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ROMARCH: American Academy in Rome, new summer school in architectural...
SUMMER SKILLS COURSES IN ARCHAEOLOGY These intensive courses are intended to provide graduate students and other professionals in archaeology, history, classics and historic preservation (plus...
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Solomeo
Reblogged from Shades of Umbria: About two weeks ago, we visited Solomeo, a small town west of Perugia with a population (last census, 2001) of 436. Buses come just a few times a day, mostly for...
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Castel Rigone, Weeks 13-14: Bad Spirits and Good Spirits
Reblogged from Shades of Umbria:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is0jvvBxyD4&w=330&h=216] With three penalties missed in a row and three games in a row with a player dismissed for a red...
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ROMARCH: Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World iPad app; Review
Barrington Atlas App splash screen Princeton University Press has launched its iPad app version of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, as we noted here on Oct. 31. The app has been made...
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ROMARCH: Archaeological Field School in Roman Pottery, Sangro Valley Italy,...
A new Field School in Roman Pottery, associated with Oberlin College’s Sangro Valley Project, is accepting applications for its session to be held from 3 July to 27 July 2014. The program’s aim is...
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Castel Rigone, Weeks 15-16-17: Card Games
Reblogged from Shades of Umbria:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn93THnwhNg&w=330&h=216] All last week, the Giornale dell'Umbria published stories on Castel Rigone going for a 'poker'....
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ROMARCH: 2014 Classical Summer School, American Academy in Rome
Now Accepting Applications for the 2014 Classical Summer School at the American Academy in Rome This six-week program is designed to provide qualified graduate students, mature undergraduates, and...
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Castel Rigone, Week 18: True Grit
Reblogged from Shades of Umbria:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuuuoYT0yo8&w=330&h=216] There's a quality to players that coaches love to see here; they call it "grinta," or "grit" --...
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Translating Pliny’s letters about Vesuvius, pt. 9. Shuddering to Remember
The world turned topsy-turvy: detail of a relief from Pompeii depicting the earthquake of AD 62/3 toppling the Temple of Jupiter (see below for details) 6.20.1-3: Shuddering to Remember This post...
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Castel Rigone, Weeks 19-20: Bumps
Reblogged from Shades of Umbria:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlqcfdMZHF4&w=330&h=216] Since Shakespeare's day, 'bump' has meant a protuberance, something raised above the normal...
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Castel Rigone, Week 21: What Comes Around
Reblogged from Shades of Umbria:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7NQAbeALnA&w=330&h=216] Two long shots stretch the netting inside the goal. One skids almost 30 yards along the ground,...
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Castel Rigone, Week 22: Royalty
Reblogged from Shades of Umbria:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fr3CSeGwVk&w=330&h=216] The sun was shining in Perugia on Saturday afternoon, but above Lake Trasimeno clouds and mist...
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ROMARCH: Liverpool Research Day: Pompeii
MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY RESEARCH DAY Pompeii Saturday 15th February 2014 The Gallery, Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool Pompeii is the most iconic city of the ancient world and has come to...
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ROMARCH: American Journal of Archaeology Open Access (January 2014)
American Journal of Archaeology Open Access (January 2014) Below is a list of freely available content published in tandem with the January 2014 issue of the AJA. A Letter from the Editor-in-Chief, by...
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ROMARCH: Call for Participants, Excavations at Roman Carsulae (Italy)
Excavating the Baths at Carsulae EXCAVATIONS OF THE BATHS AT ROMAN CARSULAE (ITALY) June 8 – July 19, 2014 We are now accepting applications from students and volunteers to participate in our ninth...
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ROMARCH: Field School at Castiglione del Lago 2014, Call for Participants
THE UMBRA INSTITUTE SUMMER ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAM 2014 ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL AT CASTIGLIONE DEL LAGO (Italy) WITH EXCURSIONS TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN CENTRAL ITALY, MAY 26 – JUNE 28, 2014 The...
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ROMARCH: Pathways of Communication Conference in Ankara
PATHWAYS OF COMMUNICATION: ROADS AND ROUTES IN ANATOLIA FROM PREHISTORY TO SELJUK TIMES Ankara University Organized by the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara 20-22 March 2014 Information:...
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ROMARCH: Call for Participants, Binchester Archaeological Project (England) 2014
Map of Binchester VINOVIUM 2014 – THE BINCHESTER EXCAVATION PROJECT Season dates: June 29, 2014 – July 26, 2014 Application Deadline: 28 February for early access; second round application deadline: 25...
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ROMARCH: Online Coins of the Roman Empire, updated
OCRE – Online Database of Coinage of the Roman Empire becomes Bigger, Multi-Contributor and Multi-Lingual In collaboration with New York University’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, the...
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ROMARCH: Roman-period Archaeological Field School in Umbria: Vicus ad Martis...
Two students at work on the site. Announcing the seventh season of the Vicus ad Martis Tudertium Archaeological field school in Umbria, Italy. Run by Drew University and directed by Prof. John...
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