August 2011
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Very interesting feature from Kathimerini: Archaeologists have many tools at their disposal these days, from handpicks and sharp triangular trowels for excavation to sophisticated computer-graphic software and high-tech laboratory processes for virtual reconstruction and date determination. But the most basic, powerful equipment in the diverse archaeological toolkit remains the imagination. With the ancient landscape in…
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I’m kind of confused about how Didaskalia operates … a while back, we posted their ‘latest issue’s’ TOC, but it appears that some things have been added in the meantime … here’s one set of new items (their description): We are pleased to present a collection of pieces (8.07–8.11), organized by former Didaskalia editor Jane…
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From an item in the Scotsman: WHEN westen civilisation began, it was in the Agora, or marketplace, of Athens. There, in the Golden Age of Athenian democracy, about 450 years before the birth of Christ, Socrates – the man who, remember, thought the unexamined life not worth living – would contribute his pennyworth to discussions…
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Yesterday’s posts: The Neglect of Rome’s Cultural Heritage by the Ministry of Culture (2008-11), the City of Rome (2005 -11): Basilica ai Fori Imperiali, rubate due tele del’ 600. SS. Cosma e Domiano: rubati due dipinti del Seicento. Corriere della Sera (05/05/2006), p. 1. August 14, 2011 Martin G. Conde Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri…
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Something a bit different from the Classics Confidential folks this time around … Lorna Robinson talks about (and shows) some of her efforts associated with the Iris Project:
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