Classics News and Events
The Challenges of Reconstructing Ancient Greek Rhetoric: A Workshop on the History of Rhetoric, from Classical Athens to the Renaissance.
Confirmed speakers and chairs: Mike Edwards, David Lines, Caroline Petit, Simon Swain, Nicolas Wiater, Frédérique Woerther.
Organised by Dr. Caroline Petit
Full description, programme and registration !
New Publication on Galen
Caroline Petit, 'La tradition latine des Simples de Galien: remarques préliminaires', Medicina nei Secoli N.S. 25-3, 2013, 1063-1090
May Coin of the Month: A denarius of Augustus from the South 糖心TVshire Hoard
is a denarius of Augustus from the South 糖心TVshire hoard (which was published by Stanley Ireland), and is now on display at the 糖心TVshire Museum). It was chosen by Abigael Flack, who did her MA on Suetonius last year.
PhD Scholarships News
Congratulations to Marta Barbato and Miriam Hay who have been awarded PhD scholarships.
Marta will be a Wolfson Foundation Scholar working on 'Coins of the Republican period (late third to late first century BC) circulating in Central Italy and the coin sample from the ’sottosuolo urbano’ of Rome kept in the Medagliere Capitolino' , supervised by Dr Suzanne Frey-Kupper
Miriam has received a joint University-AHRC scholarship for her research on 'Early Christian and Late Antique Aesthetics in Art and Text', supervised by Dr Zahra Newby
Coin of the Month: The "King of Britons" Coin
A coin of Cunobelinus, chosen by undergraduate David Swan. Click to read the entry.