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| Wednesday, November 18, 2009 |
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Lowe exhibit: Jewish culture in Roman times |
| "Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire" from the Brooklyn Museum examines the role of 21 mosaics in the development of synagogue decoration in the late Roman Empire. More. Labels: israel, museum, roman empire, united states |
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| Thursday, November 05, 2009 |
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Take Me Back to Constantinople |
| Economic crisis, mounting national debt, excessive foreign commitments -- this is no way to run an empire. America needs serious strategic counseling. And fast. It has never been Rome, and to adopt its strategies no -- its ruthless expansion of empire, domination of foreign peoples, and bone-crushing brand of total war -- would only hasten America's decline. More. Labels: decline, roman empire, united states |
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| Wednesday, October 28, 2009 |
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Lessons of the Fall |
| Many recent analyses of the collapse of Roman power have made a point to draw parallels with modern day America, and to disparage American foreign policy in general, and that of George W. Bush in particular. More. Labels: decline, roman empire, united states |
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Museum marks 50th birthday with Italian glass exhibit |
| The museum's new exhibit visually traces the evolution of glass art from its beginnings in the Roman Empire to the artistry of contemporary Venetian glass workers and work by Wisconsin artists. More. Labels: art, museum, roman empire, united states |
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| Monday, October 26, 2009 |
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Roman Art in Louvre * * * |
| Roman Art from the Louvre is organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Musée du Louvre. The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. More. Labels: france, museum, roman empire, united states |
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| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 |
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Community dig unearths skeleton at Heslington East |
| Archaeologists have discovered another skeleton during excavations on the site of the University of York’s campus expansion at Heslington East. More. Labels: dig, grave, roman empire, united states |
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| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 |
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The making of Nova Roma |
| Carleton College student film-makers Alex Cooney, Max Silver and Megan Hafner filmed portions of their short movie, Nova Roma, at St. Olaf College on Saturday. More. Labels: re-enactment, roman empire, united states |
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| Thursday, October 15, 2009 |
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Legion XIIII Gemina Martia Victrix * * * |
| Legion XIIII is a non-profit organization that portrays a typical Ancient Roman legion from the first few centuries in living history demonstrations and reenacting. More. Labels: re-enactment, roman empire, united states |
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| Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
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Pompeii revisited during past three centuries |
| “The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse and Redemption” will be the topic of a lecture by Kenneth Lapatin, associate curator of antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, Calif., at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 11, in 100 Kirkbride Lecture Hall. More. Labels: pompeii, roman empire, scholar, united states |
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| Tuesday, October 13, 2009 |
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Roman Empire's economic recovery has lessons for today, Cornell professor tells alumni |
| Our economic climate may seem grim, but our situation is far better than that of Rome in the third century, said Kim Bowes, Cornell assistant professor of classical archaeology, to a packed room of alumni at the Weill Greenberg Center in New York City Oct. 8. More. Labels: economy, roman empire, scholar, united states |
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Professor receives grant for archeological dig |
| Eric Cline, chair of the department of classical and Semitic languages and literatures, received a $15,000 grant from National Geographic this month for a potential dig in Israel this winter. More. Labels: dig, israel, roman empire, united states |
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| Monday, October 05, 2009 |
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Fresco wall painting in a cubiculum |
| This wall painting depicts a statue of Diana-Lucia bearing torches, within a larger shrine. The statue's yellow color and composition are suggestive of a bronze or perhaps gilded bronze sculpture. It is generally uncommon to be able to determine the media of statues depicted in Roman wall painting with any degree of accuracy. More. Labels: museum, roman empire, united states |
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| Monday, September 28, 2009 |
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Pompeii exhibit nears its end in Los Angeles |
| The fantastic exhibit "Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture Along the Bay of Naples" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will be closing soon (October 4, 2009). If you haven't seen it yet, I would heartily recommend it. More. Labels: museum, pompeii, roman empire, united states |
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| Friday, September 25, 2009 |
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Archeological lectures showcase wonders of ancient world |
This year, the public will have the opportunity to attend lectures given by the Lincoln-Omaha Society of the Archaeological Institute of America, a group composed of community members interested in archaeology. The first lecture is Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha.
MoreLabels: roman empire, scholar, united states |
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| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 |
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An Important Lesson in Finance; Bailing Out the Roman Empire |
| Think the economy is bad now? Kim Bowes, assistant professor of Classics, recommends, "Try living through the third century A.D.!" Runaway inflation, political turmoil, constant war - the end of the world really seemed at hand. Come join us for an intimate gathering to hear how two Roman emperors instituted the world's greatest bailout package and saved the Roman empire - and how archaeology is now revealing the brilliance, and cost, of their plan. Labels: roman empire, scholar, united states |
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CFP: All Roads Lead From Rome |
All Roads Lead From Rome : The Classical (non)Tradition in Popular Culture 9th April 2010
Department of Classics at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick.
Keynote speaker: Sheila Murnaghan, University of Pennsylvania.
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| Monday, September 21, 2009 |
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We’re not in Kansas anymore! That’s Roman Live! |
After spending the first 18 years of my life surrounded by trees and mountains and giant moose, I must admit the thought of living in a city, with cars always zooming around and public transport and big scary people that you certainly wouldn’t see walking around in New Hampshire, was a tad bit daunting. However, after spending eight months living in Madrid, I came to love the vibe that a capital city had to offer so I was ecstatic at the thought of having a completely new place to explore when I arrived in Rome.
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Artist Liz Glynn Organizes Live Super-Performance at Arthouse |
| Arthouse at the Jones Center announce the upcoming presentation of 24 Hour Roman Reconstruction Project. A durational, participatory model-building extravaganza and dynamic history lesson, the 24 Hour Roman Reconstruction Project is a recreation of the ancient capital city in historical order. Over the course of 24 hours, more than a millennium of Roman history is brought to life at Arthouse. The 24 Hour Roman Reconstruction Project unfolds at approximately 1.238 years per minute, beginning at midnight with the building of Romulus and Remus’ huts in 753 B.C.E. and ending 24 hours later as Alaric and the Visigoths sack the mini-empire in 410 C.E. The city’s rise and fall takes place within Arthouse’s walls, under the direction of Los Angeles-based artist Liz Glynn, and with the help of diverse Austin community collaborators and energetic volunteers. Labels: alaric, entertainement, roman empire, united states |
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| Friday, September 18, 2009 |
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Berkeley Conference on Roman Sarcophagi |
| This conference examines afresh the distinctive imagery carved on Roman sarcophagi, some of the most beautiful and astonishing works that the ancient world ever produced. Gathering leading scholars from Germany, Italy, England, Canada, and the United States, the conference features a keynote address by Paul Zanker, whose recent book on mythological sarcophagi, Mit Mythen leben (Living with Myth), has propelled these objects back into the spotlight, reminding us of their central importance for understanding the art and culture of the Roman world. Labels: germany, italy, roman empire, scholar, united kingdom, united states |
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| Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
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Getty Villa |
| J. Paul Getty, one of the wealthiest men of the 20th century, first visited Herculaneum in 1912 at the age of 19. Thus began a lifelong fascination with the ancient world fueled by Getty's imaginary visions of the lives of Roman statesmen and entrepreneurs that he considered his antecedents. Getty purchased his first antiquity in 1939 and by 1955 he had acquired enough ancient art to open a small museum in his ranch house constructed in a canyon.near the famous surfing beaches of Malibu, California. Labels: museum, roman empire, united states |
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| Thursday, August 27, 2009 |
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