April 7, 2012
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Seen on the Classicists list: Call for Registrations South Italy, Sicily and the Mediterranean: Cultural Interactions 17th – 21st July 2012, Melbourne, Australia Hosted by the Centre for Greek Studies and the A.D. Trendall Research Centre for Ancient Mediterranean Studies at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, this conference will focus on the movement of…
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Seen on the Classicists list: ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONS: IDENTITY, HERITAGE AND SPORT A half day conference exploring the uses of heritage in the construction and consolidation of identities through modern sports events. Organised by the Open University in association with the Olympics 2012 Humanities programme. 18 June 2012, 5-8pm. The Open University in London. PROGRAMME: 17.00…
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Seen on the Classicists list: Sex and Slavery An international conference co-organised by the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History (Leicester), the Department of Classics (Nottingham) and the Institute for the Study Of Slavery (ISOS) Nottingham, 13-14 September 2012 As part of the ongoing collaboration between Nottingham and Leicester, we are pleased to announce an…
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This seems to have only been picked up briefly by AP, so I’ll just include the first line from the Washington Post’s coverage, which pretty much says it all: Several Romans dressed as gladiators have climbed the Colosseum to protest a crackdown on their unauthorized business of posing with tourists for money. […] via: Roman…
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Roman Times: Augustus or Julius Caesar? Ostia head another puzzle.
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