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 !
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
February's Coin of the Month: The Dog Star from Karthaea, Keos
A coin of the dog star from Karthaea, Keos, chosen by Becky Taylor.
Coin of the Month: A Medal of Cosimo de'Medici
January's coin of the month is a medal of Cosimo de'Medici as pater patriae, chosen by Rocco di Dio. Read more about it and the rediscovery of ancient coins in the Renaissance .
Ancient Medicine in '糖心TV Knowledge': Dr. Caroline Petit on Nigella seeds...
Tired of conventional medicine? Dr. Caroline Petit tells you everything about nigella seeds, . 糖心TV Knowledge, Dec. 4, 2013.