Promoting Latin Internets Style:The Series I
About a month ago we first caught wind of and shared a summer Latin course ad created by Serena Witzke and Ted Gellar-Goad … in subsequent conversations, it turns out the ad was part of a series, so for the next few days we’ll be featuring a couple of them a day for your enjoyment [...]
CONF: Structure and scale of Roman urban economies: the case of Pompeii
Seen on the Classicists list: Registration is now open for the conference ‘Structure and scale of Roman urban economies: the case of Pompeii’ that will take place in Oxford on 29-30 June, co-organized by the Oxford Roman Economy Project and the Network on Structural Determinants of Economic Performance in the Roman World (Flandres). The conference [...]
CFP: Olympic Athletes: Ancient and Modern
Seen on the Classicists list: The School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics at the University of Queensland presents A Conference on Olympic Athletes: Ancient and Modern Date: (Friday-Sunday) 6-8 July 2012 Place: University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia. Speakers include: Prof. Mark Golden (Winnipeg), Prof. Christoph Ulf (Innsbruck), Prof. Matthew Trundle (Auckland) Second [...]
CONF: Thucydides our Contemporary? Bristol, 28th-29th June
Seen on the Classicists list: Thucydides our Contemporary? An international and interdisciplinary conference, Burwalls, University of Bristol, 28th-29th June The full programme is now available at http://www.bris.ac.uk/classics/thucydides/conference/ There are still a few places available for colleagues or postgraduate students to attend; please contact Neville Morley (n.d.g.morley AT bris.ac.uk) as soon as possible, and certainly by [...]
Philology and Empire: Network on Ancient & Modern Imperialisms
Seen on the Classicists list: "Philology and Empire, 1700-1900". University of Reading Wednesday 27 June 2012 The years from 1700 to 1900 are a crucial period for the development of scholarly philology and imperial expansion. This relationship between philology and empire was studied anew in the last quarter of the twentieth century, and the time [...]
JOB: Lecturer in Greek and Latin at King’s College London (3 Years)
Seen on the Classicists list: The Department of Classics at King’s College London is appointing to a three-year Lectureship in Greek and Latin Language and Literature. The lecturer to be appointed should have been awarded a doctoral degree in the relevant field, or be close to submission of the doctoral thesis; proven research quality is [...]
ED: Vivarium Novum Academy Scholarships
This looks interesting: Announcement of Competition Latin, Greek and Humanities at the Academy Vivarium Novum in Rome – Italy Academic year 2012-2013 The Academy Vivarium Novum is offering ten full tuition scholarships for high school students of the European Union (16-18 years old) and ten full tuition scholarships for University students (18-24 years old) of [...]
Emperors of Rome: Julius Nepos
We’re almost at the end … Adrian Murdoch continues the series with a guy who is often seen as the last emperor of the West: Julius Nepos: Emperors of Rome
Classical Words of the Day
enjoin (Wordsmith) putative (OED) histrionics (Dictionary.com) A dabbling of Latinitas: nuntiare: to announce: verb. Example sentence:Hostibus appropinquantibus senatus Cincinnato nuntiavit eum factum… bit.ly/KZqWbd— Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 04, 2012
This Day in Ancient History: nonas junias
nonas junias 470/469 B.C. — birth of Socrates (according to one estimate) 466 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Dius Fidius … a.k.a. Semo Sancus (and associated rites thereafter) 17 B.C. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 1) 204 A.D. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 2)
Blogosphere ~ Review of Sperber, Greek in Talmudic Palestine
PaleoJudaica.com: Review of Sperber, Greek in Talmudic Palestine.
Blogosphere ~ Ancient and Modern
Friends of Classics ~ Ancient & Modern: 26th May 2012.
Blogosphere ~ Duke professor leaves classroom, hopes to restore importance of language, history, literature
Friends of Classics News: Duke professor leaves classroom, hopes to restore importance of language, history, literature.
Blogosphere ~ Latin Without Latin: Amator
Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Without Latin: Amator.
Blogosphere ~ Cinema and the Fall of Rome
History of the Ancient World: Cinema and the Fall of Rome.
Blogosphere ~ Hesiod’s Works and Days: Moral or Practical Teaching?
History of the Ancient World: Hesiod’s Works and Days: Moral or Practical Teaching?.
Blogosphere ~ Ancient World Linked Data plugin for WordPress
AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ancient World Linked Data plugin for WordPress.
Blogosphere ~ The Herodotean “Harem” and statecraft in Achaemenid Persia
History of the Ancient World: The Herodotean “Harem” and statecraft in Achaemenid Persia.
Blogosphere ~ Disticha Round-Up: June 4
Bestiaria Latina Blog: Disticha Round-Up: June 4.
CJ Online Review: Doody, Pliny’s Encyclopedia
posted with permission: Aude Doody, Pliny’s Encyclopedia. The Reception of the Natural History. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Pp. 194. Hardcover, £58.00/$99.00. ISBN 978-0-521-49103-7. Reviewed by Kenneth Kitchell, University of Massachusetts Amherst To read this book is to be exposed to scholarly questions few of us consider. Most would agree with the [...]
Classical Words of the Day
halcyon (Merriam Webster) levigate (Dictionary.com) specular (OED) Latinitas: apis: bee: noun. Example sentence:Si sapis, sis apis.Translation:If you are wise, you should be a bee. bit.ly/Lk1r3p— Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 03, 2012
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii nonas junias
ante diem iii nonas junias Saecular Games continue (day 3) some time after 296 B.C. — dedication of a Temple of Bellona (and associated rites thereafter)
Blogosphere ~ APA Blog : CFP: Heliodorus: Within and Beyond the Canon
American Philological Association: APA Blog : CFP: Heliodorus: Within and Beyond the Canon.
Blogosphere ~ Hallmarks in the History of Epilepsy: From Antiquity Till the Twentieth Century
History of the Ancient World: Hallmarks in the History of Epilepsy: From Antiquity Till the Twentieth Century.
Blogosphere ~ Latin Without Latin: Omnia Vincit Amor
Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Without Latin: Omnia Vincit Amor.
