September 2010
1 post
Victory At Marathon Saved A Lot More Than A Race :... →
Interview/story about a new book on Marathon.
July 2010
1 post
The Caryatid Project | Wandering Educators →
A nifty project to re-construct the hairstyles (subtly different from each other) of the six Caryatids.
May 2010
2 posts
Adrienne Mayor | FiveBooks →
Five books on ancient Rome recommended by Adrienne Mayor (aka Mithridates the Poison King). The first especially looks great.
What Is a Philosopher? - Opinionator Blog -... →
A nice discussion of Socrates to kick off the NYT’s new blog on philosophy.
December 2009
2 posts
Was Ancient Historian One Of The First Spin... →
Donald Kagan’s new book on Thucydides.
'Percy Jackson' and 'Clash of the Titans' draw on... →
October 2009
2 posts
Buried coins may hold key to solving mystery of... →
Student film-makers looking for extras on... →
Three Carleton students are making a movie based on the premise that Rome never fell… Nova Roma.
September 2009
3 posts
The Associated Press: Nero's rotating banquet hall... →
Brigham Young University Cancels Play Over... →
Euripides too hot for BYU, evidently. Extraordinary.
Ben-Hur rides again as breathtaking gladiator... →
For any of you who may be in the London vicinity over the next week — chariot races in the London Arena!! Gladiators! Animals!
August 2009
2 posts
The Greeks and money by Richard Seaford TLS →
A nice supplement to Rob’s piece on economics in the Antigone… better late than never!
Rome’s Record Toga Party Attempt Comes With Some... →
July 2009
1 post
Posterior Analytics: The Book Bench: Online Only:... →
A quick take on how “radical” (or really not) James Davidson’s new book is: but really just an excuse to run the clever headline, I think.
June 2009
2 posts
Is Thinking Back in Fashion? - Lane Wallace →
Businessmen reading Aristotle…
In Athens, Museum Is an Olympian Feat -... →
Time for England to cough them up, seems to me.
March 2009
1 post
New Theory Released in Alexander the Great Burial... →
Hard to believe this actually counts as a “theory” but that’s headline writers for you!
February 2009
2 posts
Steamy sex courses fire GOP's ire | Associated... →
“Our job is to educate our people in sciences, business, math,” said Hill, a vice chairman of the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee. He said professors aren’t going to meet those needs “by teaching a class in queer theory.” Nuff said.
Laws Workshop →
January 2009
4 posts
The Tipsy Hero - Proof Blog - NYTimes.com →
Alexander Nazaryan contemplates the Greeks’ attitude toward alcohol (Homer, Euripides, Plato)
Why the latest round of corporate layoffs isn't... →
book-a-rama: Gods Behaving Badly: Review →