Dr. Jeremy Swist
@metalclassicist.bsky.social
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
“Julian Augustus” out 26 September with Oxford University Press. Preorder: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/julian-augustus-9780197787519
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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. 🌍🍴
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. 🌍🍴
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Country #87 of my Cooking Round the World challenge is KAZAKHSTAN 🇰🇿
Kuyrdak is beef, onions, tomatoes & dough balls spiced with cinnamon, cloves, cumin, cardamom & nutmeg, & stewed in broth. Served over rice & topped with a sauce of sautéed scallions, garlic, parsley, basil & dill mixed with yogurt
Kuyrdak is beef, onions, tomatoes & dough balls spiced with cinnamon, cloves, cumin, cardamom & nutmeg, & stewed in broth. Served over rice & topped with a sauce of sautéed scallions, garlic, parsley, basil & dill mixed with yogurt
November 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Country #87 of my Cooking Round the World challenge is KAZAKHSTAN 🇰🇿
Kuyrdak is beef, onions, tomatoes & dough balls spiced with cinnamon, cloves, cumin, cardamom & nutmeg, & stewed in broth. Served over rice & topped with a sauce of sautéed scallions, garlic, parsley, basil & dill mixed with yogurt
Kuyrdak is beef, onions, tomatoes & dough balls spiced with cinnamon, cloves, cumin, cardamom & nutmeg, & stewed in broth. Served over rice & topped with a sauce of sautéed scallions, garlic, parsley, basil & dill mixed with yogurt
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Learn all about the complicated relationship between magic and early Christians by listening to the latest episode of the pod.
youtu.be/oPx9EaXSbQM
youtu.be/oPx9EaXSbQM
Sidequest 27 - Magic and Early Christianity with Dr. Shaily Patel
YouTube video by Bull City Coordinators
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November 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Tomorrow, the Book in the Spotlight with Peter Van Nuffelen and @monica-berti.bsky.social !
If you are not yet on our mailing list, don't forget to register w/ @AndyHilkens to receive the Zoom link
If you are not yet on our mailing list, don't forget to register w/ @AndyHilkens to receive the Zoom link
Later this month we are hosting a new Book in the Spotlight. On Mon 24 Nov at 4PM CET Peter Van Nuffelen (Ghent) will present The Fragmentary Greek Chronicles after Eusebius, which he recently published with Lieve Van Hoof. Discussant will be @monica-berti.bsky.social (Leipzig)!
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Tomorrow, the Book in the Spotlight with Peter Van Nuffelen and @monica-berti.bsky.social !
If you are not yet on our mailing list, don't forget to register w/ @AndyHilkens to receive the Zoom link
If you are not yet on our mailing list, don't forget to register w/ @AndyHilkens to receive the Zoom link
Country #87 of my Cooking Round the World challenge is KAZAKHSTAN 🇰🇿
Kuyrdak is beef, onions, tomatoes & dough balls spiced with cinnamon, cloves, cumin, cardamom & nutmeg, & stewed in broth. Served over rice & topped with a sauce of sautéed scallions, garlic, parsley, basil & dill mixed with yogurt
Kuyrdak is beef, onions, tomatoes & dough balls spiced with cinnamon, cloves, cumin, cardamom & nutmeg, & stewed in broth. Served over rice & topped with a sauce of sautéed scallions, garlic, parsley, basil & dill mixed with yogurt
November 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Country #87 of my Cooking Round the World challenge is KAZAKHSTAN 🇰🇿
Kuyrdak is beef, onions, tomatoes & dough balls spiced with cinnamon, cloves, cumin, cardamom & nutmeg, & stewed in broth. Served over rice & topped with a sauce of sautéed scallions, garlic, parsley, basil & dill mixed with yogurt
Kuyrdak is beef, onions, tomatoes & dough balls spiced with cinnamon, cloves, cumin, cardamom & nutmeg, & stewed in broth. Served over rice & topped with a sauce of sautéed scallions, garlic, parsley, basil & dill mixed with yogurt
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Harvard brutalizes students protesting a genocide but treat their professors with Epstein ties with kid gloves.
November 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Harvard brutalizes students protesting a genocide but treat their professors with Epstein ties with kid gloves.
If they had paid attention in school they would have known it works better to hide under real sheep.
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
If they had paid attention in school they would have known it works better to hide under real sheep.
Just to clarify, I'm not necessarily accepting or defending the validity of "pirate metal" as a subgenre. One reason I'm doing this unit is because that will be part of my class's discussion next week, i.e. whether lyrical themes alone can consititute a subgenre, or just a term of convenience.
