So happy to get my author’s copies of Slavery and Dependence in Ancient Egypt by Cambridge University Press !

陳平稱吾多陰謀，道家之所禁，吾世即廢亦已矣，不能復起，以吾多陰過也。至曾孫何國絕，班生著陳平之言，以為世戒，理當然矣。而丙丞相纔及子顯，黜為關內侯，至孫昌乃絕，國絕三十二歲復續，而張湯、杜周子孫，世有令名，皆在顯位，其故何哉？丙丞相於漢宣之德，可謂至矣。
#李德裕 《 #窮愁志 陰德論》

言小人，則以匿情為非，以違道為闕。何者？匿情矜吝，小人之至惡；虛心無措，君子之篤行也。是以大道言：「及吾無身，吾有何患！」無以生為貴者，是賢于貴者也。由斯而言，夫至人之用心，固不存于有措矣。是故伊尹不惜賢于殷湯，故世濟而名顯；周旦不顧嫌而隱行，故假攝而化隆；

#嵇康 《釋私論》

#DOTD : Tang Yongtong 湯用彤 (1893–1964), doyen of #BuddhistStudies in #ModernChina . Having studied Sanskrit, Pali, and philosophy at Harvard University, his work on #medieval #ChineseBuddhism and #IndianPhilosophy remains influential until today. #BuddhistConquest #佛教 #中國化 #印度 #中古

#ODT marks two key events in #SouthChina history 🧵1/2:
In 280 CE, Sun Hao 孫皓 (243–280), last emperor of Eastern Wu 東吳, submits to advancing Jin 晉 forces, thus bringing the period known as #ThreeKingdoms #三國 to an end and enabling Jin to reunify the Han 漢 realm. #分久必合

#OTD

#古文觀止 樂毅報燕王書》何以報先王之所以遇將軍之意乎？」望諸君乃使人獻書報燕王，曰：「臣不佞，不能奉承先王之教，以順左右之心，恐抵斧質之罪，以傷先王之明，而又害於足下之義，故遁逃奔趙。自負以不肖之罪，故不敢為辭説。今王使使者數之罪，臣恐侍御者之不察先王之所以畜幸臣之理，而又不白於

New piece out in Classical Quarterly🥳It asks the question: what did it mean for a Greek in the fifth century BCE to speak a second language?

Many thanks to mentors and friends. Now to wrap up the monograph✍️ #ClassicsTwitter

Read it here (open access): doi.org/10.1017/S00098…

Tsan ('Cherish') is a styrofoam box collector in Tsing Yi.
Read more about her in Hong Kong Shifts, a site featuring stories of the unacknowledged people who keep our city running
hongkongshifts.com
Happy International Worker's Day

Irises from Merton College. SO MUCH COLOUR.

The extent and variety of the mediaeval tile pavement at Winchester Cathedral blew my poor wee mind. #TilesonTuesday

A pandemic & various other Incidents of Note might have intervened, but this collection will soon be out! We were very fortunate to work with so many brilliant, kind and patient scholars, all of whose praises I will sing in more detail anon. cambridge.org/core/books/eur…

It's Cullen Chandler 's new book in the wild!

Hyde Park last week, the tulips are in full bloom.

Am calling it as peak wisteria for this quad (the other one has hardly got started yet) University College, Oxford (Univ)

Obligatory 'nice of the sun to finally show itself' photo

Cambridge, 30 April 2024.

DaDA! It's me! Joseph! Big reveal in St Louis Psalter, fol 25v, reminiscent of pesky kids Scooby Doo unmasking moment

Celebrating the birth of Carl Friedrich Gauss, born #OnThisDay in 1777. He revolutionizing mathematics, his legacy inspires generations.