Canadian Classical Bulletin/Bulletin canadien des études anciennes
6.3 -- 1999 11 15 ISSN 1198-9149

Editors/Redacteurs: J. W. Geyssen & J. S. Murray
(University of New Brunswick)
<bulletin@unb.ca>

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Published by e-mail by the Classical Association of Canada/
Publié par courrier électronique par la société canadienne
des études classiques
President: J. I. McDougall (University of Winnipeg)
<iain.mcdougall@uwinnipeg.ca>
Secretary/Secretaire: I. M. Cohen (Mount Allison University) <icohen@mta.ca>
Treasurer/Tresorier: C. Cooper (University of Winnipeg) <craig.cooper@uwinnipeg.ca>


Contents of CCB/BCEA 6.3 (1999 11 15) CCB Archive
BCÉA Archives


[1] Association Announcements <Back>

From: F Pownall < Frances.Pownall@ualberta.ca>>

It gives me great pleasure to present the results of the 1998-99 CAC Undergraduate Essay Competition. This year, there were 17 submissions, all in English, 13 by women and 4 by men. 13 were from Ontario (10 from the University of Toronto!), 2 from British Columbia, 1 from Alberta, and 1 from Nova Scotia. The essays were more uniform in quality this year than they have been in the past and, as a result, were somewhat difficult to rank. The two jurors came up with very different rankings and so I served as a third juror (reading the essays without identifying markings); the results are a compilation of the three sets of markings. Some students submitted two essays; of these, it seemed fair to award only the higher ranked.

First Prize:
Sarah Dykstra (University of Victoria): "Woe to the Flesh! Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity and its Origin in Greek Thought"
"This was a very well-managed essay topic, even though it was dauntingly large. Lots of research, well-balanced structure, clear argument, good physical formatting."

Second Prize:
Lorna Carol Hiscock (Wilfred Laurier): "Accuracy and Ichthyological Knowledge in the Fishing Mosaics of Roman North Africa"
"I found this essay delightful because it was a rather narrow topic and one which had the benefit of the student's firsthand research in Tunisia, as well as appropriate library research."
"The student presented a number of examples of mosaics, described them in remarkable detail and after all had been described, he/she presented a fine conclusion on this type of art form with regard to overall style, content, realism, etc."

Third Prize:
Katerina Janeteas (University of Toronto): "Song at the Symposion: Not Just Mere Entertainment"
"The student wrote a lively paper, nicely tied together, on the Symposion. . .It was informative (the writer convinced me of the symposion's importance as a social and political institution), well researched and well written."

Honourable Mentions:
Colin S. Clarke (University of Toronto): "Pan and the Mysteries of Cybele in Menander's Dyscolos"
"A relatively narrow topic, which I prefer to the extremely broad ones, but one which clearly repaid research. A well-written thoughtful essay with good presentation."

Kelly Cooper (Queen's University): "Ancient Women's Medicine: An Examination of Female Health Care and the Influence of Soranus' Gynecology in the Roman Empire"
"The student brought together evidence from a great number of ancient scientific/medical writers and composed a well-written, very focussed, original paper on a timely but no means trendy topic."

Victoria Bishop (University of Toronto): "Feminine Power within a Military Monarchy: The Imperial Sisters Julia Domna and Julia Maesa"
"The very idiosyncratic form is evidently part of the assignment. A well-defined paper with a thoughtful more personal approach to the sources."

James Richards (University of Toronto): "Flavius Aetius and the Western Roman Empire"
"This was a more straightforward paper with a more simply defined subject than many of the ones above, but it was nevertheless well-written and well-researched."
"The paper on Flavius Aetius was also informative and well put together. Why I did not put it in the top three is that it was not clear what the writer him/herself contributed to the paper."

Konstantina Chantzis (University of Toronto): "A Structural Analysis of Euripides' Bacchants and the Homeric Hymn to Demeter"
"I didn't see why the essay treated two different works, but as structural analysis, it was very thoughtful, well-balanced, well-written and well-presented."

