February 10, 2009

  • The incipit of an interesting item from ANSA: Rome’s underground network of catacombs is set to reveal more secrets thanks to the creation of a new laser mapping tool. A team of 10 researchers, led by archaeologist Norbert Zimmermann from the Vienna Academy of Sciences, has produced a scanner that is able to create a…

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  • Olympus Graphic Novel

    According to Variety (just the intro): Thesp Michael Chiklis is launching a new take on Greek gods in the form of a comicbook: He’s partnered with IDW Publishing to create the graphic novel series “Olympus.” Based on an idea by Anny Simon Beck, series will tell the story of ancient Greek gods who return to…

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  • Punk (?) Catullus 5

    This one was mentioned on the Latinteach list … not bad, but not really punk:

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  • omnium annalium monumenta : ANNALS, EPIC AND DRAMA in Republican Rome Call for papers – contents of previous attachment now in body of the email Seminar to be held at the Institutum Romanum Finlandiae, Rome, April 24–25, 2009 That the study of Roman Republican Historiography is a very dynamic field of research is evident from…

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  • CLASSICS 08 AND SACE ANCIENT LANGUAGES SUMMER SCHOOL 2009: 27th JULY – 7th August Our one and two week intensive courses in Ancient Languages, taught by our own subject specialists, are now being planned for Summer 2009. Suitable for students aged 14+, the summer schools will provide those new to Classics and the Ancient World…

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