Classics News and Events
Classical Texting, "Deep Thinking: The EdStone and Beyond"
Dr David Fearn writes about monumentalisation in ancient and modern thought in "Deep Thinking: The EdStone and Beyond". See here: https://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/classicaltexting/
New Classical Texting blog
Read Kathryn Thompson's exploration of the meaning of "apotropaic" inscriptions here: https://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/classicaltexting/
Trump, Hesiod and Truth
New blog from the Classics and Ancient History Department about Classical Texts, follow link below: http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/classicaltexting/
Classics IAS Visiting Fellowship - Prof Alastair Blanshard
From 11th January until 5th February Prof Alastair Blanshard of University of Queensland, Australia will be the IAS Visiting Fellow in the Department of Classics and Ancient History. Alastair will be participating in a number of events co-organised with different departments during his Fellowship.
For the full programme see: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research/seminars/iasvisitingfellow2016/
Dr Michael Scott made Honorary Citizen of Delphi
Dr Michael Scott is to be awarded Honorary Citizenship of Delphi, Greece - ΔΕΛΦΟΙ ΔΕΛΦΩΝ ΕΠΟΙΗΣΑΝ - in a ceremony in Athens on Wednesday 25th November. The ceremony will be part of a larger event to kick-start Delphi's campaign to be named the 2021 European Capital City of Culture.
Dr Scott's award is in recognition for his research and publications on Delphi as the omphalos 'the centre of the ancient world, as well as his writing and presenting of a BBC documentary about the history of the site. He will be working with the 2021 team on their campaign in the coming months.