April 10, 2010
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I mentioned this one on Twitter the other day, but we should probably give it fuller treatment … I suspect we’ll be following this one in the future … the incipit of an item at Total Film: Even though he’s already got a ballooning list of projects attached to his reputable name, director Barry Sorrenfeld…
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A bit out of the period of our purview, but very interesting: UBC archaeologists have made several important new discoveries since unearthing in 2008 a tomb at Kaukana, an ancient Roman and Byzantine village on the south coast of Sicily. Professor Roger Wilson, Head of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies at UBC, returned to…
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In ancient times, the sacred oracle of Delphi was so influential that famous men from Alexander the Great and Roman emperors consulted the shrine in central Greece before making decisions. On April 16, a modern archaeologist will offer new insights into the mystery surrounding the oracle during a presentation at the Toledo Museum of Art.…
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Some first drafts posted over the past few months: Sean Signore, “Andromache as Maenadic Warrior,” April 5, 2010. Claire Jacqmin, “Woman between the Tyrant and the Polis: the Role of Women in Tyrannical Regimes,” (Woman between the Tyrant and the Polis), April 5, 2010 Sarah Lannom, “Isthmian 8: Binding, Exchange, and Politics,” March 22, 2010.…
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Harry Mount on Thomas Jefferson’s architectual efforts: Architect of the Republic | The American Conservative.
rogue classicism 