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C A N A D I A N C L A S S I C A L
B U L L E T I N
C A N A D I E N D E S E T U D E S A N C I E N N E S
VOLUME/TOME 5, NUMBER/NUMERO 6, 1999 02 15
Published by e-mail by the Classical Association of Canada/
Publie par courrier electronique par la
societe canadienne des etudes classiques
President: J.I. McDougall, University of Winnipeg
IAIN.MCDOUGALL@UWINNIPEG.CA
Secretary/Secretaire: I.M. Cohen, Mount Allison University
ICOHEN@MTA.CA
Treasurer/Tresorier: C. Cooper, University of Winnipeg
CRAIG.COOPER@UWINNIPEG.CA
Founded and Edited by/cree et redige par
K.H. Kinzl, Trent University
KKINZL@TRENTU.CA
http://www.trentu.ca/cac/ccb/ccb.html ISSN 1198-9149
http://collections.nlc-bnc.ca/100/201/300/cdn_classical/index.html
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CONTENTS:
[1] Association announcements
[2] [2.1] Job openings
[2.2] Fellowships, scholarships, prizes
[2.3] Summer 1999: courses etc.
[3] Lectures, seminars, panels
[4] Conferences
[5] Calls for papers
[6] Varia
[7] W3 sites noted, vel sim.
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[1] ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCEMENTS, etc.
From: IN%"iain.mcdougall@uwinnipeg.ca" 8-FEB-1999 09:34:45.67
The Nominating Committee of the CAC invites members to submit nominations
to fill the three positions on Council which must be filled at the Annual
Meeting in May. Those nominated must be members of the Association in good
standing.
In addition, Dr. Konrad Kinzl has indicated his wish to relinquish his
duties as Editor of the Canadian Classical Bulletin/Bulletin Canadien des
Etudes Anciennes (CCB/BCEA) after his several years of valuable service in
designing, establishing and developing our electronic newsletter, though he
will continue to manage the Association's web site. Council must,
therefore, nominate a successor at the AGM and the Nominating Committee
invites members to suggest individuals who might be interested in carrying
out this important responsibility and have the appropriate skills to do so.
The Committee would also strongly encourage members who would like to offer
their own services to submit their names for consideration, preferably with
a brief statement of how they would develop CCB/CCEA.
All nominations should be submitted as soon as possible to the Chair of the
Nominating Committee at the following address:
Dr. Andre Daviault, Departement de langues et litteratures, Faculte de
lettres, Universite Laval, Quebec, PQ., G1K 7P4,
andre.daviault@lit.ulaval.ca
...........
Le Comite de nomination de la SCEC/CAC invite les membres de la Societe a
faire des propositions de candidatures aux trois postes qui arrivent a
echeance et dont les titulaires doivent etre elus a l'Assemblee generale du
mois de mai. Seuls les membres en regle de la Societe peuvent etre
candidats.
En outre, le professeur Konrad Kinzl a annonce son intention de quitter ses
fonctions de directeur du Bulletin Canadien des Etudes Anciennes/Canadian
Classical Bulletin (CCB/BCEA) apres de nombreuses annees d'eminents
services,au cours desquelles il a con=E7u, realise et developpe notre journal
electronique. Il continuera cependant de s'occuper du site electronique de
la Societe. En consequence, le Conseil doit prevoir l'election de son
successeur lors de la prochaine Assemblee generale et le Comite de
nomination invite les membres de la Societe a proposer le nom de candidats
susceptibles d'etre interesses par cette importante responsabilite et qui
ont un profil adequat. Le Comite invite tout particulierement les membres
qui le desirent a soumettre eux-memes leur propre candidature, accompagnee
si possible d'un bref expose des perspectives de developpement du BCEA/CCB
Toutes les candidatures doivent etre envoyees le plus rapidement possible
au President du Comite de nomination a l'adresse suivante :
Monsieur Andre Daviault, Professeur, Departement des litteratures, Faculte des
lettres, Universite Laval, Quebec (Que.) G1K 7P4,
andre.daviault@lit.ulaval.ca
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Iain McDougall, Dept. of Classics, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg,
Manitoba, R3B 2E9; Tel: 204-786-9343 (Office); 204-284-0397 (Home); Fax:
204-774-4134; E-Mail: iain.mcdougall@uwinnipeg.ca
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I draw you attention here to the web site of the French Association of
Ancient Historians:
La SOciete des Professeurs d'Histoire Ancienne (SOPHAU)
http://argentoratum.u-strasbg.fr/sophau
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[2] JOB OPENINGS, FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES
For Canadian job announcements see the special releases of CCB / BCEA,
http://ivory.trentu.ca/www/cl/cac/ccb5/ccb-5.html
For US jobs see the listings of the American Philological Association:
http://www.apaclassics.org/scripts/APA/Administration/Placement/jobs09-99.html
US jobs and some others are usually also posted to the Classics-l and
Classics-m lists, and UK jobs to the Classicists list (the latter usually
forwarded by my to Classics-Canada).
I am not aware of electronic postings of jobs where the language of
instruction is not English (if anyone knows, please inform me), except for
this list of positions in France:
http://argentoratum.u-strasbg.fr/SOinfor.html
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APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED TO TEACH A COURSE IN CLASSICS
The Division of Humanities at the University of Toronto at Scarborough is
accepting applications to teach a course in Classics
CLA B10H GREEK AND LATIN FOR SCIENTISTS
This is a half course to be taught in the summer session 1999. The course
will meet for three hours once a week from May to August 1999.
Although the course is open to all, it is primarily directed towards
students in the biological and life sciences.
The candidate should have good language skills in both Greek and Latin, be
familiar with etymological and morphological principles, and will ideally
have some familiarity with scientific terminology and nomenclatural
practice.
Applications, giving references and relvant experience, should be
sent to: Professor Ron Smyth, Associate Chair, Division of Humanities,
University of Toronto at Scarborough, 1265 Military Traill, Scarborough
ON M1C 1A4
The closing date for receipt of applications is March 12, 1999.
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This 7-screen list of placement services in the USA is reproduced from the
Classics list; please skip it (and download the file if you need it).
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 18:33:12 -0500
From: judith sebesta
To: AmericanClassicalLeague@muohio.edu, classics@u.washington.edu
Subject: placement services update
Please let me know whether there any changes need to be made. Please
feel free to distribute this to relevant people and organizations, but give
credit to the NCLG.
