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Dr. Jeremy Swist
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Assistant Prof. of Classics at Michigan State University. Late antiquity & reception in metal music. he/him “Julian Augustus” out 26 September with Oxford University Press. Preorder: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/julian-augustus-9780197787519
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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · Jul 4
Hi Bluesky! I post on Greco-Roman (late) antiquity, metal music, & especially combinations thereof. 🏺🎸

My 1st book, "Julian Augustus" is out 26 September. Preorder here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Lastly, I'm undertaking a challenge to cook a dish from every country in alphabetical order. 🌍🍴
Oxford Studies in Late Antiquity Julian Augustus: Platonism, Myth, and the Refounding of Rome Jeremy Swist
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The Delicious Legacy Podcast @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social · Jun 16
On this exclusive episode, I'm discussing ancient Greek music, Byzantine music and how Pavlos approached writing the traditional music for the amazing Fall Of Civilizations podcast episodes of Byzantium, Incas and Carthage.
Listen here:

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 22h
Metal #ClassicsTober25 Day 14: Cocytus

Sparkle 🇮🇷 Cocytus - Κωκυτός

Chaos Erebus (2021)

Funeral doom metal/post-rock

Full track list:
1. Cocytus - Κωκυτός
2. Phlegethon - Φλεγέθων
3. Styx - Στύξ
4. Acheron - Ἀχέρων
5. Lethe - Λήθη

#ClassicsTober
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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 22h
Music (instrumental - no lyrics): sparkle.bandcamp.com/track/cocytus
Cocytus - Κωκυτός, by sparkle
from the album Chaos Erebus
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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 22h
Metal #ClassicsTober25 Day 14: Cocytus

Sparkle 🇮🇷 Cocytus - Κωκυτός

Chaos Erebus (2021)

Funeral doom metal/post-rock

Full track list:
1. Cocytus - Κωκυτός
2. Phlegethon - Φλεγέθων
3. Styx - Στύξ
4. Acheron - Ἀχέρων
5. Lethe - Λήθη

#ClassicsTober
Sparkle - Chaos Erebus
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Dr. Christina Hotalen @drchristinah.bsky.social · 1d
I know this is besides OP’s point, but here’s my embroidery I did of this illustration
Embroidery of a medieval nun picking penises off a tree
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Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · 1d
Does someone happen to have access to Virginia Burris’s “Nothing is Not One: Revisiting the Ex Nihilo,” in Modern Theology?
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Χοδαδαδίος Ρεζαχανίδης, PhD, KRT, Duc de Téhéran @sasanianshah.bsky.social · 1d
My interview with The Ancients podcast on the Sasanians and the Rise of Islam.

open.spotify.com/episode/42Mc...
Rise of Islam
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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d
Metal #ClassicsTober25 Day 13: Empousa

Clayshaper 🇸🇪 Empusa

The Demon Tapes (2019)

Melodic death metal

"Twisting into form
Drawn into the swarm
Beautiful and warm
Lust, a violent storm
She is out to feed
Triumph is decreed
I will surely bleed
My life she will need"

#ClassicsTober
Clayshaper - Empusa
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Tony Keddie @tonyk.bsky.social · 1d
🚨 Postdoc at UT Austin Religious Studies in Religion, Healing, and Magic in Late Antiquity (2 years)! utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UTstaf...
ISAC Postdoctoral Fellowship in Religion, Healing, and Magic in Late Antiquity
Job Posting Title: ISAC Postdoctoral Fellowship in Religion, Healing, and Magic in Late Antiquity ---- Hiring Department: Department of Religious Studies ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Wee...
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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d
“Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand”

Imitation crabmeat

Boondock Saints

Boléro
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Neville Morley @nevillemorley.bsky.social · 2d
“Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand”

Boiled eggs

The Vanishing

We All Stand Together
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Phil Edwards @philedwards.bsky.social · 2d
Brussels sprouts

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

Hotel California
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PD Dr. Laury Sarti @laurysarti.bsky.social · 2d
It appears this will already be published by the end of October! 🤓 brill.com/display/titl... (reminder: it will be in open access)
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Tine Rassalle @tinerassalle.bsky.social · 1d
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n0d...
Does Archaeology Prove the Bible? 5 Finds Examined
YouTube video by Bible & Archaeology
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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 1d
New issue of American Journal of Philology Vol. 146, No. 3 Fall (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/55709 @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social #openaccess
journal cover
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SCS @scsclassics.bsky.social · 4d
Today on the blog, we're featuring Part I of a piece, by Amy Norgard and Joshua Nudell, reflecting on Ovid's Pygmalion myth in the age of AI companions.

www.classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/tor...
On the left, a white statue of a seated, nude woman holding a bird looks down at a man in an orange toga, who looks up at her with his left hand raised.
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And-BOO 👻 Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
interesting piece on the intersections of conspiracy theory and classical studies (open access, I think)

muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
Project MUSE - State of Play: Conspiracy Theory
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Tine Rassalle @tinerassalle.bsky.social · 1d
You still have a couple of days to sign up for my online class on Archaeology and the Bible; we start on Thursday!
www.religiondepartment.com/HBArchaeolog...
Archaeology of the Hebrew Bible with Tine Rassalle
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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 1d
New issue of Journal of the History of Philosophy-Volume 63, No. 4 ( 2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/55698 @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social
journal cover
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Melinda Magpie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 Free Link, free Palestine @melindamagpie.bsky.social · 1d
Fuck Columbus, long live Indigenous People's Day, Land Back!
Portrait of colonial terrorist Christopher Columbus smeared with a blood-red "X". Text: Savage Stop genocide, racism & imperialism. Stop the celebration Create hope for a new world
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Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal @traj-journal.bsky.social · 1d
NEW TRAJ #BookReview

Roman Feet and Shoes by Elizabeth Shaw, ✍️ Marquita Volken

"an invaluable resource and a starting point for identifying Roman mentalities regarding the significance of shoe- and foot-shaped artefacts"

doi.org/10.16995/tra...

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Covenant Library @covenantlibrary.bsky.social · 14d
The Buswell Library now offers online access to The Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity! 📚✨

library.covenantseminary.edu/news/new-onl...

#EarlyChristianity #ChurchHistory #Theology #Research
New Online Resource: Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity | The J. Oliver Buswell Jr. Library | Covenant Theological Seminary
From the publisher: The Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Online focuses on the history of early Christian texts, authors, and ideas. Its content is intended to bridge the gap between the...
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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d
I wish it were the whole week off, but I'll take a 4-day weekend.
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Ancient Jew Review @ancientjewreview.bsky.social · 1d
New pods! Mike interviews Justin Stover and George Woudhuysen about The Lost History of Sextus Aurelius Victor.

And if you missed last week's, Lydia Bremer-McCollum interviewed Adam Bremer-McCollum about The Pearlsong.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
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New Books in Late Antiquity
Books Podcast · Interviews with authors of books about Late Antiquity. Sponsored by Ancient Jew Review.
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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d
MSU doesn't give us today off (we get Mon & Tues off next week as a "fall break"), but this is in my Latin lesson.

Felicem Diem Populōrum Indigenōrum!
inveniō, invenīre, invēnī, inventum Christophorus Columbus Americam nōn invēnit. multī populī ibi iam habitābant!
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Michael Edward Stewart @mikeaztec.bsky.social · 2d
www.columbiamissourian.com/obituaries/f...
Dennis Trout, Sept. 24, 1953 — Oct. 6, 2025
Dennis Trout, age 72, talented educator and highly-regarded scholar, passed away in Columbia on Oct. 6.
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Dr. Christina Hotalen @drchristinah.bsky.social · 1d
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
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