Here’s our departmental link with more details! www.classics.utoronto.ca/events/confe...

Bronze figurine of an enslaved person from Roman Britain on a conference poster advertising a conference next month in Toronto

Bluesky friends, I am happy to advertise a conference on ancient and medieval slave trading in the Mediterranean, co-organized by myself and Elizabeth Fentress, to be held in Toronto next month (April 15-17, 2026). Contact me via email (rather than here) or the email on the poster for more info!

Slavery, Prosperity, and Inequality in Roman Pompeii* Abstract. Historians of premodern economies, in contrast to modern ones, have only infrequently contemplated the economic contribution of slavery. Here, I

On advance access: "Slavery, Prosperity, and Inequality in Roman Pompeii"

by @profbernard.bsky.social (@uoft.bsky.social)

#OpenAccess

doi.org/10.1093/past...

The Oxford Handbook of the Mediterranean Iron Age, with Sarah Murray

Just shipped a (now forthcoming) one to the publisher Monday in fact… never let me agree to edit one of those again. But glad someone smart thinks it’s not folly!

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Just a teaser, but we are presently writing up a newly discovered Republican Hercules and Hesperides scene we found at Falerii Novi that you’re really going to love, Sarah. Am I showing you a photo in Pavia in ten days, perhaps?

Open Positions The American Academy in Rome is seeking candidates for Chief Operating Officer and Director of the American Academy in Rome Classical Summer School.

The search for the next director of the Classical Summer School at the AAR, to start in 2027-28, is now open.
Be my successor!
www.aarome.org/about/open-p...
Please share with anyone who might be interested in applying. You’d get to shadow me for a week in 2026. Happy to answer any questions!

Evan has contracted smallpox? This is horrible news!

Pet Monkeys Were Popular in Ancient Rome, Burials Reveal The recent archaeological discovery also deepens our understanding of trade networks between India and the Roman Empire.

How much interaction did the Romans have with Ancient India? The discovery of graves for pet monkeys on the Egyptian coast suggest that some Romans, including soldiers, likely kept exotic pets in their households.

that was a serious plug for that La Loma paper, too! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

yes, Sarah, don’t overlook the monkey buried with its own pet kitten! Of everything @gregwoolf.bsky.social, Mantha, and I have edited for #JRA so far this year, this one is up there with my favorites—don’t sleep on the human skull from La Loma on #FirstView either. The Dec ‘25 issue is absolutely🔥

Now out, the field report of the 2024 campaign at Falerii Novi! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Amazing! Check out the new 3 volume Cambridge Urban History of Europe, now out, best contributor reward to hit my desk in a v long time.

No McD's in Piazza della Rotonda anymore, but there is a Starbucks at Montecitorio

Slavery, Prosperity, and Inequality in Roman Pompeii* Abstract. Historians of premodern economies, in contrast to modern ones, have only infrequently contemplated the economic contribution of slavery. Here, I

On advance access: "Slavery, Prosperity, and Inequality in Roman Pompeii"

by @profbernard.bsky.social (@uoft.bsky.social)

#OpenAccess

doi.org/10.1093/past...

The Chigi vase, perhaps made in Corinth, but the prized possession of an Etruscan aristocrat. And one of the clearest visual depictions of hoplite combat. I find it hard to think our owner didn't recognize this warfare style!

I mean I’m inclined to agree, Michael, with your general point by that date except (a) I don’t think they’re necessarily engaged in battle against each other in this painting and (b) I’m personally pretty dubious of Etruscan hoplites in the Greek manner but you might also mention the Chigi vase!

Becoming Historical in Oscan Campania (Chapter 11) - Making the Middle Republic Making the Middle Republic - April 2023

FWIW PS, see what I think here www.cambridge.org/core/books/m...

FWIW, Briquel thinks this is the Samnite ambush at Bovianum

Andriuolo 114 is an odd scene, however, maybe not typical warfare. The soldiers may also simply be lying in ambush. And then the cows behind the mountain... and the naked guy... and the weird helmet on the right...

Multi-scalar Lenses on the Mediterranean in the First Millennium BC - Journal of Archaeological Research In the current era of global approaches in archaeology and, more broadly, in the social and historical sciences, questions on the benefits, modes, and challenges of addressing multiple analytical scal...

Delighted to see Corinna Riva's outstandingly innovative essay on the 1st millennium BCE now published

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Announcement from the Journal of Roman Archaeology stating that from 2026, all research content will be open access.

📢 Did you know the the Journal of Roman Archaeology is flipping to #OpenAccess?

All research content published in the journal from January 2026 will be permanently and freely available to read, download and share around the world 🌏. Find out more: https://cup.org/4oaKGzq

Delighted that from January 2026 all research articles published in the Journal of Roman Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org will be Open Access

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Friends, please share the attached CfP widely and consider submission: "Climate, landscape and human impact in Italy during the Etruscan period" (Pisa, May 25-27, 2026).

Deadline for submissions is February 13, 2026, more info here: etrusco.dst.unipi.it

Happy to see my book reviewed in @antiquity.ac.uk!

Happy birthday, Carlos!

Always a pleasure, Carlos. By far the most exciting news from your visit is the launching of the Berkeley Global Antiquity Project: people, stay tuned!

I also think, if (probably when) I flee academia.edu, I am going to make my own website. So another limitation right now is choosing a website title that is (a) available and discoverable and (b) not obnoxious (e.g. ProfessorBernardRules29BCE.com)