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Jay Carriker
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Published historian with a focus on #MarshallTX, culture of the ancient Mediterranean ( #Elagabalus thesis; #Hatshepsut historiography ), & #historiography & #historicpreservation — #writer, #grantwriter, #notary, #photographer, jaycarriker.com
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Jay Carriker @jaycarriker.bsky.social · Nov 11
No results for #Hatshepsut? No results for #MarshallTX or #MarshallTexas? Only four results for #Elagabalus? I know that I am new here, but we need to get these feeds going! 😃
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The destruction of the #EastWing is the worst US historical loss to a “planned” demolition since the #SingerBuilding. This did not go through regular channels and is not doing best practices for work on or near a historic building. Anyone telling you otherwise is ignorant or lying. #whitehouse
October 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Why is staying active on social media so difficult? 😆
May 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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🎙️ Thrilled to join the third episode of Ingenuity with #ChoraMedia and #Saipem

🔗 Exploring how human ingenuity drives revolutions - shaping our past and challenging us to reflect on progress - is both unconventional and essential

🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0VkE...

#ancientgreece #mythology
Ep.3 - Everything evolves and transforms
Ingenuity · Episode
open.spotify.com
December 24, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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December 14, 2024 at 4:05 AM
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Never seems good when we see an uptick in web traffic to the primary source "Can a State Constitutionally Secede?" 🫠
Can a State Constitutionally Secede? – AHA
This is one of the questions of the day, and it appears to be no longer a mere abstract or theoretical question. The Constitution makes no provision for secession. A Government is not a corporation wh...
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December 2, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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Pliny writes to Trajan, asking him for the means to fight fires in Nicomedia.

Denied!

open.substack.com/pub/jamescov...
Potentially Interesting Roman History
Episode XXXV
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November 30, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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So exciting to have the December issue of
@historytoday.com in my hands! I wrote an article with the title "Green Danger. The Remarkable Fall of Absinthe: From 'Green Fairy' to Scourge of Society". If you want to know more about this fascinating drink, buy my book #TheHourOfAbsinthe! 🗃️🍸
This photograph shows an drawing, spread across two pages of History Today. The whole drawing is very red. It shows a skeleton in a suit, holding a spider over a working-class man's head, while pouring him a glass of absinthe. Behind the man's right shoulder is a row of grave and a black bird, in flight. On the right hand side, it says: "History Matters". This photograph shows the cover of the December issue of "History Today". On a red background, there is a drawing Byzantine Emperor in extravagant golden clothes. Next to him, it says "A Christmas to save the Byzantine Empire".
December 2, 2024 at 1:51 PM
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Carteia in the Illustrated London News, 22 October 1927.
via British Newspaper Archives.
December 1, 2024 at 7:18 AM
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Stumbled upon this awesome blog post about corsets and stays. Also, indie authors will continue to write and publish historical romance, so don't worry.
thedreamstress.com/2013/08/term...
Terminology: What's the difference between stays, jumps & a corset - The Dreamstress
I’ve already posted about the difference between swiss waists, waist cinchers, corsets & corselets.  This week, I’m going back in history, and back to basics, to discuss the differences between stays,...
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December 1, 2024 at 7:25 AM
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As I mention frequently re #GameofThrones, folks like my student Savannah Shipman established that rape convictions were higher in 1300s England than U.S. today. Roman law forbade cat-calling women! If we represent the past as undiluted Misogynia, we implicitly excuse current law/norms as "Better."
courtneymilan.com Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · Dec 1
So one of the things that is repeatedly showing up in response to this post is people saying things like “but don’t you realize history is misogynist” and look, there was a lot of misogyny in history, but there is even more misogyny in viewing history as a simple and easy monolith.
goddessblade.bsky.social May “Bunny” Peterson 🦄 (Mostly Updates) @goddessblade.bsky.social · Nov 30
I’ve tried not to talk too much about Game of Thrones because people loved it and I don’t want to finger-wag, etc, but my problem with that series has always been its bone-deep misogyny.

