December 11, 2012
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T’other day we mentioned that Italy plans to rebury to so-called ‘Gladiator Tomb’ found a few years ago due to lack of funds (‘Gladiator Tomb’ to be Reburied? (‘Gladiator Tomb’ to be Reburied?) … although I didn’t say it at the time, although reburial of monuments to preserve them is not uncommon, this one seems a…
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There’s a piece from Discovery going around right now with a focus on the origins of female genital mutialtion. Inter alia: While the term infibulation has its roots in ancient Rome, where female slaves had fibulae (broochs) pierced through their labia to prevent them from getting pregnant, a widespread assumption places the origins of female…
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Andrew Erskine. Roman Imperialism. Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press, 2010. xxiv + 208 pp. $115.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-7486-1962-7; $37.50 (paper), ISBN 978-0-7486-1963-4. Reviewed by Jack Wells (Emory and Henry College) Published on H-War (December, 2012) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey Andrew Erskine’s _Roman Imperialism_ provides an overview of how and why the city-state of Rome conquered the…
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Seen on Greekarch: External Posting (Faculty) Applications are invited for consideration for appointment to the following position: Department: Art History Budget Title: Assistant Professor Local Title: Assistant Professor of Art History Posting Date: November 7, 2012 Classification: TBD Duties: The department of Art History at the State University of New York at New Paltz invites…
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This one is filling my email box and my various twitter feeds … a bit of the intro: Inscriptions on stone are the most important documentary source for the history of the ancient city of Athens and its surrounding region, Attica. Dating from the 7th century BC through to the end of antiquity, Greek texts…
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