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Sarah E. Bond

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  • Blogger, Author & Assistant Professor of Classics - The University of Iowa
Iowa City
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Sarah E. Bond is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Iowa. She is interested in late Roman history, epigraphy, late antique law, Roman topography and GIS, Digital Humanities, and the socio-legal experience of ancient marginal peoples. She received her PhD in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2011) and obtained a BA in Classics and History with a minor in Classical Archaeology from the University of Virginia (2005). Her book, Trade and Taboo: Disrep…

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Opinion | What men are thinking about when they think about the Roman Empire

Opinion | What men are thinking about when they think about the Roman Empire

The Roman Empire is one of the most renowned in history, and men on TikTok claim to think about regularly. Bu…

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Archaeologists Discover Mummy Buried With Lines From Homer’s Iliad

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By Sarah E. Bond
| Hyperallergic Verified
Archaeologists excavating at the Ancient Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus, near modern El-Bahnasa, announced the discovery of a papyrus containing lines from Homer’s Iliad on the abdomen of a Roman-era mummy. The papyrus dates to the late Roman period, around the fifth century CE, about 1600 years ago. Over 1,500 papyri quoting Homer’s works survive today, but only an extremely small number were placed in burials. Why would a Romano-Egyptian want to take Homer with them to the afterlife?
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Pasts Imperfect (4.2.26)

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By Nandini Pandey, Stephanie Jade Wong, Sarah E. Bond
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This week, Nandini Pandey, Niek Janssen, and Christopher Londa discuss writing, labor, and enslavement in Roman antiquity.
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How Much Did It Cost to Paint a Pompeii Room Egyptian Blue?

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By Sarah E. Bond
| Hyperallergic Verified
News — 4 min read The ancient blue shrine found in Pompeii (Regio IX, Insula 10) dates back about 2,000 years and has a large amount of Egyptian Blue pigment on the walls of the sacred room. (photo courtesy Italy Ministry of Culture) In the summer of 2024, a dazzling “Blue Room” emerged from the ashes of Pompeii during the new and ongoing excavations within the central region (Regio IX) of the ancient Italian city.
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