Re-Envisioning Classics As a Liberal Art
Collegiate classics, under the sway of too severe a concept of professional philology, has drastically underplayed its educational hand in such a way that it has diminished its vitality, impact, and usefulness; yet this damage can be reversed
Alexandria: Library of Dreams
My title does not intend to suggest that the Alexandrian Library did not exist, but it does point to what I regard as the unreal character of much that has been said about it.
The Ancient Library of Alexandria: A Model for Classical Scholarship in the Age of Million Book Libraries
Like a karstic river, the library of Alexandria resurfaces time after time4, and not only in
Beer in Greco-Roman antiquity
An article about Roman and Greek Beer making.
Thrown Away Like Rubbish – Disposal of the Dead in Ancient Greece
In this article, the literary and archaeological evidence for burial practices that can be associated with the English expression ‘to be disposed of like rubbish’ are discussed.
Scapegoat Rituals in Ancient Greece
The Greek scapegoat rituals have often been discussed. The so-called Cambridge school in particular, with its lively and morbid interest in everything strange and cruel, paid much attention to it.’ Our own time too has become fascinated once again by these enigmatic rituals…