Cambridge University

  • Linear B Conference

    Cambridge University had some hype for a conference on Linear B this past weekend: When during the early 20th century archaeologists excavated some of the most famous sites of Ancient Greece – notably Knossos on the island of Crete and Mycenae and Pylos on the mainland – they found large numbers of clay tablets inscribed…

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  • A spelling mistake in ancient Greek on the doors to the Cambridge University classics faculty has left officials red-faced. The stylish new entrance to the £1.3 million extension at the department, on the university’s Sidgwick site, boasts glass doors emblazoned with a quote by Aristotle, chosen by academics from the faculty. But the quote –…

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