Dr Euan Croman
@croeuan.bsky.social
PhD in History - Research focuses on Ceremony and the Imperial Family in Late Antiquity - Views are my own and such.
Graduation day - a big ceremony to send off my work on ceremonies. Here are some choice photos from the day, including my attempt to make use of the hood that came with my robe.
July 2, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Graduation day - a big ceremony to send off my work on ceremonies. Here are some choice photos from the day, including my attempt to make use of the hood that came with my robe.
Just a few weeks away until this year's CCC in Maynooth - the Late Antique Microhistories panel looks especially strong, so I am excited (and terrified) for my own contribution on two women named Olympias!
June 24, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Just a few weeks away until this year's CCC in Maynooth - the Late Antique Microhistories panel looks especially strong, so I am excited (and terrified) for my own contribution on two women named Olympias!
I had a lovely time in Düsseldorf on very non-academic business.
June 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
I had a lovely time in Düsseldorf on very non-academic business.
A little sneak peak at something I'm working on...
As I have been going through the process of transforming my thesis into a monograph, I decided to make a start on something which was mentioned in my Viva - a list of all the major ceremonies mentioned in the thesis!
As I have been going through the process of transforming my thesis into a monograph, I decided to make a start on something which was mentioned in my Viva - a list of all the major ceremonies mentioned in the thesis!
March 24, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A little sneak peak at something I'm working on...
As I have been going through the process of transforming my thesis into a monograph, I decided to make a start on something which was mentioned in my Viva - a list of all the major ceremonies mentioned in the thesis!
As I have been going through the process of transforming my thesis into a monograph, I decided to make a start on something which was mentioned in my Viva - a list of all the major ceremonies mentioned in the thesis!
My first time in Glasgow was eventful to say the least
March 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
My first time in Glasgow was eventful to say the least
Interesting charity shop find (I didn't pick it up because I'm not sure I can even run this?)
February 28, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Interesting charity shop find (I didn't pick it up because I'm not sure I can even run this?)
Reposted by Dr Euan Croman
Looking forward to this semester‘s @qubhistory.bsky.social seminar series which starts this Friday! Drinks and snacks provided as usual. All welcome!
January 19, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Looking forward to this semester‘s @qubhistory.bsky.social seminar series which starts this Friday! Drinks and snacks provided as usual. All welcome!
Reposted by Dr Euan Croman
#OnThisDay - 9 January - in AD 400 Aelia Eudoxia, the wife of the emperor Arcadius, was elevated to the status of 'Augusta'. On the Obverse below she is shown being crowned by the 'Hand of God'. #AncientHistory 🏺
Image: RIC X Arcadius 15; ANS 1948.19.1945. Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
Image: RIC X Arcadius 15; ANS 1948.19.1945. Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
January 9, 2026 at 10:08 PM
#OnThisDay - 9 January - in AD 400 Aelia Eudoxia, the wife of the emperor Arcadius, was elevated to the status of 'Augusta'. On the Obverse below she is shown being crowned by the 'Hand of God'. #AncientHistory 🏺
Image: RIC X Arcadius 15; ANS 1948.19.1945. Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
Image: RIC X Arcadius 15; ANS 1948.19.1945. Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
This week my e-thesis was officially uploaded to PURE, marking the end of all work on the thesis.
Do you think I added enough key words?
Do you think I added enough key words?
December 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This week my e-thesis was officially uploaded to PURE, marking the end of all work on the thesis.
Do you think I added enough key words?
Do you think I added enough key words?
Now that my thesis corrections are done, I ceremonially returned the last books I had loaned out.
December 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Now that my thesis corrections are done, I ceremonially returned the last books I had loaned out.
I was in Stockholm yesterday with my partner and came across this bookshop. I had to indulge a little (and my partner sneakily took pics).
There were a lot of cool books - but I was most impressed by the Swedish edition of Theophanes and the entire section devoted to esoteric religious literature.
There were a lot of cool books - but I was most impressed by the Swedish edition of Theophanes and the entire section devoted to esoteric religious literature.
December 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I was in Stockholm yesterday with my partner and came across this bookshop. I had to indulge a little (and my partner sneakily took pics).
There were a lot of cool books - but I was most impressed by the Swedish edition of Theophanes and the entire section devoted to esoteric religious literature.
There were a lot of cool books - but I was most impressed by the Swedish edition of Theophanes and the entire section devoted to esoteric religious literature.
I left it tastefully long, but I have now updated my Bsky title accordingly.
August 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I left it tastefully long, but I have now updated my Bsky title accordingly.
It was an honour and a pleasure to talk about my thesis with one of the giants of the field of late antiquity!
Congratulations to Dr Croman @croeuan.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It was an honour and a pleasure to talk about my thesis with one of the giants of the field of late antiquity!
