Classics News and Events
Coin of the Month: The Power of Words
Clive Letchford discusses that is heavy on words.
Archimedes' Theorem: Martin Hairer’s Fields Medal and the Immortality of Science
In September's , Suzanne Frey-Kupper examines the design of the Fields medal and its ancient antecedents.
Bimillenium of Augustus' Death Colloquium
Alison Cooley is presenting a paper, 'The invention of the age of Augustus', in Vienna as part of an international conference focusing upon the death of the emperor Augustus 2000 years ago. 24-26 September 2014.
Catch up with ancient medicine on BBC4: The Beauty of Anatomy
The in 5 episodes is currently running on BBC4. Follow Adam Rutherford through the history of anatomy from Galen to modern times... how Galen's thought shaped up anatomy for centuries, how art and anatomy influenced each other, etc. Dr. Caroline Petit appears in episodes 1 and 2:)
New publication for the bimillenium of Augustus' death
Alison Cooley has just published an article, 'Die letzten Tage des Augustus', as part of an issue of the popular German archaeological magzaine, Antike Welt, focused upon the bimillenium of the death of Augustus in August AD 14.