Generation Y are the children of baby boomers, born between 1982 and 1995. Currently these children are taking courses in Universities across the UK. Although the characteristics of Generation Y vary from one region to another, these persons seem to share a few common identifiers. For example, they are all computer literate, they have a facebook page, they read blogs, they know how to manipulate s... »
Which Roman author “immortalised” Alcibiades’ favourite (?) pet? »
“This we learn from Watergate That almost any creep ‘ll Be glad to help the Government Overthrow the people. On being asked what would have happened in 1963, had Khrushchev and not Kennedy being assassinated (Malcolm Muggeridge, The Infernal Grove, 1975) »
Some time ago the Italian government announced severe cuts in public costs in attempt to ‘save’ the economy from the disgrace that Greece is going through. It seems that, among other cuts, they decided to sacrifice to the altar of money the Italian Institute of Archaeology at Athens. This School was established in 1909 and celebrated its centenary anniversary only last year. Apart from its celebra... »
While I am in the mood of reception studies… it may be worth taking a look at the new Oxford University Press Journal called Classical Reception Journal. It has just been published online and can be viewed by clicking on the link: http://www.oxfordjournals.org/page/3929/1. The issue includes a free editorial from Lorna Hardwick. The following paper is freely available: “Hyperion’s symp... »
Have you ever been able to take a glimpse of a numismatic catalogue? It is the apotheosis of Abbreviations in ancient history. Each line has so many abbreviations that you need a second book to decipher them. I find it very difficult to understand the symbolism behind every small cluster of letters and I suppose that the non-experts are getting increasingly more frustrated. So why are they so popu... »