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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Back after a brief hiatus for Fall Break, we will take on the Neo-Assyrians in class today…

Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Very nearly a disaster this morning – I almost forgot to wear this tie! Many of you out there already know what this means in terms of my teaching schedule each semester…

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

That seems to be something that was added to the German translation, because I don’t do a calculation like that in the original (I only translated into US dollars). See attached. (And thanks for reviewing it! Hope you liked it! 😎👍)

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Teaching about the Mycenaeans in class today (hence the lapel pin with the “Agamemnon” mask) plus giving a free online lecture on “Homer, Hollywood, and Historical Context” for the AIA at 8:00 pm EST tonight (hence the “Trojan War” tie). 1/2

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We are discussing the Minoans in class today, so I am wearing a new tie for the occasion, which was gifted to me by a graduating senior this past May.

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Phoenicians today, in class and on tie. With thanks always to Helen Dixon

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Class today is on Heinrich Schliemann at Troy. This is the closest I can get to a tie with something close to the Trojan War on it. You’d think there would be a lot available by now, but no…

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This morning, from the upper deck of the house…

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

So many choices this morning; decided to go with this as a tiebreaker 😂, even though we did Egypt last week. Hopefully my students will recognize it…

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Teaching Mesopotamia, part one, in class today…

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Egypt in one class today; the beginnings of archaeology in the other class.

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

First day of classes for the Fall 2026 semester. Wearing one of my lamassu ties and a lapel pin featuring the mask of Agamemnon. Teaching Intro to Archaeology with 100 students as well as a class on Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations just for freshmen, with 75 students.

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Just finished a long live radio interview via Zoom on ABC Australia's Nightlife with Greta Jackson, talking about the Sea Peoples and the Late Bronze Age Collapse...hope some of you were able to catch it! :-)

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Getting my ducks all in a row… in preparation for the first day of class tomorrow.

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I can think of worse places to answer emails and get ready for the upcoming semester… 😎👍

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A few of my thoughts on Nolan's Odyssey and its relationship to our world today (none of which will be new to those who have heard my lectures in recent years...) press.princeton.edu/ideas/how-do...

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Sunrise over the wine-dark sea…

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Izmir sunrise — “rosy-fingered dawn”…

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

First Magnum bar of the trip…and not just any Magnum bar, but a double chocolate Magnum bar…!

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

A whole herd of Trojan Horses…you’d think the windows would have given the whole game away, wouldn’t you?

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Gazing down Schliemann’s Great Trench at Troy…so good to be back!

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Truck stop kitty—somewhere between Iznik and Cannakale. Traffic is so bad that we might as well be riding inside a Trojan Horse at this rate…

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

First night dinner in Istanbul; so nice to be back!

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

And, that’s another one in the books for me. Number 25 here at GW (but who’s counting?)

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Giving two final exams today, so it’s time for the tie and the socks…

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Neo-Assyrians today in ANE/Egypt class…

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

New German translation of the revised edition of 1177 BC arrived this afternoon. Looks great. 👍😎

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The line for TSA at DCA this morning (6:45 am)? Nope; it’s the line for coffee at Dunkin Donuts. The TSA line was nothing in comparison…

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Wonderful brunch this morning with Mary Beard. She’s got a new podcast, called “Instant Classics,” which is a must listen — great guests and topics already: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i.... You can also become a Member of the Instant Classics Book Club: instantclassics.supportingcast.fm

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Next up: lecturing on the Late Bronze Age Collapse at an aerospace conference!

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Doing the Assyrian and Babylonian Amarna Letters in class today. This is as close as I can get, in terms of a themed tie. Related good news— PUP told me yesterday that Love, War, and Diplomacy will be translated into both Spanish and German, in addition to Czech.

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

First exam of the semester today…

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Finally enroute into school, after a week of teaching online. Today is Old Kingdom Egypt and the introduction of hieroglyphs, hence the tie for the occasion.

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Teaching virtually via Zoom again today. Time for the second of my three Standard of Ur ties (each is a different color).

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Discussing the Sumerians today in my History of the Ancient Near East and Egypt class, so it was obviously time for the Standard of Ur tie. However, teaching virtually via Zoom because of the snowstorm, so no jacket, but headphones instead…

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Looking forward to hearing Steve Tuck here at GW next week...Those who cannot make it in person can attend via Zoom; register by scanning the QR code on the poster.

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Cuneiform tie today, in honor of the first meeting of the Amarna Letters seminar.

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Tried to pick a fairly bright and lively tie for the first day of the new semester! Welcome back everyone!

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Giving a lecture locally tonight, as a favor to a friend. Time for my favorite Egyptian tie. Then home to watch the end of the Oregon – Indiana football game. Don’t nobody tell me who wins before I have a chance to watch it!

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Lecturing tonight on the Amarna Letters at ISAC in Chicago. Decided to wear the “cats and ankhs” tie (from the British Museum) for the occasion.

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Final exam for Intro to Archaeology class has just ended. To quote from The Aristocats: Lafayette: Hey, Napoleon. That sounds like the end. Napoleon: Wait a minute. I'm the leader, I say when it's the end. [the title "The End" bumps into Napoleon's head] Napoleon: It's the end.

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Finally exam day for both classes. Where did the semester go?

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate. (IFKYK)

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Last tie for the teaching semester. I still have no idea where this motif is from; I’m betting that it’s a small part of a Roman mosaic, repeated multiple times. If anybody recognizes it, let me know.

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Crosstown shootout! Xavier versus Cincinnati! The game that used to tear this family apart!

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Heading home on the Metro after three hours of filming for The Big Think podcast. Not sure when it will air, so stay tuned…

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

It’s the last day of class lectures for the semester, so out comes the Starry Night tie!

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