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Day 13: Crying in the Mithraeum
Word count: 420 Friday was our last day of class, and unpredictably, our last day of…
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Day 10: Who needs therapy when you can make a curse doll?
Word count: 541 On Tuesday, we went to the Baths of Diocletian. Inside the museum, we…
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My Pre-Roman Travels
Word count: 1,459 In talking about my pre-Rome-via-Brooklyn adventures, I should start by saying that I…
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Day 8: No Antiquities for me :(
Word count: 465 On day 8, we were supposed to handle ancient artifacts at the American…
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Day 11: At the Foot of Sarapis
Word count: 453 Yesterday was my presentation day. I was nervous, as always, but my topic…
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Weekend Post: Venice Biennale
Word count: 840 A few months ago, my friend Sabrina and I met at the Whitney…
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Why was the worship of Isis in Rome both popular and controversial?
Word count: 1,013 Isis is an Egyptian goddess who represents divine motherhood, fortune, and cosmic order,…
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Day 6: Ancient Iconoclasm and the Vestal Virgins
Word count: 489 I always find it a bit ironic that erasing something often has the…
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Day 5: Birds and Tombs
Word count: 518 Friday was a perfect day. It ticked all my boxes – the medieval,…
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Day 4: Average Emperors and Incredible Coins
Word count: 455 What comes to mind at the word HUGE, is of course the fragments…