Miguel Sanchez Morquecho
@miguelsanchezm.bsky.social
Ph.D Candidate of ancient Mediterranean History. I work on diplomatic messengers // UCSB 2020 // I like to post my current reads //
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“Hope is about possibility; it requires people to do things, even in the face of it all falling apart. And history is filed with people doing things to make the world better, even if they sometimes fail. But then others dust themselves off and try again. History is, at its core, about hope.” 💛
At yesterday's event at @portersqbooks.bsky.social (you can still buy our signed books from them, while supplies last), someone asked @profgabriele.com about hope. Here's what he said about contingency, plus some other thoughts.
Proud to be his writing partner.
Proud to be his writing partner.
Reminds me of a quote by the great Chanel Miller: “History is where you will find people who have been through what you’re experiencing. Not only been there but survived it. Not only survived it but changed it. Whose struggles informed them. History shows you what people have endured before you”
Very excited to participate in the Reception of the Ancient World in trading, collecting, gaming and fortune-telling cards Colloquium this Saturday!
Please feel free to reach out for the Zoom link if you’re interested in attending. It will be a lot of fun!
#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky
Please feel free to reach out for the Zoom link if you’re interested in attending. It will be a lot of fun!
#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Very excited to participate in the Reception of the Ancient World in trading, collecting, gaming and fortune-telling cards Colloquium this Saturday!
Please feel free to reach out for the Zoom link if you’re interested in attending. It will be a lot of fun!
#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky
Please feel free to reach out for the Zoom link if you’re interested in attending. It will be a lot of fun!
#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky
Very happy to be presenting at the Beyond Borders Workshop in Edinburgh later this week! Truly honored to join a great group of scholars and to have the opportunity to share my research.
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Very happy to be presenting at the Beyond Borders Workshop in Edinburgh later this week! Truly honored to join a great group of scholars and to have the opportunity to share my research.
Following my last ancient card post, I wanted to also share this beautiful card of Darius I I just received! From the 1908 Stollwerck Album 10 series. Very fun to hold something so old and cool :)
#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics
#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics
August 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Following my last ancient card post, I wanted to also share this beautiful card of Darius I I just received! From the 1908 Stollwerck Album 10 series. Very fun to hold something so old and cool :)
#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics
#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics
I’m a (baseball) card collector, and recently picked up this 100 year old card of the Gate of Xerxes. I was fascinated to learn how much tobacco, chocolate, and other types of companies used the ancient past in their promotional cards…got me thinking about a possible reception project.
August 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I’m a (baseball) card collector, and recently picked up this 100 year old card of the Gate of Xerxes. I was fascinated to learn how much tobacco, chocolate, and other types of companies used the ancient past in their promotional cards…got me thinking about a possible reception project.
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I was lucky enough to have breakfast with Erich Gruen this morning. It was honestly one of the best moments of my academic career.
He’s someone I had heard a lot about and who has influenced my ideas and work for a while, and it was great to experience how wonderful of a person he also is.
He’s someone I had heard a lot about and who has influenced my ideas and work for a while, and it was great to experience how wonderful of a person he also is.
June 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I was lucky enough to have breakfast with Erich Gruen this morning. It was honestly one of the best moments of my academic career.
He’s someone I had heard a lot about and who has influenced my ideas and work for a while, and it was great to experience how wonderful of a person he also is.
He’s someone I had heard a lot about and who has influenced my ideas and work for a while, and it was great to experience how wonderful of a person he also is.
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Introducing our Fenway Greens.
May 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Introducing our Fenway Greens.
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Say hello to the home run Wally head.
April 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Say hello to the home run Wally head.
Submitted a draft of my first ever publication. It stems from my dissertation on diplomatic messengers, so I decided to treat myself on more books about similar topics!
Very excited for these two @xinwen.bsky.social @superoldgranny.bsky.social
Very excited for these two @xinwen.bsky.social @superoldgranny.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Submitted a draft of my first ever publication. It stems from my dissertation on diplomatic messengers, so I decided to treat myself on more books about similar topics!
Very excited for these two @xinwen.bsky.social @superoldgranny.bsky.social
Very excited for these two @xinwen.bsky.social @superoldgranny.bsky.social
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I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.
March 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.
Help! Recently came across this figurine supposedly depicting Ishtar from c. 2000 BC. Her staff immediately reminded me of the caduceus associated with Hermes and messengers across the Mediterranean later on. Anyone have more info on what the staff could actually be/signify?
#AncientBlueSky
#AncientBlueSky
February 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Help! Recently came across this figurine supposedly depicting Ishtar from c. 2000 BC. Her staff immediately reminded me of the caduceus associated with Hermes and messengers across the Mediterranean later on. Anyone have more info on what the staff could actually be/signify?
#AncientBlueSky
#AncientBlueSky
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2000-Year-Old Temple Dedicated to Egyptian Cat Goddess Bastet Discovered by Archeologists Near a Train Station - Knewz
knewz.com/world/2000-y...
knewz.com/world/2000-y...
2000-Year-Old Temple Dedicated to Egyptian Cat Goddess Bastet Discovered by Archeologists Near a Train Station
The temple was unearthed by archaeologists in Alexandria and was the first trace of the royal quarters of the Ptolemaic dynasty to be discovered.
knewz.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
2000-Year-Old Temple Dedicated to Egyptian Cat Goddess Bastet Discovered by Archeologists Near a Train Station - Knewz
knewz.com/world/2000-y...
knewz.com/world/2000-y...
