June 11, 2011

  • Nestor is an international bibliography of Aegean studies, Homeric society, Indo-European linguistics, and related fields. It is published monthly from September to May (each volume covers one calendar year) by the Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati. May 2011 Issue.

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  • Here’s something to occupy your weekend … from Fox (who, no doubt, will turn this into a documentary involving aliens): Can you do what the world’s archaeologists can’t? Can you explain this — thing? It’s been called a war weapon, a candlestick, a child’s toy, a weather gauge, an astronomical instrument, and a religious symbol…

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  • I, Claudius Miniseries?

    Latest from the Hollywood Reporter: HBO is going back into business with Rome duo Jane Tranter and Anne Thomopoulos for a miniseries based on Robert Graves’ I, Claudius. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the BBC Worldwide Productions duo will executive produce the co-production with BBC2. Graves’ novel was first published in 1934 as an…

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  • Just when you think you can’t read anything in the Daily Mail that will surprise you (inter alia): Alexander Thynn, the 7th Marquess of Bath, is a descendant of the Roman historian Tacitus and is well known for his alternative views on relationships. via Police called to Longleat after ‘wifelets’ brawl over who gets to…

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