Warwick Podcast: ‘Epic Poetry: from Homer to Virgil’
… seen on the Classicists list: Dear all, you can listen to the latest episode of Warwick’s ‘Classics in Discussion’ podcast. It is on ’Epic Poetry: from Homer to Virgil’. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/podcast It is also available on iTunesU; see http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/warwick.ac.uk.2015041076
JOB: American Research Center in Sofia: Archaeology Administrator
from the Classics list: ARCHAEOLOGY ADMINISTRATOR (AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN SOFIA) The American Research Center in Sofia (www.einaudi.cornell.edu/arcs) seeks to appoint an archaeology administrator. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in archaeology from a North American university, experience in both American and Bulgarian excavations, and fluency in Bulgarian. The position involves handling the solicitation [...]
This Day in Ancient History
ante diem vi kalendas junias 189 A.D. — birth of P. Septimius Geta, son of the emperor-to-be Septimius Severus and Julia Domna and brother of the emperor-to-be Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Caracalla) 270 A.D. — martyrdom of Restituta at Sora (?) 302 A.D. — Martyrdom of Julius at Durostorum 1265 — birth of Dante Alighieri
ED: SALVI Rusticatio: 2009 Scholarship Application
seen on Latinteach: SALVI is pleased to announce the availability of three need-based scholarships, funded by the Amy High Foundation, for Rusticatio Omnibus 2009. Applications for scholarships to Rusticatio Omnibus will be accepted through June 10, 2009. The SALVI Scholarship Committee chair will notify applicants of the Committee’s decision via email on June 15. Please [...]
Liburnian ‘Sewn’ Ship Found
Interesting item from Javno: In the Caska Bay on the Island of Pag, near Novalja, an ancient sewn ship over 2,000 years old was found. This is the result of research done by the city of Novalja and the Zadar University, in cooperation with the French institute for scientific research (CNRS-CCJ University in Marseille) and [...]
Nutty Professors
The National Post has a lengthy feature on the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences and the eccentricities of the participants (sort of) which includes this: Not all professors are strange, but Brian Little admits that enough of his peers and colleagues are quirky, eccentric and flighty to hold up the profession as representative [...]
CONF: Jews, Christians, Greeks, Romans
from the Classicists list: A few places are still available for the symposium below. For information on registration and for other details about the symposium, please visit the website at: http://www.reading.ac.uk/humanities/conferences/SymposiumforTessaRajak/Symposium.asp JEWS, CHRISTIANS, GREEKS, ROMANS: CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS INTERACTIONS A symposium in honour of Professor Tessa Rajak University of Reading Thursday, 25 [...]
Phaistos Disk Musings
Interesting item in the Examiner in regards to the Phaistos Disk and questions of its authenticity. Here’s a bit in medias res: Since there’s only one disk, the scholar Jerome Eisenberg suggests it’s nothing but a fake. He published a long article spelling out why he thought this, concluding that the thing ought to be [...]
CONF: Lucretius – Poetry, Philosophy and Science
from the Classicists list: A reminder that the last date for registration for this conference (which takes place at the University of Manchester on 6 and 7 July) is *31st May*. Booking forms, and further details about the conference, can be downloaded from: http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/subjectareas/classicsancienthistory/eventsnews/lucretius/ The final programme is pasted below. Andrew Morrison & Alison Sharrock [...]
CONF: Codicology and Palaeography in the Digital Age
… making the rounds of various lists: Dear colleagues, The Institute of Documentology and Scholarly Editing (IDE) and the chair for Historical Auxiliary Sciences at LMU Munich organises an international symposium on "Codicology and Palaeography in the Digital Age" in Munich, 3/4 July 2009. Please find a brief description below and more information including the [...]
Kabri 2009 Dig Blog
Eric Cline sends this along: I thought that some or all of you might like to know the location of our Kabri 2009 Dig Blog; it will be available here: http://digkabri.wordpress.com/2009-dig-blog/ Pictures of some of our bloggers are already up, as part of the first two posts; at least five of the bloggers will be [...]
CONF: II international Congress on Ancient History
II International Congress on Ancient History / II Jornadas Internacionales de Historia Antigua Complete Program / Programa completo 27, 28 y 29 de mayo de 2009 Córdoba, Argentina Miércoles 27 de Mayo. Mañana 9-13.30 hs. 9:00 hs. Aula B Decanato Acreditación. 10.30 hs. Aula A Decanato Apertura y presentación del libro “Estudios Interdisciplinarios de Historia [...]
