Alex Cushing
@alexcushing.bsky.social
Roman Social Historian @ University of Rochester; epigraphy, enslavement, the formerly enslaved, and labour in the ancient Mediterranean.
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78 yr old "Dante" is a UFW member who's worked in CAs vegetable fields for 25 yrs. He'll retire at the end of 2025. "Through my work, I supported my children’s education & provided for my wife. I'm proud that with my hands and effort, I brought food to so many families." #WeFeedYou
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
78 yr old "Dante" is a UFW member who's worked in CAs vegetable fields for 25 yrs. He'll retire at the end of 2025. "Through my work, I supported my children’s education & provided for my wife. I'm proud that with my hands and effort, I brought food to so many families." #WeFeedYou
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Religion and Slave Revolts in the Roman Mediterranean is under contract with the @uwiscpress.bsky.social!
Looking forward to sharing thoughts on the roles of religious cultures in catalyzing & suppressing slave revolts + how Roman writers selectively characterized the religiosity of the enslaved.
Looking forward to sharing thoughts on the roles of religious cultures in catalyzing & suppressing slave revolts + how Roman writers selectively characterized the religiosity of the enslaved.
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Religion and Slave Revolts in the Roman Mediterranean is under contract with the @uwiscpress.bsky.social!
Looking forward to sharing thoughts on the roles of religious cultures in catalyzing & suppressing slave revolts + how Roman writers selectively characterized the religiosity of the enslaved.
Looking forward to sharing thoughts on the roles of religious cultures in catalyzing & suppressing slave revolts + how Roman writers selectively characterized the religiosity of the enslaved.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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CBC is reporting today on the threats to uOttawa classics and ancient language courses; buff.ly/09naOv0 Look out for a report on this evening's 6pm news. And don't forget to sign and share the petition! buff.ly/1azgdKV #SOSClassicsUP #CBC #AncientHistory #AncientGreek #Latin
U of O suspends honours program in Greek and Roman studies | CBC News
The University of Ottawa is suspending its honours program in Greek and Roman studies, a move the department's head fears could signal the beginning of the end for classical language study at the school.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
CBC is reporting today on the threats to uOttawa classics and ancient language courses; buff.ly/09naOv0 Look out for a report on this evening's 6pm news. And don't forget to sign and share the petition! buff.ly/1azgdKV #SOSClassicsUP #CBC #AncientHistory #AncientGreek #Latin
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November 3, 182 CE: An enslaved child named Epaphroditus (8) falls from a window straining to see the castanet-dancers at a festival in the village of Senepta in Roman Egypt (P.Oxy. 3 475). A public physician (accusative: ‘δημόσιον ἰατρὸν’) is called for & a proper burial papyri.info/ddbdp/p.oxy;...
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Title Report of an Accident
Publications P.Oxy. 3 475 More in series P.Oxy.More in series P.Oxy., vol. 3
W.Chr. 494
Sel. Pap. II 337
C.Pap. Hengstl 95
Support/Dimensions Papyrus
Post-Concordance BL Entries BL-online; I 323; V 76; VIII 235; IX 180; XI 144; XII 135
Translations Winter, Life and Letters (1933), S. 133; Lewis, Life in Egypt (1983), S. 106.; Burnet, L'Égypte ancienne (2003), Nr. 197; Straus, L'esclave (2004), Nr. 11.; Pap. Lup. 11, 2002, S. 174f.
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Date 3. Nov. 182 More from the period between 182 CE and 183 CE
Commentary Zu Z. 20 vgl. ZPE 133, 2000, S. 190. Neudruck: Pap. Lup. 11, 2002, S. 173-175. Vgl. Marcone , Medicina e società, S. 194-202.
Mentioned Dates
Z. 13-35:3. Nov. 182
Print Illustrations Ancient Faces (1997), 249, S. 186f.
Subjects Anweisung des Strategen an einen Amtsdiener; zusammen mit einem Arzt die Leiche eines Sklaven zu untersuchen; der einen Unfall hatte; Kopie der Anzeige des Unfalls bei einem Fest
Images https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24685/lot/207/?category=lis...
