Posts by amorrison

Classical Etymology, Italian Genealogy, and Jokes at my Expense

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by Adrastos Omissi My surname has always been something of a mystery to me. From as young as I can remember, I was very aware that it was odd – I learnt at an early age that it always had to be spelled out, and I have known the NATO phonetic letter for ‘s’ (Sierra)… Continue reading →

Cleopatra VII’s Lost Mammisi and the work of Ralph Bodenstein

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by Kirsten Blackham (Classics PhD, University of Glasgow) While the search for Cleopatra’s tomb has been a central point of interest for archaeological research in the Ptolemaic period, there seems to be a curious lack of interest in the recovery of her Mammisi (or birth-temple) at Armant (ancient Hermonthis). Cleopatra VII’s Armant Mammisi is a… Continue reading →