April 2012
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Longtime readers of rogueclassicism will remember a series of posts we made a couple of years ago on the subject of the Aqua Traiana … in chronological order: Source of the Aqua Traiana Found? More on the Aqua Traiana Still More on the Aqua Traiana(includes materials from the O’Neills) Aqua Traiana in Peril? Aqua Traiana…
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posted with permission: Zachary P. Biles, Aristophanes and the Poetics of Competition. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Pp. xi + 290. £60.00/$95.00. ISBN 978-0-521-76407-0. Reviewed by Ian C. Storey, Trent University In this study Biles does not address the usual topics of Aristophanes’ political “message” or his emulation of Euripides, but his…
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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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