May 3, 2012
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From an Emory news release thingy: In a time defined by the Internet, social media and constant technological change, is it possible to excite students with literature written 2,000 or more years ago in languages sometimes referred to as “dead”? At Oxford College, the answer is a resounding yes. The study of Latin and classical…
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This is turning into one of those mornings where all I do is shake my head; this time, though, the artist got it right … it’s the ‘authorities’ who need some educatin’ … from the Telegraph: The Scream gallery in Mayfair had exhibited the artwork for a month with no complaints from the public. The…
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This one just hit my email and Twitter feed (tip o’ the pileus to Lisa Trentin for the latter) at almost the same time and is generally bizarre … here’s the BBC version: A statue representing the birth of the Romanian nation has been greeted with derision by the public and critics. The sculpture, unveiled…
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ante diem vi nonas maias ludi Florae (possible day 7) — a festival originally ordered in response to an interpretation of the Sybilline books in 238 B.C., it fell into desuetude only to be revived in 173 B.C.; it was a general festival of drinking and other merriment in honour of Flora, who presided over…
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lizgloyn: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. [the things you notice when you look!]
rogue classicism 