Classics News and Events
Posters in Parliament 2015
Congratulations to Joe Grimwade, whose research on The Forgotten Art of Memory was presented as part of Posters in Parliament 2015 yesterday. Joe's research, conducted through the URSS scheme, examined the methods of memorisation recommended by ancient Greek and Roman orators, comparing them with the mnemonic techniques of modern performers and public speakers.
Coin of the Month: Caligula
February's coin, written by Alfred Wrigley, of the month provides us with another perspective on Caligula's 'mad' reign.
http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/numismatics/entry/a_coin_of_1_2/
New publication by Clare Rowan, 'Iconography in colonial contexts'
C. Rowan (2014). Iconography in colonial contexts: the provincial coinage of the late Republic in Corinth and Dyme. Art in the Round: New Approaches to Ancient Coin Iconography, ed. N.T. Elkins & S. Krmnicek, Tuebingen, 147-58.
January's Coin of the Month
January's coin of the month is a countermarked denarius of Vespasian from Spain, chosen by Professor Kevin Butcher.
Warwick announces Taught Masters Scholarship Scheme
Warwick Taught Masters Scholarship Scheme
We are delighted that the Taught Masters Scholarship Scheme, which ran so successfully last year, is to continue for 2014-15. Further details will be announced soon, but for more information in the meantime, please see the Scholarship page. The Scheme is designed to promote access to Taught Masters courses for Home/EU students from under-represented groups.