National Teacher Placement Services
The following is the placement service for university teaches for Latin,
Greek, and Classics.
American Philological Association
Prof. Elizabeth Cannon, Director cannone@1s2.nyu.edu
APA Placement Service 212-998-3575 (phone)
19 university Place, Room 328 212-998-4814 (fax)
New York University
New York, NY 10003
The following is the national placement service for secondary school Latin
and Greek teachers.
American Classical League
Prof. Peter N. Howard
AmericanClassicalLeague@muohio.edu
American Classical League Placement Bureau 513-529-7741 (phone)
American Classical League 513-529-7742 (fax)
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056
The following are regional placement services sponsored by classical
associations. Resumes of applicants or referrals are provided at no cost
to schools with a nominal fee for teacher applicants.
Classical Association of the Atlantic States (CAAS)
CAAS Advisory Service
Prof. Gregory A. Staley gs32@umail.umd.edu
Department of Classics 301-405-2016 (phone)
University of Maryland 301-314-9084 (fax)
College Park, MD 20742
(Associate: Dora Kennedy 301-277-9081)
Classical Association of New England (CANE)
Registration forms:
Prof. Richard Derosiers 602-862-3132 (phone)
Department of Classics
209A Murkland Hall
Durham, NH 03824
Information on open positions and resumes of applicants:
Prof. Gilbert Lawall
glawall@classics.umass.edu
71 Sand Hill Road 413-549-0390 (phone)
Amherst, MA 01002 413-549-6601 (fax)
Classical Association of the Pacific Northwest (CAPN)
CAPN Latin Teacher Placement Service
Prof. Catherine M. Connors
cconnors@u.washington.edu
Secretary/Treasurer, CAPN 206-543-2266 (phone)
Department of Classics, Box 353110 206-543-2267 (fax)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
The following are Teacher Placement Services by state:
Arizona
Prof. Cynthia White ckwhite@u.arizona.edu
Latin Teacher Placement Service 520-621-7271 (phone)
PO Box 210067
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721-0067
California
Southern California
Kathleen Robinson, Director
CCA-SS Latin Teacher Placement Service 714-361-6950 (phone)
780 Calle Vallarta
San Clemente, CA 92672
Northern California
Prof. Pamela Vaughn
Department of Classics pamelav@sfsuvaxl.sfsu.edu
San Francisco State University 415-338-1537 (phone)
2048 14th Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Georgia
Prof. Richard LaFleur, Chair rlafluer@parallel.park.uga.edu
Department of Classics, Park Hall 706-542-9264
(phone)
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-6203
Missouri
James V. Lowe jlowe@jburroughs.org
Department of Classics 314-993-4045 ext. 338 (phone)
John Burroughs School 314-993-6458 (fax)
755 South Price Road
St. Louis, MO 63124-1899
North Carolina
NCCA Placement Service pender@wfu.edu
106 Kennington Road 336-275-0141 (phone)
Greensboro, NC 27403-1729
Tennessee
Prof. Susan Martin sdmartin@utkvx.edu
Department of Classics 423-974-5383 (phone)
710 McClung Tower 423-974-8546 (fax)
Knoxville, TN 37996-0471
Texas
Prof. Paula Perry, Director
Latin Placement Service ugclass@mail.utexas.edu
Department of Classics 512-471-5742 (phone)
The University of Texas at Austin 512-471-4111 (fax)
Austin, TX 78713-7700
Virginia
Prof. Jon D. Mikalson
Department of Classics jdm9x@virginia.edu
144 New Cabell Hall 804-924-3008 (phone)
University of Virginia
Charlottsville, VA 22903
List compiled by Judith Lynn Sebesta, Exec. Secretary, National Committee
for Latin and Greek.
July 1998
Judith Sebesta, Chair, Dept. of History, 414 East Clark St., U of South
Dakota, Vermillion SD 57069. FAX: 605-677-5568; Phone: 605-677-5218
e-mail: jsebesta@sunbird.usd.edu
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[2.2] FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES
UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS
SCHOOL OF GREEK, LATIN AND ANCIENT HISTORY
The Ronald Morton Smith Scholarship
Three-year Postgraduate Award
Applications for the Ronald Morton Smith Scholarship are invited from
suitably qualified students wishing to conduct a programme of research in
Classics, leading to a Doctorate of Philosophy, at the University of St
Andrews. The award will cover full postgraduate fees (home or overseas as
appropriate) and maintenance, and will be tenable from September 1999.
The School of Greek, Latin and Ancient History achieved a rating of 5 in the
last Research Assessment Exercise, and has a flourishing research
environment, including a weekly research seminar, in which postgraduates are
actively involved. Research interests of staff include Greek tragedy,
comedy, philosophy and aesthetics; Greek classical history and Hellenistic
history; Roman comedy, tragedy, science and philosophy; history of the
Roman Republic; Roman Law and society; the City of Rome; the Roman army;
the ancient economy; late Imperial and Christian literature; the history of
the provinces of the Early and Later Roman Empire.
Further details about the Scholarship, postgraduate study in the School and
University, and application procedures, are available from the Head of
School, School of Greek, Latin and Ancient History, St Salvator's College,
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland KY16 9AL, or by e-mail to
classics@st-andrews.ac.uk; or visit our website at
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~www_sglah/homeclass.html
Applications for the Scholarship must be made in writing to the Head of
School at the above address, and must be received no later than 1 May 1999;
applicants must simultaneously apply to the University for admission as a
postgraduate student.
Harry M Hine, Scotstarvit Professor of Humanity , Head of the School of
Greek, Latin and Ancient History, University of St Andrews, St Andrews,
Fife, Scotland KY16 9AL. Personal tel.: 01334 462614; Fax.: 01334
462602; e-mail: hmh@st-and.ac.uk; School tel.: 01334 462600; Web site:
http://www.st-and.ac.uk/
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[2.3] SUMMER 1999
From: IN%"cosmopo@cc.UManitoba.CA" 2-FEB-1999 16:08:38.27
Archaeological Fieldwork in Greece: The Department of
Classics and the Centre for Hellenic Civilization of the University
of Manitoba are offering a credit fieldcourse on Greek History and
Archaeology near Pylos, Greece, from May 28 to June 11. Cost: $850
(inlcudes room and board, local transportation, and entrance to
archaeological sites; it does not include airfare and tuition fees).
For information please contact Prof. Michael Cosmopoulos
(cosmopo@ccu.umanitoba.ca) at (2044) 474-9171 or visit the web site
at: http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/classics/iklaina.
