Ancient History Competition 37
Those of you who are familiar with Byzantine history know the Sicilian Vespers of 1282. Do you remember any other Vespers from antiquity? »
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Seeking new Director for Amorium Excavation
It is true! Chris Lightfoot, the Director of the Excavation in Amorium, Turkey, is determined to retire. He has already served dutifully in the post for the past 15 years but now it is time that he moves on. Before he goes he will complete the publications of the latest volumes 3 and 4. Needless to say that volume 4 will be the publication of coin finds and I have been involved in this project, since before the turn of the century! It is anticipated that the New Director will be able to start wo... »
Ancient History Competition 36
Which Roman emperor named a certain island “the town of inactivity”? »
Quotation of the Week 30
“The state of resentful coma that… dons dignify by the name of research.” Harold Laski, letter to Oliver Wendell Holmes, 10 October 1922 »
Quotation of the Week 29
“[He] was about to open his lecture, when one of his students rose in his seat and asked a question. It is a practice… which, I need hardly say, we do not encourage; the young man, I believe, was a newcomer in the philosophy class.” Stephen Leacock, Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich, 1914. »
Ancient History Competition 35
Manolis is asking a very demanding question today. Are you ready to sharpen your knowledge? Nowadays philologists and historians are too many in Greece and many of them are unemployed. Perhaps they should pursue a different type of career, as this ancient philologist did. He became the tyrant of an island! Who was he? »
Back on track! Hopefully…
For the past few weeks I have not been feeling very well. Nothing fatal, I assure you. However, the situation was such that it was impossible for me to concentrate on the blog, or, in fact, anything else. In the meantime, there is a great backlog of news, competitions and articles that need to be posted. If I start today, I hope that I will be able to go through them over the next couple of weeks. If I disappear from cyberspace, please, do not worry too much! I am not dead. Just temporarily inca... »
Quotation of the Week 28
Good gracious, you ‘ve got to educate him first.You can’t expect a boy to be vicious till he’s been to a good school. Saki, Reginald in Russia, 1910 »
Ancient History Competion 34
Manolis is on holidays… again… but he has not forgotten us completely. This man was an ancient pirate, a precursor of Henry Morgan and Blackbeard! But he was worse than them: he founded altars to Impiety wherever he landed! Who was he? »