In regards to the rankings made, one juror commented: "In terms of what I want to see in an excellent essay, a well-defined topic with something a bit different about the approach is primary. I like to see some evidence of the writer's own personality in choice of subject matter, approach to the material, and writing style. A good use of a range of sources, with proper citation of notes, is next. Good structural organization, including an understanding of paragraphing, good writing, and good presentation also separate excellent essays from less good ones. I have preferred longer essays in my choices, but this is because the writers had more chance to develop their ideas and demonstrate their competence, not because longer is better per se.

I would like to thank our two jurors this year, Joann Freed of Wilfred Laurier University and Bernie Kavanagh of Queen's University, especially for their thoughtful comments. I would also like to thank all the students who submitted essays, and colleagues who encouraged them to do so. It gives me great hope for the future of our discipline to see such excellent work produced at the undergraduate level.

Sincerely yours,
Frances Pownall
Co-ordinator, CAC Undergraduate Essay Competition


[2] Job Announcements <Back>

See the CCB Job Announcements for a complete list of job announcements received at CCB since June 1, 1999.


From: Roberto Nickel <rnickel@nickel.laurentian.ca>

Thorneloe University, federated with Laurentian University (Sudbury, Ontario).
The Department of Classical Studies invites applications for a tenure track appointment at the Assistant Professor level effective July 1, 2000 in the area of Greek and/or Roman History. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in Classics, an active research programme, and a commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching. Teaching responsibilities will include a variety of courses in Greek and Latin language and Greek and Roman civilization and history. The successful candidate must also be willing to participate in our Distance Education programme. Thorneloe University is a small liberal arts college (with programmes in Classical Studies, Women's Studies, Religious Studies, and Theatre Arts) within the Laurentian University Federation and located on the main campus of Laurentian University. Salary range commensurate with qualifications and experience. The closing date for applications is January 21, 2000. Send curriculum vitae and arrange for three letters of reference, which address the criteria set out above, to be sent to: The Rev. Dr. D. Thompson, Provost, Thorneloe University, Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, P3E-2C6. In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, this advertisement is directed to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Thorneloe University is committed to equity in employment and encourages applications from all qualified applicants, including women, aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities and persons with disabilities.


From: Christopher Hosgood <hosgood@uleth.ca>

The University of Lethbridge: Assistant Professor: probationary (tenure-track) beginning 1 July 2000, subject to budgetary approval. A Ph.D. is required; specialization in Ancient Greek and/or Roman History. The University aspires to hire individuals who have demonstrated considerable potential for excellence in teaching, research and scholarship, and especially those who have well-established research programs. The University is an equal opportunity employer and offers a non-smoking environment. New Faculty are eligible to apply for university funding in support of research and scholarly activities.

Located in southern Alberta, within sight of the Rocky Mountains, Lethbridge offers a sunny, dry climate which is surprisingly mild for the prairies, excellent cultural and recreational amenities and attractive economic conditions. Founded in 1967, the University focuses on excellence in undergraduate programs and has an enrollment of nearly 6,000 students. The University is in an expansion phase and, among other projects, is building a $37-million Library Information Network Centre (LINC). For more information about the University please visit our web site at www.uleth.ca.

Applications should include a curriculum vitae, transcripts, outlines of courses previously taught, teaching evaluations and publication reprints or preprints, a statement of teaching philosophy and research interests, and names of at least three referees who are scholars in the field. Arrange for this material and three letters of reference to be sent to: Professor Chris Hosgood, Chair, Department of History, The University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K 3M4. Telephone: (403) 329-2543, Fax: (403) 329-5108, or <hosgood@uleth.ca> The closing date for applications is January 31, 2000. In accordance with Canadian Immigration Regulations, this advertisement is directed to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.


From: Nancy Wilkie <nwilkie@carleton.edu>

The Archaeological Institute of America invites applications and nominations for the position of Executive Director.

The Archaeological Institute of America was founded in 1879 to promote archaeological research and publication. Today, the AIA also places a strong emphasis on public outreach and education and has over 11,000 members, both professional and avocational, in more than 100 Societies in the United States and Canada. Through its National Lecture Program, the AIA provides over 270 lectures by distinguished archaeologists each year to the local societies, and helps organize Regional Symposia and other outreach programs. The AIA supports scholarly research though fellowships, and its Annual Meeting provides a forum for archaeologists and others to present the results of their latest work. Scholarly publications of the AIA include the American Journal of Archaeology, as well as monographs and colloquia proceedings. Archaeology magazine, with a circulation of 215,000, is designed for a broad readership, while DIG, Archaeology's new children's magazine, focuses on 8-12 year olds.

