Seen on AegeaNet:

The Department of Classics at Princeton University invites applications
for a one-year lectureship, to begin on September 1, 2012. The
successful candidate will teach introductory and upper level
undergraduate courses in Greek and in Latin. He or she will also advise
advanced undergraduates on independent projects covering a variety of
topics. It is expected that the candidate will have the PhD in hand by
September 1, 2012.

Interested candidates should apply online at
https://jobs.princeton.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.j sp?postingId=186401
with a cover letter describing their teaching experience and
interests, CV, a sample of scholarly writing (not more than 20 pages),
and the names of three references. Review of applications will begin
immediately and continue until the position is filled. For full
consideration, please apply by March 15, 2012.

Penn Museum has put up a video of Dr.Felix Pirson’s lecture on Pergamon and environs … here’s the official description:

The Pergamon-Excavation of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) looks back to a history of more than 130 years reflecting various trends in archaeological research. Currently, the layout of the city as a whole, its relation with the suburban areas and with the territory are major points of interests. Such an approach needs to look far beyond Pergamon itself, but has to include neighbouring cities such as Elaia, which became the main anchorage of the Hellenistic capital. The aim of the paper is to present first results of the new research program and to show how modern field archaeology produces data for spatial approaches currently discussed in the humanities. In this context, a particular focus will be laid on the 2010-excavtions of so-called natural sanctuaries at Pergamon and on the tumuli (gravemounds) of Pergamon.

Additionally, the German Pergamon excavation has a long-lasting and outstanding record in conservation projects. The paper will give an impression of our work at the Temple of the Egyptian Gods (The Red Hall) and present the latest results.

Enjoy:

• 2012.02.31:  Katharina Roettig, Die Träume des Xerxes: zum Handeln der Götter bei Herodot. Studia classica et mediaevalia, Bd 2
• 2012.02.30:  Sabrina Inowlocki, Claudio Zamagni, Reconsidering Eusebius: Collected Papers on Literary, Historical, and Theological Issues. Vigiliae Christianae, supplements, 107
• 2012.02.29:  Thomas Harrison, Writing Ancient Persia. Classical essays.
• 2012.02.28:  Gabriella Vanotti, Il lessico Suda e gli storici greci in frammenti. Atti dell’incontro internazionale, Vercelli, 6-7 novembre 2008. Themata 6.
• 2012.02.27:  Rodolfo Funari, Corpus dei papiri storici greci e latini. Parte B: storici latini. 1. Autori noti. Vol. 1: Titus Livius.
• 2012.02.26:  Ian C. Storey, Fragments of Old Comedy, Volume III: Philonicus to Xenophon; adespota. Loeb classical library, 515.
  Ian C. Storey, Fragments of Old Comedy, Volume II: Diopeithes to Pherecrates. Loeb classical library, 514.
  Ian C. Storey, Fragments of Old Comedy, Volume I: Alcaeus to Diocles. Loeb classical library, 513.

ante diem xiiv kalendas martias

• Parentalia (Day 4) — the period for appeasing the dead continued
• 309 A.D. — martyrdom of Pamphilius

From AllAfrica … hopefully we’ll get some more details:

A chance discovery of around 100 Roman graves was made recently near el Kantra – located in the island of Djerba’s southern region.

Employees working for the STEG (the Tunisian Society of Electricity and Gas) as well as employees from the Ministry of Equipment and Housing uncovered the graves while they were carrying out work in the region.

An employee from the STEG, who was present when the discovery was made, confirmed that while the staff was digging to repair a gas pipeline they discovered fragments of marble, pottery, clothes, coins, and human bones. The employees did not recognize that the area was a cemetery until they invited archaeologists to investigate the site.

Youssef el Cherif, a Tunisian archaeologist, confirmed that the graves discovered in “el Kantra” appeared to be connected to the archaeological site of Meninx.

Originally a manufacturing center established by Phoenicians as early as the 10th Century BC, Meninx developed into an important and prosperous economic city under the Romans thanks to its strategic position at the geographical crossroads of ancient trade routes. At its peak Meninx was the capital of the island and boasted thermal baths, an amphitheater, a theater, a basilica and possibly a forum.

A team of archaeologists will begin a more detailed investigation of the new discovery in the coming days.

• via: Tunisia: Discovery of a Roman Cemetery in Djerba (AllAfrica)