Deadline for registration: March 15.
Michael B. Cosmopoulos, Ph.D., Professor of Archaeology, Department of
Classics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB R3T 2M8, Canada, Tel. (204)
474-9171, Fax (204) 261-0021
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[3] LECTURES, SEMINARS, PANELS
Latin Colloquium at Princeton
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 17:44:27 -0500
From: Bob Kaster
The Department of Classics at Princeton University announces a one-day
colloquium, "Silver Latin Poetry and Its Context," to be held on Saturday,
May 1, 1999, to honor R. Elaine Fantham, Giger Professor of Latin, on the
occasion of her retirement.
Featured speakers include Alessandro Barchiesi, Kathleen Coleman, Denis
Feeney, Natalie Kampen, and Richard Tarrant.
For further information, please contact Katharina Volk at
kvolk@princeton.edu
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Subj: Leeds International Latin Seminar: Future Plans
Following its one-year sabbatical, the Leeds International Latin Seminar
plans to resume its activities in the academic year 1999-2000 in a new
format. This notice is intended to test the water and elicit indications of
interest.
We envisage a two-year programme concentrating on a single research area
(see below).
Ordinary meetings will take the form of workshops at which papers
previously circulated will be discussed. Papers will be contributed by a
core work-group, which academics from Britain and abroad will be invited,
or may apply, to join. Membership of the work-group will involve a
commitment to submit (at an agreed point within the two-year cycle) a
written paper for one of the workshops and to participate, as far as is
practical, in the activities of the Seminar. The number of meetings will be
decided on the basis of responses to this notice.
In addition to the workshops, we aim to organise one-day colloquia in early
May of 2000 and 2001. Non-members (as well as members) of the work-group
will be eligible to submit papers to be delivered at the colloquia.
Attendance at the workshops and colloquia will be open to all. Non-members
and non-speakers will be asked to pay a small registration fee to cover
circulation of material, refreshments, etc.
It is intended that papers arising from the workshops and colloquia and
accepted by the editors will be published in revised and, where
appropriate, enlarged form in a volume of Papers of the Leeds International
Latin Seminar devoted to the theme of the biennial programme and scheduled
to appear in late 2001.
The subject provisionally proposed for the programme of 1999- 2001 is:
LUCRETIUS: Poetry, Poetics, Imagery, Language, Style, Philosophy
Please let us know by e-mail to m.f.heath@leeds.ac.uk (taking care that you
do not send your reply to the list) if you are interested in one or more of
the following:
(1) joining the work-group
(2) participating as a speaker in one / both of the Colloquia.
(3) attending workshop(s)/Colloquia as a non-member / non-speaker.
In the case of (1) and/or (2) please also state the title (or rough
contents or subject) of the paper which you would propose to send for
circulation / to deliver, and the date at which you estimate that your
paper would be ready.
Updated information about the Seminar's plans will be published on the web
at:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/classics/events/lils.htm
We are developing a new mailing list for the Seminar. If you would like to
be sent details of the Seminar's programme (by e-mail or by post) please
let us know.
Malcolm Heath, Francis Cairns
School of Classics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England
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[4] CONFERENCES:
UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK ANCIENT HISTORY COLLOQUIUM
The following is the Program for the University of New Brunswick Ancient
History Colloquium to be held on 20 March 1999 in Tilley Hall, Rooms 5
and 28 (Fredericton, NB). All interested parties are cordially invited
to attend the sessions as well as the keynote address and the reception
that follows. There is no registration fee. Individuals interested in
attending the Colloquium Mid-day Luncheon (for a cost of $10) are
requested to make reservations with the Department of
Classics & Ancient History, (506)453-4763.
9:00 Session One: Historiography
Vernon Provencal (AcadiaU): The Persians as Sophists in Herodotus'
Histories -- Adrian Tronson (MemorialU): Pompey the Barbarian: Caesar's
Presentation of the Other in B.C. iii
10:00 Session Two: Early Christianity
James S. Murray (UNBF): Conversion, Jews and Christians in a Graeco-Roman
World -- Susan Holman (Cambridge, MA): Hellenic Philanthropy and Shame in
Christian Cappadocia
11:00 Session Three: Geography
Mary Ella Milham (UNBF): Charting the Appian Way -- Arthur James (UNBF):
Greek on the Royal Road
12:00 Lunch Break
1:00 Session Four: Poetry
John Geyssen (UNBF): The Gigantomachy and Propertian Recusatio -- Joy
Connolly (UWashington): A Pastoral Burlesque: Virgil, Theocritus, and the
Contest for Cultural Hegemony -- Tom Goud (UNBSJ): Horace and the Lyrici
Vates
2:30 Session Five: History
Claude Eilers (McMasterU): Greeks and Roman Patronage of Conquered Cities
-- William G. Kerr (UNBF): Philosophers on Parade: The Athenian Embassy to
Rome in 155 BC
4:00 Dinner Break
7:00 Keynote Address:
Brad Inwood (UToronto): Natural law(s) in Seneca
Reception to follow (Tilley Hall 28)
John Geyssen Dept. of Classics & Ancient History University of New
Brunswick Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3
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GUELPH CLASSICS ASSOCIATION:
6TH ANNUAL CLASSICS & HUMANITIES SYMPOSIUM ON MYTH-MAKING
FEBRUARY 26 & 27 1999
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GUEPLH'S WHIPPLE TREE, 4TH FLOOR, UNIVERSITY CENTRE
REGISTRATION FEE: $15.00 ($8.00 for Students) includes Luncheon & Reception
CONTACT: Dr. P. O'Cleirigh at (519) 824-4120 ext. 3156 or
pocleiri@uoguelph.ca
MORE INFORMATION & ONLINE PRE-REGISTRATION AVAILABLE:
http://www.uogeulph.ca/~jmurra01/symposium.htm
SCHEDULE OF SPEAKERS
FEBRUARY 26TH
"Altaring Iphigeneia: Myth and Variation"
Dr. Padraig O'Cleirigh, Classics Section, University of Guelph
"Historicity, Tradition, and Invention in Antique Stories"
Dr. Peter Loptson, Philosophy, University of Guelph
"Spicing Up Diana: Ovid's Treatment of the Diana- Callisto-Actaeon Myths"
Dr. Kevin McCabe, Classics, Brock University
"On the Interrelationship Between the Presenations of Argos and Athena in
the Argonautica of Apollonius"
Gary Berkowitz, PhD Candidate, Classics, University of Cincinnati
"Everyday Stories: Myth & Documentary Film"
Hilary Martin, MA Candidate, Philosophy, University of Guelph
"The Myth of Theuth and Thamus in the Phaedrus
Doug Al-Maini, PhD Candidate, Philosophy, University of Guelph
Panel Discussion: Myth-making in a Contemporary Context
Lead by Graduate Students in English Literature
Maryanne Kaay, MA Candidate, Kate Wood, MA Candidate, Barbara White, MA
Candidate, Mary Newberry, MA Candidate
FEBRUARY 27
"Mythmaking in Archaic Corinth:The Poet Eumelus"
Dr. Victor Matthews, Classics Section, University of Guelph
"Faking it: The Myth of Faustus"
Dr. Michael Keefer, English Literature, University of Guelph
"Alcestis"
Dr. Alexander McKay, Professor Emeritus, McMaster University
Show Debate presented by the Guelph Debating Society
Cross Cultural Myth-appropriation is it legitimate?
