This week’s post features more student work from the module Beyond Mainland Greece. Below, James Rampton critically assesses a Babylonian Astronomical Diary. To introduce the piece Stephen Harrison (module co-ordinator) writes: The Astronomical Diaries are perhaps my favourite piece of evidence from the module because they are so unlike anything else that students have ever…Continue Reading Critical Analysis of a Babylonian Astronomical Diary, AD-273 – by James Rampton.
Department social events: research shorts.
On Thursday 30th January we kick-started the term with a social event that showcased the research that our staff and PhD students have been pursuing recently. Papers of ten minutes from all three disciplines, Classics, Ancient History, and Egyptology were delivered and gave a snapshot of the type of dynamic research projects that we are involved…Continue Reading Department social events: research shorts.