January 2011
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A couple of interesting items from Mary Beard: The Colossi of Memnon? When are graffiti not graffiti?. The face of Paris — and Cleopatra
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A very interesting find from Farindola which was mentioned on the Classics list back in November and curiously never made it to the English press. Here’s the version from Abruzzo24ore (tip o’ the pileus to Laval Hunsucker who brought this to everyone’s attention and posted the links I reference below): Un pregevole anello-sigillo in oro…
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A good one to watch on a snowy day like today (for me, anyway) … Interesting talk by Walter Scheidel (in two parts … 58 minutes): via Videocast: The Quality of Life in Classical Antiquity | The American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
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If the find was made back in April, I’m not sure why they don’t give us the identity of some of the emperors on the coins … from the News and Star: John Murray, 66, was amazed to find 308 Roman coins, some thought to be nearly 2,000 years old. The hoard was concealed in…
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Going deeper into my mailbox, I’m finding all sorts of things I meant to post … Back in December, e.g., the Guardian Review had a quiz with questions from various authors, including Mary Beard. Ecce: 1 A “new” poem of which “Greek Muse” was found in 2004, written on the scrap paper packed into an…
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