Sarah E. Bond

@sarahebond.bsky.social

Roman historian, digital humanist & contributor at Hyperallergic

Book 📕 Strike: Labor, Unions & Resistance in the Roman Empire (Feb. 2025) : https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300273144/strike/

Pasts Imperfect:
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The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! 🏛 Kimberly Cassibry & Elizabeth Macaulay discuss ethos & triumphal arches. Then, @mhanses.bsky.social's book on W.E.B. Du Bois & antiquity; anesthesia in Ming China; an open access book on polychromy; new ancient world journals @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & more.

pasts-imperfect.ghost.ioPasts Imperfect (10.8.26).This week, Kimberly Cassibry and Elizabeth Macaulay discuss the architectural history and political messaging of triumphal arches. Then, a new book looks at W.E.B. Du Bois and Ancient Rome; researcher...
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Still one of my favorite photos I have ever taken, of a face from an anthropoid sarcophagus; Ptolemaic Period, (332–30 BCE). It was put on display in the _Striking Power: Iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt _exhibition at the Pulitzer Foundation in St. Louis a few years ago. I love an iconoclasm show.

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An important essay from Dr. @monicamedhist.bsky.social. Definitely read it and bring it into the classroom too.

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People often find it shocking to learn that Yersinia pestis, the bacterium discovered in 1894 that is believed to have caused the mid-14th-century Black Death and other plague pandemics, is still around and dangerous, but that is one of many misperceptions about plague that need correcting.

americanscientist.orgRedrawing the Plague MapsAncient genomes are rewriting the history of Yersinia pestis infections across time and space.
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#MedievalSky Here's some more of that "biocodicology": Tim Stinson, "The Skin Keeps the Score: DNA Analysis of Medieval Manor Court Rolls." Friday, Oct. 16, 12:00 - 1:30 pm EDT. Virtual registration here: www.library.upenn.edu/sims/event-s...

library.upenn.eduThe Skin Keeps the Score: DNA Analysis of Medieval Manor Court RollsTimothy Stinson (North Carolina State University) reports on the development and validation of a new non-destructive sampling technique that employs cytology brushes to collect samples from parchment ...
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Students in France are approaching their third week of protests over a host of ills in the country’s education system, spanning dilapidated infrastructure, teacher shortages, underfunding, and overburdened schedules.

hyperallergic.com15 Defining Photos From the Student Protests in FrancePainted signs and trash bins have become a visual lexicon of resistance as protesters call for educational reform and an immediate end to police violence.
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Global medieval trade alert 🚨 “Archaeologists digging in the medieval city of Great Zimbabwe have discovered pieces of jade-green Chinese pottery, suggesting that the enigmatic empire had long-distance connections with East Asia more than 1,000 years ago.” Fab article by Dr. @killgrove.bsky.social

livescience.comChinese pottery discovered in Great Zimbabwe reveals medieval African empire's vast connections spanning thousands of milesArchaeologists excavating a medieval African kingdom have discovered pottery from eastern China, revealing connections across continents.
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Worth reflecting on…

Sarah E. Bond@sarahebond.bsky.social

Romans🪞didn’t put glass into mirrors until around 200-299 CE. I am sure it was a revolution to go from buffed bronze to much more reflective glass. Here is a great 3rd century CE example now at the Met which I love to show in my Roman mirrors and beauty lecture. 🪞 www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

Front: Glass mirror with lead frame Roman ca. 3rd century CE Not on view Glass mirror with lead frame, Lead, Glass, Roman Public Domain Download Image Share Enlarge Image Glass mirror with lead frame, Lead, Glass, Roman Glass mirror with lead frame, Lead, Glass, Roman Artwork Details Object Information Overview Provenance References Title: Glass mirror with lead frame Period: Late Imperial Date: ca. 3rd century CE Culture: Roman Medium: Lead, Glass Dimensions: Length: 3 3/8 (8.6 cm) Diameter: 1 9/16 ( 4 cm) Classification: Miscellaneous-Lead Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Object Number: 74.51.5246 Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman ArtBack: Glass mirror with lead frame Roman ca. 3rd century CE Not on view Glass mirror with lead frame, Lead, Glass, Roman Public Domain Download Image Share Enlarge Image Glass mirror with lead frame, Lead, Glass, Roman Glass mirror with lead frame, Lead, Glass, Roman Artwork Details Object Information Overview Provenance References Title: Glass mirror with lead frame Period: Late Imperial Date: ca. 3rd century CE Culture: Roman Medium: Lead, Glass Dimensions: Length: 3 3/8 (8.6 cm) Diameter: 1 9/16 ( 4 cm) Classification: Miscellaneous-Lead Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Object Number: 74.51.5246 Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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“Researchers said the presence of this amphora may mean that sailors took goats with them on their voyages, using their milk to make dairy products.”

Boat goat cheese 🧀 is now gonna be no go(at)-to unsolicited party fact. www.cnn.com/2026/10/14/s...

cnn.comWorld’s oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey | CNNArchaeologists working off the coast of Turkey have found a shipwreck dating back around 4,700 years, making it the oldest in the world.
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