Ancient History Competition 46
Which Sicilian city used to bear the name of its 3rd cent. BC founder, who happened to be a tyrant? »
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Tribute to Kenneth Dover
“Stephen Halliwell gave a lecture on “Kenneth Dover and the Greeks” in London at the invitation of the Hellenic Society last Monday. You will be able tofind the text of the lecture online by going to the following webpage https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/da/persons/francis-stephen-halliwell%28393e9249-c8a9-44dd-8c2d-3ae1dedddc72%29.html then scrolling down to Activities and... »
Quotation of the week 33
“Do not on any account attempt to write on both sides of the paper at once.” W.C. Sellar and R.J. Yeatman, 1066 and All That, 1930. Test paper 5. »
Obama celebrates Greekness
The following Obama speech has been brought to my attention. It looks like the US President decided to celebrate the Day of Greek Independence (25th of March) with the following proclamation. As for his views on the USA continuing the Greek democratic traditions, I will let the readers of this blog to comment! Hey, I just realised I could write an article on the topic! “One hundred ninety ye... »
Roman Baths at Carsulae (Italy): Field School
“The field school at the Roman baths at Carsulae will commence its seventh season this summer, and applications for students and volunteers are still being accepted. The Roman city of Carsulae was founded along the via Flaminia, when that road was cut through Umbria in the late third century BC. Located near the town of San Gemini, the area has been associated with healing waters since Umbri... »
Archaeological Films on Classical Greece
“The 12th International Meeting of Archaeological Films is taking place in Belgrade (Serbia) on March 30th. Honoured guest this year is Mexico. The following countries participate this year: Belgium, Mexico, Italy, Germany, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Spain, FYROM, China and Serbia. The Greeks participate with 2 movies, “The Temple of Artemis Agrotera” and “Diolkos for 1500 years&#... »