Eric H Cline
@digkabri.bsky.social
Archaeologist, ancient historian, author of 1177 BC, After 1177 BC, Three Stones Make a Wall, and other books
https://cnelc.columbian.gwu.edu/eric-h-cline
https://cnelc.columbian.gwu.edu/eric-h-cline
I will also be offering a one time virtual lecture on the Amarna Letters, courtesy of the Smithsonian Associates, on the evening of December 10. (I don’t think the lecture will be affected by the shut down, though I also sincerely hope it is over by then.)
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The Amarna Letters: Voices From the Bronze Age
In 1887, a cache of nearly 400 clay tablets inscribed in cuneiform was found in the ruins of the heretic king Akhenaten’s ancient capital. Now known as the Amarna Letters, this correspondence be...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I will also be offering a one time virtual lecture on the Amarna Letters, courtesy of the Smithsonian Associates, on the evening of December 10. (I don’t think the lecture will be affected by the shut down, though I also sincerely hope it is over by then.)
smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/pr...
smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/pr...
I’ll be offering three lectures (via Zoom) on the Amarna Letters, upcoming in January, courtesy of the 92nd Street Y. It’s not free, unfortunately, but hopefully worth the price of admission. For more details, click on the link below:
roundtable.org/live-courses...
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The Amarna Letters: Power and Diplomacy in the Late Bronze Age
Love, War, and Diplomacy are the hallmarks of the Amarna Letters, the archive of Pharaohs Amenhotep III and his son Akhenaten, which bring the Late Bronze Age in the Eastern Mediterranean to life. Joi...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I’ll be offering three lectures (via Zoom) on the Amarna Letters, upcoming in January, courtesy of the 92nd Street Y. It’s not free, unfortunately, but hopefully worth the price of admission. For more details, click on the link below:
roundtable.org/live-courses...
roundtable.org/live-courses...
Fun podcast interview on Tides of History with Patrick Wyman has just dropped. It’s all about the Amarna Letters and my new book on that topic which will come out on Tuesday, November 11. If you have an hour to spare, or even just a few minutes, take a listen! /1
Love, War, and Diplomacy in the Late Bronze Age: Interview with Professor Eric Cline
Podcast Episode · Tides of History · 11/06/2025 · 54m
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November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Fun podcast interview on Tides of History with Patrick Wyman has just dropped. It’s all about the Amarna Letters and my new book on that topic which will come out on Tuesday, November 11. If you have an hour to spare, or even just a few minutes, take a listen! /1
Got home late after a long day of teaching. Turned on the TV to watch some Thursday night football. Was very confused when I couldn’t find it on any station. Two hours later, I realized that it was Wednesday.
November 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Got home late after a long day of teaching. Turned on the TV to watch some Thursday night football. Was very confused when I couldn’t find it on any station. Two hours later, I realized that it was Wednesday.
Very subtle “eye of horus” tie design today, from the Met.
(Note to self: I need to find a Dead Sea Scrolls-themed tie.)
(Note to self: I need to find a Dead Sea Scrolls-themed tie.)
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Very subtle “eye of horus” tie design today, from the Met.
(Note to self: I need to find a Dead Sea Scrolls-themed tie.)
(Note to self: I need to find a Dead Sea Scrolls-themed tie.)
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Join us at the Albright! Applications for Albright Fellowships in 2026–2027 are open until Dec 5. See the details here: mailchi.mp/aiar/aiar-fe... or visit aiar.org/fellowships for more details.
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Join us at the Albright! Applications for Albright Fellowships in 2026–2027 are open until Dec 5. See the details here: mailchi.mp/aiar/aiar-fe... or visit aiar.org/fellowships for more details.
Finishing up the Parthenon discussion today, so have gone with the appropriate tie. (I never cease to be amused by the mistaken date placed on the tie itself…). Also, now that the weather has changed, I have gone into full professorial mode and switched to my jacket with elbow patches…
November 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Finishing up the Parthenon discussion today, so have gone with the appropriate tie. (I never cease to be amused by the mistaken date placed on the tie itself…). Also, now that the weather has changed, I have gone into full professorial mode and switched to my jacket with elbow patches…
Woohoo!!! Dodgers!!!!
November 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Woohoo!!! Dodgers!!!!
Reposted by Eric H Cline
Love, War, and Diplomacy by @digkabri.bsky.social is a spellbinding account of the archaeological find that opened a window onto the vibrant diplomatic world of the ancient Near East.
