March 2011
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A very interesting website (tip o’ the pileus to Jona Lendering), briefly described as: A route planner with all main roads and cities of the Roman Empire. Based on an ancient Roman map of which a copy survived that is now known as the ‘Tabula Peutingeriana’. This site mostly extends on research by Richard Talbert.…
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Tip o’ the pileus to Diana Wright for spotting this item in Kathimerini: The issue regarding the unearthing of the Altar of the Twelve Gods has been getting less and less publicity lately, after it became evident that — for the time being at least — the government is offering no alternative solution than the…
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Well, new to me, anyway … my spiders seem to have been rather lacksadaisical dragging these ones back: February 25 2011: Theognis 133-142, on the limits of human action. October 30 2010: Anacreon 358 — maybe she’s Sappho, maybe she’s not. … and others at: Aoidoi.org.
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The latest issue includes: Remembering Douglass Parker Review: 45th Season of Classical Plays at the Greek Theatre in Syracuse (Caterina Barone) The Brothers Menaechmus at East Carolina University (Amy R. Cohen) Didaskalia – The Journal for Ancient Performance.
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Nice little feature from the Palisades Post on the work of conservationists working on a statue of Eros and the Apollo Saettante: Lying peacefully on cotton rollers, the little Roman bronze figure of Eros is undergoing an exploratory operation with Getty conservators, as skilled as surgeons, examining its internal and external constitution. The little fellow…
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