Criminalita from the Italian Press
I’ve got a major backlog of items from Italian sources, so I’ve decided to break them up a bit and treat all the ‘busts’ in a single post — besides being an organizational principle, it does highlight how the marketing of illicit antiquities continues to be a major problem in Italy, despite recent successes (some [...]
Socrates Had it Coming
… or at least that’s what Paul Cartledge asserts in his most recent tome (and I tend to agree with him), which is beginning to get some media attention (although the various news outlets seem unsure whether to consider this news or a review). Here’s a bit from the Independent: In his new book, Ancient [...]
CONF: Archimedes 2010 International Conference
… seen on various lists THE GENIUS OF ARCHIMEDES 23 Centuries of Influence on Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Syracuse (Sicily) Italy 8-10 June 2010 (From official website, 23/06/09) This World Conference will celebrate the extraordinary achievements and enduring influence of Archimedes, and it will take place in the ancient City of Syracuse where Archimedes lived [...]
CONF: The Olympian Gods: Local Representations, Universal Principles
… seen on the Classicists list The Olympian Gods: Local Representations, Universal Principles Department of Classics & Ancient History, Durham University 5th – 7th July 2009 This interdisciplinary workshop investigates how the local characteristics with which the Greeks invested their gods related to the view that they operated as universal principles within the cosmic economy. [...]
This Day in Ancient History
pridie kalendas quinctilis Outside of the wedding anniversary of the rogueclassicist, the closest thing to anything ‘Classical’ for this date is the commemoration of the Protomartyrs of Rome (given a date of 64 A.D.) who were the Christians scapegoated by Nero for the big fire …
Boka Kotorska Shipwreck
AFP seems to be the only major news agency that picked this one up … via IAfrica: A shipwreck believed to date back to Roman times was found at the bottom of Montenegro’s Boka Kotorska bay, officials said on Tuesday. “We believe we have found the wreckage of a ship that could have been used [...]
Finds from Pozzuoli
Most of the coverage of this one — both in Italian and English — is pretty much the same. The site is Rione Terra, which overlooks Pozzuoli. Here’s the coverage from AdnKronos: Archaeologists have unearthed a number of ancient Roman treasures during excavation outside the southern Italian city of Naples. Twelve ancient statues, columns and [...]
Mystery Burials at Dorset
This one is a week or so old, but its interest remains. Assorted news organizations have covered the discovery of a mass burial of possibly 1st-century date during road construction in Dorset. The burial itself is puzzling, however, as the 40-odd skeletons seem to belong to folks who were decapitated, and the skulls were buried [...]
Pauliana
It seems appropriate on this date of the feast of Ss. Peter and Paul to comment on all the news that broke over the weekend in regards to St. Paul (and St Peter as well, indirectly). First, on Saturday, L’Osservatore Romano broke the news of the discovery of the oldest iconic images of St. Paul, [...]
d.m. Bob Mitchell
From Wicked Local Newton: Former students remember Bob Mitchell as much for his stories and mystery that surrounded him as for the language they learned from him. “He was one of the most brilliant people I have ever met, and also by far the most enigmatic,” said Arielle Weisman, who graduated from North in 2003 [...]
CONF: Bones, Behaviour and Belief
Seen on Aegeanet quite a while ago: The Swedish Institute at Athens is organizing a conference entitled “Bones, behaviour and belief. The osteological evidence as a source for Greek ritual practice”. The event will take place in Athens, on the 10th-12th of September 2009. The purpose of the conference is to highlight the role and [...]
d.m. Douglas Little
From the Otago Daily Times: Dr Douglas Little, an influential classics teacher who retired from the University of Otago classics department as an associate professor in 1987, has died in Dunedin after a long illness. He was in his mid-70s. Dr Little, who at one stage was the department’s only New Zealand-born staff member, had [...]
