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'The War That Made the Roman Empire' by Barry Strauss
'The War That Made the Roman Empire' by Barry Strauss

In which I discuss a book about the events leading to the birth of the Roman Empire.

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A Wedding, A Funeral...and a Curse
A Wedding, A Funeral...and a Curse

In which I tell the sordid tale of Acte and Euphrosynus

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Classics? History? What's the Difference?
Classics? History? What's the Difference?

In which I explore the differences between a triumvirate of studies…

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The Gruesome Tale of Marsyas, or, How We Got the Flute
The Gruesome Tale of Marsyas, or, How We Got the Flute

In which I learn to never think about playing the flute the same way again…

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Io Saturnalia!
Io Saturnalia!

In which I talk about the Roman holiday of Saturnalia!

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Melanie R. Meadors is a public historian and history communicator who specializes in Ancient Rome as well as book history. She has a master’s degree in history and a graduate certificate in public history from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and has taken part in internships handling rare books and archives at the American Antiquarian Society. She has trained in the book arts at the North Bennet Street School in Boston, and creates hand-bound books with creative versions of historical bindings. She is currently the associate editor at the Biographer’s International Organization, where she edits their monthly newsletter, The Biographer’s Craft.

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This is a great and informative article over on Substack. When I first heard the term "independent scholar," I too admit that I gave it the side-eye. And after grad school, when I decided I wasn't going to pursue a career in academia, I STI
This cutie is one of my favorites from the batch of journals I listed yesterday. It has dot grid Rhodia paper, and the cover features this sweet chiyogami paper with cute birds on it. Rhodia paper is very smooth and provides a lovely writing experien
Had a great time at the art museum for my birthday today, AND I found out that it is ALSO #MichaelSheen's birthday!
Blurting out a triggered one-liner got me in trouble the other day, and it's always such a horrid experience. My brain doesn't always "get" that no one else will get a line in the context, and when someone thinks I'm just being weird (which
It's my birthday, and to celebrate, I've listed all the books I've worked on so far this year for sale at my shop with free shipping! You can use the QR code or the address in the image. I hope you enjoy! Any proceeds from my shop go toward my resear
I'm very excited--all these books are going to be up for sale on my website tomorrow, on my birthday!!
Hey this guy looks familiar… (was going through old pics)
I learned a ton from this book. Find out what in my article! #ancientrome #militaryhistory https://historybythebook.substack.com/p/bookstack-the-war-that-made-the-roman
My first historical love/obsession was Ancient Rome, and it has continued to fascinate me throughout my life. I studied Latin formally for six years, and the history for much longer. I love some of the dramatic things we see on artifacts, like what I
Had a fantastic time at @oldsturbridgevillage this weekend for their celebration of Knox's Noble Train of artillery! It was SO cold on Saturday, but they had fires going around the village and we could duck into buildings, so it was ok. Lots of fun a
Working on my Benjamin Franklin electricity series for my #substack reminded me how much I really loved researching this. I might do more with 18th and 19th century electrical history... If people would be interested in it. There were so many fascina