Rome is Home

When I returned from the 2017 summer field season, I was riding high on optimism for my archaeological career but … Continue reading Rome is Home

Happens Every Time

What a whirlwind! I’m writing this post after finally making it home to Baltimore from a tiny detour in Rome … Continue reading Happens Every Time

The past couple of weeks have been quite busy at Aeclanum. My trench (Saggio 8) received two, bright eyed, bushy … Continue reading The Plow-Zone

Well everybody, it’s been a long time coming but the field season is finally here (and after too much delay, … Continue reading Charles IV, a couple Alpine border crossings, and a quagmire of red tape.

Now that we’ve gotten to know Plutarch, let’s ask: Who was Suetonius? Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus was born ca. 70 AD, … Continue reading Part One (b): Who was Suetonius?

In the introduction, we established that in order to conduct a valuable, critical reading of ancient literature, the reader must … Continue reading Part One (a): Who is Plutarch?

As mentioned before, one of the primary focuses of my research is to conduct a critical reading of classical literature to … Continue reading Introduction: Researching Roman Biographical Literature

Apologies for the delayed post. As the title of this post suggests, I’ve been enjoying some (in my opinion) well … Continue reading R&R

At the beginning of last week, we finally concluded digging to the bottom of our rubble context to find a … Continue reading Transitions

The past week has been a bit long. We’ve continued digging our trench and gone more than a meter below … Continue reading “Another day, another context”