Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!): On 22/12/2009 5:35 AM, Guy Bradley wrote: Please note that the full programme and booking form for the 2010 Classical Association Conference in Cardiff are now available from the conference website at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/hisar/newsandevents/ancienthistory/2010-ca-conference-programme-and-booking-form.html Booking for the conference [...]
Archive for December, 2009
CONF: 2010 Classical Association Conference
Posted: December 24, 2009 by rogueclassicist in Conferences0
Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!): > Supernumerary Teaching Fellowship In Classical Language & Literature > St. John’s College, Oxford > > St. John’s College invites applications from suitably qualified > candidates for a five-year fixed-term Supernumerary Teaching > Fellowship (without membership of [...]
Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!): Statius and his epics: Work in Progress The Department of Classics at the University of Nottingham and the Flavian Epic Network cordially invite participants for the following conference: The University Club, University of Nottingham, Friday January 22 [...]
testing posting using thunderbird’s offline mode …
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xvi kalendas januarias
Posted: December 17, 2009 by rogueclassicist in TDIAHante diem xvi kalendas januarias Saturnalia (day 1) — major, popular festival in honour of Saturn with banquets, the wearing of soft caps (pilei), and general good cheer. Shops and schools were closed, gambling was legally permitted, gifts were exchanged and masters might even wait on their servants. Obviously this festival is often seen as [...]
Tip o’ the pileus to Eleanor Jefferson who sent this one in … enjoy! Here are the lyrics (because you’ll want to sing along) and the info from the sidebar which you’re missing if you’re watching this on rc: Recorded December 16, 2009 at the American School of Classical Studies, Athens, Greece Apologies to Adam [...]
Okay, if there’s one thing that really, really annoys me about the media it’s when they don’t take the time — whether on purpose or out of simple negligence — to do a bit of research about something. This a.m. as I was waiting for my triple grande sugar-free-vanilla soy latte to be constructed, a [...]
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xvii kalendas januarias
Posted: December 16, 2009 by rogueclassicist in TDIAHante diem xvii kalendas januarias ca. 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Albina at Formiae
Corpse of Tassos Papadopoulos stolen / Inhabitants of Hiroshima and Nagasaki criticise Obama’s speech / Island of Turvalu does not want to disappear. .
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xviii kalendas januarias
Posted: December 15, 2009 by rogueclassicist in TDIAHante diem xviii kalendas januarias Consualia — a festival in honour of Consus which likely involved a similar celebration to that held on August 21 (i.e. horse races, chariot races, and garlanding of the steeds) 337 B.C. — death of Timoleon (according to one reckoning) 19 B.C. — dedication of the Ara Fortunae Reducis 37 [...]
Killing some time at the end of the day, I’m looking at the recent results of Sotheby’s Classical auction … among the many interesting items therefrom is this bit of a marble sarcophagus, apparently depicting Medea and her two kiddies: … which got me to wondering … other than perhaps a famous actor or someone [...]
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xix kalendas januarias
Posted: December 14, 2009 by rogueclassicist in TDIAHante diem xix kalendas januarias 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Heron 283 A.D. — martyrdom of Justus and Abundius
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii idus decembres
Posted: December 11, 2009 by rogueclassicist in TDIAHante diem iii idus decembres Agonalia — the fourth and final occurrence of this festival in the Roman calendar; like all instances, the Rex Sacrorum would sacrifice a ram in the Regia, but on this occasion, the sacrifice was apparently in honour of Sol Indiges. Septimontium — a somewhat obscure festival apparently originally only celebrated [...]
Student bloopers are needed, for a book to be published by Mitch Allen and Left Coast Press. Any and all areas desired: history, archaeology, English, science, etc. Bloopers already collected from student essays, exams, and research papers include gems such as "The Israelites…wondered in the dessert for 40 years." Please send via email to Eric [...]
Seen on Latinteach (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!); : Hi everyone, Just wanted to let you know that the new issue of CANEns, the newsletter of the Classical Association of New England, has been posted at the CANE website: http://www.caneweb.org; click on the ‘canens’ button. [...]
CONF: Institute of Classical Studies: Ancient History Seminar, Spring Term 2010
Posted: December 9, 2009 by rogueclassicist in ConferencesSeen on Classicists (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!): University of London School of Advanced Study INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL STUDIES ANCIENT HISTORY SEMINAR Thursdays at 4.30 pm G 22/26 South Block, Senate House Spring term 2010 Organiser: Christy Constantakopoulou (Birkbeck) c.constantakopoulou AT bbk.ac.uk EPIGRAPHY AND THE [...]
Seen on various lists (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!): UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Department of Classics TYTUS SUMMER RESIDENCY PROGRAM The University of Cincinnati Classics Department is pleased to announce the Margo Tytus Summer Residency Program. Tytus Summer Residents, in the fields of philology, history and [...]
CFP: Final Call for Articles – New Voices Issue 5
Posted: December 9, 2009 by rogueclassicist in ConferencesSeen on Classicists (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!): We have had some requests for a later deadline for articles for New Voices Issue 5 (Spring 2010) which we have agreed to and therefore have decided to send a general Final Call for articles. If you [...]
Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!): The following conference may be of interest to those working on the reception of classical literature. Deadline for abstracts is Friday the 15th of January 2010. Conference will be held on the 19th of March 2010. See [...]
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem v idus decembres
Posted: December 9, 2009 by rogueclassicist in TDIAHante diem v idus decembres 297 A.D. — martyrs of Samosata 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Leocadia 1667 — birth of William Whiston (translator of Josephus, although better known for other reasons) 1717 — birth of Johann Winckelmann
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vi idus decembres
Posted: December 8, 2009 by rogueclassicist in TDIAHante diem vi idus decembres Rites in honour of Tiberinus and Gaia — not a lot is known about these rites; Tiberinus had a temple on the Tiber island and presided over the Tiber (of course); Gaia seems to have originally given the Campus Martius (a.k.a. Campus Tiberinus) to the Roman people. 65 B.C. — [...]
