Publication day: new book on the Roman censorship! Check out my chapter, a global history of water power, censors, and Roman state-formation www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Seth Bernard
@profbernard.bsky.social
Romanist who has just left the empire, prof at U of Toronto
I am very excited about a conference that I am co-organising with friends and colleagues in Salzburg. It will explore the relationship between memory and politics in Italy during the first millennium BCE. Please spread the word!🏺 #AncientBlueSky #Archaeology www.academia.edu/171960734/Cf...
On advance access: "Slavery, Prosperity, and Inequality in Roman Pompeii" by @profbernard.bsky.social (@uoft.bsky.social) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/past...
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
doi.org
Hearing reports that vandals cut a 350 ft gash in the #USMNT with a knife and poured algae in the players. Who would do that?
I will be applying to the next SSHRC Insight cycle with an application titled, “Developing a Better Canadian Goalie”
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!
On advance access: "Slavery, Prosperity, and Inequality in Roman Pompeii" by @profbernard.bsky.social (@uoft.bsky.social) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/past...
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
doi.org
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!
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.
aarome.org
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.
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.
hyperallergic.com
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...
THE FALERII NOVI PROJECT: THE 2024 SEASON | Papers of the British School at Rome | Cambridge Core
THE FALERII NOVI PROJECT: THE 2024 SEASON - Volume 93
cambridge.org
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.
On advance access: "Slavery, Prosperity, and Inequality in Roman Pompeii" by @profbernard.bsky.social (@uoft.bsky.social) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/past...
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
doi.org
Delighted to see Corinna Riva's outstandingly innovative essay on the 1st millennium BCE now published link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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...
link.springer.com
📢 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 view.updates.cambridge.org?qs=85c24bbd7...
Cambridge University Press
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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!
Antiquity Journal@antiquity.ac.uk · 11mo ago📕 #BookReview What did prehistoric people think about their past? Can #archaeology reveal 'historical culture' in societies without written literature? @profbernard.bsky.social's 'Historical culture in Iron Age Italy' breaks new ground on these questions 1/2 (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺
Congratulations @darcytuttle.bsky.social on a superb study of a critical Roman monument!
We're happy to announce the latest volume of the Journal of Roman Archaeology #JRA now out in print and online! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Latest volume | Journal of Roman Archaeology | Cambridge Core
Journal of Roman Archaeology
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Summer Beach Read #2: @profbernard.bsky.social 's *Historical Culture in Iron Age Italy.* Fascinating survey of the material evidence for how Italians conceptualized their past, and how those conceptualizations changed alongside the development of urban states.
New collaborative OA publication on the state of early Roman coinage studies www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Money and Mid-Republican Rome | The Journal of Roman Studies | Cambridge Core
Money and Mid-Republican Rome
cambridge.org
How did Pompeii come to reach such levels of success and affluence? A new study argues that this was largely due to the labor of enslaved people, who were indispensable to the city’s growth until its demise in 79 CE.
New Research Shows Slavery’s Outsized Role in Pompeii’s Economy
It was the violent profitability of slavery as an exploitative labor system that allowed for the region to prosper, the study demonstrates.
hyperallergic.com
@sarahebond.bsky.social writes about my new @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social paper on #Pompeii slavery and inequality for @hyperallergic.com, great to see the study catching notice!
New Research Shows Slavery’s Outsized Role in Pompeii’s Economy
It was the violent profitability of slavery as an exploitative labor system that allowed for the region to prosper, the study demonstrates.
hyperallergic.com
Rarely post here, but check out my new, highly ambitious study of slavery and the Roman economy!
Past and Present@pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · last yr.New on advance access: "Slavery, Prosperity, and Inequality in Roman Pompeii" by @profbernard.bsky.social (@uoft.bsky.social) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/past...
