Ancient History Competition 28
Which Roman author describes in detail the sexual encounter of Aphrodite’s statue with a homosexual man? »
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Quotation of the Week 22
MRS CHEVELEY: The higher education of men is what I should like to see. Men need it so sadly. LADY MARKBY: They do, dear. But I am afraid such a scheme would be quite unpractical. I don’t think man has much capacity for development. He has got as far as he can, and that is not far, is it? (Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband, 1895) »
Teaching Ancient Coins: A Ray of Hope
Following my latest post on the problems of teaching numismatics, I thought I should offer also some hope. The first solution that springs to mind is to “Teach the Teachers”. Most ancient Historians and Classicists refrain from using coins in the classroom for paedagogical purposes. There are several reasons for this: 1) They have never been formally taught numismatists; therefore they do not know... »
Teaching Ancient Coins: Identifying the Problems
Back in the old days, in order to master the discipline, the students had to have a strong background in a) Classical Archaeology, specifically Greco-roman sculpture and architecture, b) Basic knowledge of statistical analysis, c) Theory of Economic History and d) Political Theory. As far as I know, none of our British students have such a background. This is not a typically British characteristic... »
Quotation of the Week 21
“Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.” Marc Twain, A Curious Dream, 1972 »
Ancient History Competition 27
Manolis is back! “I prefer ruling the people who have gold instead of owning it myself”. This is the answer this frugal consul gave to the foreign ambassadors who tried to bribe him. Who was he? »