Monthly Archives: July 2014

Pompeiis Everywhere!

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Peter Kruschwitz

An (admittedly spectacular) archaeological excavation in County Durham is the most recent addition to excavation sites that have been proclaimed ‘the Pompeii of . . .‘ As I begin to lose track of the many Pompeiis that there are out … Continue reading →

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From Pompeii, With Love

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Peter Kruschwitz

Exeter is a place that inspires me to talk about nonsense emerging from Pompeii. Seven or so years ago, I applied for a lectureship at the University of Exeter. For my presentation, I chose to talk about my initial observations … Continue reading →

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Looking at War with Lucretius

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Peter Kruschwitz

The last few weeks and months saw the emergence of numerous new (and old) centres of conflict around the globe: Ukraine, Iraq, Israel and Palestine, and Syria are the most prominent regions that attracted, or continue to attract, attention of … Continue reading →

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Voices of Sexism: the Active, the Passive, and the Middle

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Peter Kruschwitz

One of the great things about being a Classics lecturer is that I get to supervise a wide range of fantastic final-year projects every year: the creativity as well as the range of interest of my students is truly astounding, … Continue reading →

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I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do…

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Peter Kruschwitz

Last week’s blog post dealt with one of the more bizarre little incidents from the 2014 FIFA world cup – Luis Suárez’s biting of Giorgio Chiellini. An equally iconic scene of this year’s world cup, rather more amusing, was that … Continue reading →

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