The Executive Director of the AIA is the chief operating officer of the Institute, reporting directly to the President. The Executive Director is responsible for the daily operations of the Institute, including, but not limited to, the administration of the national office, the supervision of finances and administration, the preparation and implementation of the annual budget, oversight of development activities, and coordination of the activities of the Governing Board, its committees, the local societies, and the AIA staff.

Applicants should have strong interest, if not background, in archaeology, experience in personnel administration and financial management, preferably of non-profit organizations, and the ability to work effectively with a diverse group of members, volunteers, and staff. The Search Committee will begin its screening procedures in mid-November. Please direct confidential inquiries and applications to: Professor Nancy C. Wilkie, Chair, Search Committee Classics Department One North College Street Northfield, MN 55057 <nwilkie@carleton.edu>


From: Clayton Fant <cfant@uakron.edu>

The University of Akron invites applications for an approved visiting assistant professor in the Department of Classics. The department offers a wide range of courses in the cultures of the Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome in an open enrollment university. Hence we seek a broadly trained classicist able to teach a variety of courses during the academic year 2000/2001, with the possibility of reappointment. We are seeking a specialist in Latin literature with a competence in Greek. Candidacy will be strengthened by the ability to offer a course in Greek Mythology plus one or more of the following areas: Greek and Roman History, etymology, Greek archaeology survey, and ancient sports. Requirements for the position are: 1. Ph. D.; 2. Promise of excellence in undergraduate teaching; 3. Scholarly promise. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Send letter of application, Curriculum Vitae, three letters of recommendation, copies of publications or abstract of dissertation to Professor Robert E. Gaebel, Chair, Classics Search Committee, Department of Classics, University of Akron, Akron OH 44325-1910. The deadline for applications is December 5, 1999. We will hold interviews at the AIA/APA meetings in Texas and invite finalists for campus interviews in January. (Contact telephone number and e-mail address: (330) 972-7876; <gaebel@uakron.edu> The University of Akron is an AA/EEO employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.


From: David Stone <davidstone@facstaff.wisc.edu>

The Department of Classics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks candidates with proven strengths in research and teaching for a tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor in Greek or Roman Archaeology, beginning in August, 2000. PhD required and ability to teach in both areas expected. Preference will be given to applicants with archaeological field experience. Applicants for this position should also be prepared to teach courses in Greek and Latin at all levels, as well as undergraduate lecture courses in classical topics. Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience. A letter of application, CV, and three letters of recommendation should be addressed to Professor William J. Courtenay, Department of Classics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 910 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, and received in the department by January 15, 2000. Initial screening will begin December 13, 1999 and some interviews will be conducted at the APA meeting in Dallas.

Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information regarding the applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and encourages applications from women and minorities.


For US and other jobs see the listings of

The American Philological Association:
http://www.apaclassics.org/

and the Atrium:
http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/bibliotheca/bulletin/jobs.html


[3] Conferences <Back>

From: Stuart Wheeler <swheeler@richmond.edu>

"Greater Anatolia and the Indo-Hittite Language Family"
University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
March 17-19, 2000

The conference will be hosted by Robert Drews, Professor of Classics and History at Vanderbilt University and visiting Professor of Classics at the University of Richmond.

Assuming the Indo-Hittite theory as a point of departure, the organizers hope that the colloquium will explore but also narrow the possibilities for the relationship of Greater Anatolia (everything from the Aegean to the Caspian, and from the Caucasus to the Jazirah) to both the Anatolian and the "traditional" Indo-European branches of Indo-Hittite. The colloquium will begin on Friday evening with a public lecture by Professor Lord Colin Renfrew, followed by a reception for participants and registrants. The title of Professor Renfrew's address is, "Indo-European Origins: The Case for Anatolia." On Saturday and on Sunday morning invited speakers will present eight papers, approaching the topic from a wide variety of disciplines and perspectives, and the papers will be followed by two critical responses. It is hoped that all papers and responses will be intelligible to scholars outside the presenter's own specialty.

