May 2012
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Seen on various lists (by John Hilton) … we await a more formal obituary: The Classics discipline at UKZN (Howard College) regrets to announce the death of an eminent colleague. Dr. Steven Jackson (8/12/1946-26/5/2012) was lecturer and later senior lecturer at the University of Natal from 1989 to 2000. He obtained his M.A. at Queen’s…
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Worth a look: 10 Weirdest Ways That Ancient Rulers Died (io9) … a couple of them aren’t ancient, really …
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From Hurriyet: A team of German archaeologists, conducting excavations for nearly 25 years in the ancient city of Troy in Turkey’s northwest, are set to turn over their positions to U.S. archaeologists, daily Hürriyet reported. The German team is leaving the excavations to the Americans because of financial problems, Professor Ernst Pernicka, the head of…
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We’ll keep our eye on developments from this one … a big chunk out of an item in the Times of India: The sixth season of the Pattanam excavations at North Paravur near Kodungalur have found 2,000 ancient pottery shreds, which according to the experts of Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR), are unique and…
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Seen on LatinTeach: ANIMUM ATTENDITE OMNES QUAESO! CONVENTICULUM BOSTONIENSE ITERUM HAC AESTATE HABEBITUR! I would like to announce the 2012 installment of the full-immersion, residential experience, the CONVENTICULUM BOSTONIENSE. We’re particularly excited about our program this year. First of all, we have a number of distinguished faculty. Apart from the creators of the current version…
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