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Hatchet job of the year
I was chuffed earlier this week to find myself (or rather my review of Robert Hughes' book on Rome) on the shortlist for the "Hatchet job of the year" prize. Actually the name of the prize is a bit...
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Free entry to Hue sites for Lunar New Year
From January 23-25, visitors to the World Heritage Site of Hue in Central Vietnam will enjoy free entry to the different attractions and tombs as part of the Lunar New Year celebrations. Hue heritage...
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Cause for Alarm?
This link points you to a description of a new "reality" TV show slated to descend on St. Augustine, Florida, and 13 other American cities and towns this year. The gist? Let's dig up private and public...
View ArticleAPA Blog : Linked Ancient World Data Institute (LAWDI)
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University will host the Linked Ancient World Data Institute (LAWDI) from May 31st to June 2nd, 2012 in New York City. Applications are due...
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The Lord’s Prayer in Indiana Public Schools?
As if the news of attempts to get creationism into science classrooms were not bad enough, there is another proposed law that seeks to allow schools to mandate the recitation of the Lord’s...
View ArticleTalpiot Tomb Makes Another Round in the Blogosphere
Thanks go to Mark Goodacre of Duke University for this short post linking us to a recent paper about the alleged Jesus family tomb. As is typical, Mark clearly and succinctly summarizes the two primary...
View ArticleValedictory Post: Thanks from CultureGrrl!
Photo © by Jill Krementz "Thanks from CultureGrrl" has been the subject-line in my recent e-mailed acknowledgements to some 44 supporters (both Repeat Donors and new ones) from 16 states, the District...
View ArticleThe Gabriel Millet Collection Online
The Gennadius Library offers online access to several bibliographical resources. It is the only institution in Greece to offer access to the Index of Christian Art from Princeton University.
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Postdoctoral fellowships at Kent
The School of European Culture and Languages at the University of Kent will be supporting a number of excellent candidates for Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships to be held in the period 2012-15. The...
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Visiting professorship in Aegean prehistory
The Bristol Institute of Greece, Rome, and the Classical Tradition, thanks to a generous donation by the Institute for Aegean Prehistory, will host a Visiting Professorship in Aegean Prehistory during...
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Learn numismatics in Athens
THE BRITISH SCHOOL AT ATHENS POSTGRADUATE TRAINING COURSE IN GREEK NUMISMATICS A. G. Leventis Foundation Student Bursaries The BSA is pleased to announce a number of A. G. Leventis bursaries (of up to...
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Lecturer in Classics at UCL
Lecturer in Greek or Latin Literature Grade 7 £35,557- £38,594 per annum Or Grade 8 £39,668 – £46,822 per annum (inclusive of London Allowance) Applications are invited for a lecturer post in Greek...
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New book: Dušek, "Aramaic and Hebrew Inscriptions from Mt. Gerizim and...
NEW BOOK: Jan Dušek, Aramaic and Hebrew Inscriptions from Mt. Gerizim and Samaria between Antiochus III and Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Brill):The theme of the book stands on the intersection of epigraphy...
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Duane Smith on rabbinic omen-diviners
DUANE SMITH has a note on rabbinic omen-diviners over at Abnormal Interests: The Rabbis On מנחש.Related, sort of: “Snakes, Why Did It Have To Be Snakes.”
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2012.01.15: Festschrift für Max Kunze: "... die Augen ein wenig zu öffnen"....
Review of Stephanie-Gerrit Bruer, Detlef Rößler, Festschrift für Max Kunze: "... die Augen ein wenig zu öffnen". Der Blick auf die antike Kunst von der Renaissance bis heute. Mainz: 2011. Pp. 320....
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2012.01.16: Persona: l'élaboration d'une notion rhétorique au Ier siècle av....
Review of Charles Guérin, Persona: l'élaboration d'une notion rhétorique au Ier siècle av. J.- C. Volume I: antécédents grecs et première rhétorique latine. Textes et traditions, 18. Paris: 2009. Pp....
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Biblioblogospheric book notes
BIBLIOBLOGOSPHERIC BOOK NOTES:Apri De Conick (Forbidden Gospels): Book Note: Dark Mirrors by Andrei A. Orlov.Noted earlier here.Mark Goodacre (NT Blog): Jesus, Criteria and the Demise of AuthenticityI...
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The Talpiot tomb again
MARK GOODACRE: Returning to the Talpiot Tomb.I haven't paid much attention to the Talpiot-Tomb discussion lately, but this is the first I remember hearing that some people think Jesus had a son named...
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Winnington Ingram Trainee Position 2012 - 2013
Picture via Flickr user Super Furry Librarian Those considering a career in librarianship might be interested in the Library's Winnington Ingram Trainee position. You can read more about what the...
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Friday Varia and Quick Hits
It’s a varia and quick hits from the road. It was close to 60 degrees in our nation’s capital yesterday, but today it supposed to be a far more North Dakota-like mid-30s. I’m actually glad because I...
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