Author Archives: Uncomely and Broken

About Uncomely and Broken

I am a classicist in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Dido Nix et Trojanus

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

In an even more spectacular and embarrassing fiasco than the election, Nixon played Aeneas in a reenactment of Virgil’s Aeneid, which the school ambitiously staged on the two thousandth anniversary of the birth of Rome’s greatest poet. Nixon had an … Continue reading →

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Fulminating at Job

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

Class assignment for Book of Job: “On Friday, we will spend the class thinking about God’s response from the whirlwind. In fact, I am going to ask you to imagine yourself as God— the all-powerful and all-knowing creator of the … Continue reading →

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Protected: Arabic letters as Rorschach test

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

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Solinus review

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

Bryn Mawr Classical Review published my review of Kai Brodersen’s edited collection, Solinus: New Studies. The editor and a few others have been in touch with kind remarks. http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2015/2015-10-04.html

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Dead Armadillo

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

It was easier to see in the morning than it had been last night, when I swerved a little to avoid hitting it, the face-up dead armadillo on the street. The dogs and I walked by early today, and it … Continue reading →

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Panel on the Destruction of the Ancient City of Palmyra

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

This past Tuesday, my friend Jeff Thompson in the Art History department put together a panel entitled “Sewanee Responds: A Panel Discussion on the Destruction of the Ancient City of Palmyra.” Panelists included Sara Nimis (Mellon Globalization Fund), Nick Roberts … Continue reading →

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Protected: Behold the (Other) Man! Looking for Pilate 2: Naples, Palazzo Pitti

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protestants and Pyramid

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

The pyramid of Cestius, built in the first century, is the first thing you see when you get off the bus at Porta San Paolo in Testaccio. Crossing the cobblestone street, you go down the road to the right to … Continue reading →

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Behold the (Other) Man! Looking for Pilate 1: Rome, Scala Sancta

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

I have begun to work on a project about Pontius Pilate, that classical character plopped suddenly down into the Passion narrative, and the only human individual (besides Mary) singled out in the Creed. The scope of the project is still … Continue reading →

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Notes on Hadrian’s Villa

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

From the parking lot and ticket office, it’s a long, gradual hike up into Hadrian’s Villa, which is not actually in Tivoli but just outside it. Driving is really the best way to get here, although I did see one … Continue reading →