"Wagner's Tristan"
Dr. Hans Eichner, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto
"Mythmaking and the construction of the feminine in Sappho and Eavan
Boland"
Dr. Kristin Lord, Classics, Brock University
"Perseus' Quest for the Head of Medusa in Ovid's Met. 4. 607 ff."
Paul Barrette, PhD Candidate, Classics, McMaster University
"Cabiria: Myth and Legend"
Dr. Paul Murgatroyd, Classics, McMaster University
"The Myth of Er"
Dr. Kenneth Dorter, Philosophy, University of Guelph
"The Katabasis Motif in Ancient Myth and Modern Film"
Dr. James Clauss, Classics, University of Washington
7:00 pm Reception at 43 Allan Avenue, Guelph
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SHIFTING FRONTIERS III - The Third Bi-Annual SHIFTING FRONTIERS IN LATE
ANTIQUITY CONFERENCE: "Urban and Rural in Late Antiquity"
Emory University, 11-14 March 1999
REGISTRATION AND PROGRAM INFORMATION
The Third Conference on Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity, "Urban and
Rural in Late Antiquity" [ca. 200 - 600], will be held at Emory
University, Atlanta, 11 - 14 March 1999.
Registration: Advanced Registration begins 15 January 1999. Those
registering in advance will receive a printed copy of the tentative
program listing participants and topics as soon as it becomes available.
To register send your name, academic affiliation, and a check payable to
Emory University to:
Shifting Frontiers, Office of University, Conferences, Drawer B, DUC Emory
University, Atlanta, GA 30322
Fees: (Includes three Continental Breakfasts, a Reception, and Banquet)
additional meals will be available on campus and nearby on a cash
basis. Non-Students...$75 Students.........$25
Visitor Information: Visitors to Emory from outside Atlanta can get
information from this Emory Web page [www.emory.edu] for the Tentative
Program see [http://wcw.emory.edu/worldclasses/rome/frontiers.html].
For the Society for Late Antiquity, see http://www.sc.edu/ltantsoc.
For information contact Prof. Thomas S. Burns, Department of History,
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, EMAIL: histsb@emory.edu
PROGRAM: For details Check out the Website at
http://wcw.emory.edu/worldclasses/rome/frontiers.html
Speakers: Gunther Gottlieb (Universitat Augsburg), Miroslav Katic
(Croatia), Jacqueline Long (Loyola University Chicago), Dennis Trout (Tufts
University), Zsolt Visy (Pannonius University of Pecs), Christopher Haas
(Villanova University), Linda Jones Hall (St. Mary's College of Maryland),
Joseph Patrich (University of Haifa), John Drinkwater (University of
Nottingham), Erguen Lafli (Universitaet Tuebingen), Zbigniew Fiema
(Dumbarton Oaks), Helmut Bender (Universitaet Passau), Florin Curta
(Cornell University), Linda Ellis (San Francisco State University),
David Graf (University of Miami), Hagith Sivan (University of Kansas)
Geza Alfoeldy (Universitaet Heidelberg), Luis Garcia-Moreno (Universidad de
Alcala), Michael Kulikowski (Washington and Lee University), Kate da Costa
(University of Sydney), Marcus Rautman (University of Missouri, Columbia),
Gillian Clark (University of Liverpool), Kenneth Harl (Tulane University),
Mark Graham (Michigan State University), Frank Kidner (San Francisco State
University), Renee Salzman (University of California Riverside), David
Riggs (Christ Church, Oxford), Kim Bowles (Princeton University), Tracy
Keefer (Univ. of South Carolina), Christopher Synder (Marymount University,
Alexandria), Hugh Elton (Florida International University), Hiroaki Adachi
(Doshisha University)
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BOSTON AREA ROMAN STUDIES CONFERENCE, April 23, 1999, Barristers Hall at
Boston University, Boston, MA. This year's papers all focus on Petronius:
Vasily Rudich, "Paideia in Persius and Petronius"; Nancy Shumate of Smith
College, "The Satyricon and the Question of Authenticity"; John Bodel of
Rutgers University, "Liber esto: Free(d) Speech at the Banquet of
Trimalchio (Pet. 41-46)." After a brief reception (3:30-4:00) the papers
will be presented (4:00-7:00), followed by discussion and dinner, for which
preregistration is required. To register or for further information,
please contact Ann Vasaly at 617/353-2426 or by e-mail: vasaly@bu.edu.
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Please note this list (international) of conferences, from the French
Ancient Historians' Association:
http://argentoratum.u-strasbg.fr/FSPS1999-1.html#17
FEUILLE D'ANNONCES
COLLOQUES ET CONGRES
N° 72 - Premier trimestre 1999
par Jean Andreau, Chantal Chapron et Ségolène Demougin
Prière d'envoyer les éventuels messages (par exemple, pour signaler
d'autres colloques) à Jean Andreau (jean.andreau@ehess.fr), à Ségolène
Demougin (demougin@univ-paris1.fr) ou à Jean-Louis Ferrary
(ferrary@univ-paris1.fr)
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AUGUSTAN POETRY AND THE TRADITIONS OF ANCIENT HISTORIOGRAPHY
Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Durham
31 August-3 September, 1999
Tuesday August 31 (p.m.)