This Day in Ancient History
ante diem vii kalendas junias 17 A.D. — Germanicus celebrates a triumph for his victories in Germany 106 A.D. — martyrdom of Zachary in Gaul 107 A.D. — Trajan arrives in Rome and celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Dacians 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Felicissimus, Heraclius, and others at what is now [...]
CONF: Inscriptions in Greek and Latin Literature
A reminder that the last date for registration for this conference (which takes place in Manchester on the 25th & 26th June) is *31st May*. Booking forms, and further details about the conference, can be downloaded at: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/classics/eventsnews/inscriptions/ The final programme is pasted below. —————- Thursday 25th June 9.00-9.30: Registration & Welcome 9.30-10.50: Session 1 [...]
This Day in Ancient History
ante diem viii kalendas junias rites in honour of Fortuna Publica Populi Romani Quiritium Primigenia on the Quirinal hill 585 B.C. — Thales possibly predicted the eclipse on this day 535 B.C. — the foundations for the Second Temple at Jerusalem were begun 302 A.D. — martyrdom of Julius of Durostorum and companions
“Alexander” from Alexandria followup
Putting together Explorator I note that Al Alhram has a much better photo of the statue we mentioned last week (as part of a montage of photos of recent finds in Egypt): Sorry … that’s an athlete in the midst of his athleting; it’s a stretch to make that into an Alexander, no matter what [...]
This Day in Ancient History
ante diem xi kalendas junias 415 B.C. — The “mutilation of the herms” occurs, which would briefly delay the launching of the Sicilian Expedition (by one reckoning) 334 B.C. — Battle of the Granicus, one of Alexander’s major victories against the Persians (by one reckoning) 337 A.D. — death of Constantine I
This Day in Ancient History
ante diem xii kalendas junias Agonalia — the rex sacrificulus would offer a ram to various deities rites in honour of Vediovis 429 B.C. — birth of Plato (by one reckoning) 70 A.D. — Roman forces break through Jerusalem’s middle wall 194 A.D.(?) — Septimius Severus acclaimed as Imperator 293 A.D. (?) — elevation of [...]
This Day in Ancient History
ante diem xiii kalendas junias 325 A.D. — Council of Nicaea opens (maybe) 1912 — birth of Moses Finley (Ancient Slavery and Modern Ideology, among others) 1957 — death of Gilbert Murray ((History of Ancient Greek Literature, among numerous other things)
This Day in Ancient History
ante diem xv kalendas junias c. 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Venantius 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Theodotus 1692 — death of Elias Ashmole (founder of the museum that bears his name)
The Wonders of Roman Concrete
Many folks have already mentioned this item at Discovery.com about the concrete used in Trajan’s Market … here’s the incipit: Sandy ash produced by a volcano that erupted 456,000 years ago might have helped a huge ancient Roman complex survive intact for nearly 2,000 years despite three earthquakes, according to research presented last week in [...]
Consular Reconstruction in Ephesus
Today’s Zaman has an interesting item: One of the biggest ancient cities of the Mediterranean, Efes (Ephesus), is now undergoing important restoration. The marble hall of the palace-like house in which the city’s Roman consul lived in A.D. 275 has begun to be restored, putting back together 350-square-meter walls that are now broken into 120,000 [...]
“King’s Grave” from Izmir
Another tantalizingly vague one from Hurriyet: A king’s grave was uncovered during construction in İzmir’s Kemalpaşa district. The area has been taken under protection and İzmir Museum Directorship officers have started an inspection of the grave and its contents. The king’s grave was found in a 211-square-meter area owned by Behçet Aktaş in Kemalpaşa’s Atatürk [...]
Sardonic Smile Origins
Homer is usually cited as the origin of the phrase, ‘sardonic smile’, specifically, from Odyssey 20.302 (or thereabouts): So saying, he hurled with strong hand the hoof of an ox, taking it up from the basket where it lay. But Odysseus avoided it with a quick turn of his head, and in his heart he [...]
Exaentus of Agrigentum
Every so often something shows up in a scan which you never, ever expect to see … in this case, the New York Times has a review of a book called Playbooks and Checkbooks: An Introduction to the Economics of Modern Sports which includes: The ancient Greeks even pioneered a form of the ticker-tape parade [...]
