Olympic Games
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I guess the folks at Cambridge Journals liked the attention given to their freebies (I doubt we were alone in mentioning them) during the Olympics, and now that the Olympics are over, they’ve come out with a pile more, all from the Journal of Hellenic Studies. There is some overlap with the previous list, but…
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Armand D’Angour has written to inform us that a somewhat shaky video of Boris Johnson’s original oration of Dr. D’Angour’s ode is available at his site. It’s rather dramatic (and funny) and is rather more formal than the plaque-ceremony repeat which we mentioned last week (Boris Johnson Orates Armand D’Angour’s Olympian Ode!!). Here’s a direct…
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Interesting Star Tribune column by Paul Flesher: The London Olympics have provided a wonderful opportunity to enjoy outstanding competition by the world’s best athletes. And in between the contests, we hear about how much more expensive these games are than any before them and learn about different sponsors — companies, taxpayers and governments — that…
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The Discobolus seems to be much in the news today because it is being featured at the Olympics, of course, but also because a Chinese sculptor has made a ‘companion piece’, to wit: The BBC has a nice interview with Ian Jenkins about the BM’s version of the discobolus, and a bit of chat about…
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It came to my attention this past week that Dr Jason Konig from St Andrews has started up an excellent blog devoted to the Ancient and Modern Olympics. It will be featured in our Blogosphere posts from this point on, but I did want you to get a sense of ‘what you’ve missed’: Citizenship and…
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