Tag: Funerary epigrams
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Epigram of the month: The ballet of the seasons
No doubt! Spring has sprung in Vienna (and in Berlin, where I spent my Easter vacation – and where I took the photo, on the left). We – and all life...
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Celebrating Women from across the Roman World (II)
Last year, we celebrated International Women’s Day with a piece that commemorated a selection of women, from all runs of life, whose existences and experiences – rich and hugely diverse...
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Epigram of the month: But Is It Art?
In the November edition of our recently launched Epigram of the Month series, Alexander Gangoly pointed out the very special relationship of the people of Vienna with their cemeteries. Vienna’s...
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Laughing with tears (but not in the way you think), or: Introducing our Epigram of the Month series
With several thousand items of evidence that we deal with in the MAPPOLA project, studying the treasure trove that is the verse inscriptions of the Roman empire, we encounter fascinating,...
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Celebrating Women from across the Roman World
In anticipation of International Women’s Day, 2020, we would like to commemorate a selection of women, from all runs of life, whose existences and experiences – rich and hugely diverse...