Helios has found a new obsession.

The box that students drop their attendance cards for Greek Civ is an old Magic the Gathering box. After getting several questions about what decks I run, I’m fairly sure they’re going to challenge me to a game of commander for extra credit.

Trying to share my love of Sallust to first-readers of his is like introducing a your beloved cat to new people, assuring them it’s friendly only for it to claw them. In this case, the clawing is irregular word order, archaisms, syncopated perfects mixed with historical infinitives.

Making the Hellenistic period take up two weeks in my Greek Civ course is my final act of defiance for classes I took where we stopped right after Alexander or jumped to the Romans after one class on the period.

Can now confirm my theory that hoplites could have ready access to caffeine before battles while carrying their shields.

Discussing trade networks and a student asked me afterwards what my favorite ancient trade route is. Got to hand it to the diolkos of Corinth.

Spirit Halloween has a copyright-free version for Nolan’s Odyssey’s “Defy the Gods,” meaning we are seeing the development of bardic variation and experimentation in real time.

Greek Civ students are getting me all introspective already in their class questions this semester.

Missed International Dog Day, but here’s an appreciation post of Attalos as a jíbaro.

See you in Space Tim Curry 💔

You know what they say, you haven’t made it until you’re on an East Central Illinois regional paper. My public speaking fees will be adjusted accordingly.

Decided to do a 2026 roundup of video games set in or inspired by antiquity. Hope it's useful to some. A lot of really interesting ideas in recently released and upcoming games! From reimaginings of myths to HD versions of classics to Pokémon! anotherclassicsblog.wordpress.com/2026/08/22/2...

2026 Classics Summer Video Games Roundup

A collection of recently announced and released games and modifications set in or inspired by Mediterranean antiquity The ancient Mediterranean continues to be fertile ground for developers creatin…

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Eduardo García-Molina@egarcmol.bsky.social · 2w ago

So many promising smaller games set in antiquity popping up on Steam. Turn-based Greek colonization and army management game?! Instant wishlist.

So many promising smaller games set in antiquity popping up on Steam. Turn-based Greek colonization and army management game?! Instant wishlist.

In developing a poetic persona centered around agricultural advice in his Works and Days, the Ancient Greek poet Hesiod was the first to engage in aura farming.

A silver lining in this age of influencers and looksmaxing is that I now have a much higher tolerance for Cicero’s self-aggrandizement.

On my way to becoming an 18th century antiquarian.

Sure, ancient poets memorized and recited whole books of literature, but could they remember all the streaming subscriptions we have to remember?

I’m only one episode in, but Reacher is a modern Heracles, a mythical himbo giant who wanders into various towns, accomplishes various tasks to help locals, and leaves lasting legacies. In this essay, I will…

New teacher moment unlocked, receiving student requests to join my upper level language class. Slowly developing my cult to Sallust and Greek and Roman Historiography.

Given the amount of Telemachus/Antinous art I've seen on my feed, it appears it’s actually Robert Pattinson whose face launched a thousand (online) ships.

Showing off my Florida antiquing haul like men show off their fish (missing an Apollo Belvedere bust).

It has arrived.

Eduardo García-Molina@egarcmol.bsky.social · last mo.

Welp, guess who impulse bought a prop Phrygian helmet from 2004's Alexander movie.

Y’all, go apply to teach Classics at my alma mater & live in one of the best small towns in Minnesota! www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...

Florida antiquing has provided my favorite reproduction of Athena (look at that stare and the owl).

Eduardo García-Molina@egarcmol.bsky.social · 4w ago

I have gazed upon the face of Agamemnon…at a Florida antique mall.

I have gazed upon the face of Agamemnon…at a Florida antique mall.

Florida antiquing update: Louvre cast of Jupiter acquired.

Timeo Danaos et donuts ferentes

Welp, guess who impulse bought a prop Phrygian helmet from 2004's Alexander movie.

We're officially looking for a senior Classicists for an Associate/Full Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Can confirm the community is excellent and we have some amazing resources for research. Link to the job posting is below.

Classics friends, a colleague and I are trying to put together a pedagogy panel for CAMWS on working with grad students specifically - if you teach in a grad or post-bac program we'd love more submissions!