March 7, 2009
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Some (all?) of the papers from this panel have been made available at the APA site: New Approaches to the Political & Military History of the Greek, Roman, and Late Roman Worlds Man it would be nice if every panel did this sort of thing … or at least had podcasts of the presentations ……
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If you haven’t visited Laura Gibbs’ Latin via Fables blog yet, you really should as she’s past the ‘fifty fable’ mark … Latin teachers especially will find this ‘slideshow approach’ to learning the language (as opposed to the words) a useful addition to their arsenal … The HCA (History, Classics, Archaeology) Subject Centre Newsletter (pdf)…
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Some associations have recently put their newsletters online: Egyptian Exploration Society (pdf) CANEns (pdf) The APA has posted the latest info on its Campaign for Classics, including some demos (videos) of how the ‘gateway’ is going to work. They have also put up a Slate of Candidates for Election in Summer 2009.
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A smattering of items on the ongoing vivacity of Latin: A general piece on assorted Latin words and phrases still in use: Latin still on our lips (Barbados Advocate) On the resurgence of Latin in Athens, Georgia: Latin resurges in classrooms (Banner Herald) And a tip o’ the pileus to Francesca Tronchin for Retweeting these…
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Some brief items which passed ‘neath my caerulean brow this past week or so: They’re starting to ponder proposals for a ‘facelift’ for Housesteads Roman Fort: Major facelift at Roman fort (Courant) Construction workers in Highworth dug up a Roman ‘pot’ (actually, a 2nd century or so cremation vessel): Builders dig up ancient Roman pot…
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