History of the Ancient World: Beer in Greco-Roman antiquity.

About.com Ancient / Classical History: The Emperor Claudius.

Laudator Temporis Acti: Classical Education.

History of the Ancient World: Childbirth Votives and Rituals in Ancient Greece. [thesis]

History of the Ancient World: The Archaeology of Food in Athens: The Development of an Athenian Urban Lifestyle.   [thesis]

I meant to post a link to this very useful pdf a while ago when it was making the rounds … here’s some background from the intro: This collection is based on presentations given at a half-day workshop held at the Institute of Classical Studies in May 2011. It is aimed at those approaching the [...]

A couple of items of interest which coincidentaly passed under my caerulean gaze this week … first, one of the Discover Magazine blogs confirmed (based on GRE matters) what we all know (but which appears to be a surprise to some): Classicists are Smart! … inter alia: I looked at the average verbal and mathematical [...]

Seen on the Classicists list: CONFERENCE 2012 Friday, 29 June to Sunday, 1 July Ivy House, Warminster, Wiltshire, UK Logos, Mythos, Sophos : Reason and Myth in the Search for Wisdom The Platonic tradition has always embraced both reason and myth in its cultivation of wisdom – but what is their relationship? Are they in [...]

It’s really depressing working through the backlog of Italian press articles tonight … Beyond the attention being paid to the Colosseum and its plight (which I’ll blog about soon … I promise) it’s clear that something is not right with Italian antiquities right now … this Repubblica article details the theft of an amphora and [...]

I doubt this will make it to the English press, but it should … Corriere del Mezzogiorno relates how vandals/tombaroli broke into the archaeological zone at Santa Maria Capua Vetere — the ancient city of Capua — and trashed a number of the Samnite Tombs there. These tombs, among other things, were notable for frescoes [...]

Not a type … saw this in the Gazette … an idea with potential: On her profile, Pandora agonizes about having opened the box. “I am so ashamed,” she writes, “I’ve opened the golden box and thousands of little lizard-looking creatures escaped! I am so worried.” Zeus, who according to his profile was born in [...]

From Colgate University: Forty-eight hours after posting his first installment of Ancient Greek Religion online at Udemy.com, Robert Garland had 99 viewers for his new video course. Garland, professor of classics at Colgate, is one of about a dozen professors from universities including Duke, Northwestern, and Stanford who donated content that is now available at [...]

As often, it seems, the only news we get on this is from Dominican Today: Egypt’s new military authorities have reissued the license to Dominican archaeologist Kathleen Martinez to resume the excavations in the historic search for the tomb of Cleopatra, an investigation that has piqued the interest and obtained the support of the leaders [...]

Haven’t had time to listen to this one from KUT, but the description is worth reading alone: First off, we’ve got an episode of ThoughtCast for you. It’s full of smart folks talking about thoughtful things, so we think you’re gonna like it. You like thinking, right? Then you’ll like ThoughtCast, trust us. And whose [...]

The Independent has an article on folks who turned down Royal honours, among whom was Robert Graves: War poet and classicist Robert Graves rejected a CBE in 1957, and would go on to reject the Companion of Honour in 1984. He told an interviewer: “I don’t want any honours but I wouldn’t so much mind [...]

From the Inquirer: Helen F. North, 90, professor emerita of classics at Swarthmore College, died Saturday, Jan. 21, at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. In a tribute to Dr. North, Swarthmore College president Rebecca Chopp said: “The college has lost not just a brilliant scholar who was instrumental in building one of the most influential classics departments [...]

2012.01.44:  Laurianne Martinez-Sève, Atlas du monde hellénistique (336-31 av. J.-C.): pouvoirs et territoires après Alexandre le Grand. Atlas. Mémoires. 2012.01.43:  Marie-Joséphine Werlings, Le dèmos avant la démocratie: mots, concepts, réalités historiques. 2012.01.42:  S. L. McGowen, Sacred and Civic Stone Monuments of the Northwest Roman Provinces. BAR international series 2109. 2012.01.41:  Louise H. Pratt, Eros at [...]

ante diem vi kalendas februarias 6 A.D. — dedication of the Temple of Castor and Pollux by the future emperor Tiberius 98 A.D. — death of Nerva (?) ca. 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Devota 1887 — birth of Carl Blegen, future excavator of Pylos (etc.)

Seen on various lists: Bologna University Greek and Latin Summer School (25th June – 13th July 2012) The Department of Classics and Italian studies (http://www.ficlit.unibo.it) of Bologna University offers, for the fifth running year, an intensive three week Greek and Latin Summer School. The school offers courses in Greek and Latin language (at different levels: [...]

posted with permission Lauren J. Apfel, The Advent of Pluralism: Diversity and Conflict in the Age of Sophocles. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2011. Pp. xvi + 380. £70.00/$135.00. ISBN 978-0-19-960062-5. Reviewed by P. J. Finglass, University of Nottingham This solid and thought-provoking monograph investigates the extent to which the ancient Greeks possessed the concept of [...]

Laudator Temporis Acti: Education [Diogenes Laertius]

Corinthian Matters: Ancient Corinth: 2011 Publications.

Bread and Circuses: Latrines at Largo Argentina in Rome.

Theoretical Structural Archaeology has an interesting series on the building of Hadrian’s wall: Hadrian’s First Wall [Part 1 of 3] Hadrian’s First Wall [Part 2 of 3] Hadrian’s First Wall Part 3 of 3 … I kept getting redirected to some webring page (webrings are still around?!) which was rather annoying … YMMV

Laudator Temporis Acti: Envy. [Cyprian]