October 2011
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Michael Helfeld puts an interesting spin on things in a Southern New Hampshire University press release: It was 7 p.m. on a quiet autumn evening, when I received a call from my alma mater asking me for a donation. When I told the young lady that I had graduated with a degree in Classics, she…
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The Telegraph seems to be one of the only newspapers mentioning this … the salient excerpts: Severe flooding led to tourists being shut out of the 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheatre as well as the nearby Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, and the ancient Roman port of Ostia, west of the capital. The Colosseum was particularly badly…
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This might be a little specialized for some folk (like me) since the presentations are all in Greek … the ASCSA has four talks: “Exploring Greek Manuscripts in the Gennadius Library”
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A couple days’ worth … some appear to have disappeared amidst computer problems at school and IOS5 installation nuttiness: Freaky Friday: Hannibal vs Ulysses Grant vs Uber Cool Hipster October 21, 2011 Open Access Journal: Iris Online October 21, 2011 Charles Ellwood Jones Leigh Hunt on Book Catalogues October 21, 2011 Michael Gilleland Friday Funnies–Ancient…
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Seen on the Classicists list: ANIMATING ANTIQUITY: HARRYHAUSEN AND THE CLASSICAL TRADITION Wednesday 9th November 2011, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. National Media Museum, Bradford, BD1 1NQ Co-organised by Steve Green and Penny Goodman (Leeds) The conference takes a ‘Janus-like’ approach to the relationship between Ray Harryhausen’s films and the classical world of myth by…
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