Monthly Archives: September 2013

Originally posted on Sunday Sol Day by Classics Collective:
Harry Mount seems a witty, decent guy. I mean amo Amo Amas Amat and all that and he is a proud Classicist. But his comments comparing Latin-to-English translation to busking has caused…

Originally posted on Sunday Sol Day by Classics Collective:
This week has been a strong week on education news, with the publication of the Politeia review and announcement that the WJEC Latin Level 2 certificate is included within the EBacc…

Recent scholarship has witnessed an escalating interest in the study of Greek literary epigram. UCL has responded to this trend by collecting some well-known scholars in the field together in North London. This is a report of the conference by … Continue reading →

The reviewers of the national papers have gone Bacchic in this reworking of Euripides’ Bacchae. This is bad news – they are tearing into the play. ‘(C) Shakespeare’s Globe   The Lightning Child, billed as a reworking of Euripides’ Bacchae and billed … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Swords, Sorcery, Sandals and Space:
A bit since I’ve posted, so here’s some more links that should be of interest. First of all, I should have recommended long ago the Classical Reception Studies Network. The CRSN promotes…

It’s not been a week for big news but there’s a few items for those with an interest in Classics teaching. We’re also sad that Michael Scott’s TV series “Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth” is over – we’re … Continue reading →

Allow us to indulge in some introspection but… we are one year old! Which is not really that old. Rogueclassicism blog celebrated it’s tenth year anniversary last week (http://rogueclassicism.com/2013/09/02/dieci-anni-fa-rogueclassicism-is-born/) and I hope that we will be forever trying to catch … Continue reading →

Originally posted on heffersclassics:
Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth We asked Dr Michael Scott to recommend a selection of books that would accompany his latest BBC4 series. Here is a selection from the list that Michael gave us.…

This is our weekly update of news of the Classical world, in which war and death dominates. In our opinion piece we have the last words – the last words of Seamus Heaney – correctly. Remember, Sunday brings you a … Continue reading →