Fragments of an ancient Greek text telling of an invasion of Greece by the Goths during the third century A.D. have been discovered in the Austrian National Library. The text includes a battle fought at the pass of Thermopylae. Researchers used spectral imaging to enhance the fragments, making it possible to read them. The analysis suggests the fragments were copied …
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Le dernier Star Xars s’inscrit-il dans la tradition « épique » à l’ancienne ? Quels liens avec l’Enéide ? Although Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens has mostly received positive reviews, critics have noted a lack of creativity in the new film, which draws heavily on material from the original Star Wars trilogy (Episodes IV, V, and VI). In his review …
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Popular Imagination vs. Historical Reality : What does HBO’s Rome reveal about the practice of history Historical films have been subject to controversy and criticism within the discipline of historyin recent decades, particularly as film began to influence popular imagination on historicalevents. The release of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator (2000) instigated an overflow of literature and public interest in antiquity and …
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Quelle image de la musique antique les superproductions hollywoodiennes des années 50 nous renvoient-elles ? Deux aspects sont abordés : les accessoires – les instruments de l’Antiquité montrés à l’écran – et la composition de la bande-son à partir de stéréotypes censés évoquer la musique des Romains. Avec Quo vadis ? en 1951 débute une tentative inédite de documentation à …
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