February 12, 2011
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A different sort of case from the Guardian: A British antiquities dealer who faces being deported to Greece and imprisoned over claims that he sold stolen ancient artefacts to an Athens dealer is expected to learn his fate within the next fortnight. Malcolm Hay, 60, an Oxford-educated trader who has sold antiquities to museums worldwide,…
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Belgian politico-spouses are being urged to give their hubbies the Lysistrata treatment: via BBC News – Sex ban suggested for Belgian coalition negotiators. … we started keeping track of these things a couple of years ago … fwiw, I could have sworn I saw a sign suggesting a similar thing in the tv coverage of…
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This time they’re discussing his ‘orientation’: Alexander The Great: Gay or Straight? – Booked – Reading unbound – Forbes.
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Lengthy piece in the Miami Herald on the ongoing popularity of Gladiator/Roman movies … along the way, they interview some Classicists: From the biblical epics of the ’50s to the toga dramas of the ’60s through more recent hits such as “300,” “Gladiator,” “Braveheart” and TV series such as “Hercules,” “Xena: Warrior Princess,” “Rome” and…
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From the University of Reading comes a nice Valentine’s Day tie in: With Valentine’s Day fast approaching romance is in the air and this year the University of Reading has played the ultimate role of Cupid. Dr Peter Kruschwitz and Virginia Campbell from the University’s Department of Classics have used their expertise to reunite a…
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