Dr. Zoé Elise Thomas

@archaeadne.bsky.social

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she/her Roman archaeologist @ LSU working on public architecture and politics, esp in Gaul, plus projects on osteology and reception. Malcontent and “feistful” according to some. Opinions are mine alone.

A silver-grey cat is sleeping on his side on top of a black gaming pc and white WiFi modem. The PC is lit up internally in red and blue. The cat is sprawled luxuriantly across the top of the computer.
An orange and white tabby is lying down loaf-style with her paws tucked under her chest on top of a dining table. A silver grey cat is standing next to her looking up at the camera, tail and ears alert. Meanwhile the orange cat is glaring at him from below.
A silver-grey cat is sitting on top of a white WiFi modem on top of a black PC computer tower. He looks slightly passed the viewer. Around him are a pink heart emoji, a party hat emoji, and a birthday cake emoji. The number 1 is on top of his head.
A screenshot of a LiveScience article. The text reads “Intruigingly, some of these yeasts might be just right for baking bread. Preliminary testing demonstrated the yeasts’ potential for making sourdough. "It worked," study first author Mohamed Sarhan, a microbiologist at the Eurac Research Institute for Mummy Studies in Italy, told Live Science. "As a dough, it was (the screenshot ends there).
A photo of a light blue e-bike inside an apartment room. A small blue grey cat is walking alongside it into the corner.
A photograph from an airplane window of green rugged mountains dotted with snow at the tips and crowned with clouds. The sun is shining on them from the west and bathing them in gold.
A screenshot of a library listing for an article called “the long history of cannabis and its cultivation by the Romans in central Italy, shown by pollen records from Lago Albano and Lago di Nemi.” The authors are Anna Maria Mercuri, Carla Alberta Accorsi, and Marta Bandini Mazzanti. It was published in the journal Vegetation history and archaeobotany in December 2002.
A zoomed in screenshot of a digital painting from the quoted post. On the left is a red stripe of color extending vertically along the whole piece. On the right is a yellow stripe broken up with geometric decorations. concentric brown boxes around jade green circles are at the bottom and top of the yellow stripe, and in between them is a red sideways diamond. In the red strip on the left is a graffiti of a chicken drawn in yellow surrounded by three scratchy looking stars.
A screenshot of a text message that reads “hey. Hey. Why did we never learn that the modern Hippocratic oath was written by a guy name Dr. Louis Lasagna.” Below is a second message sent by Amy Pistone, with the content cropped out.
An aerial photo of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
A close up screenshot of a carved frieze. In the center is a large human eye which is the same size as the human figures around it.
A photo of a blue-grey kitten, whose fur is very shiny silver at the high points. He is loafing on a blue blanket and looking directly into the camera. The background is a slightly out of focus shot of a living room.
A screenshot of policy text. It reads: Course AI Policy You are not allowed to use any form of AI to generate any of your submitted assignments, quizzes, or exams in this course. You may use AI as a study tool or research tool if you so choose. If you do choose to use AI as a study tool (e.g. create flashcards, re-explain grammatical concepts, etc.) or as a research aid (e.g. asking ChatGPT what are the best databases online for classics research), here are some general guidelines for using AI: be as specific as possible including very specific queries and numerous data points will help the program generate tailored and actually useful results e.g. “please generate a set of flash cards of the most commonly used ancient Greek verbs from the 1st conjugation” vs. “please generate a set of flash cards of ancient Greek words” always double check the answers it gives you for accuracy e.g. is that a modern Greek word or an ancient Greek word on that flash card? NEVER tell the AI personal information this includes things like your full name, date of birth, your medical history, etc.; if you wouldn’t share it on social media, don’t use it with the AI make sure you understand who gains access to your data and interactions with the AI when you use it I personally do not recommend using it often/at all due to the following issues: AI “hallucination” these models are designed to give you any answer at all, not to give you a correct answer (although this is changing) for niche subjects such as ancient Greek and Latin, it is absolutely not a reliable source of information it’s also designed to be a “yes man” system; it will nearly always take your side, which is not very useful if you’re wrong Burresi 2025 (https://www.ireneburresi.dev/p/the-ai-yes-man-problem-from-flattery) AI erodes your critical thinking skills Kosmyna et al. 2025 (https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872) Royce and Bennet 2025 (https://www.nsta.org/blog/think-or-not-think-impact-ai-critical-thinking-skills)
An office door with a white board on it that reads “Welcome Dr. Thomas!”
A wooden door with a very faded phrase written on it in black sharpie that reads “poop harder bitch”
A wooden door with a number of graffiti written on it. At the top it reads what kind of philosopher are you? Which is followed by a bad one tbh.
A small orange and white cat wearing a teal collar is curled up in a tight ball in a cream colored cat bed. Her arm is tucked over her nose, and her tail and back feet are also tucked under her arm. She looks very snug.