Are there an pirate metal songs about Zheng Yi Sao or Grace O'Malley, or is that subgenre just too full of incels?
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Just to clarify, I'm not necessarily accepting or defending the validity of "pirate metal" as a subgenre. One reason I'm doing this unit is because that will be part of my class's discussion next week, i.e. whether lyrical themes alone can consititute a subgenre, or just a term of convenience.
Are there an pirate metal songs about Zheng Yi Sao or Grace O'Malley, or is that subgenre just too full of incels?
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Are there an pirate metal songs about Zheng Yi Sao or Grace O'Malley, or is that subgenre just too full of incels?
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Grateful to see God, Slavery, and Early Christianity on display at the CUP booth at #aarsbl25!
The display copy is 75% off (~$30), and is otherwise 30% off during the conference
The display copy is 75% off (~$30), and is otherwise 30% off during the conference
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Grateful to see God, Slavery, and Early Christianity on display at the CUP booth at #aarsbl25!
The display copy is 75% off (~$30), and is otherwise 30% off during the conference
The display copy is 75% off (~$30), and is otherwise 30% off during the conference
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Steve Tuck was one of my undergraduate profs, and taught me both Latin and Roman Archaeology! My first visit to Italy was in one of his classes. This book promises to be *excellent*!
Steve Tuck’s new book “Escape from Pompeii” is 30% off with the promo code AUFLY30.
November 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Steve Tuck was one of my undergraduate profs, and taught me both Latin and Roman Archaeology! My first visit to Italy was in one of his classes. This book promises to be *excellent*!
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Steve Tuck’s new book “Escape from Pompeii” is 30% off with the promo code AUFLY30.
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Steve Tuck’s new book “Escape from Pompeii” is 30% off with the promo code AUFLY30.
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Question for classicists: was Cornelia ("mater gracchorum") the first Roman figure to circulate their letters publicly? Was there anyone earlier?
(Apart from the fragments, the letters are mentioned by Cic. Brut. 211 and Quintilian IO 1.1.6)
(Apart from the fragments, the letters are mentioned by Cic. Brut. 211 and Quintilian IO 1.1.6)
November 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Question for classicists: was Cornelia ("mater gracchorum") the first Roman figure to circulate their letters publicly? Was there anyone earlier?
(Apart from the fragments, the letters are mentioned by Cic. Brut. 211 and Quintilian IO 1.1.6)
(Apart from the fragments, the letters are mentioned by Cic. Brut. 211 and Quintilian IO 1.1.6)
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Semantic Annotation for the Ancient World Conference 2026 - TALOS AI4SSH
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Semantic Annotation for the Ancient World Conference 2026 - TALOS AI4SSH
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November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Semantic Annotation for the Ancient World Conference 2026 - TALOS AI4SSH
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Steve Tuck’s new book “Escape from Pompeii” is 30% off with the promo code AUFLY30.
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Steve Tuck’s new book “Escape from Pompeii” is 30% off with the promo code AUFLY30.
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Today’s Metal & Premodernity class welcomed our final guest speaker, Marisol Pérez Pelayo, to discuss the band Cemican’s blending of metal with indigenous Mesoamerican folk instruments & rituals, & with lyrics in both Spanish & Nahuatl—a sonic, lyrical , & visual embodiment of mestizo identity. 🇲🇽
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Today’s Metal & Premodernity class welcomed our final guest speaker, Marisol Pérez Pelayo, to discuss the band Cemican’s blending of metal with indigenous Mesoamerican folk instruments & rituals, & with lyrics in both Spanish & Nahuatl—a sonic, lyrical , & visual embodiment of mestizo identity. 🇲🇽
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Learn all about the complicated relationship between magic and early Christians by listening to the latest episode of the pod.
youtu.be/oPx9EaXSbQM
youtu.be/oPx9EaXSbQM
Sidequest 27 - Magic and Early Christianity with Dr. Shaily Patel
YouTube video by Bull City Coordinators
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Learn all about the complicated relationship between magic and early Christians by listening to the latest episode of the pod.
youtu.be/oPx9EaXSbQM
youtu.be/oPx9EaXSbQM
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"And I guess that’s why I hate AI in the classroom as much as I do. Students are afraid to fail, and AI presents itself as a savior. But what we learn from history is that progress requires failure. It requires reflection."
