May 13, 2012
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Seen on the Classicists list: Swords, Sorcery, Sandals and Space: The Fantastika and the Classical World. A Science Fiction Foundation Conference 29 June – 1 July 2013 At The Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool Guests of Honour/Plenary Speakers: Edith Hall, Nick Lowe, and Catherynne M. Valente Call for papers The culture of the Classical world…
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From My SA: While most local students are taking final exams in classrooms this week, one Latin teacher arranged for the San Antonio Museum of Art as a testing site. The museum has an extensive collection of Greek and Roman art, classical pieces from between 300 B.C. and 400 A.D., so Saint Mary’s Hall teacher…
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I’m thinking of making all the Latin and Greek news a sort of ‘Sunday Papers’ thing: From YLE: Hollande praesidens electus Nuntii Latini. Photo: Yle JULKAISTU 11.05.2012 KLO 10.38 Praesidens Francogalliae in quinquennium proxime futurum electus est Francois Hollande, socialista quinquaginta septem annos natus. Altero enim suffragio populi pridie Nonas Maias (6.5.) facto sententiarum paene…
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Tip o’ the pileus to Rose Williams for alerting us to this piece in USA Today: When college-targeted publications feature articles on topics like the highest-paying college majors or the college majors that are most likely to land you a job, things do not always look too good for people studying the humanities. Humanities departments…
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A couple of items of interest comparing Olympics ancient and modern: The real ancient Olympic spirit: political, bawdy, and brutal (Boston Globe) [by Neil Faulkner, of Military Times and Current Archaeology fame] Paying your way to the Olympics (Courier) [by David Pritchard from UQueensland]
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