Roman Ring and Gemstone Find
This just in: A GOLD ring and a gemstone found in a field near Upton Grey date back to Roman times, an inquest in Basingstoke heard. The ring dates back to the third century, and the gemstone from the first or second century. They were found on January 18 last year by Martin Barker, a [...]
A Roman Chariot on the A24!
The incipit of a piece describing a discovery I’m very surprised we haven’t heard more about (this seems to be the only coverage!) … during highway construction, a number of burials — one of which apparently includes a Roman chariot — has been found near the Centocelle airport: Un eccezionale ritrovamento archeologico è venuto alla [...]
Snow Closes Sites in Rome
Chiusi per l’abbondante nevicata tutti i siti archeologici di Roma: Colosseo e area centrale dei Fori Imperiali, Foro Romano e Palatino, così come le Terme di Caracalla, le tombe sulla via Latina, fino all’Appia Antica con la Villa dei Quintili: “Abbiamo chiuso tutti i monumenti all’aperto in via preventiva – dichiara il soprintendente archeologico Angelo [...]
Citanda: Bullettino della Commissione archeologica comunale di Roma
Came across this at the Internet Archive; it’s a pile (40+) volumes of this very interesting journal (in Italian, of course)… the ‘Read online’ option seems to be the best: Bullettino | Commissione archeologica comunale di Roma”
CONF: Ontario Aegean Archaeology Day – Sat March 6th 2010 – Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
Seen on Aegeanet (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!): ONTARIO AEGEAN ARCHAEOLOGY DAY The Archaeology Centre (University of Toronto) and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) present a full day of lectures by nine archaeologists from Ontario universities, each presenting an illustrated lecture on the results of [...]
Citanda: What the Romans did for us
I think we mentioned this one (found as per the following item), from August 2008, but just in case you missed it: What the Romans did for us | BBC News Magazine.
Citanda: Looking back at Orpheus
Found while digging through something Terrence Lockyer mentioned on the Classics list last week … from November 2007: Looking back at Orpheus | BBC News Magazine.
DIG: “Villa degli Antonini” Archaeological fieldschool, July 2010
Seen on Classics (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!): Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to take part in an archaeological fieldschool focusing on the remains of a large, 2nd century CE, probably imperial Roman villa in Genzano di Roma, about 20 miles south of the [...]
CONF: All Roads Lead From Rome
Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!): The Rutgers Classics Graduate Student Organization would like to invite you to our conference, "All Roads Lead From Rome." It will be held on 9 April 2010 at the Busch Campus Center, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ. The [...]
Hellenistic Tombs
Haven’t heard of any reports of this in any greater detail, alas: Eight tombs dating to the Hellenist Period were partially revealed recently in the region of Gonous, Larissa prefecture, after flooding caused by heavy rainfall swept away a rural dirt road. The Archaeological Service subsequently conducted an excavation, which brought to light the tombs [...]
Citanda: Alphabetical list of Open Access Journals in Ancient Studies
Charles Jones’ useful compilation: AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Alphabetical list of Open Access Journals in Ancient Studies.
On the Utility of Classics
Seen in the New York Times: I couldn’t help noticing a theme running through the Book Review for Jan. 24. The lead review treated books by Garry Wills, whose primary academic training was in classics (Latin and Greek), and John Yoo, whose teachers at the Episcopal Academy in Pennsylvania, where I teach Latin and Greek, [...]
Citanda: The Bishop’s Wood Hoard of Roman Coins
A portion of this is coming to auction … nice little article (without many photos, alas): The Bishop’s Wood Hoard of Roman Coins | Coin Update News.
Ancient Greece Exhibition @ Liverpool World Museum
Reviews: Ancient Greece exhibition at Liverpool World Museum | Click Liverpool The Inspirational World of the Ancient Greeks Revealed at World Museum | Art Daily … no official ‘museum page’ yet, alas (despite the link in one of the articles)
Citanda: Virgil Strikes Back
A response (of sorts) to David Malouf’s Ransom: Virgil Strikes Back | NYTimes.
Classics in Malta
Always nice to see this sort of thing, even if you thought one must have already existed: A group of graduates and lecturers is planning to set up a Malta Classical Association with the aim of raising the profile of Classics in Malta. The association will hold public lectures on aspects of the Classical world, [...]
What’s (in) a Roman Urn?
Interesting find/followup: THE Romans had something to declare at Exeter Airport – 2,000 years after they arrived in Devon.Passing through customs was a very old pot that the visitors had left behind during their stay in the county some time in the mid-70s AD.The black-burnished urn was dug up during an archaeological dig in Cullompton [...]