License Creative Commons License © Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis der griechischen Papyrusurkunden Ägyptens. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
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Publications P. Oxy. 3 475 (Grenfell, Bernard P. / Hunt, Arthur S.; 1903) = Chrest. Wilck. 494 (Wilcken, Ulrich / ; 1912) = Sel. Pap. 2 337 (Hunt, Arthur S. / Edgar, Campbell Cowan; 1934) = Hengstl, Griechische Papyri 95 (Hengstl, Joachim / ; 1978) = Winter, Life and letters in the papyri p. 133 (Winter, John Garrett / ; 1933) = Lewis, Life in Egypt p. 106 (Lewis, Naphtali / ; 1983) = Burnet, L'Égypte ancienne 197 (Burnet, Régis / ; 2003) = Straus, L'esclave. Recueil de documents papyrologiques 11 (Straus, Jean A. / ; 2004) = Capasso (ed.), Dal restauro dei materiali (Pap. Lup. 11) p. 173-175 no. 23 (Tedeschi, Gennaro / ; 2002 [2003]) = Keenan e.a. (ed.), Law and legal prac…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:byohyhodi6iknxngf3oypcge/bafkreih7msk5djkz4mmodktpg6hhngjasvoarnbiybb4xpdg34njfs5m5i@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
November 3, 182 CE: An enslaved child named Epaphroditus (8) falls from a window straining to see the castanet-dancers at a festival in the village of Senepta in Roman Egypt (P.Oxy. 3 475). A public physician (accusative: ‘δημόσιον ἰατρὸν’) is called for & a proper burial papyri.info/ddbdp/p.oxy;...
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For more on epigraphy and women travelling in Roman antiquity, see Lien Foubert’s “The Spinning of the Wheels: Women’s Travel Stories in Latin Funerary Inscriptions” doaj.org/article/51a5... Happy birthday, Eufronia! 🛳️
The Spinning of the Wheels: Women’s Travel Stories in Latin Funerary Inscriptions – DOAJ
This contribution examines Latin funerary inscriptions in which the movements of middle-class women within and beyond the Italian peninsula constitute the...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:21 AM
For more on epigraphy and women travelling in Roman antiquity, see Lien Foubert’s “The Spinning of the Wheels: Women’s Travel Stories in Latin Funerary Inscriptions” doaj.org/article/51a5... Happy birthday, Eufronia! 🛳️
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Your annual union-made candy list 🍬 🍭 Happy Halloween 🎃 via @labor411.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Your annual union-made candy list 🍬 🍭 Happy Halloween 🎃 via @labor411.bsky.social
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The petition is LIVE! uOttawa suspended Greek & Roman Studies without consultation ending advanced ancient languages teaching and Ontario's only ancient languages programme in French. Please sign, share widely and follow for updates. buff.ly/hjj4J7u #SOSClassicsUO #SaveHigherEd #ONfr #Ottawa
Sign the Petition
Save Greek and Latin at the University of Ottawa!
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October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The petition is LIVE! uOttawa suspended Greek & Roman Studies without consultation ending advanced ancient languages teaching and Ontario's only ancient languages programme in French. Please sign, share widely and follow for updates. buff.ly/hjj4J7u #SOSClassicsUO #SaveHigherEd #ONfr #Ottawa
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Teaching the histories of slavery and keen to inform your students with insights from the most recent research?
Just a month to go before @uclpress.bsky.social publishes this open access (free to download) expert volume. uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
Just a month to go before @uclpress.bsky.social publishes this open access (free to download) expert volume. uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
Teaching Slavery
This groundbreaking book brings together the latest academic research on Britain’s involvement in transatlantic slavery, with innovative thinking on the teaching of such challenging histories in the c...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Teaching the histories of slavery and keen to inform your students with insights from the most recent research?
Just a month to go before @uclpress.bsky.social publishes this open access (free to download) expert volume. uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
Just a month to go before @uclpress.bsky.social publishes this open access (free to download) expert volume. uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
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Joe Carter after throwing out the first pitch 💙
October 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Joe Carter after throwing out the first pitch 💙
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And if you enjoyed these episodes, you can check out all #PeoplingPodcast episodes and so much more at
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October 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
And if you enjoyed these episodes, you can check out all #PeoplingPodcast episodes and so much more at
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Shocking news from uOttawa: Greek & Roman Studies closed to new students without consultation. Teaching of ancient languages to end. Open letter coming soon - follow for how you can help. #DefendClassicsUOttawa #Ottawa #AncientHistory #SaveHigherEd #HigherEdCuts #AncientGreek #Latin
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Shocking news from uOttawa: Greek & Roman Studies closed to new students without consultation. Teaching of ancient languages to end. Open letter coming soon - follow for how you can help. #DefendClassicsUOttawa #Ottawa #AncientHistory #SaveHigherEd #HigherEdCuts #AncientGreek #Latin
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I'm writing an intro & sourcebook on late ancient Gazan literature for Dar al-Kalima University Press. The press and I plan to produce an Arabic translation to make Gazan literature more accessible to Palestinians. Help me compensate the Gazan translator!
