Andrew Connor
@andrewconnor.bsky.social
Ancient historian and papyrologist, interested in religions and Romans in Egypt. Wrote "Confiscation and Coexistence: Egyptian Temples in the Age of Augustus" (from University of Michigan Press).
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July 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Hopefully unlike the Sewer District, I think something has gone wrong with the solids.
July 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Hopefully unlike the Sewer District, I think something has gone wrong with the solids.
Beautiful afternoon to see the women of the mighty Borough come down the coast to take on the Sandringham Zebras!
May 25, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Beautiful afternoon to see the women of the mighty Borough come down the coast to take on the Sandringham Zebras!
So aside from the obvious questions (can a lion even blow a horn? How is it holding up the horn with just its lips?), Clive Palmer's new bunch really, really need to work on their Latin.
February 19, 2025 at 7:28 AM
So aside from the obvious questions (can a lion even blow a horn? How is it holding up the horn with just its lips?), Clive Palmer's new bunch really, really need to work on their Latin.
On a happier note: someone in my neighborhood has what I can only assume is a giant cutout of Tintin's head.
January 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
On a happier note: someone in my neighborhood has what I can only assume is a giant cutout of Tintin's head.
Also, now it keeps trying out other languages?
January 16, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Also, now it keeps trying out other languages?
I'm working on assessment design at the moment, so I decided to try Copilot in a use that some of my students have said they use it: finding a line (that says what they want a line to say). So far, it has made up lines it attributes to Faulkner, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and Cormac McCarthy.
January 16, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I'm working on assessment design at the moment, so I decided to try Copilot in a use that some of my students have said they use it: finding a line (that says what they want a line to say). So far, it has made up lines it attributes to Faulkner, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and Cormac McCarthy.
Context: we climbed the only one of the Seven Summits that can be done in a morning, with a chairlift part of the way.
Really beautiful, and very much worth doing! Probably won't be zipping up Everest or Denali any time soon, though. 😄
Really beautiful, and very much worth doing! Probably won't be zipping up Everest or Denali any time soon, though. 😄
January 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Context: we climbed the only one of the Seven Summits that can be done in a morning, with a chairlift part of the way.
Really beautiful, and very much worth doing! Probably won't be zipping up Everest or Denali any time soon, though. 😄
Really beautiful, and very much worth doing! Probably won't be zipping up Everest or Denali any time soon, though. 😄
One down, six to go!
January 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
One down, six to go!
Had a fantastic day working with a colleague and some ace material scientists to do a little experimental papyrology yesterday. Plus we even included myrrh, so it was seasonally on brand! 😄🎄
December 18, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Had a fantastic day working with a colleague and some ace material scientists to do a little experimental papyrology yesterday. Plus we even included myrrh, so it was seasonally on brand! 😄🎄
Rhythm 35 is just a 25 minute exegesis of the development of Belgian neutrality up to 1914, in midi format 😄
November 27, 2024 at 4:35 AM
Rhythm 35 is just a 25 minute exegesis of the development of Belgian neutrality up to 1914, in midi format 😄
Amidst everything else this week, it was nice to host So Miyagawa for a talk on Coptic linguistic analysis and the works of Shenoute and Besa (and to hear a bit about his work on endangered Japanese languages, too)!
November 9, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Amidst everything else this week, it was nice to host So Miyagawa for a talk on Coptic linguistic analysis and the works of Shenoute and Besa (and to hear a bit about his work on endangered Japanese languages, too)!
"Another innovation...were the utilidors, a sprawling network of underground service corridors connecting the different themed lands in Florida's Disney World.
The tunnels housed...hidden deliveries,...kitchens and emergency services, forming a "below-stage" warren for the theatrics above."
The tunnels housed...hidden deliveries,...kitchens and emergency services, forming a "below-stage" warren for the theatrics above."
April 8, 2024 at 11:09 PM
"Another innovation...were the utilidors, a sprawling network of underground service corridors connecting the different themed lands in Florida's Disney World.
The tunnels housed...hidden deliveries,...kitchens and emergency services, forming a "below-stage" warren for the theatrics above."
The tunnels housed...hidden deliveries,...kitchens and emergency services, forming a "below-stage" warren for the theatrics above."
Great day for a home opener at the greatest ground in footy!
March 29, 2024 at 5:15 AM
Great day for a home opener at the greatest ground in footy!
This might be a long-shot, but does anyone by chance recognize this building? Best guess would be Catholic, and maybe located in western or central New York.
To be fair, it might have been demolished since the photo probably dates to around 1900(?).
To be fair, it might have been demolished since the photo probably dates to around 1900(?).
March 16, 2024 at 2:24 PM
This might be a long-shot, but does anyone by chance recognize this building? Best guess would be Catholic, and maybe located in western or central New York.
To be fair, it might have been demolished since the photo probably dates to around 1900(?).
To be fair, it might have been demolished since the photo probably dates to around 1900(?).
Just wrapped up a fantastic visit to Ann Arbor. A really great place to work on some papyri (and everything beyond the 8th floor of the Hatcher Library is pretty good too 😄)!
March 9, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Just wrapped up a fantastic visit to Ann Arbor. A really great place to work on some papyri (and everything beyond the 8th floor of the Hatcher Library is pretty good too 😄)!
Congratulations to Saskia Moorrees (MA student in Monash Ancient Cultures) whose paper on wrestling-related curse tablets from Roman Athens was named runner-up for the OPTIMA Prize at the ASCS Annual Meetings this week!
February 16, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Congratulations to Saskia Moorrees (MA student in Monash Ancient Cultures) whose paper on wrestling-related curse tablets from Roman Athens was named runner-up for the OPTIMA Prize at the ASCS Annual Meetings this week!
For the reception-minded, here is an Egypt-themed netsuke from the Prince Takamodo collection at the Tokyo National Museum
February 10, 2024 at 7:47 AM
For the reception-minded, here is an Egypt-themed netsuke from the Prince Takamodo collection at the Tokyo National Museum
Was thrilled and honored to be asked recently to speak on my research in Tokyo, and even more so to hear talks from Japanese academics and HDR students working on Egypt and Rome. Really exciting work!
(I forgot to take pictures during the workshop, so here is a scenic garden)
(I forgot to take pictures during the workshop, so here is a scenic garden)
February 10, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Was thrilled and honored to be asked recently to speak on my research in Tokyo, and even more so to hear talks from Japanese academics and HDR students working on Egypt and Rome. Really exciting work!
(I forgot to take pictures during the workshop, so here is a scenic garden)
(I forgot to take pictures during the workshop, so here is a scenic garden)
Good news: Victoria finally has a container deposit scheme!
Bad news: the company contracted to administer the southeast didn't think the 200,000 people living in the circled suburbs needed a nearby location?
Bad news: the company contracted to administer the southeast didn't think the 200,000 people living in the circled suburbs needed a nearby location?
January 14, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Good news: Victoria finally has a container deposit scheme!
Bad news: the company contracted to administer the southeast didn't think the 200,000 people living in the circled suburbs needed a nearby location?
Bad news: the company contracted to administer the southeast didn't think the 200,000 people living in the circled suburbs needed a nearby location?