Current Epigraphy
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EpiDoc and TEI / XML training workshop

Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche, Giuridiche, Economiche e Sociali dell’Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria
BILG Project

4 – 7 giugno 2012

The Department of Scienze Storiche, Giuridiche, Economiche e Sociali of University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria and the Department Diritto dell’Organizzazione Pubblica, Economia e Società of University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, within BILG (Inscriptiones Graecae et Latinae Bruttiorum) project, is organising an intensive training workshop of EpiDoc, with Monica Berti (Tufts University – Roma Tor Vergata), Lou Burnard (TEI Editor) and Marion Lamè (Università di Bologna).

This workshop is an introduction to the use of TEI and of EpiDoc, XML schema for the encoding and publication of literary texts and inscriptions, papyri and other documentary classical texts respectively. Participants will study the use of EpiDoc markup to record the distinctions expressed by the Leiden Conventions and traditional critical editions, and some of the issues in translating between EpiDoc and the major epigraphic and papyrological databases. The course is targeted at scholars of historical and ancient texts, epigraphic and papyrologic ones (from advanced graduate students to professors), that are interested and want to learn some of the hands-on technical aspects in the markup, encoding, and exploitation of digital editions.

The course will give a practical introduction to the Text Encoding Initiative, an introduction to EpiDoc markup and editing tools, and the text transformations with XSLT.

For more details about EpiDoc and TEI /XML, see at http://epidoc.sf.net and http://www.tei-c.org. Knowledge of Greek and/or Latin, the Leiden  Conventions, the distinctions expressed by them and the kinds of data that need to be recorded by epigraphic scholars and ancient historians are of  course essential. The course will be held in English with Italian tutors. No particular computer skills and technical expertise are required, even if the possession of an interest for computer know-how is preferable.

The workshop is free of charge and open to all, but spaces are limited (not more than 20 people) and registration as soon as possible is essential. To enrol in the training, please contact daria.spampinato@cnr.it or stefania.romeo@unirc.it with a brief statement of qualifications and interests.

Methone I: inscriptions, graffiti and trade marks in geometric and archaic pottery from the ‘Ypogeio’.

The event will be held on Thursday 19 January, 19:00 at the Megaron (Concert Hall) of Athens, Level “N. Skalkotas”, Room MC2.

Speakers include:

• Yannis Kazazis, Professor of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Chair of the Centre’s Board
• Lina Mendoni, General Secretary of the Ministry of Culture
• Michalis Tiverios, Professor of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Member of the Academy of Athens
• Yannis Tzifopoulos, Associate Professor of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

The work is funded by the Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union and will be available online in a few weeks: http://www.greek-language.gr/greekLang/portal/blog/archive/2012/01/10/4039.html

For further information, please contact: glossologia@komvos.edu.gr.

Posted for Abigail Graham:

British School at Rome Postgraduate course in Epigraphy July 16th-24th 2012

As you may know, the great success and popularity of the Epigraphy training course at the British School at Athens has prompted efforts to establish a similar course in Roman Epigraphy at the British School in Rome (which will run in alternate years to its sister course at the BSA). I am pleased to announce that the first Roman Epigraphy summer programme will run this July 16th-24th at the British School in Rome.

The 9 day intensive course, intended for postgraduate scholars of ancient history, archaeology, and the classics, is designed to provide training and practical experience in the use of epigraphy as a source. The course will examine the numerous contexts in which epigraphy is presented (in situ, museums, archives and published formats (including online catalogues) exploring the process of editing and publishing epigraphic materials. The course, divided into themes of a technical and cultural nature, will consist of daily epigraphic ambulatio throughout the city of Rome, museums visits, a trip to Ostia, as well as research sessions at the British School’s library and Guest lectures on various topics from scholars regarding ongoing research projects.

We are now inviting applications for the course (the deadline is January 30th 2012). Further particulars about the course can be found on our website http://www.bsr.ac.uk/staying/taught-courses/epigraphy

Queries and Applications may be addressed to Abigail.graham@warwick.ac.uk.

Reflectance Transformation Imaging of Inscriptions: a workshop at the Manchester Museum; Wednesday 21st September, 10am – 4pm.

Dr George Bevan and Prof Daryn Lehoux (Queen’s University, Canada) will lead a workshop demonstrating the use of ‘reflectance transformation imaging’* in the study of inscribed objects (on metal and stone). The aim of the day is both to provide a general introduction to the technique and its potential, and to provide opportunities for hands-on practice (using material from the collections of the Manchester Museum).

There is no charge for the workshop and all are very welcome, but places are limited: please contact Peter Liddel (peter.liddel@manchester.ac.uk) if you would like to attend (or if you would like any more information).

