April 2011
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From a Bucknell University press release: Two Bucknell University professors have been selected to lead the first joint Greek-American archaeological dig in the ancient city of Thebes, Greece – the first such excavation of the historic Ismenion Hill area in nearly a century. Bucknell classics professors Stephanie Larson and Kevin Daly, together with Vassilis Aravantinos,…
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Cressida Ryan has been up to something interesting … from an Oxford press release: It is seen by many as an unofficial British national anthem – but an Oxford University academic believes she has discovered that Rule Britannia was heavily influenced by Greek literature. Dr Cressida Ryan of Oxford University’s Classics Faculty has found clear…
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This is a long-developing — and still incomplete, it seems — story which should be of great interest. A couple of years ago, Diana Wright related in her blog how she was part of a group who were given access to a number of inscriptions from Herodes Atticus’ villa, one of which she described thusly:…
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They’re chatting about this over on the Classics list: Most of the chat is about whether Bellum Stellarum is an appropriate translation of ‘Star Wars’ … Bellum Stellarum, of course, literally means ‘War of the Stars’ … Ralph Hancock suggested De bellis sidereis, which seems a bit better, perhaps. I always thought ‘Star Wars’ in…
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A while ago we mentioned plans of assorted groups to try to prevent the covering-up of the recently-refound Altar of the Twelve Gods in Athens … Kathimerini has an update for us: An Athens court on Friday ordered the temporary suspension of railway works aimed at covering up a significant archaeological find in Monastiraki, central…
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