Corinthian Matters

Category: Hellenistic

  • 2013-2014 Publications in Corinthian Studies: Prehistoric-Hellenistic Periods

    This is the first in a series of bibliographic posts related to Corinthian scholarship published or digitized in 2013-2014. See yesterday’s post for further information about the sources of this bibliography. I have used Zotero’s Report feature to export bibliography to PDF so that the listing includes URLs and abstracts (when available). This list is certainly not exhaustive, but…

  • Corinthiaka at the AIA Meeting: New Orleans, January 2015

    One of the small benefits of not attending the annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America next month is that I will not have to spend Christmas break frantically working on a paper that I was unable to complete during a busy semester. On the other hand, New Orleans in January should be fantastic,…

  • Rinse Willet on the Distribution of Eastern Sigillata A

    This new article by Rinse Willet in the journal HEROM looks like a useful overview of different statistical approaches to modeling the distribution of common pottery types in the Roman Mediterranean. The article focuses on the late Hellenistic to early Roman table ware Eastern Sigillata A: Willet, Rinse. “Experiments with Diachronic Data Distribution Methods Applied…

  • Corinthian Scholarship Monthly (December-February). Part 2

    Here is the second part to last week’s post about new scholarship in the last three months. You can find the full collection of articles and books related to Corinthian studies at the Corinthian Studies Zotero Page. If you don’t see URLs for articles and books below (they sometimes don’t transfer in the copy), visit…

  • Corinthian Scholarship Monthly (December-February). Part 1

    With the end of last semester, holidays, and deadlines, I fell a bit behind on the Corinthian Scholarship Monthly posts. Yesterday I started to dig out, sift through emails, and find the gems in the bunch. This will be the first of two posts on new scholarship that went live in December to February. I’ll…

  • Coming Soon: The Roman Conquest of Greece

    A new book on the Roman conquest of Greece – which ends in the destruction of Corinth. Coming April 2014. Waterfield, Robin. Taken at the Flood: The Roman Conquest of Greece. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. Here’s the book description from Amazon: “Is there anyone on earth who is so narrow-minded or uninquisitive that…

  • The Isthmus of Corinth Project

    No end in sight for winter here in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, but a new semester is under way, and with that, you should see a little more activity here at Corinthian Matters. Over the last six weeks, I’ve been busy bringing to completion a book on Corinth’s eastern landscape titled — at least for the moment…

  • Portal to the Past: A Digital Resource

    The Canadian Institute in Greece recently announced a new digital tool called “Portal to the Past: Digital Archive of Archaeological Projects and Research.” According to the press release posted on the Canadian Institute website, “The user will find detailed information pertaining to all 18 field projects that have been undertaken during the CIG’s history. These…

  • Corinthian Scholarship Monthly (November 2013)

    Your latest round of new Corinthian scholarship published or posted online in the last month – just in time for the holiday season. Feel free to reply to this post if you have something to add. If you are interested and qualified to review any of the following, contact me at corinthianmatters@gmail.com. For comprehensive bibliography…

  • Inequality in Corinth

    It didn’t take long for the Googlebots to find Corinth in Contrast: Studies in Inequality, fresh off the press  of Brill publishing company. Google Books has made available the Introductory matter, Table of Contents, and Chapter 1 (Inequality in Corinth) by editors Steven Friesen, Sarah James, and Daniel Schowalter. In their introductory chapter, the editors…