A wooden door with the phrase fuck these stairs written on it in black sharpie
A wooden door with the phrase this building smells racist written on it in black sharpie.
A wooden door that has LETS GO LESBIANS written on it in black sharpie
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A close up shot of a wooden door with the words WHORE 4 GREECE scratched into it.
A picture of a legal letter sent to Zoe Thomas from the offices of Camara and Sibley LLP, dated February 12, 2020. It has a stamp certifying its delivery by courier, and is addressing “Dr. Hubbard’s demand for correction, clarification, or retraction” over a Tweet.
A small black kitten around three months old with white ear tufts is staring at the camera. He was surrounded by plants on a windowsill behind him, and a grey mesh hamper on his other side filled with blankets and bags. In front of him is a tan fuzzy blanket rucked up, and a small tent bed with a pink fuzzy blanket inside of it.
A white and orange cat is lying down and facing the camera. Her eyes are closed happily towards the viewer.
A cartoon brown hammerhead shark wearing a green blazer is standing upright on its tail and leaning his head over looking down at the ground. Next to him are the words “we got sued”
An orange and white cat arched up into a butt scratch.
A white woman wearing a blue rain coat, black puffer jacket, and a multi colored knit hat is smiling with her mouth open at the camera. Her eyes look off camera. She has one hand raised indicating the view of the mist and fog off the edge of a green meadow. Some trees rise up in the distance, but you cannot see very far into the mists.
Photo of a huge terra cotta dolium or storage jar, which is mounted on a black platform. A woman wearing black jeans, a red t shirt, glasses and a black mask is standing next to it, and it is at least a foot taller than her. There are mosaics mounted on the wall behind them.
A photo of the pont du gard, a Roman aqueduct that crosses a river. The river is extremely low, so most of the river bed is exposed with lots of walking trails and scrub brush. The pont du gard is in the distance, and features three levels of arches, two which are the same size of arches and then a final smaller level on top with three times as many smaller arches. The top level supports the aqueduct channel. The sky is grey and stormy behind the aqueduct.
A picture of a large temple constructed in pale tan stone, on a high podium. A woman is standing in front of the podium and reading up with her hand to show how tall it is. There is a steep flight of stairs next to her leading up to the temple entrance. The front columns are deeply fluted and have Corinthian capitals.
A picture of a medieval city street. A woman wearing a light blue shirt is standing in the middle of the road facing away from the camera. Behind her are medieval buildings that lean out over the little pedestrian street. The buildings are made from a warm yellow stone, and some of them feature exposed timber in x formations.
A photograph of Agatha Christie’s passport. On the left it has a description of her. It reads: Profession: Married Woman. Place and date of Birth: torquay, Sept. 15, 1891. Residence: 48 swan court, London SW 3. Height: 5ft 7in. Color of eyes: Green. Color of hair: Grey. Beneath this she has signed her name, A. M. C. Mallowan. On the right page is a formal photograph of Agatha Christie, with her hair curled and pinned back. She is wearing Pearl earrings, a starched white blouse with a large brooch at her neck, and a black coat. The photograph is sideways inside the passport book.
A flyer advertising four cats up for adoption. It reads adopt a friend rescued from a dangerous situation. Three eight week old kittens (2 tabbies and 1 long haired tortie), very affectionate, friendly, cuddly, and playful. One 1 year old tabby sibling, more shy, gentle, quiet, very sweet with the kittens. Striking orange eyes. All will be spayed/neutered, chipped, and vetted. All are good with children, other cats, and dogs. Email graciedrake512@gmail.com to apply or ask questions! The four kittens are pictured across the poster.
A donkey leaning thru a rusted white gate and biting the ponytail of a white woman whose face is out of frame. The donkey is clearly gently and playfully pulling on the woman’s hair.
Two donkeys are in a stall, closed in with a rusted white gate. A hand is holding out a rolled over set of papers, covered in tiny black print. One of the donkeys is mouthing at the papers.
A white and orange cat is curled up on a grey blanket. He is sleeping with his tail curled up between his back legs, and his front leg is tucked up by his face.
A crystal bowl of fromage blanc with a red fruit compote on top. This one is taken from the side angle, and is still out of focus.
A picture of a hand holding a small paper box. Inside the box are two pastries, a chocolate eclair on the left and a chocolate bar on the right.
A brown and black short haired dog lying on a cobbled sidewalk in front of a house. The house is made of brown stone and has green shutters and a white framed door.
A dark brown donkey stares at the camera with one ear cocked forward and on lying flat backwards. He’s in a green pasture. A light brown donkey is standing next to him slightly off camera.
A picture of a list of handwritten dates. The days of the week are in French and read Lundi, Mardi, mercredi, and jeudi. The dates listed are 30 October, 31 October, and 32 October.
A picture of a small tv screen that reads “le cinéma aime Paris” and underneath is listed Disney’s Ratatouille.