CFP: Cross-cultural Influence in the Roman World
Seen in the Canadian Classical Bulletin: Call for Papers Cross-cultural Influence in the Roman World, McMaster University 3 October 2009 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Emma Dench, Harvard University Abstracts for papers on cross-cultural influence in the Roman world are sought for the Classics Graduate Conference at McMaster University on Saturday, 3 October 2009. Abstracts should be [...]
JOB: APA Listings
At the APA site, natch: POSITIONS FOR CLASSICISTS AND ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Siren Song
In case you missed it, Paris Hilton’s latest ‘scent’ has a potentially Classical bent. Here’s a photo (via People): Sez the heiress: Siren is all about being sexy in a playful way. I feel irresistible as a mermaid,What girl doesn’t want to have fun being a fantasy creature that men can’t resist? What many folks [...]
Latest from Akropolis World News
Here’s the last post at Akropolis World News prior to the usual summer break: Michael Jackson dies / Hamelin flautist arrives again / Politkovskaia killers to be judged again
d.m. Richard T. Scanlan
From the News-Gazette: Friends and colleagues remembered Richard Thomas Scanlan as an enthusiastic and outstanding teacher who brought the world of Latin and classical mythology to life for a generation of University of Illinois students. Mr. Scanlan, 81, of Champaign, died at 1:14 a.m. Sunday at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Funeral arrangements were incomplete [...]
This Day in Ancient History
ante diem iii kalendas quinctilis 179 B.C. (?) — dedication of a Temple of Hercules and the Muses (and associated rites thereafter) 29 B.C. — restoration of the Temple of Quirinus
JOB: Classical Reception at Oxford
Seen on the Classicists list: Director Of The Archive Of Performances Of Greek And Roman Drama And University Lecturer Reception of Greek and Latin Literature Faculty Of Classics In Association With St Hilda’s College (Non-Tutorial Fellow) Grade 10a: Salary £42,351 – £56,917 p.a. Applications are invited for the above permanent post, tenable from 1 January [...]
JOB: Assistant Director: Oxford Roman Economy Project
Seen on the Classicists list: Faculty of Classics and Wolfson College, University of Oxford The Oxford Roman Economy Project Assistant Director ACADEMIC-RELATED RESEARCH STAFF GRADE 07S 1-4: Salary £28,839.00 – £31,513.00 Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates of postdoctoral status for a fixed-term post in Roman Economic History or Archaeology for three years with [...]
CONF: Episcopal Elections in Late Antiquity
Seen on the Classicists list: The Faculty of Theology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is pleased to announce an international conference on ‘Episcopal Elections in Late Antiquity’, 26-28 October 2009. The conference programme will include fourteen keynote lectures and eleven short paper sessions. Registration, travel and accommodation information is available on the conference website, and [...]
CONF:Political Communication and Public Opinion in the Ancient World
Seen on the Classicists list: Hengstberger Symposium 2009 Political Communication and Public Opinion in the Ancient World Dates: Friday, 10 July — Sunday, 12 July 2009 Venue: Internationales Wissenschaftsforum Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg (http://www.iwh.uni-hd.de/index.html) Numbers are restricted. There are only a few places left. If you would like to attend, please register by email to [...]
This Day in Ancient History
ante diem xv kalendas quinctilias 2nd century A.D.
This Day in Ancient History
ante diem xvi kalendas quinctilias 212 A.D. — martyrdom of Ferreolus and Ferrutio 1716 — Alexander Pope’s translation of the Iliad is published 1813 — birth of Otto Jahn (archaeologist and philologist) 1937 — birth of Erich Segal (Classicist, known to Classicists for his work on ancient comedy; known to the rest of the world [...]
This Day in Ancient History
ante diem xvii kalendas quinctilias Quinquatrus minusculae (day 3 of a five-day festival honouring the birthday (maybe) of Minerva ) Quando stercus delatus fas ("When the ‘trash’ is taken out") and the Temple of Vesta is closed to the public 302 A.D. — martyrdom of Hesychius 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Vitus (and companions)