Papers will be presented by Elizabeth Wayland Barber, William Darden, Margalit Finkelberg, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Peter Kuniholm, Alexander Lehrman, Colin Renfrew, and Paul Zimansky. Craig Melchert and Jeremy Rutter have agreed to present critical responses. Funding for the colloquium will be provided by a matching grant made to the University of Richmond by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

All conference details can be accessed at http://hermes.richmond.edu/anatolia.


From: Ian Worthington <worthingtoni@missouri.edu>

Epea and Grammata:
Oral and Written Communication in Ancient Greece
University of Missouri-Columbia

List of speakers and papers, and call for registration

The fourth biennial Orality and Literacy in Ancient Greece conference, "Epea and Grammata: Oral and Written Communication in Ancient Greece", will be held at the University of Missouri- Columbia (Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A.) from Monday June 6 to Saturday June 10, 2000.

The following speakers and papers are now scheduled:

Han Baltussen (KCL, England): "Orality in Late Antiquity: Simplicius on the Use of Quotation"
Matthew Clark (York, Canada): "Oral Formulaic Composition and Cognitive Psychology"
John Miles Foley (Missouri): "From Performance to Text and Back Again: South Slavic Oral Epic and Homer"
Michael Gagarin (Austin): "Writing and the Orality of Greek Law"
John Garcia (Iowa): "Poetic Speech as Ritual Speech in Early Greece"
Stathis Gauntlett (Melbourne, Australia): "'Anathema ta grammata!' Reactions to literacy in Modern Greek Culture"
Mark Janse (Gent, Belgium): "A Cognitive Approach to Homeric Versification"
Sarah Klitenic (TCD, Ireland): "Ritual and Exegesis: The function of later Platonic hermeneutics"
Andre Lardinois (Minnesota): "A Contest Between Homer and Hesiod: On Intertextuality in Early Greek Epic"
Anne Mackay (Natal, South Africa): "The Evocation of Emotional Response in Early Greek Poetry and Painting"
Christopher Mackie (Melbourne, Australia): "Talking with the animals: Achilles and the Horse in the Iliad"
Lisa Maurizio (Bates College): "The Pythia's Performances of Wisdom: Competition of the Senses in Archaic Greece"
Dan Melia (Berkeley): "'Orality' and Aristotle's Aesthetics"
Elizabeth Minchin (ANU, Australia): "Speech Acts in the Everyday World and in Homer"
David Mirhady (Calgary, Canada): "The Evidence of Athenian Drama"
Luis Molina (CUNY): "The Epitaphios as Ancient Classroom"
Tony Podlecki (UBC, Canada): "Degrees of Orality in the Homeric Epics: Does the Odyssey Differ Substantially from the Iliad?"
Jeff Rydberg-Cox (Tufts): "Oral and Written Sources in Athenian Forensic Rhetoric"
Johan Schloemann (Berlin): "Entertainment and Democratic Distrust: The Ambivalence of Oral Attitudes and Writing in the Audience of Public Speech in Classical Athens"
Ruth Scodel (Michigan): "Flashbulb Memory and Homeric Signs"
Jim Sickinger (FSU): "Literacy, Orality, and Legislation in Classical Athens"
Niall Slater (Emory): "Dancing the Alphabet: Performative Literacy on the Attic Stage"
Harold Tarrant (Newcastle, Australia): "The Girl-friend and Flat-mate of Socrates: Philosophy as Voices in Platonic Literature"
Ian Worthington (Missouri): "Demosthenes in Oral and Written Form"

There will also be two key-note addresses:
Lauri Harvilahti (Helsinki, Finland): "Affinity and Variation in Mongolian and Turkic Epics"
Greg Nagy (Harvard): "Philostratus' Heroikos and the Homeric Tradition: Exercises in Defamiliarization"

As with previous conferences, each paper will be followed by a generous amount of discussion time, and refereed papers will be published by Brill as a fourth volume in the Orality and Literacy series.

Registration is US$45 (US$25 students; US$15 daily rate) and includes all conference materials, morning and afternoon teas, a social excursion and, it is hoped, all lunches. Accommodation (including breakfast) will be at the Ramada Inn in downtown Columbia (US$49 double room or US$47 single room + tax), which is about a 5 minute walk from the campus and conference venue.

