Classics News and Events
Dr. Caroline Petit will give a lecture in Birmingham on Thursday 28 November
Dr. Caroline Petit will give a lecture in Birmingham on Thursday 28 November on 'Galen's treatise on Simple Drugs and the medical tradition'.
New Coins at 糖心TV Blog Entry
New publication: Fabienne Marchand 'The Statilii Tauri and the Cult of the Theos Tauros at Thespiai', Journal of Ancient History 1(2) 2013: p. 145–169
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New Coins at 糖心TV Blog Entry: Augustus, the Ludi Saeculares, and Roman Numismatic Memory
In honour of the upcoming bimillenium of Augustus' death on 19th August 2014, we are beginning a series of blogs on Augustan coins aimed at teachers and students. The first instalment: the (Lactor L 26).
BBC Radio 4: Spin the Globe - Dr Michael Scott
Dr Michael Scott's new series for BBC Radio 4 starts on Tuesday 12th November 4pm. 'Spin the Globe' takes the most famous dates in history and asks what else was happening around the globe apart from the event that has made that date so important. Episode 1: Tuesday 12th November 4pm: 1605 and the Gunpowder plot. Episode 2: Tuesday 19th November 4pm: 1066 and the Battle of Hastings. Episode 3: Tuesday 26th November 4pm: 1914 and the outbreak of WW1. Episode 4: Tuesday 2nd December 4pm: 4/3 BC and the life of Christ.