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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

"Have you ever considered that some people just find morgues very relaxing, and prefer to convalesce in one? I didn't think so!"

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Do any of my Classics contacts have access to the original version of Pauly-Wissowa in print? I’m trying to track down an incomplete citation: all I have is “Lanciani RE, 131.” Should be about the casa Romuli. If you could just see if this even refers to the Real Encyclopädie I’d appreciate it!

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

6 gender reigning champion, all hail

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

pickaxe, trowel, shovel, sifter, flotation tank, caliper

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Jessica Smith @thedaybooks.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I love online conferences - They’re accessible - I don’t have to dress up - I can do other things (like clean, today) while learning things and no one knows so it’s not rude (although I am saying it here so idk) - I didn’t have to pay $$$$ to travel to a conference - No germs Keep em comin

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

"If you’re an adjunct or non-tenure-track, go ahead and finish off the bottle." ...in this economy?

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Edinburgh, Vancouver, Boston. I somehow feel homesick for all three

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Society for Classical Studies @scsclassics.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The SCS has signed onto @historians.org's statement opposing new Texas Tech University Course Content Guidelines which prohibit content related to “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” in core and undergraduate classes, without defining those terms. Read more: www.historians.org/news/aha-opp...

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Classicists: is there a standard way to cite the Forma Urbis Romae in text?

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Arin Arcady @rnrkd.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Howling at the closed captioning fighting for its life during the non-English portions of the Olympics opening ceremony. Gold star to anyone who guesses what song this was attempting to be 😆

A snapshot of closed captioning that reads “greater fight survive the groove above Beasley.”

A snapshot of closed captioning reading “fairly shading style. I swirbul ever love over love. O Philips.”

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Jane Ruffino @janeruffino.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Seeing the number of academics who actively sucked up to Epstein, knowing exactly who he was, is a good reminder that keeping a network of smart people with integrity is the right choice, even if it’s not the lucrative one

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I’m not sure they do - the writing is on the wall about NBC these days. It’s sad there’s no other way to watch the Olympics in the States

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

The Winter Olympics are the best and no one will ever convince me otherwise

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Amelia Shevenell @ashevenell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.

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Dan Pfeiffer @danpfeiffer.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Something is getting lost in the discussion of Trump targeting Don Lemon and Georgia Fort. This is an attack on the independent media that is aggressively covering Trump. Trump knows how to influence the corporate media; he fears the independent press. messagebox.substack.com/p/the-real-r...

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The Real Reason Trump Went After Don Lemon and Georgia Fort

The arrests are a shot across the now of the independent media

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Rebecca Fachner @rebeccafachner.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The Rubicon was and indeed remains a small stream in Italy. It’s not a raging river like the Po, Danube or Mississippi. You might not even notice that you’ve crossed it. But you have.

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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

The Girlboss Daddy of Fake History has finally logged off. Erich von Däniken spent a lifetime selling the idea that brown people couldn't stack rocks without ET's help. He’s gone, but the brain rot he planted lives on... abcnews.go.com/Technology/w...

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'Chariots of the Gods' author Erich von Däniken dies at 90

Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose books on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him both fame and scorn, has died at age 90

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Andy Brockman @andybrockman.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

The last word on Erich von Däniken should be from the great science communicator, Carl Sagan who wrote, "That writing as careless as Däniken's, whose principal thesis is that our ancestors were dummies, should be so popular is a sober commentary on the credulousness and despair of our times."

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Steph Halmhofer @cultarchaeo.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

von Däniken relied on the JAQ (just asking questions) method to promote racist ideas through pseudoarchaeological narratives. These ideas permeated all of his books, were broadcast to and normalized through enormous audiences over decades, and have even found homes in far-right places.

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

One hat trick? Nice. Two hat tricks? LFGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!

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Shaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

today i am thankful to caleb mcdaniel, who i’ve never met, but whose generic syllabus maker saves me every term: wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...

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Generic Syllabus Maker

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Professors: what are our feelings about in-class pop quizzes? I've generally been against them in the past, but in the age of AI I'm trying to come up with ways to encourage actual reading (vs summarizing) and wondering if this is a tool to add into the toolbox. Or are they anxiety-inducing trash?

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

In the sadness of the news about Rob and Michelle Reiner, this has made me smile. What an amazing series of gifts he gave us all

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

In case you have never seen this.

