Rodney Mancuso
@amancuso.bsky.social
PhD student at SLU studying late 5th/early 6th century Gaul and Italy. Italophile. (Sorry, France.) Purveyor of fluffy pastries. Has a Turkish goat hide in the garage.
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Delighted that from January 2026 all research articles published in the Journal of Roman Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org will be Open Access
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Cambridge University Press
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November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Delighted that from January 2026 all research articles published in the Journal of Roman Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org will be Open Access
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November 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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There is and was only one Curtis Lemay and one Thomas power Jr. So why is every Hollywood portrayal of the SAC/STRATCOM commander the same: a man deep in Nebraska who is ready to initiate Armageddon at a moments notice without deliberation or hesitation? I explore in my latest⬇️
A House of Jack Ripper
The Nuclear Warlord and a Hollywood Portrayal that Refuses to Die
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November 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
There is and was only one Curtis Lemay and one Thomas power Jr. So why is every Hollywood portrayal of the SAC/STRATCOM commander the same: a man deep in Nebraska who is ready to initiate Armageddon at a moments notice without deliberation or hesitation? I explore in my latest⬇️
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I’m delighted to hear that the translation has been useful! You can find it and many others by myself and @ralphtorta.bsky.social here:
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October 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I’m delighted to hear that the translation has been useful! You can find it and many others by myself and @ralphtorta.bsky.social here:
salutemmundo.wordpress.com/primary-sour...
salutemmundo.wordpress.com/primary-sour...
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Pourquoi lire (ou relire) Marc Bloch aujourd’hui ? C’est la question que pose ce petit livre qui vient de paraître aux
Presses Universitaires de Lyon, à l’occasion du centenaire de la première publication des Rois thaumaturges. Petit thread ⬇️
Presses Universitaires de Lyon, à l’occasion du centenaire de la première publication des Rois thaumaturges. Petit thread ⬇️
October 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Pourquoi lire (ou relire) Marc Bloch aujourd’hui ? C’est la question que pose ce petit livre qui vient de paraître aux
Presses Universitaires de Lyon, à l’occasion du centenaire de la première publication des Rois thaumaturges. Petit thread ⬇️
Presses Universitaires de Lyon, à l’occasion du centenaire de la première publication des Rois thaumaturges. Petit thread ⬇️
Kind of crazy that the last papal dispensation for assisting crusades in Iberia wasn't abolished until Vatican II in 1965. Next they'll tell me the knightly orders are still around.
October 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Kind of crazy that the last papal dispensation for assisting crusades in Iberia wasn't abolished until Vatican II in 1965. Next they'll tell me the knightly orders are still around.
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Unexpectedly, the OA version of "Mediterranean Connections. The Frankish Kingdoms and the Roman Empire (476–756)", The Medieval Mediterranean 145 (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2025), is already out! (first they told me 27.11, then 30.10) ...Download: brill.com/display/titl...
October 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Unexpectedly, the OA version of "Mediterranean Connections. The Frankish Kingdoms and the Roman Empire (476–756)", The Medieval Mediterranean 145 (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2025), is already out! (first they told me 27.11, then 30.10) ...Download: brill.com/display/titl...
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God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is out in the real world with @universitypress.cambridge.org!
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
October 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is out in the real world with @universitypress.cambridge.org!
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
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I am very much looking forward to this workshop at which I am speaking in Bonn in November, organised among others by @akjp89.bsky.social, and funded partly by @dependencybonn.de
October 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I am very much looking forward to this workshop at which I am speaking in Bonn in November, organised among others by @akjp89.bsky.social, and funded partly by @dependencybonn.de
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Usually, to show an author love, the first rule is: buy the book. And, you can totally buy this book---but, it's also available OA, which means you can in a few weeks' time get it for free.
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So, the updated rule: to show an author love, get her book and read it!
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So, the updated rule: to show an author love, get her book and read it!
Things Unseen | University of California Press
How do you know the nature of another person: who she is, or what she is capable of? In four exploratory essays, a seasoned historian examines the mechanisms by which ancient people came to have knowl...
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October 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Usually, to show an author love, the first rule is: buy the book. And, you can totally buy this book---but, it's also available OA, which means you can in a few weeks' time get it for free.
luminosoa.org/books/m/10.1...
So, the updated rule: to show an author love, get her book and read it!
luminosoa.org/books/m/10.1...
So, the updated rule: to show an author love, get her book and read it!
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io: dottore, il mio dente mi fa tanto male 😣
lui: e chi se ne frega? NIZZA E FIUME NON SONO ANCORA LIBERATI 😠
io: minchia, sono andata dal irridentista
lui: e chi se ne frega? NIZZA E FIUME NON SONO ANCORA LIBERATI 😠
io: minchia, sono andata dal irridentista
October 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
io: dottore, il mio dente mi fa tanto male 😣
lui: e chi se ne frega? NIZZA E FIUME NON SONO ANCORA LIBERATI 😠
io: minchia, sono andata dal irridentista
lui: e chi se ne frega? NIZZA E FIUME NON SONO ANCORA LIBERATI 😠
io: minchia, sono andata dal irridentista
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Forthcoming: "Women in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Studies from Western Europe and North Africa", eds. Éric Fournier and Maijastina Kahlos, www.brepols.net/products/IS-...
Brepols - Women in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
Brepols is an international academic publisher of works in the humanities, with a particular focus in history, archaeology, history of the arts, language and literature, and critical editions of histo...
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October 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Forthcoming: "Women in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Studies from Western Europe and North Africa", eds. Éric Fournier and Maijastina Kahlos, www.brepols.net/products/IS-...
