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Hannibal, part deux
Apparently Hannibal, the 3rd century BC Carthaginian general, who caused so much trouble for the Romans during the Second Carthaginian War, is finally getting his cinematic piece of the classics-movie pie. Based on the novel Hannibal by Ross Leckie, the movie is scheduled for release sometime in 2008. After rumors of a Denzel Washington-ian Hannibal, […]
Ex-Getty Curator Off The Hook…For Now…
This just in from the International Herald Tribune: Greek court throws out case against former Getty Museum curator A Greek court on Tuesday threw out criminal charges against a former curator of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles accused of illegally obtaining an ancient gold wreath. A three-judge panel ruled that the statute […]
Olympia–rising from the ashes
from rogueclassism The Restoration of Olympia–brought to you by Coca-Cola Corp. The Coca-Cola Company announced a US $2 million donation to the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) toward the restoration of its site in Ancient Olympia, the cradle of the Olympic Games and the ultimate symbol of Greek and international cultural and sports heritage. The site […]
Interviews with Mary Beard
Brought to you by BLDGBlog, here are two interviews with renowned and engaging classicist Mary Beard complete with some great photos. Of the two, the second one deals the most specifically with Classics. Thought-provoking topics include: modern conceptions of authenticity vs. imitation, the intellectual and cultural dynamics of tourism, the continuity of mass consumption of […]
Long Live the King: Elvis Rex
…or Classics Professors Can Be Hep-Cats, Too! Crooner “with a calling” sings Elvis…in Latin “In my high school years in the early 1960s I had my own band and I sang Elvis in English,” said Ammondt. “Later, as a university professor in the 1990s, I realised that it was my calling to sing Elvis in […]
Giving Back the Classics Love
rogueclassicism passes along this inspiring piece of news from the Australian newspaper The Age: Donor Chips in a Million for Classics Margaret Cook 
October 8, 2007 WHEN UNIVERSITIES are fighting for every dollar they can get, even the smallest donation is welcome. But the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Classics and Archaeology never dreamed that […]
To what end, Classics?
A recent article in the New York Times Magazine: Onward Christian Soldiers The students and teachers call what they are doing “classical Christian education.†They believe it’s much more than memorizing Latin declensions and Aristotle’s principles of rhetoric, though they do plenty of that. Doug Wilson, 54, the pastor who spearheaded New St. Andrews’ founding, […]
hey kid, stick with Classics…
…and maybe one day you, too, will be photographed by the New York Times surrounded by Loebs in all your contemplative glory! Here’s the actual article on how schools are “Exploring Ways To Shorten The Ascent To A PhD”: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/03/education/03education.html?em&ex=1191643200&en=2438decafe04c4d8&ei=5087%0A%3Cbr%20/%3E There are probably few universities that nudge students out the door as rapidly as Princeton, […]
Antiquities In Danger
Meanwhile in Greece fires raged this summer: Greek Fires Kills 60 but Spare Ancient Olympia Ruins http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL2543062320070826 Fires Rage Across Greece (Aug. 26) http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/26/europe/EU-GEN-Greece-Fires.php Greek Fires Kill at Least 12 and Threaten Antiquities (Aug. 27) http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=FA081FFF3F590C748EDDA10894DF404482 Plus an Explainer from Slate that asks “Are Ancient Ruins Flamable?†http://www.slate.com/id/2172877/ Over in Rome: Colosseum is Menaced by […]
Who is that prodigy?
Senior Andrew Howard presented a paper, entitled “The Runner and the Iliad” at the 103rd annual meeting of the CAMWS in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 14. CAMWS is one of the two largest professional classical associations in the country. Andrew’s paper was accepted through a blind review process and was competing with the abstracts of […]