Available November 11 (6 Jan UK pub). Preorder yours: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Available November 11 (6 Jan UK pub). Preorder yours: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
October 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Love, War, and Diplomacy by @digkabri.bsky.social is a spellbinding account of the archaeological find that opened a window onto the vibrant diplomatic world of the ancient Near East.
Available November 11 (6 Jan UK pub). Preorder yours: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Available November 11 (6 Jan UK pub). Preorder yours: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Enroute to Baylor for my lecture tomorrow (Thursday, 30 Oct); it’s the last in-person lecture that I’ll be giving this Fall, so please attend if you’re in the area!
October 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Enroute to Baylor for my lecture tomorrow (Thursday, 30 Oct); it’s the last in-person lecture that I’ll be giving this Fall, so please attend if you’re in the area!
Beautiful afternoon hike by the Potomac River today. Very low water levels!
(Untouched/unfiltered photo)
(Untouched/unfiltered photo)
October 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Beautiful afternoon hike by the Potomac River today. Very low water levels!
(Untouched/unfiltered photo)
(Untouched/unfiltered photo)
Two of my earliest “1177 BC” public lectures, which were posted on YouTube by the organizers, have now been seen a combined total of 11.1 million times, with more than 15,000 comments. Very pleased that the Late Bronze Age in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean is reaching such a wide audience.
October 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Two of my earliest “1177 BC” public lectures, which were posted on YouTube by the organizers, have now been seen a combined total of 11.1 million times, with more than 15,000 comments. Very pleased that the Late Bronze Age in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean is reaching such a wide audience.
I was just alerted that one of my tie pictures from last week made it onto BuzzFeed. Check out #8 on this list. (Time to retire? I mean, what’s left? #unstatedlifegoals)
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17 Posts From The Internet This Week That Are Literally Just So Wholesome
These actually made me feel better about my day.
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October 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I was just alerted that one of my tie pictures from last week made it onto BuzzFeed. Check out #8 on this list. (Time to retire? I mean, what’s left? #unstatedlifegoals)
www.buzzfeed.com/scarymouse/w...
www.buzzfeed.com/scarymouse/w...
DCA actually looking fairly photogenic…
October 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
DCA actually looking fairly photogenic…
Today’s tie is brought to you courtesy of the Yale Peabody museum, where I was presented with it while giving a lecture there several months ago. I know that I don’t usually do dinosaurs, but I am close to becoming one myself, so…
October 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Today’s tie is brought to you courtesy of the Yale Peabody museum, where I was presented with it while giving a lecture there several months ago. I know that I don’t usually do dinosaurs, but I am close to becoming one myself, so…
Today’s tie, because we’re doing Knossos in the Intro to Archaeology class. It’s the Toreador Fresco, repeated as a motif; was a gift from a student.
October 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Today’s tie, because we’re doing Knossos in the Intro to Archaeology class. It’s the Toreador Fresco, repeated as a motif; was a gift from a student.
With Jimmy Hardin and Jeff Blakely at the Cobb Institute, Mississippi State University
October 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
With Jimmy Hardin and Jeff Blakely at the Cobb Institute, Mississippi State University
Finishing up with the Persian Wars and heading into the discussions of the Delian League and then fifth century Athens, so I thought that it was time to wear this wonderful owl tie today.
October 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Finishing up with the Persian Wars and heading into the discussions of the Delian League and then fifth century Athens, so I thought that it was time to wear this wonderful owl tie today.
Lecturing tomorrow (Thursday, October 16) at Mississippi State University to help kick off the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Cobb Institute of Archaeology. Come join us!
October 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Lecturing tomorrow (Thursday, October 16) at Mississippi State University to help kick off the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Cobb Institute of Archaeology. Come join us!
Look what arrived in the mail today! Hooray and congrats to Ken Feder! "Insightful, respectful, important, and a pleasure to read. It belongs on the bookshelf of every American," according to one archaeologist who blurbed the book. Get your copy today!
October 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Look what arrived in the mail today! Hooray and congrats to Ken Feder! "Insightful, respectful, important, and a pleasure to read. It belongs on the bookshelf of every American," according to one archaeologist who blurbed the book. Get your copy today!
Today’s tie features ancient Egypt, for no particular reason (not linked to either of today’s lectures, but I like the tie)
October 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Today’s tie features ancient Egypt, for no particular reason (not linked to either of today’s lectures, but I like the tie)
It’s time for the tie with the miniature Lamassu(s)…
October 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It’s time for the tie with the miniature Lamassu(s)…
Bitty, caught in the act of checking his calendar…
October 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Bitty, caught in the act of checking his calendar…
