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Classics librarian job: The University of Cincinnati Libraries seek to fill the position of Head of the John Miller Burnam Classics Library. The Head of the Classics Library provides services to the internationally recognized Classics Department, researchers, faculty, and students. The successful candidate for this tenure track position will continue to enhance the library’s reputation as a world-class, top-ranking research library for Classics scholars at UC and globally.

(On a personal note, I can vouch that this is one of the top Classics libraries in the US. It has an individual endowment that has enabled it to maintain a vigorous acquisition policy in an era of library funding cuts.)

More information at the link below.
jobs.uc.edu/job/Cincinnati-Hea

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jobs.uc.eduHead of the John Miller Burnam, UCL Classics LibrarianHead of the John Miller Burnam, UCL Classics Librarian

This is a series of stories based on a famous real-life judge in China during the Song dynasty. It was written centuries ago, and one of the defining memories of my childhood is my dad giving me these very books to read. It has pictures but also Chinese and English writing. Rereading them and am amused by the fact that as a kid, I was reading about tortures, poisonings and how every story's "happy" ending ends with a decapitation of a bad guy. We Chinese kids have quite a morbid and grim diet for bedtime stories, looks like 😅

In that sense, I think we have something in common with the Germans 🤣

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DONE! My translation is just a wee bit different than Fagles and Lombardo.

"Next, [Bellerophon] fought against the renowned Solymi, who were renowed in battle in the past. Thus, at any rate, it was said to be the strongest battle he had ever entered into. And thus furthermore, lastly, he slew the Amazons, who were a match for men."

And yes, if my translation sounds FORMAL, that's because Homeric Greek is FORMAL!

#Classics #Histodon #AncientGreece #BronzeAge #WarriorWomen #AncientHistory
#WomenInTheAncientWorld

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I am well-armed with all of my notes from class as well as my trusty Duckworth Homeric Dictionary! And, of course, there's Perseus Hopper to the rescue! (Thank the gods that website is still working!)

#Classics #Histodon #AncientGreece #BronzeAge #WarriorWomen #AncientHistory
#WomenInTheAncientWorld

perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph

[Thread] So, my "homework" assignment has to do with #Amazons -- one of my favorite topics to focus on (since I was 11 years old). I was recently gifted a new book about Amazons, and also had one that I picked up for myself years ago, but hadn't gotten around to reading yet. The books are: "The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across The Ancient World" by Adrienne Mayor (2014), and "Amazons: The History Behind the Legend" by David Braund. Both of them are Classics scholars, but they seem to have completely different takes on Amazons (from what I've read in the reviews). And yes, I am planning on diving into both books, but first, I'm going to work on my own translations of certain passages in #TheIlliad and #Herodotus' "Histories"!

#SEGA is removing some classic #games from the #stores, grab them for #free while you still can!

#SEGA is about to delist a few legendary retro titles like #SonicTheHedgehog, #ShiningForce and #StreetsOfRage from the mobile stores.

Before they’re gone for good, they’re available for free on #Android and #iOS!

Better check the #appstores now and download these #classics before they disappear. Don’t miss out on this bit of #gaming history!

🚗 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 (1994) – homologation special and a true WRC legend! 🔥
This rare example, complete with original Toyota Team Europe documentation, was recently on display at a Toyota dealership in Rybnik, Poland.

Info:
🔗 klassikauto.pl/toyota-celica-g

KlassikAuto.pl · Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 (1994) – homologacyjna legenda rajdów WRC - KlassikAuto.plToyota Celica GT

From our article archives we're starting the summer off in Greece. Ancient Greece, in fact. And we're bringing some cows. Two of them, to be precise.

So what happens when we see what turning up with two cows gets us in various Hellenic polities? Find out as we apply the Two Cows Theory to the politics of the ancient Greek world...
exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php?

ExilianTwo Cows in Ancient GreeceTwo Cows in Ancient Greece