Augustus
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The Museum of Augustus: The Temple of Apollo in Pompeii, the Portico of Philippus in Rome, and Latin Poetry. By Peter Heslin. Los Angeles, CA: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2015. Pp. xiii + 350. Hardcover, $65.00. ISBN 978-1-60606-421-4. Reviewed by Christina Kraus, Yale University This fascinating, beautifully produced book is a terrific read putting forward…
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From the Telegraph … skipping a bit: Now, to mark the two millennia since his death in 14AD, a successful exhibition has been staged in Rome and Paris, while on Rome’s Palatine Hill newly restored rooms at Augustus’ house and elaborate frescoes in a dining area will go on display for the first time. But…
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Here’s the blurb: Dr. K. L. Zachoa Zachos Leads this lecture in a fascinating explanation of the Triumph of Augustus on the Actium Monument at Nicopolis.
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Right now my Twitterfeed is overflowing with excitement over the apparent discovery of a fragment of the Res Gestae in Sardis. Mary Beard actually broke the story at her blog an hour or so ago … here’s an excerpt: Well a new article by Peter Thonemann in Historia 2012 puts the kibosh on that. Because…
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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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