Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The NYT Spelling Bee editors clearly have not heard me gab about the so-called “Cothon” at Motya 😂 010
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Cliff Ando with another probing op-ed for the Maroon: chicagomaroon.com/53804/viewpo...chicagomaroon.comCreating a Manosphere at the University of ChicagoWhy does the University of Chicago reject so many women? 062
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Four amazing days at a wonderful conference on trauma in the ancient world in Siracusa! 062
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 21/08/2026NB I've also tried assigning Oxford World's Classics translations via the Oxford Scholarly Editions Online platform, which works well for some texts but can be quite unwieldy for others. 000
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Have only used it for very small excerpts or for geography-heavy readings where the linked maps are useful for students. I've found LacusCurtius (also largely built off old Loeb translations but with modifications) to be a bit easier to use, though it's more limited in scope. 120
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Me this August, overwhelmed by my to-do list: 021
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Sox win! A few (crowd-related) highlights: a couple got engaged on the kiss cam, the folks next to me engaged in some very good-natured heckling of the Yankees’ relief pitchers just below, & a large group on the upper deck spent seemingly the *entire* game standing&twirling their shirts overhead?!?! 000
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 30/07/2026At my first White Sox game (!) and already one person in my section has been publicly shamed for putting ketchup on a hotdog 😂 #chicago 341
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Not sure if any of these enrollments were driven by newfound interest in antiquity thanks to Nolan’s Odyssey film, but regardless, am very glad to see lots of students eager to take courses in ancient history/classics! 010
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Looks like both sections (though I’m only teaching one) of Greek history here in the autumn are full, and there are only a couple open seats left in my “Roman Civil War between History, Memory, and Representation” seminar - huzzah! 260
Reposted by Elizabeth HeintgesIsabel Köster @iotasubscript.bsky.social · 28/07/2026If you're used to consulting the Manfred Clauss Latin epigraphic database at its old URL, update your bookmark to edcs.hist.uzh.ch The old site doesn't work anymore except for the landing page.edcs.hist.uzh.chEDCS 183
Reposted by Elizabeth HeintgesAnise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 27/07/2026My Reacting to the Past microgame, "When Have Women Paid Taxes? The Roman Matrons' Protest of 42 BCE" is now available for download to members at reactingconsortium.org! If you've ever wondered what Brutus' mom or Marcus Antonius' wife were doing while their menfolk fought, this game is for you! 0135
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Lots of thoughts (& a few critiques), but overall I really enjoyed it. So fascinating also to see the impact of mod. scholarship, translations, & Nolan’s own filmography to the bones & shape of this film. Definitely will be rewatching soon (but in the meantime, time to reread some Homeric Greek)! 120
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Off to see The Odyssey in 70mm later this afternoon so it feels only appropriate to spend the next few hours working on an upcoming talk on Polyphemus (in the Aeneid)! 130
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 15/07/2026First visit to the new Obama Presidential Center, just around the corner from us in Hyde Park! The Obamalisk is *slowly* growing on me, but I was really impressed by the thoughtful design of the complex as a whole. 030
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Looks like I’ll be headed to the SCS in Boston in January! Excited to work more on this paper (“Plowing the Bones of the Dead: Disrupting Memory in Greek Epigram”) in the meantime, and hope to see some of y’all there! 040
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Anthropeum.com · Jun 15 2026 🟦🟦🟦🟩🟦🟦🟨🟦🟨🟩 83,863 · top 1% of players today!anthropeum.comAnthropeumA daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank. 000
Reposted by Elizabeth HeintgesJeremy Simmons @caeliambulator.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Got word from the team @princetonupress.bsky.social that advanced copies of my book are arriving at the press (they sent me this photo of it in the wild)! So excited to be able to hold it in my hands! 3339
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 16/04/2026En route to Iowa City to attend the AAH! Hope to see some of y’all there! 000
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 14/12/2025Two pairs of gloves were definitely a necessity on this morning’s dog walk (love you, Chicago, but was not prepared for the 2°F/-17°C, feels like -13°F/-25°C, mornings) 010
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 22/07/2025The idea for this course has been slowly percolating for *years*, and I am so happy to finally teach it at UChicago this fall! 050