Misogyny that ruined the show even for people who loved it!
December 1, 2024 at 1:48 AM
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When the old number GB346 stays on the object better than the new number 927.15.132 you're glad the database is searchable for both! It's not bad really but it happens often. Crossbow fibula from Winchester, UK, 300-400 CE in the @romtoronto.bsky.social collection.
#MuseumWork #RomanBritain 🏺
A nitrile gloved right hand holds a fibula (brooch) in the shape of a crossbow, showing the side where the museum accession numbers of two different generations were inscribed. "GB346" is the older number and crisply readable while "927.15.132" the newer accession number, is chipped and not as distinct, especially the 7 and the 5. Fibula is black-brown, numbers are in white ink, background is grey.
November 29, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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Looking forward to digging into this biography by @porican.bsky.social
November 30, 2024 at 3:36 AM
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Finely crafted terrains for your gaming table.
November 24, 2024 at 5:56 AM
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utpictura.bsky.social
Lo voy a buscar. Afortunadamente tenemos acceso por acá.
drpeterjmiller.bsky.social Peter Miller @drpeterjmiller.bsky.social · Nov 14
“In Praise of Greek Athletes” (Cambridge UP, 2024) examines the genres of agonistic epigram and epinikian. Across dozens of close readings, I argue for the centrality of identity and ritual speech to both genres, and I root them in the athletic and sanctuary context doi.org/10.1017/9781...
In Praise of Greek Athletes
Cambridge Core - Ancient History - In Praise of Greek Athletes
doi.org
November 15, 2024 at 3:38 AM
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In East Slavic old beliefs, snakes and birds are cult animals.

In fact, there is enough evidence to consider that a snake was seen as the totemic ancestor if not by all, than at least by some of the East Slavic peoples.

#dailyspooklore #folklore
Illustration: Leni Kae
Depiction of a white snake emerging from water (oil art in black and white)
November 28, 2024 at 5:39 AM
jaycarriker.bsky.social
Fascinating new study about #Bes mugs and their use during religious rituals in the religion of #AncientEgypt. #WorldHistory
Ancient Egyptians Drank Psychedelic Concoctions From This 2,000-Year-Old Mug, Study Finds
Scientists have discovered traces of hallucinogens in a small vessel depicting an Egyptian deity that may have been used in ancient rituals
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:12 AM
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#Neolithic remains of a figurine from the #Antalya region of Turkey.
📸 My own.
#Archaeology #Art
#AncientBlueSky🏺
November 26, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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Have a great #RockinTuesday all!

These rocks are in Cappadocia, Turkey. It's an amazing place with so many unique rock formations and cave houses.
There are two large mounds of dark brown rock that have indentations carved into the rock to facilitate climbing over the rock in a dip between the mounds. It's very steep and would still be a difficult climb in my opinion! At the base of the mounds is a large hole carved into the rock, perhaps the start of some sort of dwelling. There is another larger rock behind these mounds, and the sky is deep blue with puffy white clouds.
November 26, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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Well, here it is at last, the latest thing in sports and a stocking stuffer nonpareil
Ancient Israel, Judah, and Greece by me, an author
November 26, 2024 at 10:56 PM
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👀 Church Street #Modbury #Devon

The remains of a water conduit built in 1708.
A gift from Nicholas Trist, Lord of the Manor (as seen in last photo).
November 26, 2024 at 6:51 PM
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This is one of my favorite, low-tech, ways of visualizing the past! Doesn't oversell the reconstruction, shows possible past and present in same view, works, rain or shine and without power.
jasonthorne.bsky.social Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · Nov 26
An interesting way to help people visualize what a ruin used to be.
Old ruin viewed through a glass frame with the original outlines of the building etched onto the glass
November 26, 2024 at 7:34 PM
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Still time to register for my free professorial lecture, titled Sidelined: The problematic history of women’s sport.

The event will take place on 10 December in the Deeprose Theatre from 5.30pm.

Secure your free place via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professori...
https://eventbrite.co.uk/e/professorial…
November 26, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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A pair of beautiful #Roman glass cups, in a bluey-green glass with white & gold 'snaking' decoration. Found near Köln (Germany), they're a lovely example of the glassware made by skilled craftsmen on the Rhine - and absolutely do not look their 1700+ years of age! AncientBlueSky
November 26, 2024 at 6:50 PM
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In the Roman republic, Vedius Pollio gained quite a reputation for treating his slaves badly… but it also turns out that Vedius’ dad had been a slave.

Someone get Freud on the line!

#CheekyFacts #AncientRome #MosaicMonday #AncientBluesky🏺
Detail of an ancient Roman mosaic showing an eel. What’s that got to do with Vedius Pollio? Well, we recommend our new book ‘Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire’ for all the salacious details!
November 18, 2024 at 6:40 AM