Greek, roman and byzantine studies  

Marvin C. Ross

A chalcedony chalice now in Venice, dating under Romanus II (959-963), has both literary and artistic parallels that should be further explored.

Cornelius C. Vermeule III

A portrait bust now in Boston, of Antonine date, is published and its background and parallels discussed; its unusually small size implies placement in a niche in private space.

R. E. Wycherley

Pausanias’ route through the Agora can be reconstructed, despite his often vague terminology; he was selective in keeping with his antiquarian interest, and excavation has revealed much that he omitted.

Harry L. Leon

The Jewish gravestones from Rome are predominantly in Greek, and reveal the use of standard Koine but also some specifically Jewish funerary formulas.

Ray Nadeau

Hermagoras of Temnos (II B.C.), in classifying main and subordinate issues, was decisive in shaping the development of stasis (issue) theory in ancient rhetorical writers.

Charles H. Kahn,Daniela E. Gershenson,Morton Smith

Elements of the amulet can be seen to evoke variously astral theology (the serpent as Draco), gnostic theories of the unity of opposites, and Egyptian cosmology.