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Williamson, Callie. The Laws of the Roman People: Public Law in the Expansion and Decline of the Roman Republic. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2016. Pp. xxviii + 508. Paper, $44.95. ISBN 978-0-472-03661-5. Reviewed by Molly Jones-Lewis, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County When writing an academic book, the hope is that the finished work will be, above all, useful. In that, Callie…
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Aristophanes: Clouds, Women at the Thesmophoria, Frogs. By Stephen Halliwell. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. Pp. xcvi + 304. Hardcover, $100.00. ISBN 978-0-19-814994-1. Reviewed by Matthew C. Wellenbach, Catholic Memorial School Stephen Halliwell has now brought forth the second installment in his planned three-part series of new verse translations of Aristophanes’ comedies. The first volume…
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“Teaching Leaders and Leadership through Classics: A Virtual Conference, May 8–22, 2017…” by Mallory Monaco Caterine https://t.co/54NyeKxSYO — Ancient Greek Hero (@AncGreekHero) March 21, 2017 http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/844113420978966528 http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/844113903705636864 In case you missed it… Roman Shipbuilding & Navigation https://t.co/zEVuMkdHdk pic.twitter.com/ZpAGUq3qP4 — World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) March 21, 2017 http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/844114713713786880 Filming in Mycenae #trippingly pic.twitter.com/rgagmF6d5t — Elton Barker…
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The Hellenistic World. Using Coins as Sources. By Peter Thonemann. Guides to the Coinage of the Ancient World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015. Pp. xxxii + 232. Paper, $34.99. ISBN 978-1-107-45175-9. Reviewed by Philip Kiernan, Kennesaw State University The first in a new series on ancient coinage organized by the American Numismatic Society, this book…
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http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/843755139634794496 Thucydides has branched out into children's literature! The Melian Dialogue exemplified by a nasty Tyrannosaurus Rex. https://t.co/VOEPeLzCIR — The Thucydides Bot (@Thucydiocy) March 20, 2017 Whenever someone mentions 'the greens' I think they're talking chariot racing #ClassicistProblems — rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) March 20, 2017 Happy #worldsparrowday! Sparrows star in 2 famous classical…