August 31, 2009

Aegean Archaeology Vol. 8

Seen on AegeaNet: The editors of Aegean Archaeology are pleased to announce that vol. 8 (2005-2006) is out. For contents, please see below. For any further details (abstracts of articles, contents of previous volumes, PDFs of selected articles, ordering info) please consult our website at http://www.iaepan.edu.pl/AEA/ Contents of Vol 8: M. Georgiadis, The Prehistoric Finds…

CONF: Fines imperii, imperium sine fine? Osnabrueck 14-18.9.09

seen on the Classicists list: International Congress, Osnabrueck, 14th-18th September 2009: Fines imperii, imperium sine fine? Rome – Empire between resistance and integration In celebration of the 2000th anniversary of the Varus battle of A.D. 9, University and City of Osnabrück, in corporation with the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, are organising an international five-day…

This Day in Ancient History: pridie kalendas septembres

pridie kalendas septembres 12 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Gaius (Caligula) at Antium 40 A.D. — Gaius (Caligula) celebrates an ovatio after his attempted military campaigns in Gaul and Britain 161 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Commodus (and his twin, Titus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus)