Irene Soto Marín
@irenin.bsky.social
Costa Rican
Economic Historian of Roman and Late Roman Egypt
Lover of running, reading, and birds
Economic Historian of Roman and Late Roman Egypt
Lover of running, reading, and birds
“Clearly there was no real barrier to what the Emperor could spend. In practice his financial position tended to coalesce with that of the state, even if Emperors varied in their willingness to exploit this fact.”
Duncan-Jones, Money and Government in the Roman Empire, page 43.
Duncan-Jones, Money and Government in the Roman Empire, page 43.
May 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“Clearly there was no real barrier to what the Emperor could spend. In practice his financial position tended to coalesce with that of the state, even if Emperors varied in their willingness to exploit this fact.”
Duncan-Jones, Money and Government in the Roman Empire, page 43.
Duncan-Jones, Money and Government in the Roman Empire, page 43.
Should I start a new series titled “Sentences I like”?
“The literary tradition is typically more concerned with moral stereotypes than with systematic description” Dunca-Jones, Money and Government in the Roman Empire, pg 16.
“The literary tradition is typically more concerned with moral stereotypes than with systematic description” Dunca-Jones, Money and Government in the Roman Empire, pg 16.
May 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Should I start a new series titled “Sentences I like”?
“The literary tradition is typically more concerned with moral stereotypes than with systematic description” Dunca-Jones, Money and Government in the Roman Empire, pg 16.
“The literary tradition is typically more concerned with moral stereotypes than with systematic description” Dunca-Jones, Money and Government in the Roman Empire, pg 16.
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Two British academics discovered that a "copy" of Magna Carta, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300.
Read more: nyti.ms/4dkc3ma
Read more: nyti.ms/4dkc3ma
May 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Two British academics discovered that a "copy" of Magna Carta, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300.
Read more: nyti.ms/4dkc3ma
Read more: nyti.ms/4dkc3ma
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New volume of the Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists Vol. 61 (2024) poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?... @irenin.bsky.social @cbzeichmann.bsky.social @richardbott.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
New volume of the Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists Vol. 61 (2024) poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?... @irenin.bsky.social @cbzeichmann.bsky.social @richardbott.bsky.social
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occasionally in the Roman world women acted to sponsor local coinage, as here on a coin of Eumenea in Phrygia, struck by a high priestess named Bassa, daughter of Kleon. The obverse of the coin shows a bust of Agrippina II and the reverse shows the goddess Cybele. rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/3151
February 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
occasionally in the Roman world women acted to sponsor local coinage, as here on a coin of Eumenea in Phrygia, struck by a high priestess named Bassa, daughter of Kleon. The obverse of the coin shows a bust of Agrippina II and the reverse shows the goddess Cybele. rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/3151
Thanks to the Hyperallergic team and my ever-supporting friend and colleague @sarahebond.bsky.social !
January 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Thanks to the Hyperallergic team and my ever-supporting friend and colleague @sarahebond.bsky.social !
Finally published in BASP 2024! This papyrological edition and commentary took a long time and a lot of work. I hope I did some justice to this important official document, which states the total size of cultivated land for the Oxyrhynchite nome.
December 22, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Finally published in BASP 2024! This papyrological edition and commentary took a long time and a lot of work. I hope I did some justice to this important official document, which states the total size of cultivated land for the Oxyrhynchite nome.
On December 1st, 1948 the Costa Rican government abolished the army.
“Dichosa la madre costarricense que sabe que su hijo al nacer jamás será soldado”
“Dichosa la madre costarricense que sabe que su hijo al nacer jamás será soldado”
December 1, 2024 at 10:55 PM
On December 1st, 1948 the Costa Rican government abolished the army.
“Dichosa la madre costarricense que sabe que su hijo al nacer jamás será soldado”
“Dichosa la madre costarricense que sabe que su hijo al nacer jamás será soldado”
Taking a break from academic life to celebrate my brother Andrés who was nominated for a Latin Grammy! Proud Costa Ricans :)
November 16, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Taking a break from academic life to celebrate my brother Andrés who was nominated for a Latin Grammy! Proud Costa Ricans :)
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my collection of about 14,000 photos (and growing) of ancient Mediterranean (broadly construed) archaeological subjects with Creative Commons license available here:
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November 10, 2024 at 4:51 PM
my collection of about 14,000 photos (and growing) of ancient Mediterranean (broadly construed) archaeological subjects with Creative Commons license available here:
www.flickr.com/photos/dandi...
www.flickr.com/photos/dandi...
