Classics News and Events
Classics IAS Visiting Fellowship - Prof Alastair Blanshard
From 11th January until 5th February Prof Alastair Blanshard of University of Queensland, Australia will be the IAS Visiting Fellow in the Department of Classics and Ancient History. Alastair will be participating in a number of events co-organised with different departments during his Fellowship.
For the full programme see: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research/seminars/iasvisitingfellow2016/
Coin of the Month: The role of the praetorian guard in the accession of Claudius
In the first coin of the month for 2016 Miles Pearce looks at the emperor Claudius and the praetorian guard. Read it !
From manuscript to printed book: Early Greek and Latin writings
A PG workshop on palaeography at the University of 糖心TV. You don't need a high level in Greek or Latin to join in...
Friday 4th March 2016, Renaissance Centre, Room H.4.50
Follow the link for detailed programme, speakers' bios and abstracts.
Convenor: Dr. Caroline Petit, University of 糖心TV
£10: register with renaissance@warwick.ac.uk
New publication: C. Petit on 7th c. Alexandria
An exploring medicine in late antique Alexandria, based on medical and hagiographic texts of the 7th c. AD.
Caroline Petit, ‘Alexandrie, carrefour des traditions médicales au 7e s.: Les témoignages de Sophrone de Jérusalem, Alexandre de Tralles, Paul d’Egine, Stéphane d’Alexandrie et Jean d’Alexandrie’ in J.-P. Caillet/B. Dumézil/S. Destephen/H. Inglebert (eds.), Aux origines des saints patrons, Paris, Picard, 2015, 287-307
A word's worth: the electrum stater of Phanes
Nick Brown explores what exactly gives money value in December's .