Dr. Jessica van 't Westeinde

Ancient Historian. Hieronymist trying to portray Jerome even livelier and funnier than he himself did.

Also a runner. Running for Doddie Aid until Feb 12th.

[Dr. Jessica van 't Westeinde @DrJessiW]

"Even though I do not claim for myself eminence, nevertheless I believe I can surpass those who are country boors.'

You never guess who said that 😆

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@cjrice91 @TheAtheistNun Oops sorry! I forgot my Twitter password and only thought of doing something about that now. Sorry!

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reading back an article I submitted a while ago (because related to an overdue piece I had forgotten about), I realise I put 'threat of invasion by the Huns' on par with 'an argument with Jerome'. Terribly sorry, mate.

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The first 10 minutes at Leeds #IMC2022 and I've already bagged 4 books 😆🙈

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@christos_mak @_Dragases_ @HistoryHalsall Haha, same if she would have been Jewish 😂

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@_Dragases_ Aw, thank you so much 😎

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My friend's cat has gone missing from Leinpfad in Hamburg this afternoon (14.06.2022). His name is Schlemil. Please DM if you have seen or found him/ Die Katze von meine Freundin ist seit heute Mittag vermisst vom #Leinpfad #Hamburg #missingcat #katzevermisst

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Final seminar of the Holberg Prize Week: Young Researchers' Careers in Nordic Countries with #NilsKlimLaureate Elisa Uusimäki @HolbergPrize

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Holberg Symposium 'Expertise and World-Making'. Thought provoking 😆 #HolbergPrize2022 @HolbergPrize

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@noah_nonsense ...hence he forewarns Lucinus that should he find any faults they are not Jerome's but rather the scribes' negligence and incapability of doing their job properly.

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Most scholars today: "...any faults that remain are my own."
Jerome: "...any faults that remain, blame the servants." (Ep.71.5)

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@noah_nonsense Lucinus had sent 6 scribes from Spain to Bethlehem to copy Jerome's works. Nerome complains that he was so busy (hosting pilgrims and being ill...) that he did not have the time to oversee their work, so he couldn't check it for mistakes...

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'Historical Perspectives on Women's Mobility
What enabled or compelled women to move in the past?' — 7 June at #BergenUni explores aspects of women’s travel in the Ancient Mediterranean. With @DrJessiW, Elisa Uusimäki, @ESTSacredTravel, Lien Foubert:
https://t.co/KvaDQ7GRlT

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"A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept ... love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price" (Hier. Ep. 3.6)

#proofJeromeisntalwaysthatawful

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There's nothing like London in the spring (even Jerome would agree, never mind his pretence to prefer idyllic rural life).

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@ChNunn Yay, well done!

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Spotted one of Mick's ancestors at the @britishmuseum #WorldofStonehenge exhibition. Could not stop thinking "Stonehenge copied!" #BBCGhosts @Lazbotron @realmatbaynton

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@MonikaAmsler The resemblance with Germany is striking on many levels...

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I might have dressed up as Roman Emperor to give my talk at the Findings & Farewells final conference of our IFK in Bern 😇

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@Jaynes__World @JohnAda10163823 Thank you so much 😊

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I forgot to share this milestone but last week I completed my Doddie Aid 2022 challenge beating my target by quite a bit (525.9km instead of the 430km I had aimed for originally). Next year: 500 miles. #DoddieAid #DoddieAid2022 #TeamBarbarians #mnd #mndawareness