Ancient History News Archive May 2010

Australia: Special Event! Not to be Missed! Learn about Roman Warfare from Pr. John Rich! A Macquarie Ancient History Association event! Friday June 4th Friday June 4th 2-3.30pm Ancient History Document Research Centre, W6A Level 3, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW ENTRY IS FREE!!! For more information on MAHA please visit http://www.ancienthistory.com.au/

Ancient History Enyclopedia is looking for peer reviewers to verify and improve the quality of content on the site. We accept applications from a wide range of specialists, including but not limited to historians, archaeologists, researchers, PhD students, and authors / journalists that are focussing on ancient history. Students below the PhD level are invited... [continue reading]

Australia: Held over one week in July, the School has branched out from its beginnings in Ancient Greek to include courses in Coptic, Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Hebrew, Modern Greek, Classical Arabic, Gaelic, Sanskrit, Syriac, Armenian and Akkadian. Following the successful introduction of ‘Reading Greek Papyri', using materials from Macquarie's Museum... [continue reading]

Paris: The French National Library (Bibliothèque nationale de France) is hosting an exhibition on the Qumran Scrolls until 11 July 2010. Read below the fold for the French exhibition description. Description from the exhibition site: Un bédouin, Mohammed dit « le loup », découvre en 1947, dans une grotte de Qumrân, au bord de la mer Morte, sept rouleaux... [continue reading]

Friday, 30th July 2010 - Macquarie Lighthouse Theatre, North Ryde, NSW, Australia. This year's festival is shaping up to be a fantastic spectacular yet again and to add to the ambiance of the day we will now be performing in the Macquarie Lighthouse Theatre! Register Online Now!