Video: Treasures of Ancient Rome
I doubt these will last long on Youtube … watch ‘em while you can:
cf: Treasures of Ancient Rome (BBC)
CONF: Institue of Classical Studies Greek Literature Seminar
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University of London School of Advanced Study
INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL STUDIES
GREEK LITERATURE SEMINAR
Mondays throughout the autumn term at 5 pm
Senate House South Block Room 349 (Painted Ceiling Room)PROGRAMME AUTUMN 2012
TEXTS AND TRANSMISSION
The series will cover texts in transmission, production, propagation,
movement, loss and survival, in antiquity and beyond1 October Patrick Finglass (Nottingham) The ancient transmission of Stesichorus
8 October Myrto Hadjimichali (Exeter) Circulation, edition and survival: the
strange case of the Aristotelian corpus15 October Nigel Wilson (Oxford) Reading Plato in Byzantium
22 October Andrej Petrovic (Durham) Philochoros of Athens and earliest
inscriptional collections29 October Eleanor Dickey (Exeter) A text that never had a single
fixed form: the colloquia of the Hermeneumata Pseudodositheana5 November READING WEEK – NO SEMINAR
12 November Ben Henry (Oxford) Recovering Philodemus’s On Frank Speech
19 November Vayos Liapis (OU Cyprus) Do we have Euripides’ Oedipus? The
fragments re-examined26 November TBA
3 December Ettore Cingano (Università Ca’ Foscari) Lost in the dark: the
transmission of the ‘minor’ Greek epic poems10 December Sylvia Barbantani (Milan) The lost Ktiseis of Apollonios Rhodios
FYI: Network for the Study of Archaic and Classical Greek Song
Not sure when I noted this one (probably something on the Classicists list) … it’s in wiki format:
CONF: Liverpool Classical Association Programme
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The Liverpool Classical Association is pleased to announce its programme for 2012/2013
All enquiries should be directed to the Liverpool CA Secretary, Wendy Healey, w.a.healey AT liv.ac.uk
Join our Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Liverpool-Classical-Association/311592955568795
Wednesday 3rd October 2012, 5.45pm
Walbank Lecture Theatre, 12 Abercromby Square, Liverpool
Talk: Archaeologists, Deserts, & Daggers
By Dr. Phil Freeman, University of Liverpool
Joint Liverpool CA/Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies Lecture
Wednesday 31st October 2012, 5.45pm
Walbank Lecture Theatre, 12 Abercromby Square, Liverpool
Talk: Magic & Witchcraft – Halloween
By Professor Daniel Ogden, University of Exeter
Thursday 1st November 2012, 7.00pm
FACT Cinema
Theatre trip: Shakespeare’s ‘Timon of Athens’
Fourth Annual John Percival Postgate Lecture
Tuesday 11th December, 2012, 5.45pm
Venue to be confirmed
By Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, University of Cambridge
Joint Liverpool CA/Roman Society
Wednesday 20th February 2013, 5.45pm
Walbank Lecture Theatre, 12 Abercromby Square, Liverpool
Illustrated talk on the "Villas of Pliny the Younger"
By Professor Roy Gibson
Wednesday 13th March 2013, 5.45pm ((“Murder in March”))
Walbank Lecture Theatre, 12 Abercromby Square, Liverpool
Talk: Does it ever help to kill Caesar? Political murder in the Ancient World
By Professor Gregory Woolf
Wednesday 24th April 2013. 5.45 pm
Title to be confirmed
By Jan Haywood
Saturday 11th May 2013, 10.45am
Classical Walking Tour: Liverpool’s Historic Waterfront District *
With Graham Oliver * Please note that you must book in advance for this event
Wednesday 29th May 2013, 6pm
The Catapult Picnic in Abercromby Square
((Featuring Phil Freeman & The Catapult))
CONF: Centre for Hellenic Studies events at KIng’s College London
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We are delighted to announce our programme of public events for the 2012/13 academic year.
For further details about each of the events, including times and locations, please click on the hyperlinks.
