only one thing can truly fix everything wrong with all of us: another massive and extravagant world’s fair in chicago

One could base a whole study of American imperialism through exploration/archeology on the first paragraph of this 1930 article alone...

More good reading on humanities workforce surpluses here. profession.mla.org/the-humaniti....

Ancient Rome used high tariffs to raise money too – and created other economic problems along the way.
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you, a simpleton: Why would there be Greek letters on a product called “Pharaoh’s Revenge”??
me, an historian: It dates to the Ptolemaic era.

εὶ δέ τι Ἐπεὶ δὲ πάνυ καλῶς πέπαισται, δότε κρότον. Καὶ πάντες ἡμᾶς μετὰ χαρᾶς προπέμψατε. (“Since well I've played my part, all clap your hands
And from the stage dismiss me with applause.”) (Suet. Aug.99) - 19.08 AD 14

Exciting news - the Classics Department at Holy Cross is running a search for a TT Assistant Professor who specializes in ancient Mediterranean cultures and languages beyond Greece and Rome, beginning Fall 2024. Ad below, please share widely:

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Maia Lee-Chin and I made a Classics directory to keep track of everyone and their social media profiles as we all migrate and jump between platforms. Please share! Check out our "Classics Connects" directory: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oVqhqDjaRVUw5KoF_Zin_uA2LyhuQi-nUUfis_HCbh0/