Category Archives: Conferences, Lectures, and Presentations

Religion and Society in Roman Corinth

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

Later change (12-13-12) noted by asterick *  A little over a week ago, I had the privilege to participate in a double session at the Society of Biblical Literature conference dedicated to the theme of “Polis and Ecclesia: Roman Corinth.” … Continue reading →

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The Isthmus and the Consequences of Geography

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

I returned yesterday evening from the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature and American Academy of Religion. I’ll write more about the  sessions on Roman Corinth tomorrow. For now, I post below (via my Scribd account) a draft … Continue reading →

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New perspectives on the diolkos

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

I’m pretty jazzed about the Society of Biblical Literature Conference in Chicago. I not only get to see some old friends in and out of the conference, but I hope to meet some of the scholars whose work I regularly … Continue reading →

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SBL Chicago in a mobile app

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

If you’re checking in for information on Corinth sessions at the Society of Biblical Literature conference in Chicago, you might look at my post from September. There you will find paper titles organized by day and time with session numbers. … Continue reading →

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Corinthiaka at the AIA

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

The AIA has posted a preliminary program of the 70+ paper sessions, workshops, and colloquia for the AIA in Seattle in January 2013.  As in previous years (2012, 2011), the Corinthia makes a good showing. If you’re going to the … Continue reading →

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SBL Chicago, Nov. 16-20

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

I had a chance to crash a session of the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Conference a few years ago on the tail end of a meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research. SBL is vast. As … Continue reading →

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Open Meeting of the ASCSA–March 9 Videocast

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

The open meeting of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens will be streamed online tomorrow, March 9, at 7:00 PM (12:00 EST).  Director Jack L. Davis will present a lecture on “The Work of the School in 2011.” … Continue reading →

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Learning from Mistakes: Wasters at the Potters’ Quarter

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

More photos from the AIA for you.  Bice Peruzzi’s and Amanda Reiterman’s poster, “Learning from their Mistakes: Try-Pieces, Wasters, and Other Evidence for Ceramic Production from the Potters’ Quarter at Corinth,” wins Best Poster Runner-up.

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The Diolkos: A Significant Technical Achievement of Antiquity

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

I wish I had attended that Corinthia Loutraki conference in 2007.  I continue to discover interesting paper titles and abstracts in the forthcoming publication.  I noted previously Hans Lohman’s “Der Diolkos von Korinth — eine antike Schiffsschleppe?.”  And now I … Continue reading →

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Abstracts of the AIA / APA 2012 Meetings

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

I had planned to post reviews of the AIA / APA meetings a little more than a week ago, but illness and the preparations for a new semester sapped all my momentum.  I have a lot of material in the … Continue reading →

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