May 16, 2011
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Somewhat strange item from the Greek Reporter: The Federal Court of New York has acquitted Socrates after 2,410 years. During a historic trial, with ancient Greek characteristics and contemporary views, presented from their legal and humoristic side at the same time, hundreds of people had the chance to experience a wonderful “performance” of the truth,…
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Seen on various lists: Penn-Leiden Colloquia on Ancient Values VII CALL FOR PAPERS The Penn-Leiden Colloquia on Ancient Values were established as a biennial venue in which scholars could investigate the diverse aspects of Greek and Roman values. Each colloquium focuses on a single theme, which participants explore from a diversity of perspectives and disciplines.…
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Seen on the Classicists list: Beyond Self-Sufficiency Households, City-States and Markets in the Ancient Greek World Durham, 2nd-5th July 2011 The Department of Classics and Ancient History, Durham University, will be holding an international conference on 2nd-5th July 2011, Beyond Self- Sufficiency: Households, City-States and Markets in the Ancient Greek World. This conference will draw…
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Adrian Murdoch continues the series with a look at the guy who isn’t a character from Harry Potter (although some search engines seem to think so): #20 Septimius Severus: Emperors of Rome
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ante diem xvi kalendas junias 218 A.D. — Elagabalus recognized as emperor at Emesa [note in passing for fans of The Office (North American version) … remember the episode called ‘Launch Party‘ where Michael ended up taking a pizza delivery boy hostage because the pizza joint didn’t honour his coupons? Didn’t the pizza guy in…
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