McGill Classical Studies

Interested in Greek Tragedy? Check out the "Ancient Drama: Between Tragedy and Horror" programme this week, with free on-line panels. For a full schedule (all times Athens times), https://ancientdrama.gr/en/webinars-2/ To register on zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lf-uupj8rHNz5_FdmbnFVBjNQBNxy_wdA #/registration

Acropolis now: Greeks outraged at concreting of ancient site Installation of new pathway and lift has been criticised by archaeologists and called ‘a scandal’

Ancient Rome Will Never Get Old. Take It From Mary Beard. “What the Romans are teaching is always at that meta level of what it might be like to take a view different from your own.”

Natalie Haynes: ‘All I could understand in Finnegans Wake were the smutty Latin bits’ The author and classicist on the greatest play ever written – and the enduring appeal of Calvin and Hobbes

Thanks to Naomi Kaloudis for the tip on this one, with a bit from Richard Thomas on Dylan's Greek and Roman influences... :)

'Younger Than That Now': Bob Dylan At 80 | Morning Joe | MSNBC Professor Richard Thomas and writer Charles P. Pierce join Morning Joe to discuss the life and legacy of the pioneering Bob Dylan on his 80th birthday.» Subs...

First English dictionary of ancient Greek since Victorian era ‘spares no blushes’ Words the most recent Greek lexicon translated as ‘to wench’ or ‘do one’s need’ have been given much earthier new readings for modern students of classics

Summer volunteer opportunities with CHS's Open Greek and Latin Project!

Open Greek and Latin Project-- Volunteer Form The Open Greek and Latin Project (OGLP), in collaboration with the Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS), is seeking volunteers to help the First Thousand Years of Greek Project reach its goal! There are approximately 8 million words of Greek remaining to be digitized, a large but achievable task given....

Cool online event on Ancient Nubia!

https://classicalstudies.org/awards-and-fellowships/erich-s-gruen-prize

The Erich S. Gruen Prize THE ERICH S. GRUEN PRIZE On behalf of the Society for Classical Studies (SCS), the Erich S. Gruen Prize Committee invites all graduate students in North America to enter the second annual competition for the best graduate research paper on multiculturalism in the ancient Mediterranean. This year the...

Torlonia marbles: 'The priceless statues I saw covered in dust and dirt' For years a priceless sculpture collection lay hidden behind a door on the staircase leading to David Willey's flat.

All that glisters: flood of fake ancient jewellery dupes buyers The 3D printer is enabling ever more sophisticated forgeries to be sold as Greek or Roman collectibles