Tom Elliott
@paregorios.bsky.social
Roman Historian and Human Digitalist. Works for NYU's https://isaw.nyu.edu, but lives near Huntsville, Alabama. Editor/PI of the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places (https://pleiades.stoa.org).
Primary social account: https://hcommons.social/@paregorios/
Primary social account: https://hcommons.social/@paregorios/
Look, ma, Huntsville's famous! theonion.com/landlord-tak...
Landlord Takes Hornets’ Side
HUNTSVILLE, AL—Claiming he had looked into the issue per the tenant’s request, local landlord Ernest Morton told one of his renters Thursday that he had no choice but to take the hornets’ side in a re...
theonion.com
September 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Look, ma, Huntsville's famous! theonion.com/landlord-tak...
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Amazing review of @sarahebond.bsky.social 's new book in the AHR (you probably need sign in credentials to view) congratulations to Sarah!
academic.oup.com/ahr/article-...
academic.oup.com/ahr/article-...
September 18, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Amazing review of @sarahebond.bsky.social 's new book in the AHR (you probably need sign in credentials to view) congratulations to Sarah!
academic.oup.com/ahr/article-...
academic.oup.com/ahr/article-...
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We're hiring a (full-time, permanent) colleague to join us as Lecturer in Archaeology and Heritage in
@bbkhistorical.bsky.social and the Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSY235/l...
@bbkhistorical.bsky.social and the Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSY235/l...
Lecturer in Archaeology and Heritage at Birkbeck, University of London
Apply for the Lecturer in Archaeology and Heritage role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
www.jobs.ac.uk
September 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM
We're hiring a (full-time, permanent) colleague to join us as Lecturer in Archaeology and Heritage in
@bbkhistorical.bsky.social and the Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSY235/l...
@bbkhistorical.bsky.social and the Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSY235/l...
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Hey y’all! It’s hard to know how to feel somedays about the music industry, but one thing I know is that there are a lot of amazing folks working tirelessly to get music they care about out to you-
September 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Hey y’all! It’s hard to know how to feel somedays about the music industry, but one thing I know is that there are a lot of amazing folks working tirelessly to get music they care about out to you-
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, seeks to make an appointment at the rank of Associate Professor (with tenure) of a scholar with a dual focus on Computational Humanities and on Roman Archaeology. See further: isaw.nyu.edu/jobs/computa...
Associate Professor, Computational Humanities and Roman Archaeology
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, seeks to make an appointment at the rank of Associate Professor (with tenure) of a scholar with a dual focus on Computational Hum...
isaw.nyu.edu
September 17, 2026 at 2:37 PM
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, seeks to make an appointment at the rank of Associate Professor (with tenure) of a scholar with a dual focus on Computational Humanities and on Roman Archaeology. See further: isaw.nyu.edu/jobs/computa...
Inspired by @sebhth.bsky.social's "graph databases" class at #ISAWNYU (I'm auditing), I've started work on an RDF representation of my dissertation "Epigraphic Evidence for Boundary Disputes in the Early Roman Empire." It's still early days, but making some progress: github.com/paregorios/d...
GitHub - paregorios/demarc_graph: extracting RDF from the dissertation
extracting RDF from the dissertation. Contribute to paregorios/demarc_graph development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Inspired by @sebhth.bsky.social's "graph databases" class at #ISAWNYU (I'm auditing), I've started work on an RDF representation of my dissertation "Epigraphic Evidence for Boundary Disputes in the Early Roman Empire." It's still early days, but making some progress: github.com/paregorios/d...
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September 17, 264 CE: A veteran named Ammonianos at Karanis in Roman Egypt in the reign of Gallienus, is given an ostracon receipt that notes that he delivered an enslaved man (δοῦλος) as security for a loan (O. Mich. 3 1098, Straus, L'esclave dans l'Égypte romaine 54 2020).
papyri.info/hgv/9963
papyri.info/hgv/9963
September 17, 2026 at 11:33 AM
September 17, 264 CE: A veteran named Ammonianos at Karanis in Roman Egypt in the reign of Gallienus, is given an ostracon receipt that notes that he delivered an enslaved man (δοῦλος) as security for a loan (O. Mich. 3 1098, Straus, L'esclave dans l'Égypte romaine 54 2020).
papyri.info/hgv/9963
papyri.info/hgv/9963
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Now available globally!
How goods and people in motion across the ancient world were entangled through consumption.
Sea of Treasures by @caeliambulator.bsky.social is now available worldwide!
Learn more: buff.ly/VjFakU9
#AncientWorld #AncientHistory #History
Sea of Treasures by @caeliambulator.bsky.social is now available worldwide!
Learn more: buff.ly/VjFakU9
#AncientWorld #AncientHistory #History
September 17, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Now available globally!
