Keeping up with Classoc

Blog of the University of Nottingham's Classics Society (Classoc)

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Couples dance to the sound of the aulos (double flute).  Neck of a proto-Attic loutrophoros, attributed to the Analatos Painter; ca. 690 BCE.  Now in the Louvre.  Photo credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen/Wikimedia Commons.

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Interested in Aegean prehistoric civilizations?

I want you to know, then, that this site here exists and it has 28 written lessons complete with pictures and bibliography on the matter as well as an extensive bibliography (two different links) on intriguing matters such as the history of Aegean archaeology, gender studies in Aegean prehistory, iconographic theories, the Aegean ancient environment etc.

(Site and content developed by: Jeremy B. Rutter, Professor of Classics, Dartmouth College)

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Rome finally abandons 'too complicated' Roman numerals

Italy to drop use of Roman numerals - which still appear on road signs and official documents - after thousands of years

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She entered and the threshold groaned under her holy tread.

Juno, entering the Underworld in book iv of Ovid’s Metamorphoses (trans. A. D. Melville). (via flores-et-dracones)

[lionofchaeronea]

A youthful portrait of the emperor Commodus (r. 180-192 CE).  Artist unknown.  Now in the Romano-Germanic Museum, Cologne.

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Volcanoes linked to cultural upheaval since early Roman times

Large volcanic eruptions have cooled the global climate many times in the last 2,500 years and coincided with devastating famine across Europe, new research shows.

[nymphei]

Lexicity: “The first and only comprehensive index for ancient language resources on the internet.”

With dictionaries, grammar resources, texts, and more, the website Lexicity can help you study ancient languages - ancient Greek, Egyptian, Mayan, Arabic, and 24 others.

[nymphei]

Roman mosaic depicting the goddess Minerva with the aegis. (x)

From the 3rd century C.E. and framed with a modern mosaic from the 18th century.

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Rome: A History of the Eternal City, 3. The Rebirth of God's City

Charting Rome's rise from the neglect of the 14th century into the seat of the papacy.

BBC documentary first aired 2012. 

3rd in the series, but the others may be on iplayer!

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Examines the role of federations of Karian communities in the imperial administration and/or control of this region by Hellenistic kings, arguing that such institutions, as creations of the communities themselves, did not suit the practices of

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Head of a boy, Hellenistic, probably made by Lysippos (Greek, c. 365-c. 310 B.C.)

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Platter with a Peacock

4th century AD

San Antonio Museum of Art

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The Royal Library of Alexandria (46:33)

[lionofchaeronea]

A Roman Boozehound

Martial, Epigrams 1.28  Whoever thinks that Acerra stinks With yesterday’s wine is mistaken; For our friend Acerra always drinks Until the dawn is breaking! Hesterno fetere mero qui credit Acerram,      fallitur: in lucem semper Acerra bibit.

A musician helps a drunken banqueter walk home. Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, attributed to the Pedieus Painter; ca. 510 BCE.  Now in the Louvre.

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Portrait des Traianus  Musei Capitolini  Museo Capitolino  Rom  Metropolstadt Rom

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GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Pandora 

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PANDORA is a figure from Greek mythology who was not only the first woman, but –as an instrument of the wrath of Zeus– was held responsible for releasing the ills of humanity into the world. Pandora was also an unrelated earth goddess in the early Greek pantheon.

The name Pandora means “gifts” and “all”. According to  Hesiod in his Theogony and Works & Days, Zeus had Hephaistos make Pandora, the first woman, from earth and water. Zeus’ intention was to use the beautiful and lovely Pandora as a means to punish Prometheus who had stolen fire from the gods and given it to mankind. 

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Info by Mark Cartwright on Ancient History Encyclopedia 

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This terracotta relief shows four statues of sportsmen on pedestals in niches. In the centre, on a higher pedestal, is a statue of Hercules, recognisable by his club and lion's skin. His stance resembles that of Greek statues from the fourth