Roman Aqueducts

Check out this cool article by Discovery News.

I want to discover an aqueduct. Or just about anything else, really.

AIA Lectures

On Sunday, November 7th at 3pm in 237 University College (UofM)

Dr. Steven Tuck from Miami University will give a presentation entitled

De Arte Gladiatoria: Recovering Gladiatorial Tactics from Artistic Sources

Lectures are free and open to everyone

 

For your entertainment

Braaaaaaiiiiiiiiins

The UW Classics Club wants you to

Dress like a Greek or Roman Zombie

for the

Zombie Walk

on Saturday Oct 23rd

Meet in the common room (4G07) at 7:15pm

(more details here)

AIA Lectures

 Sunday 24 October 2010 @ 3PM  237 University College

 "Resurrecting Dead Romans: Reconstructing the Lives
of Slaves and Freedmen from Their Tombs and Epitaphs"

Dr. Linda Maria Gigante
Department of Fine Arts, University of Louisville

 This lecture will focus on the funerary art of Rome's slaves and freed persons, in particular tombs and epitaphs dated to the first and second centuries CE.

Scholars in the field of Roman studies have witnessed significant developments in the interdisciplinary examination of slaves and former slaves.  References to the non elite in ancient sources provide us with an insightful perspective on the ways in which privileged Romans regarded the lower echelon of society.  Additionally, there are large numbers of epitaphs from the city of Rome commemorating slaves and freed persons, as well as tombs in which they were interred by family members, patrons, and colleagues. 

T-Shirts

Picture this:


     illo modo volvo

        

(only in silhouette)
(translates loosely to 'that's how I roll')







Don't you want a t-shirt that looks like that?

How convenient! You can order one for only $20.
Sign up in the common room
and give your money to Jennesa by October 27th.

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