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
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November 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
"And I guess that’s why I hate AI in the classroom as much as I do. Students are afraid to fail, and AI presents itself as a savior. But what we learn from history is that progress requires failure. It requires reflection."
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Serious question (yes, it can happen):
We all know that a sponge on a stick was used by the Romans for wiping their bums, right? Well, what's the evidence? Seems very impractical to us.
Does anyone know?
We all know that a sponge on a stick was used by the Romans for wiping their bums, right? Well, what's the evidence? Seems very impractical to us.
Does anyone know?
November 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Serious question (yes, it can happen):
We all know that a sponge on a stick was used by the Romans for wiping their bums, right? Well, what's the evidence? Seems very impractical to us.
Does anyone know?
We all know that a sponge on a stick was used by the Romans for wiping their bums, right? Well, what's the evidence? Seems very impractical to us.
Does anyone know?
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I'm skeptical that there are many forms of substantial assessment where genAI might not be used by a clever but insecure student who otherwise claims to peers that they don't use it because of environmental concerns.
My institution believes that a 'portfolio' is 'medium' in AI risk, but...
My institution believes that a 'portfolio' is 'medium' in AI risk, but...
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I'm skeptical that there are many forms of substantial assessment where genAI might not be used by a clever but insecure student who otherwise claims to peers that they don't use it because of environmental concerns.
My institution believes that a 'portfolio' is 'medium' in AI risk, but...
My institution believes that a 'portfolio' is 'medium' in AI risk, but...
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A thread about the 'sponge on a stick'.
The only ancient sources appear to be from Seneca and Martial (well he would mention it wouldn't he?)
Note that word xylospongium in that article I posted up yesterday - doesn't exist. Not in either source, not in Lewis & Short or the PHI Latin Texts.
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The only ancient sources appear to be from Seneca and Martial (well he would mention it wouldn't he?)
Note that word xylospongium in that article I posted up yesterday - doesn't exist. Not in either source, not in Lewis & Short or the PHI Latin Texts.
1/
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
A thread about the 'sponge on a stick'.
The only ancient sources appear to be from Seneca and Martial (well he would mention it wouldn't he?)
Note that word xylospongium in that article I posted up yesterday - doesn't exist. Not in either source, not in Lewis & Short or the PHI Latin Texts.
1/
The only ancient sources appear to be from Seneca and Martial (well he would mention it wouldn't he?)
Note that word xylospongium in that article I posted up yesterday - doesn't exist. Not in either source, not in Lewis & Short or the PHI Latin Texts.
1/
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It's time to remove laptops from classrooms.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It's time to remove laptops from classrooms.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
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Evergreen meme
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Evergreen meme
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Excited to have been part of this volume on the intersection of forgetting and power in Greek and Roman literature. www.steiner-verlag.de/en/Forgettin...
Forgetting and Power in Greek and Latin Literature | 400014020
Forgetting pervades Greek and Roman culture: it shapes the underworld, divine spheres, and human life. Forgetting stands at the beginning of life, when the souls of the dead drink forgetfulness from t...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Excited to have been part of this volume on the intersection of forgetting and power in Greek and Roman literature. www.steiner-verlag.de/en/Forgettin...
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This week on the blog: Hoplites! We're taking a crack at explaining the long-running debate over the nature and significance of the ancient Greek heavy infantryman, the hoplite, and the phalanx in which he (mostly) fought.
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Collections: Hoplite Wars, Part I: The Othismos over Othismos
This week (and next) we’re looking at hoplites, the heavy infantry of the ancient Greek poleis in the (early? mid? late?) Archaic and Classical periods, into the Hellenistic. In particular, I…
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November 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This week on the blog: Hoplites! We're taking a crack at explaining the long-running debate over the nature and significance of the ancient Greek heavy infantryman, the hoplite, and the phalanx in which he (mostly) fought.
acoup.blog/2025/11/14/c...
acoup.blog/2025/11/14/c...
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Once again YouTube switched a video to private. It's fixed now. If you listen to podcasts on YouTube, you can now listen to the latest episode of this pod.
youtu.be/oPx9EaXSbQM
youtu.be/oPx9EaXSbQM
Sidequest 27 - Magic and Early Christianity with Dr. Shaily Patel
YouTube video by Bull City Coordinators
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Once again YouTube switched a video to private. It's fixed now. If you listen to podcasts on YouTube, you can now listen to the latest episode of this pod.
youtu.be/oPx9EaXSbQM
youtu.be/oPx9EaXSbQM