Tag Archives: Greek Inscriptions

Herd immunity

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Peter Kruschwitz

As the UK’s ‘herd immunity’ approach to the coronavirus crisis has proven to be somewhat of a debacle, I would like to share how the farmer Sagaris protected his herd during an epidemic. His story is recorded in a Greek … Continue reading →

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Abusive working relationships

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Peter Kruschwitz

Many strikes do not leave any substantial traces in the historical record. In other cases, the historical record proves extremely hard to read. The following instance is one such example – to show just how sketchy the evidence can be … Continue reading →

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Creative disruption and relentless retribution

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Peter Kruschwitz

Strikes are annoying to everyone: employers, customers, and – last, but certainly not least – their employees. Annoyance quickly leads to anger, and anger quickly leads to advocacy for acts of retribution for a perceived injustice – retribution that in … Continue reading →

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Strike, Legal Action, and Delusion

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Peter Kruschwitz

Many stories about walk-outs and strikes in the Roman Empire originate from its Eastern provinces. A particularly noteworthy event in this context is the strike of the bakers’ guild in Ephesus in the second half of the second century A. … Continue reading →

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