Rhiannon Garth Jones
@rhigarthjones.bsky.social
Teaching Fellow in Global Medieval History, Uni of Leeds. PhD in early Abbasid visual language of power & relationship to Rome, general geek, chronically ill. I want to live on a boat again. She/her.
*All Roads Lead to Rome* out now with Aurum Press.
*All Roads Lead to Rome* out now with Aurum Press.
This sounds so painful and also I laughed so hard
November 12, 2025 at 7:41 AM
This sounds so painful and also I laughed so hard
Oh damn, this is the good stuff
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Oh damn, this is the good stuff
I wrote a piece for PastsImperfect on how the Ottomans understood elements of Roman identity in ways we too often miss.
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The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! @rhigarthjones.bsky.social discusses Ottoman receptions of Roman antiquity. Then, Black Death mythbusting; wampum beads in Canada; celebrating Native American Heritage Month; ancient Mexican coprolites; ancient world journals by @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & more!
Pasts Imperfect (11.6.25)
This week, historian of early Islamic material culture Rhiannon Garth Jones breaks down the reception of Roman antiquity during the Ottoman Empire. Then, dispelling myths about the Black Death; archae...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wrote a piece for PastsImperfect on how the Ottomans understood elements of Roman identity in ways we too often miss.
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This is so cool!!!
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This is so cool!!!
I am proud of each and every one of us who does this every damn time we do it
November 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I am proud of each and every one of us who does this every damn time we do it
If you want to order my book, there are lots of links here:
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All Roads Lead to Rome: Why we think about the Roman Empire daily by Rhiannon Garth Jones
Pre-order your copy now
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November 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
If you want to order my book, there are lots of links here:
geni.us/AllRoadsLead...
geni.us/AllRoadsLead...
Oh this is the work of some former colleagues of mine at Aarhus! We had a lot of interesting conversations about this work, I'm glad it's now available.
November 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Oh this is the work of some former colleagues of mine at Aarhus! We had a lot of interesting conversations about this work, I'm glad it's now available.
Same same same! I think from December I have time to breathe? I don't want to jinx that but it feels plausible... 🧿🧿💙💙
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Same same same! I think from December I have time to breathe? I don't want to jinx that but it feels plausible... 🧿🧿💙💙
Reposted by Rhiannon Garth Jones
I’m reminded that the French pillaged artifacts of national heritage around the world and claimed it was others weren’t sufficiently modern enough or advanced enough to properly care for these important objects. When it happens (again and again) in France, it’s an “aberration”
November 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I’m reminded that the French pillaged artifacts of national heritage around the world and claimed it was others weren’t sufficiently modern enough or advanced enough to properly care for these important objects. When it happens (again and again) in France, it’s an “aberration”
Okay but I can be impressed with Past Shaily for writing it all? And excited for Future Rhiannon, who gets to read it...
*alas Future Rhiannon getting to read is a ways off but you know what I mean
*alas Future Rhiannon getting to read is a ways off but you know what I mean
November 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Okay but I can be impressed with Past Shaily for writing it all? And excited for Future Rhiannon, who gets to read it...
*alas Future Rhiannon getting to read is a ways off but you know what I mean
*alas Future Rhiannon getting to read is a ways off but you know what I mean
omg Shaily 🥹
pssst I read the draft and my reaction was SHAILY HAS ANOTHER BOOK OUT
pssst I read the draft and my reaction was SHAILY HAS ANOTHER BOOK OUT
November 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
omg Shaily 🥹
pssst I read the draft and my reaction was SHAILY HAS ANOTHER BOOK OUT
pssst I read the draft and my reaction was SHAILY HAS ANOTHER BOOK OUT
I'm so sorry about (all) this shitty treatment and I'd love to read the piece you actually wrote (I see you have a lot of good offers)!
November 4, 2025 at 6:29 AM
I'm so sorry about (all) this shitty treatment and I'd love to read the piece you actually wrote (I see you have a lot of good offers)!