September 24, 2011
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As part of a ‘cultural cooperation’ agreement, the Getty is returning a couple of items in its collection to Greece … some details excerpted from the Getty’s press release: […] In conjunction with the signing of the agreement, David Bomford announced that the J. Paul Getty Museum plans to transfer two objects to the Hellenic…
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From the Daily Star: A jobless Bulgarian man scraping a living by hunting for scrap metal has uncovered a haul of Bronze Age treasure worth 1.5 million euros, about $2 million. The 42-year-old discovered the trove of jewellery, coins and tools potentially dating back 4,000 years among the roots of a tree in the northern…
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Hmmm … we’re starting to see more news of Latin programmes on the brink … From the Hartford Courant: After Suffield High School’s Latin teacher retired in June, the district struggled in vain to find a full-time replacement for the nine students — out of the high school’s nearly 900 — still enrolled in Latin.…
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Seen on the Classicists list: War as Spectacle CALL FOR PAPERS Open University Milton Keynes 15 June 2012 This one day symposium will explore the theme of war as spectacle in classical antiquity and its reception in subsequent centuries, down to the present day. We are hoping to stimulate debate and address the following issues:…
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We’ll be posting these in a few batches … I’ve got a bit of a backlog to catch up on (hectic week): The religious calendar from Thorikos September 23, 2011 David Gill On This Day (September 23) September 23, 2011 Eric Insurgency in Ancient Times: The Jewish Revolts Against the Seleucid and Roman Empires, 166…
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