May 2010
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A team of archaeologists have discovered a fortification system at the Minoan town of Gournia, a discovery which rebukes the popular myth that the Minoans were a peaceful society with no need for defensive structures. The team’s efforts were led by Professor Vance Watrous and Matt Buell of the University at Buffalo. Located on the…
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A review of a performance by the 12-person all-male choir known as Chanticleer: The most engaging piece of the remainder of the program was by the young San Francisco composer and DJ Mason Bates. The ensemble performed three movements from his larger work “Sirens,” the first of which was especially musically fresh. Using Greek text…
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Image by lyng883 via Flickr Folks might be aware that the ‘Little Mermaid’ from Copenhagen’s harbour is temporarily residing at the Shanghai World Expo. Some press coverage includes this little tidbit: “Different cultures have different interpretations of the Mermaid. We have another story of the Mermaid,” said Flora Kotzia, a visitor from Greece. According to…
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I twittered this one a few days ago … not sure how much longer it will be available (Alice, of course, is the Alice of Alice in Wonderland fame and daughter of Henry George Liddell of Greek lexicon fame): Oxford DNB: Lives of the week = Alice Pleasance Hargreaves .
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The Summer 2010 edition of Iris is out this month, and the theme of this issue is crime and punishment in the ancient world. Contents include: * Romans behaving badly: crime and punishment in Rome * Iris chat: Andrew Irvine, author of ‘Socrates on Trial’ * CSI Athens: the crime scene in ancient Greece *…
rogue classicism 