Columbia is easy to reach: the nearest major airports are St Louis or Kansas City, and an express shuttle bus operates between each one and Columbia. Trans-World Express operates a regular flight from St Louis to Columbia Regional Airport. Fuller details will be sent with registration material.

For registration information, please contact one or both of the following conveners:
Professor Ian Worthington
Department of History
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211 U.S.A.
Tel (573) 882-0780 Fax (573) 884-5151
<WorthingtonI@missouri.edu>
Professor John Miles Foley
Department of Classical Studies
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211 U.S.A.
Tel (573) 882-0679 Fax (573) 882-0679
<FoleyJ@missouri.edu>


[4] Calls for Papers <Back>

From: Gil Renberg <ghr@duke.edu>

Call for Papers
The Classics departments of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University present a Graduate Student Colloquium on March 25th, 2000 at UNC's Hanes Art Auditorium 121

The Animal in Antiquity
Keynote Speaker: Christopher McDonough, Boston College
Sacrificial victim, beast of burden, instrument of war, beloved pet -- these are only a few of the roles animals played in the ancient world. As omens, animals influenced major political decisions. Used properly, they turned the tide of battle. Exotic animals brought praise and distinction to sponsors of spectacles. In poetry, fable, and philosophy, animals were used to reflect and explore the very nature of humanity. Animals' integration into the human experience was so extensive that reference to a pig, a cicada, or an elephant could evoke any number of religious, artistic, military, geographical, literary, or philosophical associations.

We welcome papers addressing the role or influence of animals in the ancient world from a variety of fields: Ancient History, Archaeology, Art History, Classics, Linguistics, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and other related disciplines.

Please e-mail a one-page abstract for your 15-minute presentation to <mmash@email.unc.edu> by January 12th, 2000. E-mail your name, title of paper, affiliation, e-mail, and mailing address separately. Notification of acceptance will be issued no later than January 25th. Limited funds are available for travel.

Abstracts, with personal information on a separate page, may also be sent (postmarked January 12th) to:
Mark Mash
Department of Classics
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB#3145 212 Murphey Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3145


From: Mike Dimaio <mdimaio@conan.ids.net>

"Ancient Studies -- New Technology:
The World Wide Web and Scholarly Research, Communication, and Publication
in Ancient, Byzantine, and Medieval Studies"
Dates: December 8-10, 2000

Location: Salve Regina University, Newport, RI

Conveners:

Michael DiMaio, Salve Regina University
Ralph Mathisen, University of South Carolina
Thomas Martin, College of the Holy Cross
Prospectus:
Classical, Medieval, and Byzantine scholars have long relied on academic symposia and printed media to disseminate the fruits of their research. In the last two decades, the Internet and the World Wide Web have made new forms of publication possible. Electronic journals have been founded, such as the Bryn Mawr Classical Review. Academic websites, including De Imperatoribus Romanis, Perseus, Diotima, ORB, Lacus Curtius, the Stoa, and the Medieval Sourcebook, provide wide audiences with primary materials, scholarly studies, and access to other resources. Search engines like Argos have been developed to help navigate the rapidly multiplying opportunities of this new medium.

On the other hand, the Internet has not yet established itself altogether successfully as a medium of scholarly communication, because systems for validating and endorsing the material published --peer review--have lagged behind delivery. This conference will address how this deficiency can be remedied. Participants are invited to discuss how best future web sites may be developed in the fields of Classical, Medieval, and Byzantine studies, how existing web sites may be validated by peer review, how electronic publications may recognize and adopt appropriate standards, how electronic resources may integrate vertically to address specialist and non-specialist audiences simultaneously, and how the many facilities and resources of the Internet may become known to the audiences which can benefit from them.

Interested participants should please send a 500-word abstract of the presentation they propose, to Ralph Mathisen, <N330009@VM.SC.EDU> no later than April 1, 2000. Individual presentations at the conference will be limited to twenty minutes. Text will be made available on the Web in advance of the conference. The conveners will also entertain suggestions for roundtables and panel discussions: please send queries to the address above, as soon as possible.


