d.m. Sir Kenneth Dover
Word comes via the Classicist list that the eminent Sir Kenneth Dover has passed away … I’ll post obituaries as they become available, but until then, folks may want to peruse the Wikipedia bio of this giant of Hellenic studies … See also the growing list of personal reminiscences: Farewell, K.J. Dover | Dennis McHenry [...]
What Is Going On At Sites in Greece?
Italy (see below) is not the only place within our purview where strange goings-on are going on at archaeological sites. You’ve no doubt heard by now how Greece’s fiscal crisis is affecting archaeological sites — my inbox has been filling with the stories, but in case you were paying more attention to the Olympics or [...]
Hellenistic Coin Hoard from Syria
Interesting item from the Global Arab Network: A collection of Hellenistic coins dating back to the era of Alexander the Great were found near Najm Castle in the Manbej area in Aleppo governorate (northern Syria ). The coins were found by a local man as he was preparing his land for construction, uncovering a bronze [...]
What is Going On At Italian Sites???
Okay … for the past while I’ve been trying to understand a number of Italian newspaper articles about changes going on at the Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali . It seemed that there were things going on ‘at the top’, but it took an item in English from the March edition of [...]
Big Restoration Plans for the Colosseum
The incipit of a piece in Il Messaggero detailing restoration plans for the Colosseum (which began last year), including a less conspicuous fence, changing the lighting, and assorted other things with the ultimate goal of making all levels accessible to the public (I think): Il terremoto del 2009 ha fatto danni e già si sta [...]
CFP: Archaeological Institute of America – 2011 Annual Meeting
Seen on various lists (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!): The first submission deadline for the AIA’s 112th Annual Meeting, to be held in San Antonio, Texas, January 6-9, 2011, is rapidly approaching. The AIA invites archaeologists and scholars from related fields to submit a session [...]
Call for Latin poets
Seen on Latinteach (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!): Salvete omnes, My name is Mark Walker and I am currently in the early stages of setting up a new journal, provisionally titled VATES: The Journal of New Latin Poetry, the purpose of which is to promote [...]
ED: Rutgers Summer in Greece 2010
Seen on Aegeanet Rutgers University is running its Summer Program to Greece again this coming Summer 2010 for the 6th consecutive time (from ca. July 4 to August 11). In this undergraduate program we travel around Greece, spending about half the time in Athens itself and half in the rest of Greece (in 3 discrete [...]
Reading the Unreadable
As I compose Explorator this a.m., note an interesting Radio Program hosted by Barnea Selavan on Israel National Radio on reading ancient texts (and not confined to items from Israel) … among the projects mentioned are those of the University of Kentucky’s VisCenter, which has a number of interesting videos, including this incredibly interesting one [...]
Akropolis World News
… in Classical Greek: Israel to build more houses in East Jerusalem / Earthquake in Chile / Gaddafi wants holy war against Switzerland / Who was really Rocky Balboa?
Nuntii Latini – Radio Bremen
Nuntii Latini mensis Februarii 2010
Citanda: Dynasty of Priestesses
Very interesting feature: Dynasty of Priestesses | Archaeology Magazine.
Roman Quern Stone
A ROMAN quern stone discovered near Chaigley has sparked excitement in archaeological circles. The stone was taken into Ribchester Roman Museum’s ‘Finds Day’ on Saturday by a local woman and Curator Patrick Tostevin says it was definitely “the highlight of the day.” “It is the sort of object that would suggest there might be some [...]
Another Program in Peril
The incipit of a piece in Inside Higher Education … I suspect the situation at Centenary College is rather more common than we might know: In this era of financial turmoil in higher education, many arts and humanities programs have found themselves in the cross hairs of budget cutters. Some proposed cuts have quickly attracted [...]
Roman Road Survey
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are surveying a newly-discovered Roman road. The history of the road, which runs from Winchester to Chichester, is to be investigated and people are invited to get involved in a field visit. People wanting to get a closer look at the ancient road should attend a workshop on Saturday March 20, held at the [...]
CFP: International conference on Greek and Latin Syntax
Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!): International conference on Greek and Latin syntax Paris, November 26-27, 2010 Université Paris-Sorbonne, École Normale Supérieure The LALG research group (Langues anciennes et linguistique générale) of the Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris 4) is organizing a two-day international conference [...]
