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Links for the Week of 10 March

Call for Papers

The Digital Classics Association has sent out a call for papers for their panel at the 2014 APA Conference. Deadline is 29 March 2013.

Pompeii

Article by Mary Beard on Pompeii with an interactive map. (via @wmarybeard)
Free e-book on Pompeii from the British Museum. (via @cortsims and Emil Penarubia)

Food

Secrets of Ancient Greek gastronomy.
(via @SarahEBond)
Review of a recipe from Pass the Garum, with a picture of a Roman soldier in full kit eating it. (via @ancientblogger)
Recipe for Roman bread. (via @ClassicsAlberta)

Petitions and Fundraising

Petition to save the Gladiator tomb. (via @SaveRome)
Raising money for Doctors without Borders and Combat Stress by walking Hadrian’s Wall. (via @BenKaneAuthor)

Reasons to study Classics

Essay on studying Classics. (via @rogueclassicist)
APA blog post on reasons to study non-STEM subjects. (via @apaclassics)

Summer Opportunities

“Living Latin, Living History,”an immersion spoken Latin course in Rome that runs from 12 June to 1 July. (via @apaclassics)

Maps

Map of Roman trade routes. (via @ancientblogger)
Map of marble quarries near Rome (link is to a Twitter-hosted image.) (via @SarahEBond)
The seven hills of Rome, with Google street views.(via @italofileblog)
Silk road route map.(via @ancientblogger)

Archaeology

Roman army camp in Germany. (via @quinnkl)
Temple to Jupiter Stator may have been found. (via @DrKillgrove)
Pictures of excavations under St. Peter’s in Rome during the 1950s.(via @ByzCapp)

Roman Women

Primary source texts about Roman women.(via @DCComm)
A list of interesting Roman women. (via @tronchin)

Latin

This post from Latin for Addicts talks about Latin words from Proto Indo European.

History

A summary of information on the missing Ninth Legion. (via @carolemadge)

Book Review

Review of Mary Beard’s new book. (via @TelegraphBooks)

Myth

Recordings of mythological stories. (via @classicslibrary)
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Links for the Week of 13 January

A gingerbread Roman villa from King Arthur Flour’s contest: http://www.kingarthurflour.com/blog/2013/01/06/gingerbread-house-decorating-contest/
Ascanius is looking for late high school and early college Latin students to work at its LatinSummer program: http://ascaniusyci.org/LS2013-facstaffapps/
Pills found in a Roman shipwreck: Smithsonian blog and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20937910 (via @SmithsonianMag and @classicslibrary)
An article about the second-floor toilets at Pompeii: http://www.livescience.com/26205-ancient-pompeians-upstairs-latrines.html (via @tronchin)
“The Construction of Authenticity in the Claudius novels:” http://historyoftheancientworld.com/2013/01/the-construction-of-authenticity-in-the-claudius-novels/ (via @Nihil_Novi_Net)
Close-up pictures of reconstructions of Roman legionary armor: http://hehasawifeyouknow.tumblr.com/post/39854481814/roman-legionary-armour (via @Nihil_Novi_Net)
A piece on social status shown in Roman children’s shoes: http://www.livescience.com/26047-roman-kids-shoes-statues.html (via @rogueclassicist and @DrKillgrove)
Freshly discovered Roman statues of the Niobids: http://www.repubblica.it/speciali/arte/gallerie/2013/01/08/foto/villa_messalla-50097355/1/?ref=NRCT-50097365-1 and http://phdiva.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/new-niobids-new-light-on-old-group.html (via @tronchin and @rogueclassicist)
Vestal Virgin hairdo instructions: http://www.livescience.com/26112-oldest-roman-hairstyle-recreated.html (via @TheHistoryBrew)
Social networks at Pompeii traced through graffiti: http://www.livescience.com/26164-pompeii-wall-graffiti-social-networks.html (via @DrKillgrove and @rogueclassicist )
Traces of frescoes in the Colosseum: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gRjbdwcFqEQZ4pE84E5rh90W7zxA?docId=CNG.ecdbeaab85926ee4b764fabce45ac7b1.6a1
(via @DrKillgrove)
Roman furniture and violence: http://phdiva.blogspot.com/2013/01/revolutionary-materials-furniture-and.html (via @SarahEBond)
Reasons why we should study Latin: http://comingofageinthemiddle.blogspot.com/2012/12/verbatim.html (via @DHSBClassics)