Claude Eilers
@claudeeilers.bsky.social
McMaster Classics. Roman history, Greek epigraphy, card tricks, and show tunes
So, my little act of rebellion against the awkwardness of peer-review. I wrote my review as a letter to the author (anonymous, of course) explaining my concerns and advising changes.
August 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
So, my little act of rebellion against the awkwardness of peer-review. I wrote my review as a letter to the author (anonymous, of course) explaining my concerns and advising changes.
Headline: Trump kept FIFA Club World Cup trophy for himself -
July 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Headline: Trump kept FIFA Club World Cup trophy for himself -
The good: Hermes has accepted my article on «The Letters of Agrippa II and the Sourcing & Early Dissemination of Josephus' Bellum (Jos. Vita 365–7)».
The bad: both reviewers raised reasonable concerns about part IV.
The ugly: addressing R1's concerns will make R2's worse and vice versa.
The bad: both reviewers raised reasonable concerns about part IV.
The ugly: addressing R1's concerns will make R2's worse and vice versa.
July 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The good: Hermes has accepted my article on «The Letters of Agrippa II and the Sourcing & Early Dissemination of Josephus' Bellum (Jos. Vita 365–7)».
The bad: both reviewers raised reasonable concerns about part IV.
The ugly: addressing R1's concerns will make R2's worse and vice versa.
The bad: both reviewers raised reasonable concerns about part IV.
The ugly: addressing R1's concerns will make R2's worse and vice versa.
Happy Canada Day for those who celebrate! (And those who don't)
July 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Happy Canada Day for those who celebrate! (And those who don't)
Hi, academic blueskiers. I recently received this from an editor of a top journal in Classics:
«Unfortunately, Reader A stated that they did not want to make their report available to the author, and only agreed to share a summary of the bulk of their objection.»
Has anyone ever met this before?
«Unfortunately, Reader A stated that they did not want to make their report available to the author, and only agreed to share a summary of the bulk of their objection.»
Has anyone ever met this before?
May 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Hi, academic blueskiers. I recently received this from an editor of a top journal in Classics:
«Unfortunately, Reader A stated that they did not want to make their report available to the author, and only agreed to share a summary of the bulk of their objection.»
Has anyone ever met this before?
«Unfortunately, Reader A stated that they did not want to make their report available to the author, and only agreed to share a summary of the bulk of their objection.»
Has anyone ever met this before?
How come that 25 page article that I submitted is now onlly 14.5 pages?
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May 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How come that 25 page article that I submitted is now onlly 14.5 pages?
Never eat yellow snow.
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
May 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Never eat yellow snow.
Inching towards publication!
April 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Inching towards publication!
Some will get a smile from Reviewer A's bet about an article submitted by a grad student and me about Butera and Sear's identification of the location of the Battle of Philippi.
February 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Some will get a smile from Reviewer A's bet about an article submitted by a grad student and me about Butera and Sear's identification of the location of the Battle of Philippi.
Another favourite index entry (from Cohen’s Josephus in Galilee and Rome)
January 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Another favourite index entry (from Cohen’s Josephus in Galilee and Rome)
I enjoyed stumbling across this index in Fraenkel’s Horace:
January 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I enjoyed stumbling across this index in Fraenkel’s Horace:
Anyone in the neighbourhood who might want to join us are welcome to come to Debra Nousek’s talk next week on "History Starts with a C: The Caesarian Corpus and Latin Literary Historiography"
@debranousek.bsky.social
@debranousek.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Anyone in the neighbourhood who might want to join us are welcome to come to Debra Nousek’s talk next week on "History Starts with a C: The Caesarian Corpus and Latin Literary Historiography"
@debranousek.bsky.social
@debranousek.bsky.social
Generative AI, '70s style
January 23, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Generative AI, '70s style
Lexicographically inclined Latinists will welcome knews of the release to open access of the 4th fascicle of vol. 9.1 of the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (nemo to netura)
publikationen.badw.de/de/039602104
publikationen.badw.de/de/039602104
BAdW · Publikationen
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January 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Lexicographically inclined Latinists will welcome knews of the release to open access of the 4th fascicle of vol. 9.1 of the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (nemo to netura)
publikationen.badw.de/de/039602104
publikationen.badw.de/de/039602104
My new article on "Hyrcanus’ ninth† year" is now out with Historia. I'm happy to send a pdf to anyone who bumps into a paywall.
January 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My new article on "Hyrcanus’ ninth† year" is now out with Historia. I'm happy to send a pdf to anyone who bumps into a paywall.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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January 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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January 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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December 31, 2024 at 7:27 PM
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December 30, 2024 at 12:28 PM
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December 29, 2024 at 11:47 AM
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December 25, 2024 at 12:51 AM
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