Monthly Archives: April 2007

Epigraphy in Arctos, vol. 40 (2006)

Posted on 2007-04-13 by Kalle Korhonen

Items of epigraphical interest in the recent volume of Arctos (Acta philologica Fennica): – Luca Maurizi: C. Salvius Liberalis Nonius Bassus. Un monumento equestre ad Urbs Salvia? (pp. 65–83) – Fabrice Poli: Une inscription latine inédite d’Auch (pp. 85–90) – … Continue reading →

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Review of Mattingly, An Imperial Possession

Posted on 2007-04-12 by Gabriel Bodard

Reviewed in BMCR 2007.04.22 (although not an epigraphic work itself, inscriptions and evidence from inscriptions are, as one would expect, discussed in several places): David Mattingly, An Imperial Possession: Britain in the Roman Empire. London: Penguin, 2006. Pp. 622. ISBN … Continue reading →

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Reviewed: Brélaz, La sécurité publique en Asie Mineure

Posted on 2007-04-11 by Gabriel Bodard

Reviewed in BMCR 2007.04.15: Cédric Brélaz, La sécurité publique en Asie Mineure sous le Principat (Ier-IIIème s. ap. J.-C.). Basel: Schwabe, 2005. Pp. xii, 530. ISBN 3-7965-2200-9. €82.50. Reviewed by Thomas Corsten, University of Heidelberg (thomas.corsten@urz.uni-heidelberg.de) Word count: 2023 words

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Epigraphy in ArchBulg 10 (2006)

Posted on 2007-04-09 by Tom Elliott

Archaeologia Bulgarica, vol. 10 (2006) has been published. Articles of epigraphic interest (per the online table of contents) include: M. Ivanov and I. Topalilov, “Two New Roman Grave Reliefs from Philippopolis” (10.1) M. Manov, “Die Inschriften auf den Silbergefässen und … Continue reading →

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Romanizing the Berbers

Posted on 2007-04-09 by Tom Elliott

Elizabeth Fentress, “Romanizing the Berbers,” Past & Present 190 (2006), 3-33 (online: subscription required). a brief outline of the social preconditions for the Romanization of North Africa, concentrating on the social and economic realities of Africa in the centuries just … Continue reading →

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Wiesehöfer (ed.) on Theodor Mommsen, reviewed

Posted on 2007-04-07 by Gabriel Bodard

A review (en français) of a collection of essays (auf Deutsch) on one of the fathers of modern epigraphy in BMCR this morning: Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2007.04.07 Josef Wiesehöfer (ed.), Theodor Mommsen: Gelehrter, Politiker und Literat, unter Mitarbeit von … Continue reading →

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Epigraphic seminars: summer 2007

Posted on 2007-04-05 by Gabriel Bodard

University of Reading Wednesday, 9 May, 4 p.m., HUMSS 301 ‘Locus datus: Latin inscriptions and the Roman state’ Gregory Rowe, University of Victoria University of Cambridge 31 May Dr Roman Roth: ‘Families’ and Individuals in the Funerary Self-Representation of Etruscan … Continue reading →

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Reviewed: Texte als Medium und Reflexion von Religion im römischen Reich

Posted on 2007-04-05 by Gabriel Bodard

Reviewed in BMCR 2007.04.03: Dorothee Elm von der Osten, Jörg Rüpke, Katharina Waldner, Texte als Medium und Reflexion von Religion im römischen Reich. Potsdamer altertumswissenschaftliche Beiträge 14. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2006. Pp. 260. ISBN 3-515-08641-2. EUR 49.00 (pb). Reviewed … Continue reading →

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NEH funds Cuneiform Forensics

Posted on 2007-04-04 by Gabriel Bodard

Seen at NEH Digital Humanities awards Cuneiform Forensics: 3D Digital Analysis of Cuneiform Tablet Production CUNY Research Foundation, Brooklyn College — Brooklyn, NY H. Arthur Bankoff, Project Director Outright: $29,850 (Funding for this award provided by the Institute of Museum … Continue reading →

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Missing Dreros Inscription: Help Sought

Posted on 2007-04-04 by Charlotte Tupman

Via the Classicists list: Please find below a request from Professor John Keane for help to find the early constitutional law of Dreros (Meiggs and Lewis 1969, no. 2), which appears to have gone missing. Professor Keane is a research … Continue reading →

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Epigrafi, epigrafia, epigrafisti (Panciera)

Posted on 2007-04-03 by Tom Elliott

Noted (thanks to Jeff Becker for the notice): Silvio Panciera, Epigrafi, epigrafia, epigrafisti: scritti vari editi e inediti (1956-2005) con note complementari e indici, 3 vols. (Roma: Quasar), 2006, ISBN: 8871403061 (worldcat record).

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BMCR 2007.04.01, BMCR Books Received (March)

Posted on 2007-04-03 by Gabriel Bodard

Titles of potential interest to epigraphers exerpted below: ———- Titles marked by an asterisk are available for review. Qualified volunteers should indicate their interest by a message to classrev@brynmawr.edu, with their last name and requested author in the subject line. … Continue reading →

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