First Session: Roman Elegy
F. Cairns (University of Leeds), Propertius the historian (3.3.1-12)
R. Maltby (University of Leeds), Tibullus 2.5 and the early history of Rome
Second Session: Epic and Historical Genre
R. Ash (University College London), Epic encounters? Ancient historical
battle narratives and the epic tradition
A. Rossi (Amherst College), Tradition and genre in Vergil's fall of Troy
Keynote speaker: J. Scheid (Ecole pratique des hautes Etudes, Paris)
Wednesday September 1
Third Session: Horace's Odes
C.J. Simpson (Wilfrid Laurier University), Exegi monumentum: building a
metaphor
C. Damon (Amherst College), Horace Odes 4.4 and the fabric of history
D. West (University of Newcastle), Speculative historicism and Horace's Odes
E. O'Gorman (University of Bristol), Archaism and historicism in Horace's
Odes
Fourth Session: Ovid
A. Gosling (University of Natal), Sending up the founder: Ovid on the
apotheosis of Romulus
M. Pasco-Pranger (University of Puget Sound), A Varronian vatic Numa?:
Ovid's Fasti and Plutarch's Life of Numa
S. Kyriakidis (University of Thessaloniki), Ovid Metamorphoses 14.609-622:
an Ovidian catalogue and its historiographical models
S.M. Wheeler (Pennsylvania State University), Time in Ovid's Metamorphoses
and ancient historiography
Keynote speaker: P. Hardie (University of Cambridge)
Thursday September 2
Fifth Session: Historians and Poets Compared
J.P. Hallett (University of Maryland), Cornelius Nepos and the constructions
of gender in Augustan poetry
A. Vasaly (Boston University), Augustan poetry and Livian history: the book
structure
J.C. Yardley (University of Ottawa), Trogus, Justin and Virgil
V. Pag=E1n (University of Wisconsin), Actium and Teutoburg: Augustan victory
and defeat in Vergil and Tacitus
Sixth Session: Virgil
A. Feldherr (Princeton University), Narrative and nationality in the boxing
match of Aeneid 5
M. Marincic (University of Ljubljana), Roman archaeology in Virgil's Arcadia
(Ecl. 4, Aen. 8, Livy 1.7)
C. Ando (University of Southern California), Vergil's Italy
Keynote speaker: T.P. Wiseman (University of Exeter)
Friday September 3 (a.m.)
Seventh Session: Poetic Histories
H.-F. Mueller (Florida State University), The extinction of the Potitii and
the sacred history of Augustan Rome
J. Jacobson (University of Wisconsin), Poetry and prose: the messenger in
and as history
Keynote speaker: C.J. Classen (University of G=F6ttingen)
For further information please contact:
Dr D.S. Levene, Dr D.P. Nelis Department of Classics & Ancient History,
University of Durham, 38 North Bailey Durham DH1 3EU ENGLAND, Telephone:
(+44)-191-374-2081, (+44)-191-374-2074, Fax: (+44)-191-374-7338, E-Mail:
D.S.Levene@durham.ac.uk, D.P.Nelis@durham.ac.uk
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CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA MEMBERSHIP:
The bulletin is meant primarily to represent a service
by the CAC to members of the CAC. If you are not at
present a member, you may wish to consider joining. The
regular annual membership (which includes *Phoenix* and
*Classical Views/Echos du monde classique*) is CAD 75
(CAD 45.00 for those earning less than CAD 30,000 per annum);
sustaining CAD 90; life CAD 750; student CAC 30; retired
CAD 45); there are also joint memberships. Contact:
Professor Craig Cooper, Treasurer,
Department of Classics, University of Winnipeg,
515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg MB R3B 2E9,
e-mail craig.cooper@uwinnipeg.ca
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[5] CALLS FOR PAPERS
From: IN%"droselli@chass.utoronto.ca" "David Roselli" 15-FEB-1999
The Graduate Department of Classics
University of Toronto
Negotiating Ideologies
An Interdisciplinary Conference Exploring the Culture of Antiquity
15-17 October 1999
CALL FOR PAPERS
The study of socio-economic systems and representations in the ancient
world has recently become a focal point in the field of Classics. Much of
this research has centered on the reconstruction of ancient ideologies and
has produced a number of innovative readings of the cultural logic of
antiquity. It is the aim of the conference to reassess the different
conceptions and practices of ideology in antiquity, and furthermore to
question the value or even the relevance of ideology in contemporary
criticism.
In fact, what is ideology? The numerous formulations of this polysemic
concept provide a productive framework in which to situate a discussion of
the representations of cultural constructs (e.g., conflict, class, status,
gender, identity, and sexuality). But problems often arise when one
ideological paradigm is projected onto the myriad discourses of the past.
We hope (1) to refocus attention on the nexus of competing ideologies and
(2) to adopt a more inclusive approach that addresses all acts of
representation, drawing not only on literary texts but also on visual and
material culture.
The conference places a high value on holistic approaches to the past. It
is our intention to create a common ground upon which to develop an
understanding of the ways in which ideology "works." We encourage graduate
students, recent Ph.D.s, and junior faculty to participate in our
conference.
Deadline for Abstracts is May 1, 1999
For further information:
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/classics/new_grad_prog/ideology_conf.html
Please submit a one-page abstract via email, post, or fax to the
following:
Email address: negotiating.ideologies@utoronto.ca
Street address: Negotiating Ideologies, Conference Chairs, Department of
Classics, University of Toronto, 97 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5S
2E8 Canada. Fax: 1-416-978-7307
David Roselli, Department of Classics, University of Toronto,
droselli@chass.utoronto.ca
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The ISPCS (Israel Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies) announces
a call for papers for the 28th annual conference of the ISPCS which will be
held at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva=DD on
Wednesday-Thursday, May 26-27, 1999.
Papers on a wide range of classical subjects are welcome -- including
ancient philosophy, history, philology, archaeology and languages of
ancient Greece and Rome.
Proposals should be accompanied by abstracts and reach the secretary by
March 1, 1999.
Dr. Yulia Ustinova, Secretary of ISPCS, Department of History, Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev, P.O.B. 653 Beer Sheva, 84105 email:
yulia@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
The time limit for each lecture is 20 minutes and the official languages of
the conference are Hebrew and English. On the procedure for submitting
proposals and details on hotel accommodation please see the ISPCS web site
http://research.haifa.ac.il/~mluz/ispcs/gate.html
Questions relating to the conference and its organization=DDshould be
addressed to the Secretary of the ISPCS.
