Classicists
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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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Interesting item from a Stanford press release: Like novelists, mathematicians are creative authors. With diagrams, symbolism, metaphor, double entendre and elements of surprise, a good proof reads like a good story. Reviel Netz, a professor of classics and, by courtesy, of philosophy, is especially interested in exploring the literary dimensions of the textual artifacts left…
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Nice feature in USF News on William Murray’s ongoing research: Shipping and Greek culture connect University of South Florida Professor William Murray and Aristotle Onassis, a legendary titan in the shipping industry – a connection born of Murray’s lifelong love of sailing and the Onassis legacy. More than three decades of research about some of…
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From the Leaf Chronicle: One gets the impression that Dr. Tim Winters, Austin Peay State University classics professor, doesn’t sleep much. A dedicated teacher, he’s won most of the University’s major faculty awards, such as the Socrates Award for Excellence in Teaching and the APSU National Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award. Add that to grading…
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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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