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Medallón de un esclavo romano

Fotografiado en el  Museo Nacional Romano, en su ubicación de las termas de Diocleciano. Por cortesía de Mary Harrsch Obviamente, querrás saber más sobre la Esclavitud en la Antigua Roma ¿Quieres...

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Del deseo de saber y la capacidad de ver...

"Todos los hombres tienen naturalmente el deseo de saber. El placer que nos causa las percepciones de nuestros sentidos es una prueba de esta verdad. Nos agradan por sí mismas, independientemente de...

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European Paleodogs and Domestication

A couple of articles published in the last month or so have continued the debate as to the earliest domestication of the dog. Read Full Post

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Éthique, politique et rhétorique dans les traités et leurs commentaires

Séminaire de l’année 2012 : « Éthique, politique et rhétorique dans les traités et leurs commentaires, depuis la période hellénistique jusqu’à la falsafa et la période byzantine », UPR 76, Centre Jean...

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This Day in Ancient History: ante diem viii kalendas februarias

ante diem viii kalendas februarias Sementivae or Paganalia (day 2) — Sementivae was a festival of sowing which was actually a moveable feast (although I’m not sure of the moveability criteria; I’m...

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CJ Review: Dewald on Grethlein, Greeks and their Past

Posted with permission: Jonas Grethlein, The Greeks and Their Past: Poetry, Oratory and History in the Fifth Century BCE. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Pp. xii + 350....

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CJ Review: Kyle on Meijer, Chariot Racing in the Roman Empire

posted with permission: Fik Meijer, Chariot Racing in the Roman Empire. Translated by Liz Waters. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. Pp. xiv + 185. Hardcover, $29.95. ISBN...

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Bibliography: Corinth

The following has been added to the Zotero Group for Ancient World Open Bibliographies and the Ancient World Open Bibliographies Wiki. Greek Archaeological Sites The Corinth Computer Project...

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Open Access Libraries: Vivarium

Vivarium Vivarium is the home of digitized manuscripts, art, rare books, photographs, and other resources from two Benedictine monastic and educational communities in central Minnesota. It is a...

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£1000 for studying Herculaneum

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What makes civilization? Exchanges and borrowings between the Aegean and the...

February 03, 2012 - 1:01 AM - Lecture Dr. Lorenz Rahmstorf (Institut für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Universität Mainz)

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Journée annuelle d’actualités et AG de l’APRAB – samedi 03 mars 2012

Association pour la Promotion des Recherches sur l’Âge du Bronze Siège social : UMR 5594 ARTeHIS Université de Bourgogne Faculté des Sciences 6, bd Gabriel 21000 Dijon Site internet : aprab.free.fr...

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Press release: Possible closure of Pompeii scavi tomorrow morning

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A Faculty Salary: A Historical Case Study

Over the past weekend, during my downtime, I started going through Professor Elwyn Robinson’s memoirs (for more on this project look at these posts) and pulling out financial data. Robinson recorded...

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Opportunity Mars Rover Still Working After Eight Years

Dear Reader, remember the remote-controlled Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity? How long is it since the last time you thought of them? Opportunity landed on Mars eight Earth calendar years ago...

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Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre Field School opens in Singapore

The Singapore part of the Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre Field School opened today at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre Field School 2012 The opening ceremony this morning...

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ArcLand Session at EAA2012

This year's EAA conference will take place in Helsinki from 29 August - 1 September (http://www.eaa2012.fi/). The following accepted session might be of interest for you: Advanced Prospection Methods...

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APA Blog : In the News: Siege of the ‘Iliad’

From The Chronicle Review: Erasmus quoted the Iliad in a time of widening war: Men get their fill of sleep and love, of beautiful singing and carefree dance, but they never get enough of war. And they...

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APA Blog : CFP: Digital Classicist 2012

The annual Digital Classicist seminar series on the subject of research into the ancient world that has an innovative digital component will run again in Summer 2012. We warmly welcome contributions...

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Playfully Reading Play the Past

Let’s get meta! I’m inspired by Mark Sample‘s playful remixing of ‘Hacking the Academy‘ along procedural lines, ‘Hacking the Accident‘: Known as N+7, this mode of procedural writing was popularized by...

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