February 2012
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Back when I was teaching at the university level, I often likened Alcibiades’ last minutes to the closing scene of Scarface … I guess if I were teaching now, it would look something like this: via: Yes(Chronos Mystic’s Compendium)
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From the Guardian: My friend and colleague Brian Shefton, who has died aged 92, was a distinguished scholar of Greek and Etruscan archaeology. One of his most significant achievements was a collection of Greek and Etruscan artefacts which he established in 1956 when he was given a grant of £25 to purchase three Greek pots.…
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Seen on the Classicists list (this sounds awesome!!!) EUROCLASSICA THE 15th ACADEMIA HOMERICA 6-15/16 July 2012 The 15th Academia Homerica will take place 6-15 July 2012, in Athens and on the island of Chios. The student programme will include: · In Athens on 7 July a visit to the Acropolis, the new Acropolis Museum, and…
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I saw this earlier in an Italian piece and wasn’t sure if I was reading it right … alas, I was … via ANSA we learn that a chunk from the Temple of Jupiter: A yard-long piece of plaster fell off the ancient Temple of Jupiter in Pompeii on Wednesday, the archaeological superintendency said. The…
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2012.02.43: Vishwa Adluri, Parmenides, Plato, and Mortal Philosophy: Return from Transcendence. Continuum studies in ancient philosophy. 2012.02.42: Mark Woolmer, Ancient Phoenicia: An Introduction. Classical world series. 2012.02.41: Anna Maria Wasyl, Genres Rediscovered: Studies in Latin Miniature Epic, Love Elegy, and Epigram of the Romano-Barbaric Age. 2012.02.40: W. V. Harris, Rome’s Imperial Economy: Twelve Essays. Oxford;…
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