Author Archives: Tom Elliott

About Tom Elliott

Associate Director for Digital Programs and Senior Research Scholar, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University

Report on EpiDoc/SoSOL training workshop in Bologna

Posted on 2011-01-24 by Tom Elliott

Over at the Sito Italiano di Epigrafia Greca (SITEG), Alice Bencivenni reports on an EpiDoc/SoSOL training workshop held at the Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, 10-14 January 2011.

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2011 Latium Vetus Program: Summer Course on Epigraphy and Archaeology

Posted on 2011-01-18 by Tom Elliott

Dates: 25 May – 1 July 2011 Location: University of Roma Tor Vergata More information: http://sites.tufts.edu/latiumvetus/ From Monica Berti: The 2011 Latium Vetus Program, as part of a collaborative project between Tufts University and Roma Tor Vergata, will allow students to learn the … Continue reading →

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Eck: Documents on Bronze: A Phenomenon of the West?

Posted on 2011-01-06 by Tom Elliott

Today, at the First North American Congress of Greek and Latin Epigraphy in San Antonio, Texas, Werner Eck presented a keynote address entitled “Documents on Bronze: A Phenomenon of the West?” I offer the following summary largely from memory, hoping … Continue reading →

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DM Giovanni Pugliese Carratelli

Posted on 2010-03-01 by Tom Elliott

Dr Michael Metcalfe writes with the sad news, widely reported in the Italian press, of the death in Ferbruary of Giovanni Pugliese Carratelli. Here is one obituary, selected at random: http://www.ilmattino.it/articolo.php?id=91116&sez=NAPOLI .

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Epigrafía y cultura escrita en la Antigüedad clásica

Posted on 2010-02-08 by Tom Elliott

Manuel Ramírez reports on the publication of Cultura Escrita & Sociedad vol. 9 2009, entitled Epigrafía y cultura escrita en la Antigüedad clásica.

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Lecture: Rediscovering the inscriptions of Campa (Vietnam)

Posted on 2010-02-03 by Tom Elliott

The following lecture (in New York) has just been announced: Rediscovering the inscriptions of Campa (Vietnam)Speaker: Arlo GriffithsLocation: 2nd Floor Lecture RoomInstitute for the Study of the Ancient World15 E 84th StNew York, NYDate: Monday, March 8 2010Time: 6:00 p.m. … Continue reading →

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Τεκμήρια resurgens

Posted on 2009-09-23 by Tom Elliott

This afternoon, Chuck Jones alerts us to the re-appearance of the journal Τεκμήρια (ISSN 1106-661x).  It is now operating as “a peer reviewed open access journal” under the auspices of the Ινστιτούτο Eλληνικής και Pωμαϊκής Aρχαιότητος (Κ.Ε.Ρ.Α.). Back issues are … Continue reading →

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ZPE available on JSTOR

Posted on 2009-08-06 by Tom Elliott

Chuck Jones has the details.

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Epigraphical Documents: Reflection of Reality or Construction of Historical Knowledge?

Posted on 2009-01-13 by Tom Elliott

The preliminary program has just been posted for the August 2009 conference in Berlin of the Fédération internationale des Associations d’études classiques / International Federation of the Societies of Classical Studies. Among the panels listed there, we find one on … Continue reading →

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Advanced Seminar in Greek Epigraphy (Bologna, 15-17 January 2009)

Posted on 2009-01-06 by Tom Elliott

Lucia Criscuolo writes to alert us to the following event: Seminario Avanzato di Epigrafia Greca Bologna, 15-17 gennaio 2009 Novotel Bologna Fiera via Michelino 73 Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna Istituto di Studi Superiori L’Istituto di Studi Superiori dell’Università … Continue reading →

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Epigraphic Flickr: Cippus of Probus from Tunisia

Posted on 2008-11-12 by Tom Elliott

For some time I’ve been trying to follow the posting of photographs of epigraphic interest to Flickr, the photo-sharing website. Of particular interest (as previously discussed) are the groups Visibile Parlare – Visible Words (Latin) and Visibile Parlare – Visible … Continue reading →

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Query: History of Phoenician-Punic Epigraphy

Posted on 2008-11-12 by Tom Elliott

Philip Schmitz writes: I have been asked to prepare a chapter on the history of Phoenician-Punic epigraphy for a volume honoring an important contributor to the field. I would like to include details of human interest pertaining to significant scholars … Continue reading →

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