January 30, 2013
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I’m beginning to think the Roman-sarcophagus-in-the-garden is becoming the Classical equivalent of the Declaration-of-Independence-from-the-thrift store … From the Daily Mail comes what appears to be another case of gardeners not realizing they were putting their plants in something rather valuable: A garden trough used as a flower planter for 30 years has been identified as…
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Emma Woolerton has a series (I think … it’s at least two parts) in the Guardian which seems to be trying to explain Lucretius to the masses: Lucretius, part 1: a poem to explain the entire world around us Lucretius, part 2: all things are made of atoms
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Owen Jarus has been producing a pile of features on assorted ancient sites for LiveScience … the latest is on Olympia: Olympia: Site of Ancient Olympics … worth a look …
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posted with permission: A Commentary on the Rhesus Attributed to Euripides. By Vayos Liapis. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. Pp. lxxviii + 364. Hardcover, £90.00/$185.00. ISBN 978-0-19-959168-8. Reviewed by Simon Perris, Victoria University of Wellington Commentaries, like readers, come in all sorts. Vayos Liapis’ commentary on Rhesos is of the kind I…
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