March 8, 2012
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Seen on the Classicists list: Masks, Echoes, Shadows: Locating Classical Receptions in the Cinema 29 May 2012 Institute of Classical Studies, London Cinema’s fascination with the classical past can take many forms. In recent years, scholarly and popular attention has mostly been directed at films that recreate and reconstruct the narratives of ancient history and…
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Tip o’ the pileus to Kristina Kilgrove, who alerted us to a very interesting post in the Guardian: Nine ways scientists can help improve science journalism. I reproduce the ‘meat’ article below, but encourage folks to read the original. In what follows, I’ve changed all instances of “science” to “archaeology” and “scientist” to “archaeologist” ……
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Saw mention of the Imago database on the Classicists list and I don’t think I’ve mentioned it before. Here’s a bit from their ‘About’ page: IMAGO was conceived in 2010 to commemorate the Roman Society’s centenary. It is intended to be used by students, teachers, lecturers and everyone interested in the archaeology, history and material…
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2012.03.13: Konstantin Doulamis, Echoing Narratives: Studies of Intertextuality in Greek and Roman Prose Fiction. Ancient narrative Supplementum 13. 2012.03.12: Philip Thibodeau, Playing the Farmer: Representations of Rural Life in Vergil’s “Georgics”. 2012.03.11: Jennifer Ingleheart, Katharine Radice, Ovid: Amores III. A selection: 2, 4, 5, 14. 2012.03.10: Christopher Smith, Ralph Covino, Praise and Blame in Roman…
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ante diem viii idus martias Festival of Mars continues (day 8) 305 A.D. — martyrdom of Philemon and companions 1757 – death of Thomas Blackwell (Classical scholar)
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