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Call for papers APA-AIA meetings
Modern Theory and Ancient History:
DECONSTRUCTING WALLS
(Sponsored by the Friends of Ancient History)
Myles McDonnell, Bowdoin College
It is difficult to overestimate the impact of theory, derived from such
fields as anthropology, gender studies, and literary criticism, on
contemporary intellectual life. Perhaps the most controversial aspect
of this phenomenon, which has placed the consideration of language and
epistemology at the center of all inquiry, has been its fundamental
critique of the traditional practice of the discipline and genre of
history. The critique, to be sure, has had positive result=97"the new
history" with its investigations of everyday habits and mentalities to
name one. Yet in regard to studies of the ancient Mediterranean world,
it is not unfair to say that the relations between practitioners of
theoretical and traditional approaches are frequently marked by, if not
antagonism and suspicion, then certainly non-communication. But
theorists and more traditional historians should be able to talk to one
another fruitfully; they impoverish their inquiries when they deafen
themselves to alternative approaches. It is desirable, therefore, to
present an opportunity for open discussion of the differences between
theoretical and tradition approaches to ancient cultures.
The Friends of Ancient History offers a panel on Modern Theory and
Ancient History to discuss this issue. Participants are invited to a
present a well-defined topic treating any period or area of the ancient
Mediterranean world, that will illustrate the purposes and advantages of
the method(s) of interpretation(s) it uses. Papers employing both
traditional and theoretical approaches are encouraged in the hope that
there will be a balance that will enable panelists and discussants to
clarify points at issue, and to identify areas of possible agreement.
Those submitting papers should follow the guidelines for the regular
sessions. Abstracts (600-800 words) should be faxed to Myles McDonnell,
Department of Classics, Bowdoin College at (207) 725-3348. The NEW
deadline is March 1, 1999.
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Call for papers APA
The Society of Ancient Military Historians, which is affiliated with =
the APA, plans to submit a panel, titled The Aftermath of Battle, to =
the APA Program Committee for the 1999 Conference in Dallas. Abstract=
s on subjects pertaining to the various aspects of the aftermath of c=
onflict in the ancient world are welcomed, including (but by no means=
limited to) the reckoning of the outcome, regrouping of the forces, =
physical and psychological impact on the survivors, appearance of the=
battlefield, treatment of wounded and dead, fate of prisoners and de=
serters, gathering and division of booty, immediate measures to recog=
nize of valor or cowardice, and the withdrawal or advance from the ba=
ttlefield.
Please send the abstract to: Frank Russell, Department of Classics, HB
6086, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, fax: 603-646-3353, e-mail:
frank.russell@dartmouth.edu
All abstracts should be no longer than 600 words. There must be no in=
dications of the author's identity on the abstract; instead his or he=
r name and address should be recorded on a separate sheet.
Please send abstracts by February 15.
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Parabasis Conference
CALL FOR PAPERS
An Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference
Department of Classics - State University of New York at Buffalo
April 9-11, 1999
The graduate students of the State University of New York at Buffalo
Department of Classics are pleased to announce their fourth annual
interdisciplinary conference. This year's theme addresses issues of
transition and illusion in the ancient Mediterranean, Near East, and
related areas. Topics may include, but are not limited to: one culture
influencing/overcoming another, travel and trade in the ancient world,
rites of passage in the ancient world, the illicit antiquities trade,
transitions in the interpretations of archaeological data, social
boundaries and rules, tragedy and comedy. Papers are encouraged from
graduate students in Classics, Art History, Philosophy, History,
Archaeology, English, Comparative Literature, Media Studies, and
related fields.
Presentations should be of 15-20 minutes in duration. All submissions
should be one-page abstracts of approximately 300 words (no
full-length papers, please). Mail submissions to: PARABASIS
Conference, c/o Department of Classics, 712 Clemens Hall, SUNY at
Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260. Submissions should be postmarked by
February 19, 1999.
For more information, please contact:
Jonathan Hansonbrook jbrook@acsu.buffalo.edu. (We have been having
problems with e-mail here at Buffalo, but these should be fixed soon.)
The department phone number is (716)645-2154.
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From: IN%"porterj@duke.usask.ca" "John R. Porter" 15-JAN-1999 15:06:12.06
Subj: Extraordinary Structures in Antiquity
Andrew D. Dimarogonas, W. Palm Professor of Mechanical Design
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Campus Box 1185
Washington University, 1, Brookings Dr., St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
Tel: +1 (314)-935-6091, FAX: +1 (314)-935-4014,
http://www.me.wustl.edu/add/
-----------FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS------------------------
EXTRAORDINARY MACHINES AND STRUCTURES IN ANTIQUITY
An International Symposium
International Olympic Academy, Ancient Olympia, Greece, 16-18 September
1999
jointly organized by
The University of Patras (GR, Mechanical Engineering Dept, Applied
Mechanics Lab, Washington University (USA), Machine Design Lab, and
The Society of Ancient Greek Technology (GR), under the aegis of
The Ministry of Culture of Greece The General Secretariat for Research and
Technology of Greece And The Technical Chamber of Greece. Sponsored by
The Hellenic Society of Composite Materials The American Society of
Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Co-Chairmen: Professor A. D. Dimarogonas, US, Professor S. A. Paipetis
and Professor Th. Tassios, GR
ORGANIZING COMMITTEES
International Scientific Committee:
Prof. M. Ceccarelli, I; Prof. S. S. Beitia, E; Prof. A. D. Dimarogonas,
US; Prof. E. Filemon, HUN; Dr S. Irfan Habib, India; Prof. T. Koetsier,
NL; Dr Antti Laato, Finland; Prof. R. MacLeod, AUS; Prof. P. G. Marinos,
GR; Dr G. D. Muhly, GR; Prof. S. A. Paipetis, GR; Prof. Julian Popescu,
RO; Prof. J. S. Rao, India; Prof. M. Shoham, Israel; Prof. Th. Tassios,
GR
Symposium Secretary: Mrs A. Bossini
All correspondence etc. should be addressed to:
Professor S. A. Paipetis, Department of Mechanical Engineering and
Aeronautics, University of Patras, 260 01 Patras, Greece, tel. (+3061)
992172 & 997233, Fax +3061-992644, e-mail: paipetis@tech.mech.upatras.gr
--------Extraordinary Machines and Structures in Antiquity--------------
Despite the astonishing advances of modern science and technology, of
great interest remain many admirable structures scattered over the face
of the planet, majestic remnants of great cultures that have expired
centuries or even millennia ago. The Pyramids of Egypt, the Parthenon on
the Acropolis of Athens, the mediaeval cathedrals in central Europe are
typical examples. On the other hand, in several epic poems or in the
sacred writings of many of the world's religions one can find amazingly
clear and detailed descriptions of such extraordinary materials and
structures. Typical examples are the Bible with the first reference to
composite materials, Noah's Ark or King Solomon's Temple, while in
Homer's Iliad the first description of automated production devices,
robots and high- toughness laminated structures are most accurately
described along with their battle behaviour. Considering that no science
or technology is known to exist at the time, one may suspect that what
was thought of as mystical knowledge or even as acts of gods, was in
fact primitive or even fairly advanced elements of engineering of
unknown origin or at least worth to investigate.
