Links for February 6th

A comparison is drawn between storytelling in Homer and storytelling in a modern epic like Star Wars.
On the methods employed by ancient counterfeiters to fool the authorities.
On the NFL abandoning Roman numerals for the Super Bowl tomorrow.
If Herodotus were to write about the Super Bowl, this might be what he’d say.

More from the CANE blog

Frank M. Snowden Jr. Undergraduate Scholarships

The Society for Classical Studies Committee on Diversity in the Profession (CODIP) announces the Frank M. Snowden Jr. Undergraduate Scholarships. CODIP invites applications from undergraduate

Links for January 10th

Would you be considered beautiful in the ancient world?   More reasons why Homer may never have existed.   Some suggestions on how to use

Links for the Evening of January 9th

On Romans and various charming parasites. On the rights and privileges of the Vestal Virgins. I’m sure some of our students would love to employ

Links for the Week of 27 January

The APA is offering monetary awards to teachers: http://apaclassics.org/index.php/apa_blog/apa_blog_entry/4021/ (via @rogueclassicist et al.) CONVENTICULUM Bostoniense 2013 will run July 27-August 4th. See http://conventiculum.org for more