Check out "Cursed! The Power of Magic in the Ancient World" in the galleries at #ISAWNYU today through 13 December. Wed-Sun 11am-6pm; Fridays 11am-8pm. Free guided tours Fridays at 6pm and Saturdays at 11am.
isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions
#ancientBluesky #classicsBluesky @isawnyu.bsky.social #NYC
isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions
#ancientBluesky #classicsBluesky @isawnyu.bsky.social #NYC
Exhibitions at ISAW
isaw.nyu.edu
September 17, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Check out "Cursed! The Power of Magic in the Ancient World" in the galleries at #ISAWNYU today through 13 December. Wed-Sun 11am-6pm; Fridays 11am-8pm. Free guided tours Fridays at 6pm and Saturdays at 11am.
isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions
#ancientBluesky #classicsBluesky @isawnyu.bsky.social #NYC
isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions
#ancientBluesky #classicsBluesky @isawnyu.bsky.social #NYC
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My latest investigation on stolen cultural heritage now out from @himalsouthasian.bsky.social. I followed the tracks of Mary Slusser, an American academic who thought she was “saving” Nepal’s culture by smuggling sacred artifacts out of the country - killing at least one ritual.
September 16, 2026 at 8:15 PM
My latest investigation on stolen cultural heritage now out from @himalsouthasian.bsky.social. I followed the tracks of Mary Slusser, an American academic who thought she was “saving” Nepal’s culture by smuggling sacred artifacts out of the country - killing at least one ritual.
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while everyone is still talking Odyssey, excited (and relieved) to report that @eltonteb.bsky.social and I submitted a completed introduction to the Iliad to Routledge today
here's the ToC
here's the ToC
September 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM
while everyone is still talking Odyssey, excited (and relieved) to report that @eltonteb.bsky.social and I submitted a completed introduction to the Iliad to Routledge today
here's the ToC
here's the ToC
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Authentic human writing is limited synthesis rooted in each life's particularities, scaffolded from birth, ever striving and adapting, flourishing in and out of rhythms of sleep. LLM gen-AI is pansynthesis, rootless, instantaneously whole, perfect overconfidence, always awake and never really awake.
September 16, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Authentic human writing is limited synthesis rooted in each life's particularities, scaffolded from birth, ever striving and adapting, flourishing in and out of rhythms of sleep. LLM gen-AI is pansynthesis, rootless, instantaneously whole, perfect overconfidence, always awake and never really awake.
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My new album is out on Friday!
@rhiannongiddens.bsky.social's 'Hope Is the Thing with Feathers' is out Friday! Inspired by the beauty of people coming together & drawing strength from each other, it was intentionally recorded live with no frills and few overdubs, just pure & essential music: rhiannongiddens.lnk.to/hopeisthething
September 16, 2026 at 3:11 PM
My new album is out on Friday!
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while we continue to do battle with bot swarms (and hope to agreed on a more advanced strategy with Tufts), this paper appeared. Useful as the Perseus DL can be as a website, our bigger contribution is probably providing data for many other projects. This only begins the story.
September 16, 2026 at 2:27 PM
while we continue to do battle with bot swarms (and hope to agreed on a more advanced strategy with Tufts), this paper appeared. Useful as the Perseus DL can be as a website, our bigger contribution is probably providing data for many other projects. This only begins the story.
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Network science reveals the structure and lasting impact of the Roman road system | Nature Communications
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Network science reveals the structure and lasting impact of the Roman road system - Nature Communications
A spatial analysis of nearly 300,000 km of Roman roads reveals they favoured straight routes when topography allowed, established provincial capitals as key transport hubs, and Roman roads correlate w...
www.nature.com
September 16, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Network science reveals the structure and lasting impact of the Roman road system | Nature Communications
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Hey y'all! Alabama senator Katie Britt is a big supporter of Trump's beautiful tariffs!
So, like, y'know, could Alabama companies please be exempted?
Pretty please?
So, like, y'know, could Alabama companies please be exempted?
Pretty please?
While Sen. Katie Britt was publicly defending Trump's tariffs, she was privately seeking exemptions for 4 companies operating in Alabama that could be hurt by tariffs, according to emails between her staff & Trump's US Trade Representative, obtained via FOIA by @wsj.com. www.wsj.com/opinion/kati...
September 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Hey y'all! Alabama senator Katie Britt is a big supporter of Trump's beautiful tariffs!
So, like, y'know, could Alabama companies please be exempted?
Pretty please?
So, like, y'know, could Alabama companies please be exempted?
Pretty please?
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Academic admin & parents can oftentimes be too caught up in the idea of "applicability" of majors in a professional setting. But I think this new, open access book on _ Classics and Public Policy_ has a lot of chapters speaking to the "worth" of Classics & Ancient History for policy writing today.
