Dimitris Papageorgiou
@papageorgdimi.bsky.social
May every day be another wonderful secret.
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Stunning footage from earlier today, when the new Kilauea eruption covered the USGS Webcam 3, which is situated in the Halemaʻumaʻu crater near the southern rim of the much larger Kilauea caldera.
This *isn't* what the people of Pompeii saw.
But it's not very far off.
This *isn't* what the people of Pompeii saw.
But it's not very far off.
December 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Stunning footage from earlier today, when the new Kilauea eruption covered the USGS Webcam 3, which is situated in the Halemaʻumaʻu crater near the southern rim of the much larger Kilauea caldera.
This *isn't* what the people of Pompeii saw.
But it's not very far off.
This *isn't* what the people of Pompeii saw.
But it's not very far off.
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Our book, _War and Community in Late Antiquity_, is out in January and is edited by Tina Sessa and Susanna Elm. My chapter is on the literary and archaeological mapping of Roman troop billeting (no Third Amendment in Ancient Rome!) Excited to see this in print soon. www.cambridge.org/universitypr...
War and Community in Late Antiquity | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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December 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Our book, _War and Community in Late Antiquity_, is out in January and is edited by Tina Sessa and Susanna Elm. My chapter is on the literary and archaeological mapping of Roman troop billeting (no Third Amendment in Ancient Rome!) Excited to see this in print soon. www.cambridge.org/universitypr...
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definiere: „technikoffen“.
November 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
definiere: „technikoffen“.
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the alt text is perfect
We act like the “Murder, She Wrote” and “Magnum, P.I.” crossover wasn’t the apex of western culture.
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
the alt text is perfect
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We act like the “Murder, She Wrote” and “Magnum, P.I.” crossover wasn’t the apex of western culture.
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
We act like the “Murder, She Wrote” and “Magnum, P.I.” crossover wasn’t the apex of western culture.
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I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
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This is a late ancient (5-7th c.?) Greek account of the life of a rich woman who was raised Jewish, converted to Christianity when her parents died, lived for 20 years as a male monk named John, was discovered & made head of a woman's monastery, & was later martyred
well, what the heck. it's the tuesday before thanksgiving, and whoever is on here deserves a treat: the first new translation I've posted in a long while: the Life and Martyrdom of Susanna:
andrewjacobs.org/translations...
andrewjacobs.org/translations...
Life and Martyrdom of Susanna
andrewjacobs.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is a late ancient (5-7th c.?) Greek account of the life of a rich woman who was raised Jewish, converted to Christianity when her parents died, lived for 20 years as a male monk named John, was discovered & made head of a woman's monastery, & was later martyred
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Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
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Late Roman “barbarians”? As if. In case you wondered about frameworks for understanding how decentralized military groups engaged in collective action & used decentering as a tactic? here is a new open access article for you. link.springer.com/article/10.1... I do love the fifth century CE. 🏹
Breaking Down the “Barbarian” Trope: Strategic Military Coordination in Decentralized Collectives - Journal of Archaeological Research
Early modern history abounds with descriptions of “barbarians,” a term originating in ancient Greece and later applied to people deemed uncivilized. Historical knowledge about these groups comes large...
link.springer.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Late Roman “barbarians”? As if. In case you wondered about frameworks for understanding how decentralized military groups engaged in collective action & used decentering as a tactic? here is a new open access article for you. link.springer.com/article/10.1... I do love the fifth century CE. 🏹
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This image shows a size comparison between our Sun and the three blue supergiant stars that make up Orion's Belt: Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka.
Perspective is everything.
Perspective is everything.
November 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This image shows a size comparison between our Sun and the three blue supergiant stars that make up Orion's Belt: Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka.
Perspective is everything.
Perspective is everything.
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"Greeks living in Afghanistan were Buddhist 500 years before China and a thousand years before Southeast Asia" is one of those things that sounds made up but is in fact true
November 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Greeks living in Afghanistan were Buddhist 500 years before China and a thousand years before Southeast Asia" is one of those things that sounds made up but is in fact true
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"The day NYC elects a Muslim Mayor will be the day I die."
--Dick Cheney probably
--Dick Cheney probably
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
"The day NYC elects a Muslim Mayor will be the day I die."
--Dick Cheney probably
--Dick Cheney probably
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WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
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Good morning.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Good morning.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Anyway Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori will release in Early Access on November 4th, check it out if you haven't😇
store.steampowered.com/app/2697000/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2697000/...
Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori on Steam
Take on the role of a brave courier rider in Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori! Bond with your horse and tame the open wilds of 13th century Mongolia. Breed and train horses with specialized abilities...
store.steampowered.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Anyway Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori will release in Early Access on November 4th, check it out if you haven't😇
store.steampowered.com/app/2697000/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2697000/...
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When a typo in your Google search leads to new and exciting philosophical positions
September 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
When a typo in your Google search leads to new and exciting philosophical positions
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10/10, no notes
September 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
10/10, no notes
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So, weil das jetzt seit Tagen in mir wurlt. Leute, die behaupten, Charlie Kirk sei immerhin an Unis gegangen um die Diskussion mit der anderen Seite zu suchen, sagen damit nur eins:
"Ich habe keine Ahnung, wie Politaktivismus in den USA funktioniert."
Ein Thread.
1/X
"Ich habe keine Ahnung, wie Politaktivismus in den USA funktioniert."
Ein Thread.
1/X
September 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
So, weil das jetzt seit Tagen in mir wurlt. Leute, die behaupten, Charlie Kirk sei immerhin an Unis gegangen um die Diskussion mit der anderen Seite zu suchen, sagen damit nur eins:
"Ich habe keine Ahnung, wie Politaktivismus in den USA funktioniert."
Ein Thread.
1/X
"Ich habe keine Ahnung, wie Politaktivismus in den USA funktioniert."
Ein Thread.
1/X
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The Groyper Wars
September 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The Groyper Wars
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KIM KITSURAGI - "What is it, detective? Can you make it out?"
BULLET - "if you read this you are gay lmao"
1. "It, um, doesn't say anything."
2. "Transgender ideology. My old foe."
3. [Espirit de Corps - Medium 10] "I think you should read it for yourself, Kim."
BULLET - "if you read this you are gay lmao"
1. "It, um, doesn't say anything."
2. "Transgender ideology. My old foe."
3. [Espirit de Corps - Medium 10] "I think you should read it for yourself, Kim."
September 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
KIM KITSURAGI - "What is it, detective? Can you make it out?"
BULLET - "if you read this you are gay lmao"
1. "It, um, doesn't say anything."
2. "Transgender ideology. My old foe."
3. [Espirit de Corps - Medium 10] "I think you should read it for yourself, Kim."
BULLET - "if you read this you are gay lmao"
1. "It, um, doesn't say anything."
2. "Transgender ideology. My old foe."
3. [Espirit de Corps - Medium 10] "I think you should read it for yourself, Kim."
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you could write an entire book about this post and I will for the right price
September 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
you could write an entire book about this post and I will for the right price