Mary Beard is Everywhere!
This is one of those posts that has been on the backburner for a while because things just kept coming up, both on my side of the keyboard and Mary Beard’s, so I better get this out before it becomes a book unto itself. In any event, obviously in conjunction with her very interesting (from [...]
Podcast: Ancient Dragons
The Ancient Art podcast devotes itself to Ancient Dragons this time around, and there is quite a bit of ClassCon:
A Couple of Podcasty Thingies
I’ve got all sorts of little items lingering in my mailbox and need some principle of organization for them, I think. First, though, we should draw your attention to a couple of podcast type things … the first: Evaluating Alexander the Great is actually the free ‘first lecture’ in a series at learnoutloud.com. This particular [...]
Podcast: Pliny the Elder on In Our Time
If you can’t get the BBC iPlayer to work (I’m not sure it works outside of the UK; I thought it did), you can access this one via iTunes Pliny’s Natural History | In Our Time (iPlayer) Itunes link (I think this will take you there)
Cleopatra Podcast Redux
Not sure why these weren’t showing up before, but it is clear the OUP blog’s Cleopatra Podcast, which we mentioned last week, has had two further installments (as you recall, these are connected to Duane Roller’s recent biography of the queen) … all three installments are available at: Cleopatra Podcast: OUPblog.
Citanda: Cleopatra Podcast Series: Day 1
Image via Wikipedia The Oxford University Press blog seems to be running a series of podcasts about Cleopatra over the next few days (?). In this first installment, we have an interviewish thing with Duane Roller, who, of course, has recently written a biography of our favourite Alexandrian. via Cleopatra Podcast Series: Day 1 | [...]
Citanda: King Edward’s School, Bath Classics Podcast
A podcast to help with learning Greek and Latin vocabulary along with GCSE & A Level set texts. Podcast – King Edward’s School, Bath Classics Podcast.
Classical ‘You Are There’ Podcasts
Some folks may know that Robert Culp passed on last week … a brief notice in Birmingham News mentioned, inter alia: Culp’s career began in the 50s, when he appeared in “You Are There: The Death of Socrates.” His career spanned five decades, including both television and film. … now I couldn’t find any of [...]
Interview with Franck Goddio
Renowned archaeologist Franck Goddio talks with podcast host Steve Mirsky [below] about his efforts to recover artifacts from the ancient cities of Alexandria, Heracleion and Canopus, with special attention to discoveries related to Cleopatra and her reign. via Cleopatra’s Alexandria Treasures | Scientific American Podcast.
Podcast:Cleopatra’s Alexandria Treasures
Renowned archaeologist Franck Goddio talks with podcast host Steve Mirsky [below] about his efforts to recover artifacts from the ancient cities of Alexandria, Heracleion and Canopus, with special attention to discoveries related to Cleopatra and her reign. The exhibit Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt opens at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia [...]
Podcast: Renaissance Thought: the Lost Continent between Logic and the Occult
Seen on Classicists: Dear all, in the latest instalment of Classics in Discussion, Peter Mack and Maude Vanhalen discuss ‘Renaissance Thought: the Lost Continent between Logic and the Occult’. The podcast can be downloaded directly from the Warwick web site http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/podcast and should also be available soon on iTunesU http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/warwick.ac.uk.2015041076 Here’s the ‘official description’: Peter [...]
Podcast – BBC Great Lives, Series 20, Nero
Christopher Biggins champions the life of the Roman Emperor Nero, a man whose modest talent for poetry was overshadowed by his debauchery, extravagance and tyranny. Available as a “listen again” thing for only a week … BBC – Nero.
Warwick Podcast: ‘Epic Poetry: from Homer to Virgil’
… seen on the Classicists list: Dear all, you can listen to the latest episode of Warwick’s ‘Classics in Discussion’ podcast. It is on ’Epic Poetry: from Homer to Virgil’. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/podcast It is also available on iTunesU; see http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/warwick.ac.uk.2015041076
Breviaria 04/04/09
Assorted items which have caught my eye of late: The headline says it all: Applying the wisdom of Alexander the Great to Business Intelligence Some sort of 3d modelling project for the Acropolis was recently undertaken: LPS Instrumental in 3D Modeling of the Acropolis We linked to several of Suzan Mazur’s posts relating to Robert [...]
Podcast: In Our Time on the Library at Alexandria
Gentlemen (and ladies) … sync your iPods (if you’re into this sort of thing): THE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA
Podcast du jour: In Our Time on the Destruction of Carthage
My driving-to-work-and-back listening yesterday was a very interesting edition of In Our Time featuring Mary Beard, Jo Crawley-Quinn and Ellen O’Gorman. The topic of the conversation was the destruction of Carthage, but it went much beyond that and gave a very good overview of Rome’s dealings with Carthage in general, and there was much mention [...]
