Classic Bleacher Report
I’m sure I’m not the only Classicist who gets some of his sports news from the Bleacher Report, but I might be the only one who caught not one, not two, but three Classical references in Bleacher Report items over the past while. Back on May 21 (sorry … it’s been sitting in my box [...]
Gela Shipwreck?
This is another one from the Italian press which I’ve been hoping would get some notice in the English press, but it doesn’t appear that that will be happening. The Carabinieri have been diving in the sea near Caltanisetta to recover assorted archaeological items which appear to be associated with several periods and several (?) [...]
CFP: The Alexander Romance in the East
… seen on the Classicists list: *The Alexander Romance in the East* July 26-29, 2010 The University of Exeter’s Department of Classics and Ancient History and the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies will be hosting a conference at Exeter which sets out to explore issues and growth points in the study of the Greek [...]
UK News
Seems like a good time to catch up with a pile of brief news items from the UK that have accumulated over the past few weeks: A caesium vapour magnetometer was used at Caistor St Edmund to get a better idea of the layout of Venta Icenorum: Showcasing the secrets of Caistor Roman town (Physorg) [...]
CSI Ancient Greece?
Interesting item from New Scientist which is making the rounds of Slashdot (and I just saw it float past on a couple of Twitter entries too). Here’s the incipit: You might call it “CSI Ancient Greece”. A computer technique can tell the difference between ancient inscriptions created by different artisans, a feat that ordinarily consumes [...]
Jericho Quarry – That Legionary Banner (not)
I think I might be onto something here … just yesterday I was wondering about claims of an image purported to be a “legionary banner” found in that cave full of Christian symbols. If you read my coverage already, you know that I was having great difficulties seeing a banner in what was presented (apparently) [...]
New Finds at the Villa of the Mysteries
A pair of articles in the Italian press have been lingering in my box for a couple of days … I figured something would have appeared more widely in the Italian press and at least something in the English press on this by now, but apparently not. Anyhoo, according to the news reports, there have [...]
Forum Follies?
Interesting review in the Times of David Watkin, The Roman Forum … here’s a pair of excerpts: A caption in the exhibition on the Emperor Vespasian currently in the Colosseum describes the Arch of Titus – only a few hundred yards away – as one of the best-preserved monuments from the Flavian dynasty. Yet what [...]
CONF: Communities & Networks in the Ancient Greek World
… seen on the Classicists list: COMMUNITIES AND NETWORKS IN THE ANCIENT GREEK WORLD DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS, TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN 6-9 JULY 2009 Organisers: Dr Claire Taylor, Trinity College Dublin; Dr Kostas Vlassopoulos, University of Nottingham Registration is still open for this conference in Dublin on 6-9 July 2009. Please contact Claire Taylor (claire.taylor AT [...]
CFP: Dining Divinely: Banqueting in Honour of the Gods
… seen on Romarch: Dining Divinely: Banqueting in Honour of the Gods July 7-9, 2010 The Department of Classics at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand Commensality marked a range of public and private occasions in the ancient Mediterranean world. This colloquium will explore the evidence for banquets and feasts held in conjunction with [...]
This Day in Ancient History
ante diem vi nones quinctilias ca 68 A.D. martyred soldiers of Rome
