling, And Eating Honeyed Dormice in Antiquity
Ponticuli etiamferruminati sustinebant glires melle ac papavere sparsos. “There were also dormice rolled in honey and poppy-seed, and supported on … More
January 10, 49 BCE: Revising The Tale Of Caesar’s Crossing of the Rubicon
It was a great trip to the combined annual meeting for the Society for Classical Studies and Archaeological Institute of … More
‘Pie Zeses’: Toasting To A New Year
Another year of blogging is almost in the proverbial books and I must say that while 2016 was a wretched … More
‘The Eagle Huntress’ And The Ancient History Of Falconry
Over at the Forbes blog this week, I discuss the ancient and medieval history of falconry in the Mediterranean. After seeing … More
Fictive Heroism: Westworld, the Colosseum, and the History of Elite Amusement Parks
Over on the Forbes Blog this week, I explore how the HBO show Westworld sheds light on the history of … More
History From Below 