December 9, 2011
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Seen on the Classicists list: FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS: 13th Unisa Classics Colloquium, 25-27 October 2012 THEME: ‘Ancient routes to happiness’ Proposals are hereby solicited for papers on the conference theme. The theme is deliberately formulated in broad terms so as to encourage a wide range of approaches to and perspectives on ancient ‘happiness’ and…
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Interesting item from the Local: Scientists want to study samples of the world’s oldest wine, currently on display at the Historical Museum of the Palatinate in the western German city of Speyer. There’s just one problem: everyone’s afraid to open the bottle. The glass bottle, thought to be at least 1,650 years old, was found…
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The History Girls: Ancient Roman Christmas. [Caroline Lawrence]
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Spectator – The Magazine: Ancient and modern: In praise of barter. [Peter Jones]
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Laudator Temporis Acti: Shepherd’s Offering and Prayer.