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Seminar
Ioanna Rapti: Cities in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Tuesday 16 October 2012
Seminar
Dr Diana Bozhilova (King’s College London & Bulgarian Academy of Sciences): Energy policy in Greece and its neighbours today
Tuesday 23 October 2012
Lecture
Peter Heather’s inaugural Lecture: The Conversion of Constantine and the Christianisation of Europe
18.00, Anatomy Lecture Theatre
Part of the Arts & Humanities festivalTuesday 30 October 2012
Seminar
Professor Malcolm Wagstaff (Norwich): The Vostizza (Eghio) District of the Peloponnese c. 1700: Reconstructing the GeographyTuesday 13 November 2012
Seminar
Philipp Niewöhner (Oxford): The pilgrimage site of St. Michael at Germia in Central AnatoliaWednesday 14 November 2012
Lecture
Greek Archaeological Committee Annual Lecture
The Prehistoric Site of Skarkos on the Island of Ios: expanding horizons of Cycladic Archaeology
lecture by Dr Marisa E Marthari, Ephor Emerita of Prehistoric & Classical Antiquities in the Greek Archaeological ServiceTuesday 20 November 2012
Lecture
Sounds of the Greek World and Beyond: The travel writing of Patrick Leigh Fermor
A commemoration by the Society for Modern Greek Studies and the Centre for Hellenic Studies, LondonFriday 23 November 2012
Lecture
Displaying Cyprus
introduced by Thomas Kiely (British Museum) with Antoine Hermary (University of Nanterre)Tuesday 27 November 2012
Seminar
A panel discussion led by Niketas Siniossoglou (King’s College London):Christianity and Philosophy in Late Antiquity and Byzantium
Co-hosted with the Department of PhilosophyTuesday 4 December 2012
Seminar
Viviana Taliaferri (SOAS), Levantines in the making: building a plural identity in seventeenth and eighteenth-century Smyrna
Part of the Greek-Turkish Encounters seriesThursday 6 December 2012
Workshop
Aristotle Transformed, 200-600 CE
Part of the Ancient Commentators on Aristotle Project: 1985-2012.
10.00 – 13.30, Great HallTuesday 11 December 2012
Seminar
Georges Kazan (Oxford), The origins of the Byzantine Sarcophagus ReliquarySaturday 12 January 2013
Workshop
In the Shadow of Father and Son: John II Komnenos and His ReignSaturday 26 January 2013
Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 February 2013
Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 March 2013
Workshop
Applied Arts Workshops
In collaboration with MoL and V&AThursday 7 February 2013
the 22nd Annual Runciman Lecture
Constantinople: the medieval Muslim perspective
Professor Carole Hillenbrand, OBE, FBA, FRSE, FR HIst.SocMonday 4 March 2013
Lecture
Professor Georgios Babiniotis (University of Athens; Hellenic Foundation for Culture; Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation): Language
communication: how verbs make senseWe do hope you will be able to join us for this year’s exciting programme. More events will be added throughout the year, so do check our website for further details.
JOB: Generalist @ GWU
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George Washington University
Website: http://www.gwu.jobs/postings/11115
The Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at The George Washington University seeks a classicist for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor. Basic Qualifications:Applicants must have a PhD in classics or a related field, teaching excellence as demonstrated by course evaluation summaries, potential for a strong record of scholarly publication as demonstrated by publications or works in progress, and be able to teach ancient Greek language at all levels, as well as courses on classical literature in translation, classical mythology, and material culture/history. Information about the department and current faculty members can be found at: http://departments.columbian.gwu.edu/cnelc/.
Application Procedure: Complete an online faculty application at http://www.gwu.jobs/postings/11115 and upload a cover letter, current CV, sample publications or works in progress, course evaluation summaries, and names/contact information for three recommenders. Only complete applications will be considered. Review of applications will begin on 15 November 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. Women and people of color are encouraged to apply. The George Washington University is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer.
Contact:
Eric Cline
ehcline AT gwu.edu
CFP: Shaping the sciences of the ancient world
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Dear colleagues,
The SAW project (Mathematical Sciences in the Ancient World) organises a
conference ‘Shaping the sciences of the ancient world: Text criticism,
critical editions and translations of ancient and medieval scholarly texts
(18th-20th centuries)’, which will take place 17-21 June 2013 in Paris.We now invite proposals for papers on the conference topics. Information
and the call for papers are available at http://sawerc.hypotheses.org/236The deadline for proposals is 30 November 2012. Authors will be notified of
paper acceptance or rejection by 30 December 2012.
