February 18, 2013
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A few years ago, we mentioned in these pages a number of reports which suggested the Romans were exploiting nano-technology (although they didn’t know it, of course … Them Nanoromans) … here’s another case via PhysOrg (tip o’ the pileus to John McMahon) … just the intro, then my eyes sort of glaze over (lack…
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About a month ago, we mentioned that Emma Woolerton was penning a series on Lucretius for the Guardian (Pondering Lucretius) … go there for the first couple of installments; here are three more: Lucretius, part 3: chaos and orde Lucretius, part 4: things fall apart Lucretius, part 5: all perceptions are true
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Interesting oped piece by Michael Sloan (who is an assistant professor of Classical Languages at Wake Forest) in response to yet another governor suggesting funding liberal arts courses in university is a waste of money: North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s comments on national radio suggest that taxpayer dollars supporting women’s and gender studies and philosophy…
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Seen on the Classicists list: The Little Torch of Cypris: Gender and Sexuality in Hellenistic Alexandria and Beyond When: 2-4 September 2013 Where: Monash Campus, Prato, Italy The workshop aims to investigate the definitions of gender and sexuality in Hellenistic Alexandria and its major impact on Latin literature as well as later genres of European…
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posted with permission: Plato’s Phaedrus: A Commentary for Greek Readers. Edited by Paul Ryan. Introduction by Mary Louise Gill. Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2012. Pp. xxviii + 384. Paper, $29.95. ISBN 978-0-8061-4259-3. Reviewed by Christopher Moore, Penn State University This student edition of the Phaedrus includes a twelve-page introduction…
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