(*For an overview of reflectance transformation imaging, see http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/ptm/ri.html, and the case-study of its use on the Antikythera Mechanism: http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/ptm/antikythera_mechanism/index.html)

Nikolaos Papazarkadas, Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Sara B. Aleshire Center for the Study of Greek Epigraphy (UCB), would like to announce an international symposium:

The Epigraphy and History of Boeotia:
New Finds, New Developments

September 2-3, 2011
University of California, Berkeley
370, Dwinelle Hall

Friday, September 2

Session 1: The New Epigraphy of Thebes

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British Epigraphy Society Student Travel Bursaries for the BES Autumn Colloquium 2011

The British Epigraphy Society is pleased to announce a number of student travel bursaries to help with attendance at the BES Autumn Colloquium on 19 November 2011. The value of each bursary is £50. To apply for one of the bursaries, please write to the BES Secretary by e-mail at u.roth@ed.ac.uk, providing the following information:

1. Your name and institutional affiliation
2. Degrees awarded and current programme of study/research
3. A brief description of how attendance at the Autumn Colloquium would benefit your studies/research
4. The name and e-mail address of one referee whom the BES may contact
5. An estimate of travel costs to and from London

The deadline for applications is 1 September 2011.

The programme for the colloquium, and the registration form, can be found on the Society’s website: http://www.csad.ox.ac.uk/BES/Events.htm

The BES gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, and the Classical Association towards these bursaries.

Ulrike Roth
Honorary Secretary, The British Epigraphy Society

Casa de Velázquez

École des Hautes Études Hispaniques et Ibériques

Recrutement d’un chercheur contractuel

Recherche Scientifique

La Casa de Velázquez recrute un(e) jeune docteur en histoire ou en archéologie antique pour le programme DETROIT

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La Casa de Velázquez recrute un(e) jeune docteur dans le cadre du programme DÉTROIT (« Le détroit de Gibraltar, à la croisée des mers et des continents. Époques ancienne et médiévale », ANR-10-ESVS-009). Le contrat débutera le 1er octobre 2011 pour une durée de six à quatorze mois (à déterminer). Les candidats doivent s’engager à résider à Madrid. Le montant mensuel brut de rémunération est fixé à 3 000 €.

Profil. Les candidats doivent avoir soutenu récemment une thèse d’histoire ou d’archéologie antique. La préférence sera donnée à un(e) candidat(e) qui aura démontré son savoir faire en matière d’épigraphie latine. Une bonne connaissance du français et de l’espagnol (oral et écrit) est requise, ainsi qu’une expérience directe de la recherche en Espagne et/ou au Maroc ; une bonne connaissance de l’anglais (oral et écrit) est souhaitée. La candidature n’est soumise à aucune condition de nationalité.

Tâches. La personne recrutée devra contribuer à la collecte et à la préparation en vue de leur saisie des données destinées à l’atlas en ligne DÉTROIT. Un corpus lui sera assigné en fonction des compétences qu’il/elle aura acquises à l’occasion de la préparation de sa thèse. Par ailleurs, la personne recrutée aura en charge : la préparation des missions de terrain, aussi bien au Maroc qu’en Espagne, pour tous les membres de l’équipe (contacts avec les responsables de sites et de musées, demandes d’autorisation d’accès, reproductions…) ; et la préparation de réunions qui se tiendront à Madrid.

Procédure. Les candidats sont invités à envoyer une lettre de motivation dans laquelle ils indiqueront la durée souhaitée du contrat, un Curriculum vitae détaillé et un résumé de la thèse ou des recherches en cours (deux à trois pages, en français ou en espagnol) à a.prades@cvz.es. La date limite de dépôt des dossiers est fixée au 15 juillet 2011. Les résultats de la sélection seront connus avant le 25 juillet 2011.

An announcement from Charlotte Roueché, Catherine Dobias-Lalou and Lucia Criscuolo:

We are delighted to announce a new project to develop and co-ordinate research on the Greek and Roman epigraphy of Libya. The collaborative undertaking involves scholars at King’s College London (Centre for Hellenic Studies and Department of Digital Humanities), the Universities of Bologna and Macerata, and the University of Paris IV–Sorbonne (Centre de recherche sur la Libye Antique).

We propose to develop a publication portal for several digital corpora of inscriptions from Libya. The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania (IRT) were republished in 2009; the first volume of Inscriptions of Roman Cyrenaica (IRCyr) is scheduled for publication in 2011; the Greek Inscriptions of Cyrenaica are under preparation (IGCyr). All these corpora are prepared in EpiDoc. The portal will offer access to all these publications; it will provide a common bibliography, a shared search facility, shared indices, and draw on a shared geographic database. It is our hope that other scholars publishing material from Libya will make use of this opportunity to present their material.