In view of the above, an extraordinary structure can generally be
defined as one constructed (or described) at a time, when no supporting
science or technology existed. Therefore, it is interesting, through the
appropriate analysis, to draw conclusions on the design and manufacture
tools existing at the respective time, as well as the corresponding
source of knowledge, and this is the frame defining the scope of the
present symposium.
Accordingly, the potential field of study for such structures could be
twofold:
A. Real structures, including famous buildings or "civil engineering"
structures, mechanical devices, mechanisms or even "machinery" in the
broad sense, weaponry or military structures in general etc.
B. Structures described in epic poetry or in religious texts of all ages
and cultures.
------------Submission of papers
Only original works neither published nor submitted for publication
elsewhere will be accepted. Papers will be considered on the basis of an
extended summary of about 500 words. Full manuscripts of papers accepted
will be refereed before been included in the Proceedings. Both abstracts
and full papers should be submitted by e-mail or in 3.5" diskettes as
Microsoft Word 7 for Windows 95 files. On either occasions a hard copy
of the text along with clear line drawings and photographs must be sent
by mail.
-----------Language of the Symposium
The official language of the Symposium is English.
------------Proceedings
An effort will be made to have the Proceedings printed in advance and
distributed upon registration, provided that all manuscripts will be
available before the end of July 1999. If not, a book of abstracts will
be distributed at the Symposium and the volume of the Proceedings will
be posted to the participants within 2 months after the Symposium.
------------Registration fees
The registration fees, which include the Symposium Folder with all
relevant material, the volume of Proceedings (and the book of abstracts,
if there will be one), participation to the Opening Reception and a
guided tour of the archeological site and the Museums, are as follows,
if paid before 15 April 1999.
* Participants............................ 150 EUROs
* Students................................... 50 EUROs
* Accompanying persons ............ 50 EUROs
Fees for participants paid after 15 April 1999 will be increased by 50
EUROs. In case of cancellation the fees will be refunded only if the
Organizers are notified before 1 June 1999. Fees can be paid by cheque
or postal order or the respective amount transmitted directly to Alpha
Credit Bank, 2 New National Road Branch, Patras, Greece, A/C no 014 534
400 231 0001050. Cheques should drawn in favour of Prof. S. A. Paipetis,
for AncTech Symp
--------------Milestones
* 28 February 1999 Submission of abstracts
* 15 March 1999 Approval of abstracts
* 15 May 1999 Submission of full papers
--------------Venue
The Symposium will take place at the premises of the International
Olympic Academy, 2 kms away from the Archeological site of Ancient
Olympia and its Museums.
--------------Reservations
Reservations must be made by fax, mail or e-mail by submitting the the
attached participation form.
---------------Travel Agent
Our Travel Agent is: Charisma Travel, 27065 Ancient Olympia, Greece,
tel: +30-624-22 811 & 22 653, fax: +30-624-22 812.
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[6] VARIA
From: Athens News, 1999 01 19:
Renewed vigour in battle for return of Elgin Marbles
CULTURE Minister Evangelos Venizelos yesterday congratulated five Greek
Euro-MPs for their "extremely successful" involvement in the recent
approval by the European Parliament of a petition calling for the return of
the Elgin Marbles from London to Athens.
"This initiative now permits me to bring the matter up for discussion
before the council of culture ministers," Venizelos said in a letter to the
Euro-MPs, who represent all five parties in the Greek parliament.
"Given the position of Great Britain, international pressure is of
practical significance when it is transformed into pressure within the
United Kingdom," he added. "I am certain - based on my information - that
the matter will be tabled anew and on more auspicious terms in the House of
Commons."
Britain has steadfastly refused to return the 5th-century BC architectural
sculptures - wrested from the principal temples on the Athenian Acropolis -
that have been held in the UK for the past two centuries.
But Greeks hope London will change tack when a new museum is built under
the Acropolis with enough space to display the works to their advantage and
close to their original setting.
The issue was given a new twist last year when a British historian
disclosed that the works were irreparably damaged during a botched
restoration attempt by British Museum staff in the 1930s.
The marbles were abstracted by Lord Elgin in the early 19th century, when
Athens was still under Turkish occupation.
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And they'll steal the Elgin marbles too ...
From: Athens News, 1999 01 16
Looted ancient sculptures recovered from local thieves
Statuary from Rhamnous found buried in fields south of Marathon
The two 4th century BC pieces, a 1.2-metre high funerary stele with relief
decoration of a young hunter and a 1.4-metre high statue of a slave girl
from a composite grave monument, were found buried in the northern
foothills of Mount Pendeli - in a copse at Rodopoli and a field in the
Stamata area belonging to building contractor Panayiotis KLEFTAKOS.
Following several weeks of surveillance, Kleftakos, 47, a Stamata resident,
was arrested along with Spiros Bekas, 40, a house painter from the village
of Ano Souli, north of Marathon and close to the ancient Athenian border
town of Rhamnous where the artefacts were originally discovered. A search
of Kleftakos' house disclosed a fragment of another ancient tombstone.
Police are now looking for a third man, Christos Batos, 62, from Kato
Souli, who is believed to have been part of the gang. The three are
understood to have been proposing to sell the ancient works - made of
Pendelic marble - to collectors in Japan or the Middle East, for an
estimated 250 million drachmas.
The two pieces were stolen from a storehouse used for sculptural and
architectural finds from the site on a February night in 1997, after
thieves knocked out the elderly guard with an anaesthetic spray.
Despite two previous attempted break-ins, the site, eight kilometres
northeast of the plain of Marathon - where outnumbered Athenians and
Plataeans defeated an invading Persian army in 490 BC - had still not been
provided with burglar alarms at the time of the raid, as it had no
electricity. Indeed power, along with a few short-lived chemical toilets,
computer terminals and DUSTBINS, only came to the site several months
later, in time FOR A POLITICAL EXTRAVAGANZA on the occasion of a prime
ministerial visit.