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Museums in New York and Chicago want to hear what worked and what didn’t at the Getty Villa. via @laist.com
17 employees helped save the Getty Villa from the fires. They're telling other museums how it was done
Museums in New York and Chicago want to hear what worked and what didn’t at the Getty Villa.
laist.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Museums in New York and Chicago want to hear what worked and what didn’t at the Getty Villa. via @laist.com
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cry me a river
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
White House AI tsar David Sacks raises possibility of alleged intellectual property theft
www.ft.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:17 AM
cry me a river
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The only celebrity drama I follow is Elmo's beef with that rock
January 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The only celebrity drama I follow is Elmo's beef with that rock
Reminds me of a quote by the great Chanel Miller: “History is where you will find people who have been through what you’re experiencing. Not only been there but survived it. Not only survived it but changed it. Whose struggles informed them. History shows you what people have endured before you”
“Hope is about possibility; it requires people to do things, even in the face of it all falling apart. And history is filed with people doing things to make the world better, even if they sometimes fail. But then others dust themselves off and try again. History is, at its core, about hope.” 💛
At yesterday's event at @portersqbooks.bsky.social (you can still buy our signed books from them, while supplies last), someone asked @profgabriele.com about hope. Here's what he said about contingency, plus some other thoughts.
Proud to be his writing partner.
Proud to be his writing partner.
January 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Reminds me of a quote by the great Chanel Miller: “History is where you will find people who have been through what you’re experiencing. Not only been there but survived it. Not only survived it but changed it. Whose struggles informed them. History shows you what people have endured before you”
For a few years now, I’ve been thinking that there should be a short series based on the Master and Margarita BUT set in the present-day capitalist US. Would the devil and his cat really be surprised by what goes on here sometimes?
January 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
For a few years now, I’ve been thinking that there should be a short series based on the Master and Margarita BUT set in the present-day capitalist US. Would the devil and his cat really be surprised by what goes on here sometimes?
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During the reign of the ancient Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, captives from fallen cities were often resettled.
This relief has always moved me in particular because of the youngest deportees.
In the top register, women walk while breastfeeding babies, and a toddler sits on someone’s shoulders.
This relief has always moved me in particular because of the youngest deportees.
In the top register, women walk while breastfeeding babies, and a toddler sits on someone’s shoulders.
January 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
During the reign of the ancient Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, captives from fallen cities were often resettled.
This relief has always moved me in particular because of the youngest deportees.
In the top register, women walk while breastfeeding babies, and a toddler sits on someone’s shoulders.
This relief has always moved me in particular because of the youngest deportees.
In the top register, women walk while breastfeeding babies, and a toddler sits on someone’s shoulders.
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In 2020, it became apparent that a lot of people had been asleep in science class.
Well, in 2025, it’s become quite apparent that they slept through history class, too.
#Resist
Well, in 2025, it’s become quite apparent that they slept through history class, too.
#Resist
January 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
In 2020, it became apparent that a lot of people had been asleep in science class.
Well, in 2025, it’s become quite apparent that they slept through history class, too.
#Resist
Well, in 2025, it’s become quite apparent that they slept through history class, too.
#Resist
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It's been a really hard few days for many of you and our hearts are with you.
Please try to be proud of who you are.
Keep fighting for what’s right.
Let us know if we can ever support you in these endeavours.
💚❤️🧡💛💙💜
Please try to be proud of who you are.
Keep fighting for what’s right.
Let us know if we can ever support you in these endeavours.
💚❤️🧡💛💙💜
January 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It's been a really hard few days for many of you and our hearts are with you.
Please try to be proud of who you are.
Keep fighting for what’s right.
Let us know if we can ever support you in these endeavours.
💚❤️🧡💛💙💜
Please try to be proud of who you are.
Keep fighting for what’s right.
Let us know if we can ever support you in these endeavours.
💚❤️🧡💛💙💜
“Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.”- RFK
Today more than ever, I hope we truly choose to fight against the savageness that might come in the next four years 💙
#skystorians
Today more than ever, I hope we truly choose to fight against the savageness that might come in the next four years 💙
#skystorians
January 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.”- RFK
Today more than ever, I hope we truly choose to fight against the savageness that might come in the next four years 💙
#skystorians
Today more than ever, I hope we truly choose to fight against the savageness that might come in the next four years 💙
#skystorians
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I’ve spent most of my life steeped in anxiety, and one thing that made me feel less alone was knowing how unsurprisingly not new anxiety and related experiences are.
It’s in fragments, but this is one of many clay texts from ancient Mesopotamia that describes anxiety (possibly depression)
It’s in fragments, but this is one of many clay texts from ancient Mesopotamia that describes anxiety (possibly depression)
January 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I’ve spent most of my life steeped in anxiety, and one thing that made me feel less alone was knowing how unsurprisingly not new anxiety and related experiences are.
It’s in fragments, but this is one of many clay texts from ancient Mesopotamia that describes anxiety (possibly depression)
It’s in fragments, but this is one of many clay texts from ancient Mesopotamia that describes anxiety (possibly depression)
Happy to have finally purchased my 1st ancient coin! Special because:
1) it depicts a caduceus (very important for my work on ancient messengers) and
2) it depicts Ajax of Olba (named after my cat and not the other way around…if you ask my cat)
1) it depicts a caduceus (very important for my work on ancient messengers) and
2) it depicts Ajax of Olba (named after my cat and not the other way around…if you ask my cat)
January 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Happy to have finally purchased my 1st ancient coin! Special because:
1) it depicts a caduceus (very important for my work on ancient messengers) and
2) it depicts Ajax of Olba (named after my cat and not the other way around…if you ask my cat)
1) it depicts a caduceus (very important for my work on ancient messengers) and
2) it depicts Ajax of Olba (named after my cat and not the other way around…if you ask my cat)