September 2010
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From the Guardian‘s book section: Would it have been better had some surviving works of ancient authors been lost? Classical studies are driven by the ambiguities of survival. It is not a question of what we have versus what we do not have (the surviving books of Dio’s History of Rome measured against the lost…
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Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!) ASCS 31 [2010] Proceedings Refereed papers from the 31st conference of the Australasian Society for Classical Studies Edited by Dr Neil O’Sullivan (The University of Western Australia) http://www.classics.uwa.edu.au/ascs31 …. some very interesting items here (dm)
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Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!) Dear colleagues, Please find below the Semester 1 programme of Classics Research Seminars at Edinburgh. All seminars take place on Wednesdays at 5 pm in the Sydney Smith Lecture Theatre, 2nd floor, Medical School, Teviot Place, unless otherwise…
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Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!) Dear Colleagues, Phil Terry, the Director of the non-profit organisation, The Reading Odyssey, has asked me to circulate this invitation to join in our organisation’s activities, including a year-long celebration of the anniversary of the battle of Marathon.…
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Seen on various lists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!) Restoring the Acropolis of Athens – a study day at the British Museum Friday 8 October 2010, 09.30–17.00 BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum £40, Members and concessions £25, includes tea/coffee and buffet lunch Since its formation in…