July 2, 2009
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I think I might be onto something here … just yesterday I was wondering about claims of an image purported to be a “legionary banner” found in that cave full of Christian symbols. If you read my coverage already, you know that I was having great difficulties seeing a banner in what was presented (apparently)…
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A pair of articles in the Italian press have been lingering in my box for a couple of days … I figured something would have appeared more widely in the Italian press and at least something in the English press on this by now, but apparently not. Anyhoo, according to the news reports, there have…
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Interesting review in the Times of David Watkin, The Roman Forum … here’s a pair of excerpts: A caption in the exhibition on the Emperor Vespasian currently in the Colosseum describes the Arch of Titus – only a few hundred yards away – as one of the best-preserved monuments from the Flavian dynasty. Yet what…
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… seen on the Classicists list: COMMUNITIES AND NETWORKS IN THE ANCIENT GREEK WORLD DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS, TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN 6-9 JULY 2009 Organisers: Dr Claire Taylor, Trinity College Dublin; Dr Kostas Vlassopoulos, University of Nottingham Registration is still open for this conference in Dublin on 6-9 July 2009. Please contact Claire Taylor (claire.taylor AT…
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… seen on Romarch: Dining Divinely: Banqueting in Honour of the Gods July 7-9, 2010 The Department of Classics at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand Commensality marked a range of public and private occasions in the ancient Mediterranean world. This colloquium will explore the evidence for banquets and feasts held in conjunction with…
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