August 13, 2012
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Right now my Twitterfeed is overflowing with excitement over the apparent discovery of a fragment of the Res Gestae in Sardis. Mary Beard actually broke the story at her blog an hour or so ago … here’s an excerpt: Well a new article by Peter Thonemann in Historia 2012 puts the kibosh on that. Because…
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Excerpt from my weekly newsletter, as always including items which have already appeared at rogueclassicism (in case you want to catch up), items I hope to get to eventually (plenty in that category … I’ve been trying to track down things between Olympics events), and other things: ================================================================ ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ================================================================…
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The Center for Hellenic Studies has an interview with Classicist (and jazz musician) Graeme Bird on his work with Homeric papyri and the connections it has with jazz (amongst other things). Here’s a (very brief) excerpt: […] CHS: In addition to being an active member of the faculty at multiple schools, you are an accomplished…
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Armand D’Angour has written to inform us that a somewhat shaky video of Boris Johnson’s original oration of Dr. D’Angour’s ode is available at his site. It’s rather dramatic (and funny) and is rather more formal than the plaque-ceremony repeat which we mentioned last week (Boris Johnson Orates Armand D’Angour’s Olympian Ode!!). Here’s a direct…
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Interesting Star Tribune column by Paul Flesher: The London Olympics have provided a wonderful opportunity to enjoy outstanding competition by the world’s best athletes. And in between the contests, we hear about how much more expensive these games are than any before them and learn about different sponsors — companies, taxpayers and governments — that…
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