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Recent Finds from Milas, Stratonikeia
A somewhat rambling item from World Bulletin: Excavations in a field in Milas, a district of the southwestern province of Mugla, has uncovered mosaic tiles belonging to the Roman era. The excavations began after the Milas Gendarmerie Command raided a store in Milas upon a tip-off and found five Roman-era pots there. Also, three unregistered […]
Also Seen: Dr Johnson Studies
A review from the TLS of a couple new studies (I don’t think they’re quite biographies) of that guy who keeps coming up in Classics departments every now and then: The pleasures of Dr Johnson (TLS)
Classical Words of the Day
aeolian (Dictionary.com) rosarian (Wordnik) Linguatweets: illacrimare: to weep over, to lament: verb. Example sentence:Legens Platonem morti Socratis semper illacrimo.T… bit.ly/1321nfU— Latin Language (@latinlanguage) May 10, 2013 pronoun:...Show More Summary
Newly discovered miniature of Elizabeth I as Paris
In July of 2012, a previously unknown miniature depicting Queen Elizabeth I as the central figure in a reimagining of the Judgment of Paris sold at Christie’s for $453,833, five times its pre-sale estimate. It was purchased by an art dealer who arranged for its sale to the National Portrait Gallery. Although the NPG has [...]
Wine ‘Warehouse’ at Oplontis
Found this one in the Wine Spectator: Harvest season may have been their busiest time of year, but wine was the last thing on the minds of the 54 people huddled in a room of Oplontis Villa B in A.D. 79 as they looked out to sea in vain for a ship. In happier times, [...]
Making Greek Pottery
… no, not poetry, like I originally typed. Interesting project at the University of Arizona: On a sunny morning on the University of Arizona campus, art student Steve Carcello, dressed in a clay-spattered T-shirt and sunglasses, steps up to what might look to the casual passerby like a round wooden table. In moments, the “tabletop” [...]
CJ Online Review | Knapp, Invisible Romans
posted with permission Invisible Romans. By Robert Knapp. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2011. Pp. 400. $29.95. ISBN 978-0-674-06199-6. Reviewed by Sandra R. Joshel, University of Washington Robert Knapp’s Invisible Romans presents an engaging and informed picture of the lives of “the great mass of people who lived in Rome and its empire” in the [...]
CJ Online Review | Acosta-Hughes and Stephens, Callimachus in Context
posted with permission Callimachus in Context: From Plato to the Augustan Poets. By Benjamin Acosta-Hughes and Susan A. Stephens. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Pp. xiv + 328. Hardcover, £60.00/$99.00. ISBN 978-1-107-00857-1. Show More Summary
This day in Ancient History: ante diem vii idus maias
ante diem vii idus maias Lemuria (day 1) — a Roman festival involving assorted rituals to keep the ghosts of one’s ancestors happy
Classical Words of the Day
decussate (Merriam-Webster) operose (OED) paracosm (Wordnik) Linguatweets: verb 4: sentio, sentire, sensi, sensus => feel, notice bit.ly/YF6RyC #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab— (@LatinVocab) May 09, 2013 oboedire: to obey: verb. Example sentence:Pecuniae oboediunt omnia.Translation:All things yield to money. Show More Summary
It’s Behind You! |The Curious Case of Benjamin Plato
The Curious Case of Benjamin Plato via: It’s Behind You!.
Classical Wisdom Weekly | Agamemnon and The Cursed House of Atreus
Agamemnon and The Cursed House of Atreus via: Classical Wisdom Weekly.
Classical Wisdom Weekly |The Glory and the Tragedy of Achilles
The Glory and Tragedy of Achilles via: Classical Wisdom Weekly.
A Don’s Life | Were the ancient Pompeians just like us?
Were the ancient Pompeians just like us? via A Don’s Life
Latin for Addicts | I-Stems: Neuter Declension [p2/8]
I-Stems: Neuter Declension [p2/8] via Latin for Addicts.
Bestiaria Latina Blog | Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: May 9
Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: May 9 via Bestiaria Latina Blog
The Stoa Consortium | Duke Collaboratory for Classics Computing DC3
Duke Collaboratory for Classics Computing DC3 via The Stoa Consortium
The Aramaic Blog | Géza Vermes 1924-2013
Géza Vermes 1924-2013 via The Aramaic Blog