Reposted by Elizabeth HeintgesJeremy Simmons @caeliambulator.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Congrats to the newly minted Dr. @heintgestae.bsky.social! So proud of her 😊 061
Reposted by Elizabeth HeintgesJeremy Simmons @caeliambulator.bsky.social · 29/06/2025We’re off to the Bay of Naples for some much needed R&R—with plenty of ancient sites and delectable eats @heintgestae.bsky.social 231
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 24/06/2025A bit bittersweet to vote in what may be my last NYC election today but hyped to rank Mamdani as my #1! 030
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 11/04/2025So incredibly happy to be back in Rome for the first time since 2020 (and what a wonderful conference this has been!) 030
Reposted by Elizabeth HeintgesLiv Mariah Yarrow (pronounced "leave") @profyarrow.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Jetlag is inexplicable. Or maybe it is just my excitement for the events of today that robbed me of my sleep. Anyway. I'm buzzing with excitement for perhaps the most important conference I've ever co-hosted. It is both in person and online: aarome.org/events/coins... 181
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Amusing tidbit du jour (from E.J. Kenney's 1978 review of H. Dahlmann (1975), 'Cornelius Severus') 010
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 20/01/2025V. glad we decided to flee DC/depressing inauguration chaos this weekend for a peaceful respite back home in NYC 030
Reposted by Elizabeth HeintgesIsabel Köster @iotasubscript.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Oh goodness, no! 181
Reposted by Elizabeth HeintgesLiv Mariah Yarrow (pronounced "leave") @profyarrow.bsky.social · 07/01/2025There are SLING BULLETS with FASCES. I'm losing my mind. This is so damn cool. Also, Sertorius was never elected consul, but that doesn't stop him being proconsul! doi.org/10.1017/S104... 4263
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Made the mistake of agreeing to the “big” sbagliato at our favorite Italian place in the neighborhood. Happy snow day from DC! 020
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Thanks! I think I had come across it at one point, but I definitely need to spend some more time with the Sertorian material — it’s so cool! 020
Reposted by Elizabeth HeintgesStephen DeCasien, Ph.D. @sdecasien.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Working on a chapter for publication: The min amount of beeswax required to make five "ten" rams for Antony/Cleopatra's fleet is around 1,274 kg. This is 36.4% of the total amount of beeswax needed (~3,500 kg) to produce 200 rams for the Egadi fleet. Assuming no reuse of beeswax. Damn. 10447
Reposted by Elizabeth HeintgesLiv Mariah Yarrow (pronounced "leave") @profyarrow.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Good morning! Here's my last AIA/SCS post. Earlier Post in thread. 1/ livyarrow.org/2025/01/06/p...livyarrow.orgPost Conference ReflectionsSkip to the second half of this post if you just want notes on actual scholarly stuff. Most of this at the top is about the meta-experience of conferencing, but it does contain links to earlier pos… 571
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Thanks so much for coming to my paper (and for these incredibly kind words—it means a lot)! Re: the dress of the slingers on the Ascoli Piceno relief, I remember reading sthg discussing it as influenced by representations of gladiators? Can try to track that down in my Zotero if of interest! 010
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Am especially grateful for the AIA/SCS reunion with my two amazing friends, @asharpless.bsky.social and Mev! (h/t @caeliambulator.bsky.social for snapping this pic, since I basically forgot to take photos all weekend) 030
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Haha indeed! (it was great to finally meet you!) 010
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 06/01/2025(Forgot alt text (oops!): pile of 5 books, titles including “Dirae: A Poem from the Appendix Vergiliana”, “Poetics of the First Punic War”, 2 vols of Shackleton Bailey’s Cicero ad Fam, and “Comedy and the Rise of Rome”) 000
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 06/01/2025The obligatory #AIASCS book haul, feat. some oldies but goodies and a couple of newer things I’m eager to dive into! (Many more new books that I wished I could buy, but will resign myself to being the first person to check them out from the library!) 1100
Elizabeth Heintges @heintgestae.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Had such a fun time giving my paper on late Republican sling bullets & communication earlier today at the AIA/SCS - fantastic Qs & just great energy/interest all around. My last in-person SCS was way back in 2020 (!!), and it’s just been lovely to see/catch up with old friends & meet new folks! 180
Reposted by Elizabeth HeintgesJeremy Simmons @caeliambulator.bsky.social · 20/11/2024More Thucydides today, this time the Mytilenean debate. We also discussed Paula Arnold’s “The Persuasive Style of Debates in Direct Speech in Thucydides” (Hermes 120, 1992). She makes a compelling case for why the speeches he puts in the mouths of historical actors are so tricky but worth reading 🧵 162