May 21, 2012
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More from the ever-growing depths of the ‘to blog’ file of my mailbox … for the past while, the fine folks at ABC Tasmania have been bringing Classicist Geoff Adams in to enlighten us about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World … the series has just concluded (I think), so here they all are…
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This one’s been lurking in my box for a while … the Center for Hellenic Studies have put up a copy of Milman Parry’s doctoral dissertation (?) … here’s their description: In this foundational and still critically important work, Parry offers a detailed and thorough analysis of proper name and epithet formulae. This analysis brought…
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Nice little video on why there’s still so much to learn in our field: … and Greg Woolf also talks about what sustained the empire: Greg Woolf also has a post at the OUP blog: How did Rome last so long?
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Adrian Murdoch demonstrates once again that the ‘shadow emperors’ are a major lacuna in my education: Olybrius: Emperors of Rome
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belabor (Dictionary.com) diptych (OED) … and the Latin Words of the Day (doing some source adjusting and reorganizing here): https://twitter.com/#!/latinwordaday/status/204312611565740033 https://twitter.com/#!/latinlanguage/status/204362602904690688
rogue classicism 