CFP: Classical Association of the Pacific Northwest
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The 42nd Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Pacific
Northwest (CAPN) will take place at the University of Oregon, March
15-16, 2013.Call for Papers: We invite papers on any aspect of Graeco-Roman
antiquity, and we especially seek those that are likely to be of broad
interest and make connections among the different elements of the
ancient world. Such connections can be between Greek society and Roman
society, between different disciplines such as archaeology, literature
and history, or between different genres of literature. We also welcome
pedagogical papers, especially those that address the instruction of
Latin and Greek at primary, secondary and university levels. Teachers
and students of the Classics at any level of instruction (K-12, college,
or university) may submit abstracts; all papers will be judged
anonymously by the Program Committee, chaired by CAPN President Mary
Jaeger.Abstracts of no more than 200 words may be submitted by email to this
address: maryjaeg AT uoregon.edu . The deadline for submissions is January
10, 2013. You should receive a response by the end of January.Further details about the conference schedule, keynote address, and
practicalities will be sent out as soon as they are available, and will
be accessible on the CAPN webpage (http://classicalassocpacificnw.org ).
For additional inquiries, contact Mary Jaeger at the University of
Oregon maryjaeg AT uoregon.edu .
JOB: Lectureship in Classics, University of Otago, New Zealand
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Vacancy: Lecturer in Classics, University of Otago, New Zealand
The University of Otago is the oldest university in New Zealand. The Chair
in Classics was one of the three foundation chairs established in 1869,
and the Department is known for its excellence in research and teaching.
Our academic staff are recognised internationally for their scholarly
contributions in the broad fields of classical literature, history, and
archaeology, and are well represented in leading journals and on editorial
boards.We particularly seek a new colleague who will augment and bolster our
existing research strengths and innovative teaching programme. This
lectureship is a permanent, full-time (confirmation-path) position.
Applicants will be qualified at PhD level, and will show clear evidence
of, or at least strong potential for, internationally rated publications,
and a willingness to seek external research funds. (Please attach a sample
of recently written research.)While applications will be considered from candidates whose research
interests lie in any branch of classical studies, teaching expertise in
art/archaeology, mythology or philosophy or film/reception is desirable,
plus the ability to teach Greek language (preferably both Greek and Latin)
to a high level. Previous teaching experience (especially of large
classes) is also desirable, as well as a demonstrated ability to enthuse
and inspire students. (Please attach teaching evaluations.)The successful appointee will be required to teach both language and
classical civilisation courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate
levels; to supervise research at Honours, Masters and PhD levels; to
develop and maintain a strong research profile; and to undertake
administrative roles and community/professional service activities which
contribute to the overall effectiveness and standing of the Department.Specific enquiries prior to application may be directed to Associate
Professor Jon Hall, Convener of the Selection Committee (email:
jon.hall AT otago.ac.nz); or to Dr Patricia Hannah, Head of Department
(email: pat.hannah At otago.ac.nz).Applications are to be submitted online. Please consult the following
webpage (the job number is 1201112):
http://www.otago.ac.nz/humanresources/careers/index.php.Applications will close Friday, 12 October 2012. Starting date for the
appointment will be 1 July 2013.
A Medea Quiz
… in the Guardian:
- How well do you know Medea? (Guardian)
Classical Words of the Day
conjecture (Merriam-Webster)
Latinitweets:
pronoun: meus , mea, meum => my bit.ly/IKAclf #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab—
(@LatinVocab) October 06, 2012
dies: day: noun. Example sentence:Romani primum diem a sole appellaverunt, qui primus est stellarum.Translation:… bit.ly/Upgj9A—
Latin Language (@latinlanguage) October 06, 2012
This Day in Ancient History: pridie nonas octobres
pridie nonas octobres
ludi Augustales scaenici (day 2 — from 11-19 A.D. and post 23 A.D.) — – festival in honour of Augustus involving primarily mime and pantomime theatrical displays
ludi Augustales scaenici (day 4 — from 19-23 A.D.)
105 B.C. — the Cimbri inflict a massive defeat on Roman legions at Arausio
68 B.C. — Romans under Lucullus defeat the Armenians under Tigranes II at Artaxata (according to one reckoning) …
175 A.D. — martyrdom of Sagar in Phrygia
Blogosphere ~ Expressions of Similarity
Latin for Addicts: Expressions of Similarity.
Blogosphere ~ The Mundus Patet Gave Ghosts Egress
About.com Ancient / Classical History: The Mundus Patet Gave Ghosts Egress.
Blogosphere ~ How have students changed 1984-2012? And what is a university for?
A Don’s Life by Mary Beard: How have students changed 1984-2012? And what is a university for?.
Blogosphere ~ Biohistory of Republican Romans ASAS 2012
Bone Girl: Biohistory of Republican Romans ASAS 2012.
Blogosphere ~ The Place of Archery in Greek Warfare
History of the Ancient World: The Place of Archery in Greek Warfare.
