October 16, 2011
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Seen on the Classicists list: 3rd CSPS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SACRED LANDSCAPES IN THE PELOPONNESE FROM PREHISTORY TO POST-BYZANTINE TIMES Sparti, 30 March – 1 April 2012 in collaboration with the 5th Ephorate of Byzantine Studies (EBA) under the auspices of the Municipality of Sparti. First Circular – Call for Papers The sacred in all its…
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Seen on Aegeanet: The Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies (CNERS) at the University of British Columbia-Vancouver campus invites applications for a tenure-track appointment, effective July 1, 2012, at the rank of Assistant Professor. The primary research focus of the position is in Greek literature, particularly poetry, but we also welcome applications from…
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There has long been an assumption — seen in many, many textbooks — that the Greeks and Romans used amphorae mostly for shipping wine (and possibly garum). A new study suggests the contents were rather more diverse. Here’s the coverage from Science: Ceramic jugs known as amphorae were the cardboard boxes of ancient Greece. Produced…
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From the Sunday Mercury: WHEN metal detectorist Terry Herbert discovered the Staffordshire Hoard, it was described as a once in a lifetime find. But now a fellow treasure hunter may also have struck gold – after discovering a ‘huge haul’ of Roman coins near the historic Bredon Hill in Worcestershire. Details of the find remained…
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Nuntii Latini: #nuntiilatini ~ Iuvenes Graeci patriam relinquunt (YLE) October 16, 2011 #nuntiilatini ~ Nuntii Latini Septimanales 14. Oktober 2011 (Radio Bremen) October 15, 2011 Akropolis World News: #greeknews ~ Increase of taxes in Turkey / Israeli soldier to be released / Did they really capture Gadafi’s son? Ephemeris: De Coptorum exsequiis Lydia Ariminensis
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