Multiple language versions of this announcement can be found at Sito Italiano di Epigrafia Greca.

The British Epigraphy Society
Autumn Colloquium and AGM 2011

Saturday, 19 November 2011
Institute of Classical Studies
Senate House, London (G22/26)

10.00-11.00 Registration and Morning Coffee
11.00-12.00 Morning Session I
Prof. Robin Osborne (Cambridge), The epigraphic history of Thespiai

12.00-13.00 Morning Session II
Prof. Silvia Orlandi (Rome), Re-editing CIL VI, Inscriptiones in Amphitheatro Flavio repertae: new methods and results

13.00 Lunch Break

14.00 Epigraphic talks in the British Museum (choice of one):
a) The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, 9th c. BC (Dr K. Radner)
b) The bronze mirror showing Herekele and Mlacuch, 5th c. BC (Dr J. Clackson)
c) The Oscan inscription from the Porta di Nola at Pompeii, 2nd c. BC (Prof. M. Crawford)
d) The ossuary of Nikanor of Alexandria, c. 1st c. BC/ 1st c. AD (Dr M. Williams)
e) Two imperial letters to Ephesus, 2nd c. AD (Dr B. Salway)

14.30 AGM (Members only)

15.00 Afternoon Session I
Prof. Thomas Corsten (Vienna), Epigraphic sidelights on the history of Lycia
16.00 Virtual Epigraphy
- Dr Karen Radner (UCL): ‘SAA Online’
- Prof. Silvia Orlandi (Rome): ‘EAGLE/EDR’
- Dr Gabriel Bodard (KCL): ‘IOSPE (Black Sea)’
16.30 Afternoon Tea

17.00 Afternoon Session II
Prof. Michael Crawford (UCL), Does Diocletian’s Prices Edict tell us anything about the ancient economy?

18.00 Field Epigraphy
- Dr Nicholas Milner (Beckenham): ‘News from Oinoanda’
- Prof. Thomas Corsten (Vienna): ‘Epigraphic news from the Kibyratis’

18.30 Finale: Young epigraphy – Posters and drinks

Programme and registration form

Two new volumes of Richard Grasby’s magesterial Processes in the Making of Roman Inscriptions series have appeared from the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents, priced at £5.00 each. Study 1, CIL VI 960; Study 2, RIB 330. (Studies 8-11 are already available; 3-7 are forthcoming.)

I attach the order form as a PDF to this post.

Please contact margaret.sasanow@classics.ox.ac.uk for more information.

Registration open for Triennial Conference, University of Cambridge, 25-28 July 2011

Hosted by the Faculty of Classics, the Celebration of Classics will see a remarkable line up of international scholars brought together in a novel format for such an event. There will, of course, be some very distinguished plenary lecturers, and there will also be two outreach evenings with well-known figures from the media and literary world. But the centre of the event is a set of seminars where leading classicists will be presenting their cutting edge work in a seminar format with extensive opportunities for discussion (each paper will have at least 45 minutes for comment and questions). Each day has only two such seminar slots, but there will be papers of interest and relevance to epigraphers on every day:

• Jonathan Prag ‘The spread of epigraphic culture in the Hellenistic West’.
• Kristina Milnor ‘The Epistolary Habit: Letters and Letter-writing in Pompeian Graffiti’.
• Robin Osborne ‘The citizen club and other myths about classical Athens’.
• Peregrine Horden ‘Charity begins at Rome?’.
• Peter van Dommelen ‘Connected Communities: Migration and Rural Settlement in the Ancient Western Mediterranean’.
• Catherine Steel ‘The Senate in late Republican Rome: who, what and why?’.
• Dominic Rathbone ‘Roman economic history: the (ab)use of Egypt’.

There will also be plenty of time for debate as well as meeting old and new friends. We are hoping that you will want to come to Cambridge and participate in this event.

For more information about the conference please go to http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/faculty/seminars_conferences/triennial_conference/.

Professor Stephen Oakley
Chair, Organising Committee

BERLIN-BRANDENBURGISCHE AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN
SEMINAR FÜR ALTE GESCHICHTE UND EPIGRAPHIK, UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG
KOMMISSION FÜR ALTE GESCHICHTE UND EPIGRAPHIK DES DAI

AUSSCHREIBUNG FÜR EINE

EPIGRAPHISCHE SOMMERAKADEMIE

ROM, 21. BIS 31. JULI 2011

Die internationale Akademie richtet sich an fortgeschrittene Studierende (in der Regel nach der ersten Zwischenprüfung) sowie an Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden der Alten Geschichte und der benachbarten altertumswissenschaftlichen und historischen Fächer. Sie soll der Vertiefung der Kompetenzen von Nachwuchswissenschaftlern in der lateinischen Epigraphik dienen.