From: John Geyssen <jgeyssen@unb.ca>

The Department of Classics & Ancient History, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, invites submission of abstracts for papers to be presented at the

Seventh Annual UNB Ancient History Colloquium
25 March 2000
Mapping the Ancient World: Whence and Whither?

Keynote Address: "Retrospective on the Classical Atlas Project: 'So much to do, so little done?'" Dr. Richard J. A. Talbert, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor, and Director, Classical Atlas Project University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

We invite papers on all aspects of this theme including (but not restricted to) Greek and Roman cartography, geography and topography; place and travel as themes in Greek and Roman literature; ancient guide books; the difficulties and dilemmas facing the ancient traveller; the logistics of military and social movement among the Greeks and Romans; travel as portrayed in Greek and Roman art; and the ancient understanding of the world. We also encourage the submission of papers dealing with the tradition and/or the present state of research and teaching among ancient historians. Abstracts should reach the committee by 15 February 2000, and should be sent to Dr. J. Geyssen <jgeyssen@unb.ca> or to Dr. J. Murray <jsm@unb.ca>, or at the following address: Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of New Brunswick, Box 4400, Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 5A3.


From: Lisa Marie Mignone <lmm6b@cms.mail.virginia.edu>

The Classics Graduate Student Association at The University of Virginia announces its

Fourth Annual Graduate Student Colloquium:
"Love of Power. Power of Love. Eros and Imperium in Classical Antiquity.
19 February 2000
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Featuring keynote speaker: Francis Cairns, University of Leeds, "Propertius 3.14: Gymnastics, Morality, and Power in Augustan Rome and Sparta"

The union of the two themes, love and power, produces dynamic tensions that penetrate every genre of Classical literature. The Virginia conference is currently soliciting papers on any instance of the enforcement of power through love and of love through power (both terms broadly defined) in all genres of Greek and Latin prose and poetry. We welcome all approaches, especially those addressing the fields of Classical philology, history, political science, government, women's studies, and comparative literature.

Submissions are to include (1) a cover-sheet indicating the presenter's name, university, e-mail address, postal address, and paper title, and (2) an anonymous one-page abstract. Presentations will be restricted to 20 minutes each. Submissions must be received no later than 1 December, and applicants will be notified no later than 20 December. (Warning: Charlottesville mail tends to be exceptionally slow. Please post your submissions well in advance to guarantee timely arrival. To repeat, electronic submissions gladly accepted: <lmm6b@virginia.edu>.

Please address all inquiries and applications via post to Lisa Mignone, Department of the Classics, 401 Cabell Hall, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, or via e-mail to <lmm6b@virginia.edu>. For further information, please visit our website: http://www.people.virginia.edu/~lmm6b/eros_et_imperium.html.


[5] Study Tours,etc. <Back>

From: Katherine Wallis <bsr.dir@flashnet.it>

BSR Postgraduate Course on THE CITY OF ROME
31 March-26 May 2000

This annual postgraduate course is designed to develop students' research skills in the study of ancient Rome. It examines the city as a whole - the topography, development and function of the imperial capital - and analyses selected monuments in terms of their structural history, their architectural characteristics, their place in the development of the urban plan, their social, economic or religious function and their subsequent use and influence. The course comprises an eight-week module which is intended to form one quarter of one year's full-time postgraduate course (or a similar proportion to suit the circumstances of individual institutions), at Masters or early Doctoral level.

The Course Director in 2000 will be Alastair Small, Honorary Fellow, Department of Classics, University of Edinburgh, and Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta. Professor Small studied at Oxford and the British School at Rome. His main areas of research are Roman Italy and the Iron Age in South Italy. He taught the City of Rome Course in 1999.

One half of the course is devoted to site visits led by the Course Director, supplemented by lectures and seminars given by distinguished guest speakers. The other half is reserved for individual study supervised by the Course Director. The course begins with a discussion of the topography and infrastructures of the city, and continues with a detailed study of the most important monuments of the Roman period, emphasizing recent discoveries or controversies. It concludes with a discussion of the relation of the city to its suburbium, including Ostia and the Port of Rome. Some topics may be chosen to suit the research needs of individual students, or the interests of distinguished guest speakers. Each student will have a major topic for study (to be allocated by their home university in consultation with the Course Director) and will be expected to give a seminar on it to the class during the penultimate week of the course and to submit a written paper at the end of the course.