Classics and Public Policy | Perspectives from the United Kingdom | Ar
This book is the first to connect Classics with Public Policy, opening up discussion of the study and application of Classics in, and for, policy communities
www.taylorfrancis.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Academic admin & parents can oftentimes be too caught up in the idea of "applicability" of majors in a professional setting. But I think this new, open access book on _ Classics and Public Policy_ has a lot of chapters speaking to the "worth" of Classics & Ancient History for policy writing today.
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Now Scaife is down. Ugh. it is difficult for an application at Tufts to use bot challenges. We are pushing to do something. This is our traffic as of Google Analytics.
September 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Now Scaife is down. Ugh. it is difficult for an application at Tufts to use bot challenges. We are pushing to do something. This is our traffic as of Google Analytics.
The #PleiadesGazetteer and a number of Pleiades contributors' uses of it in the classroom are featured in a new chapter by Elizabeth C. Robinson. More:
#ClassicsBluesky
#ClassicsBluesky
New: Elizabeth Robinson's chapter in the third volume of Teaching and Learning Classics at the University Level (2026) addresses the importance of studying ancient topography and physical landscapes, introduces skills and tools associated with ancient geography and digital mapping, and suggests […]
Original post on hcommons.social
hcommons.social
September 15, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The #PleiadesGazetteer and a number of Pleiades contributors' uses of it in the classroom are featured in a new chapter by Elizabeth C. Robinson. More:
#ClassicsBluesky
#ClassicsBluesky
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Geographical and Spatial Data in the Digital Classicist Wiki, Chiara Palladino (Durham University) and Tom Elliott (New York University). 5th October 2026, 17:00 BST (online only)
Register at ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Register at ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Geographical and Spatial Data in the Digital Classicist Wiki
ics.sas.ac.uk
September 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Geographical and Spatial Data in the Digital Classicist Wiki, Chiara Palladino (Durham University) and Tom Elliott (New York University). 5th October 2026, 17:00 BST (online only)
Register at ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Register at ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Join us Monday 5 October 2026, 5-6 pm BST for a virtual, collaborative workshop on expanding and updating coverage of digital resources on geographical and spatial data on the ancient world in the Digital Classicist Wiki!
Details and to register here:
#ClassicsBluesky
Details and to register here:
#ClassicsBluesky
Geographical and Spatial Data in the Digital Classicist Wiki, Chiara Palladino (Durham University) and Tom Elliott (New York University). 5th October 2026, 17:00 BST (online only)
Register at ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Register at ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Geographical and Spatial Data in the Digital Classicist Wiki
ics.sas.ac.uk
September 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Join us Monday 5 October 2026, 5-6 pm BST for a virtual, collaborative workshop on expanding and updating coverage of digital resources on geographical and spatial data on the ancient world in the Digital Classicist Wiki!
Details and to register here:
#ClassicsBluesky
Details and to register here:
#ClassicsBluesky
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Anyone attending Semantic Data New York?
September 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Anyone attending Semantic Data New York?
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"Judging from the sheer number of anecdotes preserved, proscription tales were quite popular under the Empire, a kind of "zombie apocalypse" genre for the Roman reading public".
- Hollander 2016: 25
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"Judging from the sheer number of anecdotes preserved, proscription tales were quite popular under the Empire, a kind of "zombie apocalypse" genre for the Roman reading public".
- Hollander 2016: 25
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September 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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"Judging from the sheer number of anecdotes preserved, proscription tales were quite popular under the Empire, a kind of "zombie apocalypse" genre for the Roman reading public".
- Hollander 2016: 25
🧟 🔥 🧟♂️ 🔥 🧟♀️
"Judging from the sheer number of anecdotes preserved, proscription tales were quite popular under the Empire, a kind of "zombie apocalypse" genre for the Roman reading public".
- Hollander 2016: 25
🧟 🔥 🧟♂️ 🔥 🧟♀️
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Last call!
Classics Librarians and the Digital Classicist Wiki, run by Sue Willetts (Joint ICS/Hellenic and Roman Library) and Gabriel Bodard (ICS & DH).
This afternoon 14:00 BST ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Classics Librarians and the Digital Classicist Wiki, run by Sue Willetts (Joint ICS/Hellenic and Roman Library) and Gabriel Bodard (ICS & DH).
This afternoon 14:00 BST ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Classics Librarians and the Digital Classicist Wiki
ics.sas.ac.uk
September 15, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Last call!
Classics Librarians and the Digital Classicist Wiki, run by Sue Willetts (Joint ICS/Hellenic and Roman Library) and Gabriel Bodard (ICS & DH).
This afternoon 14:00 BST ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Classics Librarians and the Digital Classicist Wiki, run by Sue Willetts (Joint ICS/Hellenic and Roman Library) and Gabriel Bodard (ICS & DH).
This afternoon 14:00 BST ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...