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Athens' plague as a medical case-study
Over the past four years, we, at the University of Maryland School of
Medicine and the Baltimore VAMC, have produced an annual conference which
we have called "The Historical CPC". A CPC, or clinico-pathologic
conference, is a medical clinical exercise in which the history of a
patients illness is presented as an 'unknown' to an experienced clinician
for discussion in a didactic setting. This form of conference is used to
teach our students and housestaff how an experienced clinician would
approach a difficult or challenging case. We present a 'usual', modern
case on a weekly basis, but once a year we stray from the twentieth
century and pick a historical figure to discuss. Over the past four years
we have discussed the deaths of Edgar Allan Poe, Alexander the Great,
Ludwig van Beethoven, and George A. Custer (from the perspective of his
mental health, not his cause of death, which was, of course, quite
evident). This year we will be venturing back to ancient Greece, to
discuss the "Plague of Athens", using Thucydides' description as the
source.
The case will be discussed by Dr. David Durack, former chief of the
Division of Infectious Diseases at Duke University, and Dr. Robert
Littman, of the University of Hawaii, at Manoa. We are planning this
year for the first time to broadcast our symposium over the WWW, with the
help of The Louden Group and MCI, and for this to be an interactive forum
with our "web viewers". A web page has been established for this purpose and
can visited now at:
http://www.va-umd.org/
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From: G.Boggio@agora.stm.it
Subject: BIG find in Rome
From the teletext service of Italian State TV:
A three-storied port building, 250 meters long, dating from the first half
of the 1st century, has been found in the course of excavations on the
Lungotevere at Testaccio.
The building, which is near a mooring dock, is connected with the
Lungotevere through a series of storerooms that have been preserved intact
under the road. A vaulted cryptoporticus runs along the sides of the
building.
Some tombs dating from the 6th and 7th centuries have also been found.
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ACL Panel at the APA: The Future of Classics after Who Killed Homer (fwd)
American Classical League, THE FUTURE OF CLASSICS AFTER WHO KILLED HOMER?
(Call for Papers, Affiliated Group)
Grace Starry West, Organizer
The membership of the American Classical Leauge includes teachers at all
levels, from elementary school to college/university. The ACL's mission is
to promote the study of classics in America, and this is understood
primarily to be accomplished through effective teaching and through
scholarship that grows out of teaching or nourishes teaching in some fairly
immediate way. It is in this spirit, then, that the ACL invites proposals
for papers on the topic, "The Future of Classics after Who Killed Homer?."
Published earlier this year by Classicists Victor Davis Hanson and John
Heath, Who Killed Homer? is influencing the way that Americans think about
the Greeks, the Romans, and the treatment of them by the current generation
of Classicists. As the authors see it, Homer and the rest of us have a grim
future. Through this panel the ACL hopes to promote a politely frank
exchange of views: What are we doing? What should we be doing? Papers may
but are not obliged to respond to the book directly. Your paper when
delivered should be 20 minutes maximum. Please send three copies of your
abstract, one page maximum, by March 1, 1999, to Grace Starry West,
Department of Classics, University of Dallas, 1845 E. Northgate Drive,
Irving, TX 76062; gwest@acad.udallas.edu. Two referees will judge your
proposal anonymously.
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MA IN ANCIENT ART
The University of Reading, UK, has launched a new MA in ancient art.
Organized through the University's Centre for Roman Studies, the
course addresses the meanings and functions of art in ancient Greek as
well as Roman society, and introduces students to the skills and
methods necessary to study it.
For some it will provide an additional year of specialist study after
a first degree; for others it will offer a firm foundation for further
research in this and related fields. Taught courses on aspects of
ancient art, classical studies and language skills serve to complement
individual, supervised research on a topic of the student's choice
(subject to approval). Candidates are expected to have some
familiarity with Greek or Roman art before beginning the course, but
no expertise is assumed. The MA involves specialists from the
Departments of Classics and Archaeology at Reading, including John
Creighton (Iron-Age and Roman provincial art), Janet DeLaine (Roman
architecture and art), Sturt Manning (Greek and Aegean art and
archaeology), and Peter Stewart (Graeco-Roman art; Roman sculpture).
The staff embrace a wide range of disciplines and methodologies, both
the traditional and the new.
Reading University has a good library with a special strength in the
field of Greek painted pottery, and it benefits from its proximity to
research facilities in Oxford and London. The Ure Museum of Greek
Archaeology in the Department of Classics holds one of the best
collections of Greek pottery in Britain, as well as Egyptian
artefacts.
Any enquiries about the course should be made to: Dr Peter Stewart, Centre
for Roman Studies, Department of Classics, The University of Reading,
Reading RG6 6AA, UK or e-mail:
P.C.N.Stewart@Reading.ac.uk
For additional information see: http://www.rdg.ac.uk/Roman/
or http://www.rdg.ac.uk/Roman/Studies/AncientArt.html
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[7] W3 SITES NOTED, vel sim.
Photographs of the sites listed below have been added to Maecenas: Images
of Ancient Greece and Rome, bringing the total to over 1000 photographs.
The URL is: http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/index.html
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The _American Journal of Archaeology_ has a new web-site:
http://www.AmJournalArch.org/ (case sensitive!)
From this AJA-site one can also access the new web-site for AJA Books
Received and Reviewed, as well as the usual web-sites for the
Archaeological Institute of America and links from there.
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Liste de discussion en francais sur l'antiquite
From: Jacques Poucet
J'aimerais signaler la naissance d'une nouvelle liste de discussion
(AGORACLASS) a l'Universite de Louvain (Belgique).
"Son objet est le monde grec et romain et elle s'adresse a un public tres
large: aussi bien les enseignants et les etudiants que toute personne
interessee par l'antiquite classique. Elle ne pose aucune limite
geographique, mais privilegie, dans les echanges, la langue francaise. Elle
se veut une Agora, c'est-a-dire un lieu de rencontre pour les personnes qui
ne considerent pas Rome et la Grece comme des mondes morts et depasses."
On peut s'inscrire a .
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From: IN%"Peter@Riedlberger.de" 1-FEB-1999 22:29:54.22
Site on second-hand booksellers specialising in Classics
Hi,
I have finished today my site on second-hand booksellers specialising in
Classics (http://www.riedlberger.de , then follow the link). [etc.]
E-mail: Peter@Riedlberger.de; WWW: http://www.Riedlberger.de
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