John Liao

Classics PhD Student @JohnsHopkins. Imperial Greek fiend. Reading epistolography, thinking (para)doxa. Banned from the Library for eating scrolls. He/Him 🏳️‍🌈

[John Liao @lordhubris]

it will forever kill me that we no longer have the contents of a book titled “On Animals Said to Be Spiteful” (Περὶ τῶν ζῴων ὅσα λέγεται φθονεῖν)

I need to know what was in there. who are the spiteful animals. Theophrastus I need to know

[John Liao @lordhubris]

Sounds like a great conference! You should totally come check it out 😉

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[Georgia Vance @GeorgiaHVance1]

Call for graduate papers is open for ‘The Hidden Worlds of Ancient Science’. We welcome papers that shift the discourse away from “the page”, bringing a material-textual approach to the fore. Abstracts due December 1st. Please email [email protected] for further details

[tree meister @dumbidyot]

If we want humanities, we have to get to the point where we do not have to justify the existence of the humanities.

We must prefigure a world where its justification is self-evident, or else we lose sight of what it really is.

[John Liao @lordhubris]

are you fucking joking

[John Liao @lordhubris]

Αἱ κάμπαι ἐπινέμονται τὰ λάχανα, τάχα δὲ καὶ διαφθείρουσιν αὐτά. ἀπόλλυνται δὲ αὗται, γυνὴ τὴν ἐπιμήνιον κάθαρσιν καθαιρομένη εἰ διέλθοι μέση τῶν λαχάνων. (NA 6.36)

Aelian literally never disappoints

[UofTClassics @UofTClassics]

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19!

CLASSU hosts the 4th biannual Ancient Food Day

Make new friends and sample dishes recreated from ancient Greek and Roman recipes: Roman crab cakes, Greek donuts, and more! All are welcome!

11AM-1PM, the Great Hall, 3rd floor, Lillian Massey

[John Liao @lordhubris]

“I need to be prepared for anything!” I tell myself, running out the door with ample “time left”, and then I get to the airport and have to wait 3-5 business days between clearing security and actually boarding

[John Liao @lordhubris]

are there 'weasel words', and do we 'weasel' out of things, because weasels are long and slinky or because weasels are considered quite evil and crafty?

[John Liao @lordhubris]

I think it should be illegal for it to be very sunny and also very humid at the same time

[John Liao @lordhubris]

idk at what point in learning Greek this association happened/stuck but whenever I see the word δακνω I cannot stop myself from picturing this specific image

[John Liao @lordhubris]

Nero impersonator rocks up and asks for your bank info so he can wire you 1,000,000 aurei

Do you accept? 😏💰💰

[John Liao @lordhubris]

loving Horace tho

[John Liao @lordhubris]

this is silly I don't like it when Latin poets call the Tiber yellow, I know it's just silt and it's supposed to be poetic but it just doesn't sound like an aspect of water you should emphasize

[John Liao @lordhubris]

I think it’s deliciously funny when amateur horror writers try to use Latin as a cheat code for making stuff creepy, like why are you trying to scare me with Latin 101 textbook exercises

[John Liao @lordhubris]

he is going to see the Pythia

[John Liao @lordhubris]

trying not to be a little sentimental at seeing the Aegean for the first time :”))

[John Liao @lordhubris]

god Nero would’ve loved Eurovision

[John Liao @lordhubris]

from a good time I’ll miss

[John Liao @lordhubris]

map that says "boob cake here" near sparta

[John Liao @lordhubris]

where is my atlas of greece according to athenaeus

[Lucy Lawful @jacquesderridad]

Kind of spooky that Greek δεῖ and Mandarin 得 (děi) mean the same thing: "must."