Reposted by Phil HarlandMaia Kotrosits @maiakotro.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Out in the world! Congratulations, @philharland.bsky.social ! 2458
Reposted by Phil HarlandMaia Kotrosits @maiakotro.bsky.social · 20/04/2026@philharland.bsky.social ‘s book has arrived! 35513
Reposted by Phil HarlandMaia Kotrosits @maiakotro.bsky.social · 30/11/2025@philharland.bsky.social has a book coming out in Spring -already available for pre-order: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... #ancientbluesky #classicsblueskypress.uchicago.eduEthnic Relations in the Ancient MediterraneanA fresh perspective revealing how ethnographic thinking shaped the sociocultural landscape of the ancient Mediterranean. With this book, Philip A. Harland presents a large-scale rereading of social ... 2218
Phil Harland @philharland.bsky.social · 29/11/2023Scythians are rarely in the news, so take it while you can: www.theguardian.com/world/2023/n... 050
Phil Harland @philharland.bsky.social · 20/10/2023Tatian the Assyrian on the priority of Moses’ barbarian wisdom. philipharland.com/Blog/?p=17949 020
Phil Harland @philharland.bsky.social · 16/10/2023Just pulled together some fun material about the Greek philosopher Democritus supposedly being initiated by the Magian Ostanes, another "wise barbarian." www.philipharland.com/Blog/2023/10... 041
Phil Harland @philharland.bsky.social · 30/09/2023Xenophon of Kolophon: "The Ethiopians make their gods black (melanes) and flat-nosed (simoi). The Thracians say theirs have blue eyes and red hair" [Clement, Tapestries 7.22]. philipharland.com/Blog/?p=17702 110
Phil Harland @philharland.bsky.social · 18/09/2023Couple new posts on peoples and "barbarizing" in Maximus of Tyre's second century CE orations: philipharland.com/Blog/?p=17637 philipharland.com/Blog/?p=17622 000
Phil Harland @philharland.bsky.social · 05/09/2023Herodotos would like you to know that the Massagetians (not the Scythians) eat family members when they get a bit too old. I'm sure this is a case of autopsy. www.philipharland.com/Blog/2022/08... 000
Phil Harland @philharland.bsky.social · 14/08/2023The Judean Josephos' completely understandable complaint that Apollonios and others “rail against us as the lowest of humankind” (Against Apion 2.236) did not stop him from picking on others: "Scythians . . . enjoy murdering people and are little better than wild animals" (Against Apion 2.269). 030
Phil Harland @philharland.bsky.social · 11/08/2023I was supposed to be reviewing an article for a journal, but my bike was calling me, saying "Jewish Studies doesn't need you as much as I need you. www.strava.com/activities/9628883901 160