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

One year, for Christmas, I gave my mother - a professor, who worried that her lecture hall's doors didn't lock - a 3 pack of door stops. *For Christmas*

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

This might have just appeared on my Egyptology final exam! It's such a remarkable document

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Why is UConn’s mascot still so embarrassing? Last saw it in the late 90s and it’s no better now. Surely they can do better than a guy in pajamas with a head from an elementary school play? My UG mascot still looks like he’s dead, but at least it’s a respectable costume.

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Thing in the road alert from Bill Rinehart! "...... it's a rug." IYKYK @wvxu.org

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good day tour of Pompeii/Herculaneum? Family friends (PhDs but not in antiquity) are going; being as I usually lead tours, I don't know what the good companies are. Any recs (including any to stay away from!) that I could pass along would be much appreciated!

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

From the acclaimed author of 1177 B.C., a spellbinding account of the archaeological find that opened a window onto the vibrant diplomatic world of the ancient Near East. Love, War, and Diplomacy by @digkabri.bsky.social is out now (6 Jan UK pub). Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Love, War, and Diplomacy: The Discovery of the Amarna Letters and the Bronze Age World They Revealed by Eric H. Cline

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Does anyone have reading(s) they like to assign to undergraduates on Cleopatra? I'm finding things that are criminally short or book-length but little in between. Ideally ca. 20 pages?

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

“I’d like our educational institutions, at least, to lead with the message that these generative AI programs as they currently exist simply cannot be used ethically. That doesn’t mean unenforceable bans, but it does mean telling the truth.” Important words from @lollardfish.bsky.social

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Sometimes I see people like 20 tweets deep into an argument with Grok. Like, what are you doing brother? You are trying to win an argument with a vending machine.

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Apparently, I'm being made to accept Academia . edu's TOS which grant them ownership of everything I upload. I can't get through to any part of my profile without accepting this BS. Is there a way to delete my account without providing this coerced permission first?

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

@flintdibble.bsky.social Hey Flint! I have a quick question for you re: some materials I'd like to assign to undergrads, and I'd really appreciate your opinion (which is vastly more experienced in this area than my own). Could you drop me a DM, if you have time?

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Just absolutely gutting, watching Marchy react to his welcome back to the Garden. I miss him more than most people I've actually met.

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Deciphering the Herculaneum papyri (An SPHS Lecture) www.theclassicslibrary.com/deciphering-...

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

I'm thoroughly enjoying teaching Ancient Egypt for the first time in something like 13 years, and I won't lie - a huge part of that enjoyment is finding all of the things they put legs and feet on

a snake with legs in the middle of the body, from the Papyrus of Ani, a Book of the Dead from the 13th century BC.

An egyptian hieroglyph: a bowl with legs and feet, which means 'to bring'.

A red, burnished bowl with two human feet from the Egyptian predynastic period.

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I have yeeted the LMS my uni has paid for and which you were probably thinking helps you teach Forgive me it was surveillant so mid and so broke

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Now if only we could get students to do reading in these again instead of requiring/incentivizing annotations on an LMS....

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Curtis Dozier @curtisdozier.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

My book "The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate" is now available for pre-order. Use promo code WIN26 to get 30% off. Coming January 6th 2026! yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

Book cover showing classical column with title and author's name above it

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Ooh ooh is this a time when we go to one web service to talk about another web service being down?

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Sitting in the window of a cafe and I just saw a woman walk by with a shirt that read "I am not responsible for what my face does when you talk" and I am so here for that energy

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Dr Victoria Austen @vickyausten.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Amazing dinner at Luciano with @akpavlick.bsky.social tonight! Carbonara by a Michelin star chef in Rome just hits different 🤌🏻

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Amanda Pavlick @akpavlick.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Genuinely astonished at the Etruscan necropoleis I’ve been able to explore in northern Lazio the past few days - their scale, their extent - unbelievable. Pictures here is the Tomba Pola, Sovana, 3rd c. BC.

A rock-cut shrine-shaped tomb in brown volcanic tufo, with one badly eroded but standing column and burial chamber with a long, deep entrance below.

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Jess Zimmerman @jesszimmerman.com · 21/06/2025

Literally begging you to post about Just Some Stuff. We will see the news I absolutely promise. Twenty people will repost the same exact thing about the news. Only you can post about a turtle you saw

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