The GIS this term began with two papers from Sarah Sheard and Lea Niccolai, respectively talking about the iconography of Ariadne in Roman imperial times and religious identity in late antiquity. In her presentation “saxea ut effigies bacchantis: a re-evaluation of Ariadne in Roman visual culture”, Sarah led us through the fascinating history of Ariadne’s … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2017
A world of (too?) many Pompeiis
For years Pompeii has been many things. The subject of art and novels, the setting of films, a Lego model and a cake. So potent is the imagery the Roman city inspires in people’s minds that it has let many other places borrow the name. It seems like you cannot open a news or travel … Continue reading
