July 2013
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Yet another one from Hurriyet which leaves us asking for more: A rich Greek graffiti collection has been found in the İzmir agora during excavation work in the area. The graffiti shows daily life in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The graffiti is estimated to date back to the 2nd and 4th centuries A.D. Experts…
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… for lack of a better phrase. Charlotte Higgins has a new book on Roman Britain out (Under Another Sky) and a few days ago penned a really interesting piece for the Guardian on the dubious origins of some of the place names there … here’s the first half or so: During the 1745 Jacobite…
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… at least that’s what I think they’re referring to; not sure if there’s an ‘Augustus’ or something in there too because it seems to be earlier than the empire. From Hurriyet: Excavation works of a 2,200-year-old “Goddess Rome Temple” have started in the Alabanda Ancient City near Turkey’s southwestern province of Aydin. The ancient…
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Tip o’ the pileus to Current Epigraphy‘s Gil Renberg for obsessively clicking ‘refresh’ for the past month or so to alert us to the latest supplement to the always useful Guide de l’épigraphiste … you can download it (and assorted other things) at the Guide’s page (scroll down a bit): Guide de l’épigraphiste Bibliographie choisie…
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This one’s been hitting all my social media sources and a few lists as well … here’s a description from the page: Coin hoards of the Roman Republic Online (CHRR Online) is a database of Roman Republican coin hoards mainly from the period 155 BC to AD 2. This database began life as a personal…
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