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Expressing Identities in Graeco–Latin Bilingual Inscriptions
This month on Classical Texting, Paloma Perez Galvan discusses bilingualism in her entry 'Expressing Identities in Graeco-Latin Bilingual Inscriptions'.
Classical Texting- "Prudens Simplicitas: The Decline of Simplicitas"
Martina Russo, PhD candidate in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at Warwick, has published on the concept of simplicitas in Latin Literature. Read it here.
Classical Texting, 'Undressing Eteocles: A performative approach to the Labdacids' Curse'
Emmy Stavropolou writes '(Un)dressing Eteocles: A performative approach to the Labdacids' Curse', a discussion of a central scene in Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes.
Tokens, Writing and (Ac)counting: A Conversation with Denise Schmandt-Besserat and Bill Maurer
Ancient meets modern in this conversation about the relevance and power of tokens in human society, part of the Token Communities in the Ancient Mediterranean Project.
Classical Texting- Divine Humour and Disability: The Curious Case of Iliad Book One
Read Annie Sharples' take on Iliad Book One and its ramifications toward ancient attitudes to disability here.