March 1, 2012
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Posted with permission: William A. Johnson, Readers and Reading Culture in the High Roman Empire: A Study of Elite Communities. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Pp. x + 227. Hardcover, $65.00/£40.00. ISBN 978-0-19-517640-7. Reviewed by James Ker, University of Pennsylvania William Johnson begins this outstanding study of ancient reading practices by taking…
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posted with permission: W. Martin Bloomer, The School of Rome: Latin Studies and the Origins of Liberal Education. Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press, 2011. Pp. vii + 199. $49.95. ISBN 978-0-520-23376-0. Reviewed by Peter Cohee, Mystic Valley Regional Charter High School To Marrou and Bonner on Roman education now add Bloomer.[[1]]…
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posted with permission: Timothy M. O’Sullivan, Walking in Roman Culture. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Pp. xii + 188. Hardback, £55.00/$95.00. ISBN 978-1-107-00096-4. Reviewed by Alana Lukes, Paul VI Catholic High School (Retired) What is your first thought upon reading the title Walking in Roman Culture? Is it a look at Roman…
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Seen on the Classicists list: A Conference on Olympic Athletes: Ancient and Modern Date: (Friday-Sunday) 6-8 July 2012 Place: University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia. Call for Papers Papers are invited for a conference on ‘Olympic Athletes: Ancient and Modern’, which will be held at the University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia, from…
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Seen on Rome-Arch Classical Beauty: reflections on ancient aesthetics, at Durham University on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd March 2012, generously sponsored by the British Society of Aesthetics, Durham University’s Institute of Advanced Study, and the Department of Classics & Ancient History at Durham University Thursday 22nd March 2012 The College of St Hild and…
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