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Two graphs that I have recently posted separately actually go together very well as a pair:
1. Global Income Growth by economic percentile, 1988-2008 (Milanovic's "elephant curve").
2. Increasing use of the term "authoritarian," 1900-2022 (Google N-gram).
1/3
1. Global Income Growth by economic percentile, 1988-2008 (Milanovic's "elephant curve").
2. Increasing use of the term "authoritarian," 1900-2022 (Google N-gram).
1/3
November 10, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Two graphs that I have recently posted separately actually go together very well as a pair:
1. Global Income Growth by economic percentile, 1988-2008 (Milanovic's "elephant curve").
2. Increasing use of the term "authoritarian," 1900-2022 (Google N-gram).
1/3
1. Global Income Growth by economic percentile, 1988-2008 (Milanovic's "elephant curve").
2. Increasing use of the term "authoritarian," 1900-2022 (Google N-gram).
1/3
So excited to speak with Harvard’s Econ Historians today!
November 8, 2024 at 3:47 PM
So excited to speak with Harvard’s Econ Historians today!
Today’s topic in Roman Egypt:
“Class and Female Economic Performance in Roman Egypt: Obstacles and Resilience”
“Class and Female Economic Performance in Roman Egypt: Obstacles and Resilience”
November 7, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Today’s topic in Roman Egypt:
“Class and Female Economic Performance in Roman Egypt: Obstacles and Resilience”
“Class and Female Economic Performance in Roman Egypt: Obstacles and Resilience”
I love few things more than a good Roman-period Bes.
September 23, 2024 at 7:56 PM
I love few things more than a good Roman-period Bes.
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About 3,600 Roman coins discovered with metal detector in Limburg | NL Times - nltimes.nl/2024/09/21/3...
About 3,600 Roman coins discovered with metal detector in Limburg
Some 3,600 Roman coins have been found in Limburg, the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands confirmed after reports by regional broadcaster L1. According to a spokesperson, these are mainly bro...
nltimes.nl
September 21, 2024 at 6:01 PM
About 3,600 Roman coins discovered with metal detector in Limburg | NL Times - nltimes.nl/2024/09/21/3...
So many good objects at the Florence Archaeological Museum! The numismatic and textile collection alone were outstanding; I have all these ideas for classes etc. bustling in my head. Academia is hard so these little research and conference trips are good for the renewal of purpose and soul 🤗
September 23, 2024 at 9:41 AM
So many good objects at the Florence Archaeological Museum! The numismatic and textile collection alone were outstanding; I have all these ideas for classes etc. bustling in my head. Academia is hard so these little research and conference trips are good for the renewal of purpose and soul 🤗
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New review of Peter Brown's *Journeys of the Mind* by Charles Maier, eminent historian of the modern international order.
It's a smart discussion, with several useful insights into how Brown's work can help us to understand "structures of order" (an incisive observation, I think)...
It's a smart discussion, with several useful insights into how Brown's work can help us to understand "structures of order" (an incisive observation, I think)...
H-Diplo Review Essay 581: Maier on Brown, _Journeys of the Mind_ | H-Net
H-Diplo Review Essay 581Peter Brown, Journeys of the Mind: A Life in History (Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2023. ISBN: 9780691242286.
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September 11, 2024 at 10:08 PM
New review of Peter Brown's *Journeys of the Mind* by Charles Maier, eminent historian of the modern international order.
It's a smart discussion, with several useful insights into how Brown's work can help us to understand "structures of order" (an incisive observation, I think)...
It's a smart discussion, with several useful insights into how Brown's work can help us to understand "structures of order" (an incisive observation, I think)...
A package full of econ/numismatic offprints arrived from doktorvater. I feel like I am back in grad school with a reading list 📜📝🪙💰
September 7, 2024 at 5:59 PM
A package full of econ/numismatic offprints arrived from doktorvater. I feel like I am back in grad school with a reading list 📜📝🪙💰
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a bone gaming piece or 'tessera' reading PRANDIVM (late breakfast/lunch) on one side and with the number six (VI) on the other, now in the Museum August Kestner. Am taking this as a sign that its time to eat lunch! nds.museum-digital.de/object/5493
September 6, 2024 at 11:33 AM
a bone gaming piece or 'tessera' reading PRANDIVM (late breakfast/lunch) on one side and with the number six (VI) on the other, now in the Museum August Kestner. Am taking this as a sign that its time to eat lunch! nds.museum-digital.de/object/5493
One of my favorite things from Raffaella’s library. A Location-List of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri 📜
September 5, 2024 at 12:39 PM
One of my favorite things from Raffaella’s library. A Location-List of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri 📜
First day of school! Lovely weather :) Nice to see so many happy faces
September 3, 2024 at 3:25 PM
First day of school! Lovely weather :) Nice to see so many happy faces