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This final post from Kaleb Horton is very beautiful and hits hard. This is just so sad. RIP.
2025, So Far
I wish I had a time machine so I could go back in time and talk to my dad in 1988, just before I was born, and tell him what it’s like to live in the future. I’d tell him all the amazing things that a...
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September 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This final post from Kaleb Horton is very beautiful and hits hard. This is just so sad. RIP.
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The Association of Ancient Historians meeting will be in Iowa City from April 16-18, 2026. For those new to the AAH, we have preset panel themes; you pick 1 to apply to. The theme overall is Ancient Exchanges in a Global Antiquity. See CFP: abstracts are due by December 1. aah.conference.uiowa.edu
AAH Annual Conference 2026 | The University of Iowa
The 2026 AAH Annual Meeting will take place in person at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA from April 16-18, 2026. We invite abstracts for papers of 15-20 minutes in length. Please submit anonym...
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September 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The Association of Ancient Historians meeting will be in Iowa City from April 16-18, 2026. For those new to the AAH, we have preset panel themes; you pick 1 to apply to. The theme overall is Ancient Exchanges in a Global Antiquity. See CFP: abstracts are due by December 1. aah.conference.uiowa.edu
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New pod! Mike interviews Tina Shepardson about A Memory of Violence: Syriac Christianity and the Radicalization of Religious Difference in Late Antiquity.
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September 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
New pod! Mike interviews Tina Shepardson about A Memory of Violence: Syriac Christianity and the Radicalization of Religious Difference in Late Antiquity.
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0HyD...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0HyD...
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if you know anyone who might be interested, please circulate this Call for Papers:
"Rethinking Popular Religion from Late Antiquity to the Early Medieval Period"
📍Venezia / Università Ca' Foscari / 12-13th March 2026
💣 deadline: 30th September 2025
#medievalsky #cfp #Venice @rmblf.bsky.social
"Rethinking Popular Religion from Late Antiquity to the Early Medieval Period"
📍Venezia / Università Ca' Foscari / 12-13th March 2026
💣 deadline: 30th September 2025
#medievalsky #cfp #Venice @rmblf.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
if you know anyone who might be interested, please circulate this Call for Papers:
"Rethinking Popular Religion from Late Antiquity to the Early Medieval Period"
📍Venezia / Università Ca' Foscari / 12-13th March 2026
💣 deadline: 30th September 2025
#medievalsky #cfp #Venice @rmblf.bsky.social
"Rethinking Popular Religion from Late Antiquity to the Early Medieval Period"
📍Venezia / Università Ca' Foscari / 12-13th March 2026
💣 deadline: 30th September 2025
#medievalsky #cfp #Venice @rmblf.bsky.social
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New book: Christine Shepardson. A Memory of Violence: Syriac Christianity and the Radicalization of Religious Difference in Late Antiquity (University of California Press, 2025) maryjahariscenter.org/blog/a-memor...
A Memory of Violence: Syriac Christianity and the Radicalization of Religious Difference in Late Antiquity | Mary Jaharis Center
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September 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
New book: Christine Shepardson. A Memory of Violence: Syriac Christianity and the Radicalization of Religious Difference in Late Antiquity (University of California Press, 2025) maryjahariscenter.org/blog/a-memor...
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A marvellous scene of daily life for #ReliefWednesday: A #Roman funerary relief depicting the transport of two (wine?) barrels on a four wheeled cart pulled by two oxen. A #dog, probably the driver's beloved companion, is sitting on the barrels. 🧵1/2
🏺 #archaeology
🏺 #archaeology
July 30, 2025 at 6:03 AM
A marvellous scene of daily life for #ReliefWednesday: A #Roman funerary relief depicting the transport of two (wine?) barrels on a four wheeled cart pulled by two oxen. A #dog, probably the driver's beloved companion, is sitting on the barrels. 🧵1/2
🏺 #archaeology
🏺 #archaeology
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New discovery: Archaeologists have uncovered a rare, intact Etruscan chamber tomb – a discovery hailed as one of the most significant finds in recent decades for understanding the ancient pre-Roman civilization.
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July 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
New discovery: Archaeologists have uncovered a rare, intact Etruscan chamber tomb – a discovery hailed as one of the most significant finds in recent decades for understanding the ancient pre-Roman civilization.
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During the early Iron Age, the Pomeranian culture in Poland developed distinctive clay vessels for cremated remains, influenced by southern European cultures such as the Etruscans. These urns are characterized by human faces and hat-shaped lids, and are.. 🧵1/2
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June 24, 2025 at 5:10 AM
During the early Iron Age, the Pomeranian culture in Poland developed distinctive clay vessels for cremated remains, influenced by southern European cultures such as the Etruscans. These urns are characterized by human faces and hat-shaped lids, and are.. 🧵1/2
📷 me
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📷 me
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I have a joke about Tlaloc, but I'm not skinny enough to tell it.
I have a joke about Mictlantecuhtli, but it takes ages to get through.
I have a joke about Acateon but it is too deer to me to share
June 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I have a joke about Tlaloc, but I'm not skinny enough to tell it.
"And so the the riches of the greedy Pharaoh were carried off and, seeing [the Hebrews], you might well have come to the conclusion that he was paying the price that had been assessed for their slavery's long toil." - Avitus of Vienne, De spiritalis historiae gestis, circa 500
June 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
"And so the the riches of the greedy Pharaoh were carried off and, seeing [the Hebrews], you might well have come to the conclusion that he was paying the price that had been assessed for their slavery's long toil." - Avitus of Vienne, De spiritalis historiae gestis, circa 500
June 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM