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RC Bulletin ~ July 30, 2026IN THE NEWS … A Metal Detectorist Discovered Tiny Tiles in a Farmer’s Field. A Spectacular Ancient Roman Mosaic Was Buried Beneath the Surface Roman villa mosaics emerge from Ancient Po…rogueclassicism.comDiscovery Shows Lead Was Worked in the Iberian Peninsula During the Bronze Age 1,800 Years Before the Phoenicians Arrived www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/07/d...
Discovery Shows Lead Was Worked in the Iberian Peninsula During the Bronze Age 1,800 Years Before the Phoenicians ArrivedA discovery at the Minferri site, in the town of Juneda in Lleida, has completely upended the established chronology for lead metallurgy in the Iberian Peninsula. The research carried out at this Bron...www.labrujulaverde.com(3) Book Review: "Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old" omnivorous.substack.com/p/book-revie...
Book Review: "Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old"Renowned classicist Mary Beard makes a well-reasoned, humorous, and insightful argument for why the study of the ancient world matters now more than ever.omnivorous.substack.comI thought Nolan’s Odyssey was an epic bore. If you want Greek myths brought to life, try the thrill of opera! | Music | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
I thought Nolan’s Odyssey was an epic bore. If you want Greek myths brought to life, try the thrill of opera!Composers from Purcell to Birtwistle have created passionate dramas inspired by ancient Greek stories – and none of them require you to sit through three hours of solemn spectacle without an intervalwww.theguardian.comAssistant Professor of Classics at Bowdoin College | LiveAndWorkInMaine careers.liveandworkinmaine.com/job/y2brdk/a...
Assistant Professor of Classics at Bowdoin College - Brunswick, MEDepartmentClassicsPosition SummaryBowdoin College’s Department of Classics invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment in classics at the Assistant Professor level, beginning...careers.liveandworkinmaine.comJoyce Carol Oates Defends The Odyssey and Slams Translator For Review variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Joyce Carol Oates Defends ‘The Odyssey’ and Slams Translator for Scathing Review: ‘Speaks in the Crude Language of MAGA Folks’Author Joyce Carol Oates defended 'The Odyseey' and slammed translator Emily Wilson for her viral review.variety.comLiterary Hub » The ten sickest burns in Emily Wilson’s Odyssey review, ranked. lithub.com/the-ten-sick...
The ten sickest burns in Emily Wilson’s Odyssey review, ranked.Emily Wilson, the classicist behind the buzziest Odyssey translation of my generation, has finally weighed in on the film adaptation of her favorite poem. And so dark was the shade that Wilson̵…lithub.comThe Odyssey: Emily Wilson’s review of Christopher Nolan’s movie is baffling—and I’m a classicist. slate.com/culture/2026...
As a Classicist, I’ve Defended Emily Wilson’s Odyssey Translation. I Can’t Defend Her Review of Nolan’s Movie.Emily Wilson used baffling arguments to flay Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s poem.slate.com
