November 30, 2011
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Seen on various lists: The Department of Philosophy, jointly with the Centre for Classical Studies, invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position, at the rank of Assistant Professor, in ancient Greek language and literature. Responsibilities The successful candidate will be expected to teach at all three levels of the curriculum, supervise graduate students, engage in…
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I’m having a heckuva time posting this a.m., and I don’t know if it’s my internet connection or specific sites. As such, I’m not sure if this Listen Again item from the BBC is working beyond the UK or not … here’s the official description: Poet Robert Crawford, who has translated Simonides into Scots, investigates…
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pridie kalendas decembres 406 B.C. — death of Euripides (by one reckoning) 147 A.D. — birth of Annia Galeria Faustina, the daughter of the emperor-to-be Marcus Aurelius 1817 — birth of Theodor Mommsen, Nobel prize winning ancient historian
rogue classicism 