Aus dem Programm: Praktische Arbeiten an Inschriften im Museo Nazionale Romano und auf dem Forum Romanum, Epigraphische Spaziergänge durch Rom, Vorstellung großer Inschriftenprojekte, Diskussion über aktuelle Fragestellungen zum epigraphic habit und zur Funktion von Inschriften in der politischen Kommunikation, Besuch von Ostia etc. Ein detailliertes Programm der Veranstaltung (mit Themenliste für Referate) wird den Teilnehmern rechtzeitig zugestellt. Anreisetag ist Donnerstag, der 21. Juli 2011; Abreisetag Sonntag, der 31. Juli 2011.

Leitung und Durchführung: Rudolf HAENSCH (Komm. f. Alte Geschichte des DAI, München), Manfred G. SCHMIDT (CIL, Berlin), Christian WITSCHEL (Universität Heidelberg); in Kooperation mit der Abt. Rom des DAI sowie der Università ,La Sapienza’ di Roma.

Von den Bewerberinnen und Bewerbern werden gute Kenntnisse des Lateinischen erwartet, außerdem Grundkenntnisse in der Epigraphik (in der Regel durch Nachweis der Teilnahme an einem einschlägigen universitären Kurs). Unterrichtssprache ist in der Regel Deutsch (gegebenenfalls aber auch Englisch und Italienisch). Die Teilnehmerzahl ist auf 12 beschränkt. Zu den Reisekosten wird ein Zuschuß (voraussichtlich ca. 80,- Euro pro Person) gewährt; die Übernachtungskosten werden von den Veranstaltern übernommen.

Bewerbungen (mit Lebenslauf, Zwischenprüfungs- oder Abschlußzeugnis, Nachweis über absolvierte Seminare oder Übungen mit epigraphischen Inhalten, Interessensschwerpunkte, ggf. auch Projektskizzen zu Examens-/Magisterarbeiten oder Dissertationen) richten Sie bitte bis zum 15. April 2011 an:

Prof. Dr. Christian Witschel
Seminar für Alte Geschichte und Epigraphik
der Universität Heidelberg
Marstallhof 4
69117 Heidelberg
E-mail: christian.witschel@zaw.uni-heidelberg.de

In titles available from BMCR this month, a few (some major) epigraphic titles stand out:

*Baumbach, Manuel, Andrej Petrovic and Ivana Petrovic (edd.). Archaic and classical Greek epigram. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. xiv, 439 p. $99.00. ISBN 9780521118057.

*Butz, Patricia A. The art of the Hekatompedon Inscription and the birth of the stoikhedon style. Monumenta Graeca et Romana 16. Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2010. xxiii, 172 p. $179.00. ISBN 9789004183087.

*Cotton, Hannah M., Leah Di Segni, Werner Eck, Benjamin Isaac, Alla Kushnir-Stein, Haggai Misgav, Jonathan Price, Israel Roll and Ada Yardeni (edd.). Corpus inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae. Volume 1: Jerusalem, Part 1: 1 – 704. Corpus inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palestinae. A multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad. Berlin; New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2010. xxiv, 694 p. $182.00. ISBN 9783110222197.

*Eck, Werner. Monument und Inschrift: gesammelte Aufsätze zur senatorischen Repräsentation in der Kaiserzeit (herausgegeben von Walter Ameling und Johannes Heinrichs). Beiträge zur Altertumskunde Bd 288. Berlin; New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2010. xii, 442 p. $154.00. ISBN 9783110246940.

*Wiegels, Rainer. Kleine Schriften zur Epigraphik und Militargeschichte der germanischen Provinzen (edited by Krešimir Matijević and Wolfgang Spickermann). Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2010. 643 p. € 82.00. ISBN 9783515097321.

If interested, contact BMCR (not this blog).

Epigraphic Saturday in Cambridge on 19 March 2011: a day of lectures and shorter presentations in Room G.21 of the Classics Faculty Building, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge.

Full details online.

Could anyone interested in attending please let Dorothy Thompson know by e-mail (djt17@cam.ac.uk).

Posted for Nikolaos Papazarkadas:

I think that followers of Current Epigraphy would be interested to know that the Greek Epigraphic Society (Ελληνική Επιγραφική Εταιρεία) has recently launched its website:

http://www.greekepigraphicsociety.org.gr

The website includes, amongst others, epigraphic news (from discoveries of inscriptions to announcements of epigraphic events) and information on the periodical HOROS and the Society’s other publications (Horos Supplements, monographs, Festschrifts, etc.), which have hitherto been rather hard to find.

Nikolaos Papazarkadas
UCB, Aleshire Center for the Study of Greek Epigraphy