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Classical Studies Program, University of Houston Using Homer to understand the experience of veteran's returning from war
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A sense of dislocation has been shared by veterans returning from war since Homer conjured Odysseus’ inauspicious return some 2,800 years ago.
Classical Studies Program, University of Houston If anyone needs help figuring out classes for next semester, Tuesday and Thursday morning this week are good for me. Next week (starting 10/30) I'll be in Greece!! Francesca Behr has volunteered to meet with anyone who needs help while I am away.
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As a very young caterer in the late 1970s, I needed money and experience in equal amounts. I took on every challenge knowing I would inevitably curdle or burn. But taking on a Roman orgy was a whole different kettle of fermented anchovy sauce. ...
Classical Studies Program, University of Houston The Hellenic Cultural Center of the Southwest presents Euripides’ classic drama Troades (Trojan Women) October 2 at HBU’s Dunham Theater
Classical Studies Program, University of Houston On September 24 at 4pm in the Honors College Commons Casey Dué Hackney and Chris Blackwell (of Furman U) will give a presentation on the Homer Multitext Project, sponsored by UH's High Performance Computing Center. There will be lots of Greek food! This will not be a showing of the documentary shown on 9/14, but instea...d an overview of the Homer Multitext Project and the components of it that are available now.
Classical Studies Program, University of Houston The UT Austin Classics Department graduate students will host Prof. Ian Morris, an archaeologist and expert on ancient Greece and ancient economy, for the Third Annual William J. Battle Lecture on Sept. 25. His talk will be of particular interest to those who study ancient history, archaeology, and ancient economy. Ia...n Morris, is the Jean and Rebecca Willard Professor of Classics and Professor of History at Stanford University. Professor Morris is an expert on Iron Age Greece and ancient economy. He is also director of the Stanford University excavations at Monte Polizzo in Sicily. Some of his recent books include "The Dynamics of Ancient Empires" (co-edited by Walter Scheidel; Oxford 2009), "The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World" (co-edited with Walter Scheidel and Richard Saller; Cambridge 2007), and "Archaeology as Cultural History: Words and Things in Iron Age Greece" (Blackwell 2000). He is currently working on a book to be titled "What is Ancient History?," which provides the subject of his talk at the William J. Battle Lecture.
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See MoreClassical Studies Program, University of Houston The Honors College presents Imaging the Iliad: A Documentary & Discussion with Casey Dué Hackney Monday, September 14, 2009 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. The Honors College Commons M.D. Anderson Library Reception to follow How has the Iliad, Homer’s epic poem about Achilles and the Trojan War, been preserved from the far reach...es of antiquity until today? How will it be preserved for future generations?
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The 24 Hour Roman Reconstruction Project, or, Building Rome in a Day
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A participatory performance work organized by Liz Glynn and executed by a coalition of the willing
MIDNIGHT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH - MIDNIGHT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2009
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Scattered fragments of the oldest codex of the bible have been virtually reunited by a team of digital imaging experts - the same team we worked with on the Homer manuscripts in Venice (those are at http://chs.harvard.edu/chs/manuscript_im
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Bringing the Bibleâs scattered pages together online
Classical Studies Program, University of Houston New courses to be proposed to the Undergraduate Council this Fall for 2010-2011: Sex and Gender in the Ancient World; Fifth Century Athens. Also planned for 2010-2011: Greek and Roman Myths of Heroes (Fall), Myth and Performance in Greek Tragedy (Spring),
Classical Studies Program, University of Houston Frank Holt in the history department of UH is offering his History of Early Civilizations class this Fall as well as his Alexander the Great class. Either of these can count towards the history requirement of the Classical Studies degree. If they are full
Classical Studies Program, University of Houston In Spring 2010 there will be a production at UH of Aeschylus' Suppliant Women entitled "Big Love." Also in Spring, the Honors College will be doing (Sophocles') Electra. Last but not least, there is a newly formed Classical Theater Company (http://www.classicaltheatre.org/) in Houston.
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This spectacular, inspiring piece of theatre tells the story of 50 brides who flee to an Italian villa to escape their arranged marriages. Inspired by Aeschylus’ The Suppliant Woman and fused with ...
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This book just out! The project website is http://chs.harvard.edu/chs/homer_multite
Amazon.com: Recapturing a Homeric Legacy: Images and Insights from the Venetus A Manuscript of the I
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Amazon.com: Recapturing a Homeric Legacy: Images and Insights from the Venetus A Manuscript of the Iliad (Hellenic Studies): Casey Due, Marino Zorzi, Susy Marcon, Graeme D. Bird, Christopher W. Blackwell, Mary Ebbott, Myriam Hecquet-Devienne, David Jacobs, Ioli Kalevresou, Gregory Nagy: Books
