Monthly Archives: August 2024

Two Good Books on the Shroud of Turin

Posted on August 27, 2024 by Brent Nongbri

When I was writing God’s Library, I did a good bit of reading on the Shroud of Turin. I used it as an example for which radiocarbon dating was ideally suited, namely a situation in which the date of an … Continue reading →

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The Newly Reopened Museum at Ostia Antica

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Brent Nongbri

In an earlier post, I mentioned that the museum at Ostia Antica has recently reopened after a long period of closure (I can’t recall now how many years it has been closed). I had a chance to visit last week, … Continue reading →

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A Relief from Portus showing a Writer at a Desk

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Brent Nongbri

Following up on my post about a relief showing writers at desks at Ostia, I should also mention a second artifact found in the same region. It is a relief uncovered in the nineteenth century at Portus (just north of … Continue reading →

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A Relief from Ostia Showing Writers at Desks

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Brent Nongbri

The museum at the archaeological park at Ostia Antica has reopened after many years of closure for renovations. The results are quite impressive, and I hope to have a chance to post some reflections about the museum itself soon, but … Continue reading →

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Manuscripts of Cicero’s Letters to Atticus

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Brent Nongbri

I’ve had occasion recently to do a bit of work on a couple of Cicero’s letters to Atticus. Both the old text of Tyrrell and Purser and the more recent text of Shackleton Bailey are wonderful resources, but there are … Continue reading →

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Digital Images of Codex Bobiensis Online

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Brent Nongbri

I’m not sure when this happened, but the surviving folia of Codex Bobiensis (or Bobbiensis, CLA 4 465) have been photographed and the images made available online here. Codex Bobiensis is a copy of the Gospel According to Mark and … Continue reading →

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