August 2009
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A piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education (which might only be available for a few days for free for non-subscribers) was mentioned on the Classics list t’other day (and doesn’t seem to have generated any response). It comprises a response by Nancy K.D. Lemon to an earlier review essay in the same journal by…
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If you’ve got nothing to do tonight (or even if you do have something to do tonight, you might want to change your plans) and happen to be in Queens (New York … not the University), you probably want to check this out. Here’s a tease: With America beset by two wars overseas and economic…
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A recipe column in the Times incipits thusly: Pissaladière is one of my Desert Island dishes, a pizza-esque onion tart from Nice that is recognisable by its anchovy lattice studded with black olives. Its name comes from pissala, a Provençal word for a Niçoise fish sauce made from fermented anchovies and sardines. This sauce, now…
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2010 Classical Association Annual Conference Cardiff University, Wednesday 7th April – Saturday 10th April 2010. We welcome proposals for papers (20 minutes long followed by discussion) and coordinated panels (comprising either 3 or 4 papers) from academic staff, graduate students, and school teachers on the topics suggested below, or on any aspect of the classical…
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idus sextiles rites in honour of Jupiter (as on all Ides) rites in honour of Diana on the Aventine rites in honour of Vortumnus on the Aventine rites in honour of Fortuna Equestris rites in honour of Hercules the Victor rites in honour of Hercules Invictus at the Porta Trigemina rites in honour of Castor…
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