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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 5h

New issue of TAPA Vol. 155, No. 2 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/55725 @scsclassics.bsky.social @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social @fip.bsky.social @conser.bsky.social

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 5h

Dicks before chicks?

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Christopher @christophicus.bsky.social · 6h

Bit of self-promotion: I have published a commentary on a selection of Martial's epigrams, so if you are a Latin teacher/instructor...or a fan of having Latin grammar and rhetorical devices analyzed...feel free to check it out.

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Where A Poet Might Rome: The Eternal City of Martial's Epigrams: Smith, Christopher: 9798269037523: Amazon.com: Books

Where A Poet Might Rome: The Eternal City of Martial's Epigrams [Smith, Christopher] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Where A Poet Might Rome: The Eternal City of Martial's Epigram...

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Gaius (from Tribunate) @gaius.bsky.social · 9h

The reign of Gordian III epitomized the ineffectiveness of imperial authority during the 3rd century. But why were the empire’s elite unable to break the cycle of disorder and violence? youtu.be/4WoqyXLnbP4?...

Gordian III: The Paradox of Power

YouTube video by Tribunate

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 16h

Metal #ClassicsTober25 Day 12: Styx

Sinister 🇳🇱 Cross the Styx

Cross the Styx (1992)

Death metal

"Souls drowned in the blood of Oblivion
dragged in the stream of the inflicted access
zymotic slime of substracted skin
into damnation tortured infinity"

#ClassicsTober

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d

Country #79 of my Cooking Round the World challenge is IRAN 🇮🇷

Ghormeh Sabzi is a meat stew (I used beef) with sautéed onions & mushrooms, plus lots of fresh parsley, coriander, & spinach. Also kidney beans. Spiced with turmeric, fenugreek, saffron, & Persian dried limes. Served with saffron rice.

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 15h

Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d

Country #79 of my Cooking Round the World challenge is IRAN 🇮🇷

Ghormeh Sabzi is a meat stew (I used beef) with sautéed onions & mushrooms, plus lots of fresh parsley, coriander, & spinach. Also kidney beans. Spiced with turmeric, fenugreek, saffron, & Persian dried limes. Served with saffron rice.

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 16h

Lyrics: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Sinist...

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 16h

Music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl_d...

Cross the Styx

YouTube video by Sinister - Topic

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 16h

Metal #ClassicsTober25 Day 12: Styx

Sinister 🇳🇱 Cross the Styx

Cross the Styx (1992)

Death metal

"Souls drowned in the blood of Oblivion
dragged in the stream of the inflicted access
zymotic slime of substracted skin
into damnation tortured infinity"

#ClassicsTober

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve seen the original of the cover artwork!

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d

Did a double take when I saw a heavy metal e-zine posting a pic of the Paestum diver fresco.

Turns out its the cover artwork for a new album by Kentucky-based symphonic black metal project Starer, via @fiadh.bsky.social.

NoCleanSinging @nocleansinging.bsky.social · 2d

Starer‘s new album shatters complacency, creates catharsis, casts spells... and does such with such visceral intensity that it has the capacity to rock people back on their heels.
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/10/10/a...

AN NCS ALBUM PREMIERE (AND A REVIEW): STARER - "ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND MODERN SADNESS" - NO CLEAN SINGING

(written by Islander) The name Starer won’t be new to our regular long-term visitors. We’ve been avidly following and writing about this project (the solo symphonic black metal endeavor of Kentucky-ba...

www.nocleansinging.com

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social · 2d

📢 New SCS Blog Post

Amy Norgard and Joshua Nudell -- in the first part of a two-part series -- explore the deep roots of our thinking about the nature of human relationships with artifical companions, stretching from Hollywood to Ovid and back again.

Great reflections on classical reception here!

SCS Blog: Part 1 of 2: Pygmalion in the Age of AI Companions | Society for Classical Studies

www.classicalstudies.org

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been holding onto a bag of Persian dried limes since I cooked the dish for Bahrain almost a year ago and I’m so happy I got to use them again.

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d

79 down, 116 to go.

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s the recipe I used (I added beef from other recipes): cookingwithayeh.com/ghormeh-sabz...

Ghormeh Sabzi - Persian Herb Stew

Ghormeh Sabzi is a traditional Persian herb stew, and one of the most popular dishes in Persian cuisine. It has a lovely blend of herbs and usually

cookingwithayeh.com

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d

Country #79 of my Cooking Round the World challenge is IRAN 🇮🇷

Ghormeh Sabzi is a meat stew (I used beef) with sautéed onions & mushrooms, plus lots of fresh parsley, coriander, & spinach. Also kidney beans. Spiced with turmeric, fenugreek, saffron, & Persian dried limes. Served with saffron rice.

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d

Metal #ClassicsTober25 Day 11: Torch

Torch 🇸🇪 Gladiator

Torch (1983)

Traditional heavy metal

"Sparks fly through the sky
The sound of blood and steel
Crowd cheers laughs and tears
His wound will never heal
Kneels down face the ground
Before the emperor
He's might wrong or right
He is superior"

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d

Lyrics: www.metal-archives.com/albums/Torch...

www.metal-archives.com

Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d

Music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtyD...

Gladiator

YouTube video by Torch - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d

Metal #ClassicsTober25 Day 11: Torch

Torch 🇸🇪 Gladiator

Torch (1983)

Traditional heavy metal

"Sparks fly through the sky
The sound of blood and steel
Crowd cheers laughs and tears
His wound will never heal
Kneels down face the ground
Before the emperor
He's might wrong or right
He is superior"

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 2d

People think the first thing Gutenberg printed was the Bible. This is false. The first things he printed were a political prophecy, propaganda about the Turks’ threat to Christendom, & a popular school text. If you want a parallel to AI, that’s it: making $ from conspiracies, racism, & school slop.

Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 2d

really nice piece on this btw from @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...

"The Printing Press Democratized Knowledge": When Slogans Masquerade as History — Sonja Drimmer

The phrase is said so frequently it seems, like the mechanism it celebrates, to mechanically replicate itself.  It's become a favorite catchphrase among tech boosters of any sort (see my post on...

sonjadrimmer.com

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 1d

mr. burns from the simpsons says excellent

ALT: mr. burns from the simpsons says excellent

media.tenor.com

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 2d

Metal #ClassicsTober25 Day 10: Hekate

Hecate Enthroned 🇬🇧 Revelations in Autumn Flames

Embrace of the Godless Aeon (2019)

Symphonic black metal

#ClassicsTober

Hecate Enthroned - Embrace of the Godless Aeon

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 2d

Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 3d

Country #78 of my Cooking Round the World challenge is INDONESIA 🇮🇩

Nasi Goreng is chicken fried rice made with sautéed onions & garlic flavored with kecap manis (thick sweet soy sauce), red chilis, & shrimp paste. Served with cucumbers, tomatoes, & fried egg, & garnished with scallions.

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