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Vrbe bianca 2012
Una maravillosa serie de fotografías con unas inusuales vistas de Roma bajo la nieve... Por cortesía de Marco Cocceio Nerva ¿Quieres saber más sobre Historia Clásica y Antigua? Puedes subscribirte al...
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Athens Burns
Rioting has erupted in Athens over the austerity measures the country now faces. See http://news.yahoo.com/greece-boils-over-120700059.html Apparently, some historic buildings were torched...
View ArticleNeulateinische Großepik im Habsburgerreich
Titre: Neulateinische Großepik im HabsburgerreichLieu: Ludwig Boltzmann Institut / Neulateinische Studien / InnsbruckCatégorie: Colloques, journées d'étudesDate: 23.02.2012 - 24.02.2012Heure: 17.15 h -...
View ArticleNews Flash: Getty Trust Expected to Name Timothy Potts as Museum Director
Once again, I've proven to be inept at predicting future museum directors. But my wrongheaded guess (scroll to the bottom) as to who might be tapped to lead the J. Paul Getty Museum impelled someone to...
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Fork Criticism: Understanding Biblical Criticism Through Cutlery
Via Sansblogue, I learned about the St. Eutychus blog, and the post there that seeks to use cutlery to illustrate different methods and conclusions in Biblical criticism. Here are a couple of...
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The Root of All Evil?
If one’s viewpoint is that 666 represents all that is evil, then it may be useful to know that 25.80697580112788 is then the root of all evil.HT Jim West
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Bruhns, Bach, Beethoven, Couperin And A Whole Lot Of Bull
KenE and Stuart photo Christoph Bull that is. Yesterday afternoon Shirley and I had the privilege of attending a Christoph Bull organ recital. Bull's work at the organ is simply the best I have ever...
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Call for responses to survey on archaeological conservation needs
Call for responses to survey on archaeological conservation needs:If you direct an archaeological field project, please assist us by taking this brief online survey. The survey is designed to gather...
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Á. Bánki, G. Tillinger, Survivance du latin et grammaire textuelle
Ágnes Bánki, Gábor Tillinger (éd.), Survivance du latin et grammaire textuelle. Mélanges offerts à Sándor Kiss à l'occasion de son 70e anniversaire, Debrecen, 2011. Éditeur : Debreceni Egyetemi...
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Farewell Dinner and Some Retrospection
Two weeks later, our tour is at an end. Our group of ten really bonded, and at our farewell dinner, addresses and e-mails were exchanged to stay in touch and share thousands of photos once we are all...
View ArticleSocial Media and the Scholar–The Written Registers of a Contemporary Scholar
David Carr has an interesting piece in the NYT concerning a CNN journalist who was suspended over a Twitter post which got me to thinking about the implications of this event for those in higher...
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Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts Online
The British Library blog shared a long list of links and some sample images from their collection of illustrated and illuminated Hebrew manuscripts, many of which are available online.
View ArticleBlegen Library closed February 27
The Blegen Library will be closed to visitors on Monday 27 February in observance of the Clean Monday holiday.
View ArticleArchaeology and the Queen of Sheba
I’ve seen a couple news items in the last several days about the possible discovery of a gold mine that archaeologists suspect may be associated with the biblical story of the Queen of Sheba. Examples...
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Birds in the Iliad
Eurekalert informs us of an interesting dissertation from UGothenburg: The birds in the Iliad help warriors and kings make difficult decisions and satisfy the basic human need for self-esteem and...
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Coercive citations
Suppose you had submitted a paper to a journal ("Journal-X") and you got this message from the editor: "You only cite Journal-X once. Consequently, we kindly ask you to add references of articles...
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Latrines at the Agora in Athens
First century latrines at the Roman forum in Athens. Copyright: Giovanni Dall'Orto
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GeeGaws for Trophy-Seeking Imperialists on Sale on V-Coins
."Imperial Coins & Artifacts" in partnership with vAuctions has announced its "second electronic auction of ancient Greek, Roman and Medieval coins via the vAuctions venue". The sale closes...
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Glasgow team gets £1m grant to study illegal trade in antiquities
The Guardian, UKEvery year, artefacts and antiquities of cultural significance are looted and smuggled around the world, often turning up in private collections or even museums. Last year, a number of...
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Sudan Dams Appeal
Subject: Sudan Dams AppealVincent RondotFormer Director of French Unit/SFDASPresident, International Society for Nubian StudiesParis, 2 February 2012Dear Colleagues,On behalf of the International...
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