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I'm writing an intro & sourcebook on late ancient Gazan literature for Dar al-Kalima University Press. The press and I plan to produce an Arabic translation to make Gazan literature more accessible to Palestinians. Help me compensate the Gazan translator!
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I'm writing an intro & sourcebook on late ancient Gazan literature for Dar al-Kalima University Press. The press and I plan to produce an Arabic translation to make Gazan literature more accessible to Palestinians. Help me compensate the Gazan translator!
spot.fund/dn8t744sc
I'm writing an intro & sourcebook on late ancient Gazan literature for Dar al-Kalima University Press. The press and I plan to produce an Arabic translation to make Gazan literature more accessible to Palestinians. Help me compensate the Gazan translator!
spot.fund/dn8t744sc
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Very pleased that my book The Rule of Law in Ancient Rome, co-edited with colleagues in classical studies, and for which I contributed the opening chapter, will be published this week by Oxford. A splendid interdisciplinary endeavor.
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The Rule of Law in Ancient Rome
Abstract. This volume brings together the study of the rule of law—the idea that the law should protect citizens from arbitrary exercises of power—and the
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October 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Very pleased that my book The Rule of Law in Ancient Rome, co-edited with colleagues in classical studies, and for which I contributed the opening chapter, will be published this week by Oxford. A splendid interdisciplinary endeavor.
academic.oup.com/book/61402
academic.oup.com/book/61402
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I am deeply honoured that the American Journal of Philology awarded my article 'Spectatissima femina: Female visibility and religion in urban spaces in Republican Rome' the AJP Best Article Prize for 2024.
Citation: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics
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#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics
October 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I am deeply honoured that the American Journal of Philology awarded my article 'Spectatissima femina: Female visibility and religion in urban spaces in Republican Rome' the AJP Best Article Prize for 2024.
Citation: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics
Citation: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics
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How do we assess Rome's “Crisis of the Third Century" from below? In a well in the Croatian city of Mursa (modern Osijek: pleiades.stoa.org/places/197389) they found a mass grave, which they believe are Roman soldiers, possibly casualties from the battle of Mursa from 260 CE (OA article in PLoS One)
Multidisciplinary study of human remains from the 3rd century mass grave in the Roman city of Mursa, Croatia
During excavations in 2011, a peculiar archaeological feature representing a mass grave with seven completely preserved skeletons was discovered at the site of the Roman period city of Mursa (modern-d...
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October 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
How do we assess Rome's “Crisis of the Third Century" from below? In a well in the Croatian city of Mursa (modern Osijek: pleiades.stoa.org/places/197389) they found a mass grave, which they believe are Roman soldiers, possibly casualties from the battle of Mursa from 260 CE (OA article in PLoS One)
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God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is out in the real world with @universitypress.cambridge.org!
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
October 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is out in the real world with @universitypress.cambridge.org!
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
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I suppose if the question here is 'why don't these fields produce new discoveries at the same rate as the sciences' the answer is a pretty obvious, 'because they're not funded like the sciences.'
We could do a lot of archaeology with, say, a few billion dollars a year!
We could do a lot of archaeology with, say, a few billion dollars a year!
October 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I suppose if the question here is 'why don't these fields produce new discoveries at the same rate as the sciences' the answer is a pretty obvious, 'because they're not funded like the sciences.'
We could do a lot of archaeology with, say, a few billion dollars a year!
We could do a lot of archaeology with, say, a few billion dollars a year!