Reposted by Dr Euan Croman
Congratulations to Dr Croman @croeuan.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Congratulations to Dr Croman @croeuan.bsky.social
My Viva is today and so far the omens have not been promising:
1. Heavy rain forecast for the rest of the day.
2. My phone passed away, peacefully, in its sleep last night.
1. Heavy rain forecast for the rest of the day.
2. My phone passed away, peacefully, in its sleep last night.
August 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
My Viva is today and so far the omens have not been promising:
1. Heavy rain forecast for the rest of the day.
2. My phone passed away, peacefully, in its sleep last night.
1. Heavy rain forecast for the rest of the day.
2. My phone passed away, peacefully, in its sleep last night.
Love him or hate him, he was of the few emperors to celebrate a tricennalia ceremony!
#OnThisDay - 15 August - in AD 423 the Western Roman emperor Honorius died after a reign of 30 years, having been declared Augustus by his father Theodosius I at the age of 10 in AD 393. #History 🏺
Image: RIC X Honorius 1202; British Museum (1867,0101.951). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
Image: RIC X Honorius 1202; British Museum (1867,0101.951). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
August 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Love him or hate him, he was of the few emperors to celebrate a tricennalia ceremony!
Submitted my first article for peer review today. I'm curious to see what the infamous 'Reviewer 2' I've heard so much about has to say about it.
June 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Submitted my first article for peer review today. I'm curious to see what the infamous 'Reviewer 2' I've heard so much about has to say about it.
It's been a long 3 and a half years, but today I submitted my thesis at long last.
It has been a wonderful experience to undergo this research - though I must say I am happy to be done with the editing process for now!
It has been a wonderful experience to undergo this research - though I must say I am happy to be done with the editing process for now!
May 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It's been a long 3 and a half years, but today I submitted my thesis at long last.
It has been a wonderful experience to undergo this research - though I must say I am happy to be done with the editing process for now!
It has been a wonderful experience to undergo this research - though I must say I am happy to be done with the editing process for now!
And they all lived happily ever after!
#OnThisDay - 1 May - in AD 305 Diocletian retired from his role as Roman Emperor following a reign that was characterised by reforms designed to stabilise the empire. #AncientHistory 🏺
Image: RIC VI Antioch 69; Münzkabinett Wien (RÖ 37073). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
Image: RIC VI Antioch 69; Münzkabinett Wien (RÖ 37073). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
May 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
And they all lived happily ever after!
I have this one - I highly recommend it!
New Medieval Books: The Hippodrome of Constantinople, by Engin Akyürek published by @cambridgeup.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/04/new-... #Byzantine #Constantinople
New Medieval Books: The Hippodrome of Constantinople - Medievalists.net
The Hippodrome of Constantinople stood at the heart of Byzantine public life. This book explores the history of the stadium, the thrilling chariot races it hosted, and the vital role it played in the…
www.medievalists.net
April 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I have this one - I highly recommend it!
Some select photographs from my trip to Trier. I had an excellent time, despite the poor weather most of the week.
In particular the folks from the University of Trier were extremely welcoming and provided fascinating insights into the city and their own research.
And now back to work...
In particular the folks from the University of Trier were extremely welcoming and provided fascinating insights into the city and their own research.
And now back to work...
April 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Some select photographs from my trip to Trier. I had an excellent time, despite the poor weather most of the week.
In particular the folks from the University of Trier were extremely welcoming and provided fascinating insights into the city and their own research.
And now back to work...
In particular the folks from the University of Trier were extremely welcoming and provided fascinating insights into the city and their own research.
And now back to work...
If I had a nickel for every time researching a claim about a wife of Theodosius I led me down a winding chain of references that eventually culminated with Du Cange's Historia Byzantina (1680), I'd have two nickels...
April 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
If I had a nickel for every time researching a claim about a wife of Theodosius I led me down a winding chain of references that eventually culminated with Du Cange's Historia Byzantina (1680), I'd have two nickels...
Reposted by Dr Euan Croman
#OnThisDay - 19 January - in AD 379 Theodosius was elevated to the rank of 'Augustus' with the approval of Gratian, taking responsibility for the Eastern Empire. #AncientHistory 🏺
Image: RIC IX Constantinople 71A; Münzkabinett Berlin (18268558). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
Image: RIC IX Constantinople 71A; Münzkabinett Berlin (18268558). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
January 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
#OnThisDay - 19 January - in AD 379 Theodosius was elevated to the rank of 'Augustus' with the approval of Gratian, taking responsibility for the Eastern Empire. #AncientHistory 🏺
Image: RIC IX Constantinople 71A; Münzkabinett Berlin (18268558). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
Image: RIC IX Constantinople 71A; Münzkabinett Berlin (18268558). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....