Further information about the British School at Rome, the course and finances is available on our website at http://www.britac.ac.uk/institutes/rome/.

Applications should be made via the applicant's university. Where a fee transfer has been agreed, the application should include the university's guarantee that this payment will be made directly to the BSR. Applications should also include: the applicant's c.v.; details of their current course; research topics that they hope to pursue in Rome; details of how The City of Rome course will fit into their current course, and one letter of reference. The deadline for receipt of applications is 15 December 1999. Please send applications to The Director's Assistant, The British School at Rome, Via Gramsci 61, 00197 Rome, Italy. (For further information: tel. 0039-0632649374; fax 0039-063221201; <bsr.dir@flashnet.it>) The selection of participating students will be made by the Course Director in consultation with the BSR. The support of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies is gratefully acknowledged.

Preliminary enquiries are welcomed by the Director's Assistant (see BSR address above) and Professor Alastair Small, Department of Classics, University of Edinburgh, (David Hume Tower, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JX; home tel. 01506-656425; <claamss@srv0.arts.ed.ac.uk>.


[6] Varia <Back>

From: Vangelis Tsakirakis <bm-ecoikk@otenet.gr>

The official Site of the Landscape Archaeology Group- LAG, Athens, is now available on the WEB: http://www.omart.gr/.

The site is bilingual (in Greek - English) and there you can find:
a. a history of the society, the aims, the means and the work groups.
b. news about LAG (calling of interest, displays etc.)
c. special news (congresses, meetings, publications etc., relevant to the LAG's aims)
d. archaeological computer applications (used during LAG's researches)
e. Summaries of LAG's publications (newsletters PYXIDA vol 1, 2, and a book about local Greek history).
f. Full WEB publication of the newsletter PYXIDA vol 3 (years 1997-98) in Greek, with English summaries and an article by J. Bintliff.

You can order copies of LAG's publications. In a few days a DEMO version of LABgr1.0, an Access 97 application about landscape archaeology literature of Greece, will be available through our site. Our e-mail is <mailbox@otenet.gr>.


From: Peter Stewart <P.C.N.Stewart@reading.ac.uk>

MA in Ancient Art

Last year the University of Reading, UK, launched a new MA in Ancient Art. We welcome inquiries from potential applicants for 2000/1.

Organized through the University's Centre for Roman Studies, the course addresses the meanings and functions of art in ancient Greek as well as Roman society, and introduces students to the skills and methods necessary to study it. For some it will provide an additional year of specialist study after a first degree; for others it will offer a firm foundation for further research in this and related fields. Taught courses on aspects of ancient art, classical studies and language skills serve to complement individual, supervised research on a topic of the student's choice (subject to approval). Candidates are expected to have some familiarity with Greek or Roman art before beginning the course, but no expertise is assumed. The MA involves specialists from the Departments of Classics and Archaeology at Reading, including John Creighton (Iron-Age and Roman provincial art), Janet DeLaine (Roman architecture and art), Sturt Manning (Greek and Aegean art and archaeology), and Peter Stewart (Graeco-Roman art; Roman sculpture). The staff embrace a wide range of disciplines and methodologies, both the traditional and the new.

Reading University has a good library with a special strength in the field of Greek painted pottery, and it benefits from its proximity to research facilities in Oxford and London. The Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology in the Department of Classics holds one of the best collections of Greek pottery in Britain, as well as Egyptian artefacts.

Any enquiries about the course should be made to: Dr Peter Stewart, Centre for Roman Studies, Department of Classics, The University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AA, UK or e-mail: <P.C.N.Stewart@Reading.ac.uk. For additional information see: http://www.rdg.ac.uk/Roman/


From: Geoffrey B Greatrex <greatrex@is.dal.ca>

Francis Cairns asked me to draw your attention to the fact that R.C. Blockley's The Fragmentary Classsicising Historians of the Later Roman Empire, 2 volumes, (Liverpool, 1981-3) remains in print - despite some rumours to the contrary. If one searches for it on the web, it is necessary to check (for instance) Amazon.co.uk for books published in Britain, not Amazon.com.


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