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Interesting new, open access article in Greece & Rome blends epigraphy, poetry on stone (Greek epigrams), and tracing ethnicity:
“Dying Greek in Rome: Greek Funerary Epigrams from Imperial Rome” www.cambridge.org/core/journal... I love this: ‘κάλλος δ’ αὖ μετὰ μοῖραν Ἀμαζόνος ἔσχεν ἄπιστον’
“Dying Greek in Rome: Greek Funerary Epigrams from Imperial Rome” www.cambridge.org/core/journal... I love this: ‘κάλλος δ’ αὖ μετὰ μοῖραν Ἀμαζόνος ἔσχεν ἄπιστον’
October 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Interesting new, open access article in Greece & Rome blends epigraphy, poetry on stone (Greek epigrams), and tracing ethnicity:
“Dying Greek in Rome: Greek Funerary Epigrams from Imperial Rome” www.cambridge.org/core/journal... I love this: ‘κάλλος δ’ αὖ μετὰ μοῖραν Ἀμαζόνος ἔσχεν ἄπιστον’
“Dying Greek in Rome: Greek Funerary Epigrams from Imperial Rome” www.cambridge.org/core/journal... I love this: ‘κάλλος δ’ αὖ μετὰ μοῖραν Ἀμαζόνος ἔσχεν ἄπιστον’
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Chicagoans have arrived at Trump Tower, chanting "all power to the people, no human is illegal!"
October 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Chicagoans have arrived at Trump Tower, chanting "all power to the people, no human is illegal!"
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I’ve put together a quick overview of all naval rams and related artifacts on my personal website, along with some relevant publications. It’s meant to serve as a handy reference and a “current count” table. Will updated will more info later!
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Naval Rams
Archaeologically Attested Three-Bladed Waterline Rams: Current Count: 33 Name:Publication: Acqualadroni RamBuccellato, C. A., & Tusa, S. 2013. The Acqualadroni Ram Recovered Near the Strait of …
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October 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I’ve put together a quick overview of all naval rams and related artifacts on my personal website, along with some relevant publications. It’s meant to serve as a handy reference and a “current count” table. Will updated will more info later!
stephendecasien.com/naval-rams/
stephendecasien.com/naval-rams/
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There have been two hosts in the history of Reading Rainbow. The Legend of Literacy, LeVar Burton! And... me, Mychal Threets, a librarian 🥹🤯
I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨
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I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨
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October 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
There have been two hosts in the history of Reading Rainbow. The Legend of Literacy, LeVar Burton! And... me, Mychal Threets, a librarian 🥹🤯
I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨
youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU
I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨
youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU
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Portrait of a bearded man - one of the ‘Faiyum Portraits’ from Roman Egypt. Part of the collections at Manchester Museum.
📸 My own. #Woodensday #Faiyum #ManchesterMuseum
📸 My own. #Woodensday #Faiyum #ManchesterMuseum
October 1, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Portrait of a bearded man - one of the ‘Faiyum Portraits’ from Roman Egypt. Part of the collections at Manchester Museum.
📸 My own. #Woodensday #Faiyum #ManchesterMuseum
📸 My own. #Woodensday #Faiyum #ManchesterMuseum
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“Syracuse University paused admission to 20 majors in the College of Arts and Sciences without faculty input” dailyorange.com/2025/09/coll...
College of Arts & Sciences pauses admission to 20 majors amid portfolio review
Syracuse University paused admission into 20 majors in the College of Arts & Sciences without faculty input amid its portfolio review.
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September 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“Syracuse University paused admission to 20 majors in the College of Arts and Sciences without faculty input” dailyorange.com/2025/09/coll...
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🚨CFP for #ResDiff7 is now available!🚨
Res Difficiles 7 will take place on 13th March 2026 with Dr Samuel Agbamu as our keynote speaker.
Submit an abstract by 12th January 2026:
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Res Difficiles 7 will take place on 13th March 2026 with Dr Samuel Agbamu as our keynote speaker.
Submit an abstract by 12th January 2026:
resdifficiles.com/cfp/
CFP: Res Diff 7
CALL FOR PAPERSRes Difficiles 7Challenges and Pathways for Addressing Inequity In Classics Organizers: Hannah Čulík-Baird and Elke Nash Date: Friday March 13, 2026Platform: Webinar Since 2020 Res D…
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September 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🚨CFP for #ResDiff7 is now available!🚨
Res Difficiles 7 will take place on 13th March 2026 with Dr Samuel Agbamu as our keynote speaker.
Submit an abstract by 12th January 2026:
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Res Difficiles 7 will take place on 13th March 2026 with Dr Samuel Agbamu as our keynote speaker.
Submit an abstract by 12th January 2026:
resdifficiles.com/cfp/