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Periodization or to put limits has always been a big problem to us, but since we are digital "classicists" (not medievalists e.g.),so I suppose that we should only concern ourselves only with what we label as classics whither this was Greek, Latin, Arabic or any other language of the classical world. I admit however that it is not always easy even within this frame of "classical" studies to put again limits for our research and investigations, since e.g. the reception studies extend to the present day ! So, yes, it is not easy. Usama On Nov 12, 2015 4:07 PM, "Roueche, Charlotte" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > But what period? When do we stop? In some ways that’s easier for Latin > than for Greek: so LLT-B for Latin: but Greek is still alive and kicking . > . . > C > > On 12 Nov 2015, at 14:29, stelios chronopoulos < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Dear Gabriel, > > I would like to express my opinion about #2 and #3. > #2: I don't see any reason to restrict the page only to Greek and Latin. > #3: the distinction between "lit." , "inscr. + pap.", "other" is not very > helpful. But perhaps inserting a new distinction on the base of the > scholarly genre (edition, ed. with comm. etc) could be interesting. > Especially because new genres emerge in the digital media. > > best regards, > stelios > > -- > Dr. Stylianos Chronopoulos | Akademischer Rat > Seminar für Klassische Philologie > Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg > Platz der Universität 3, 79085 Freiburg > Tel. + 49 761 203 9488 > > Am 12.11.2015 um 15:15 schrieb harry diakoff: > > Yes, to restrict it to Greek and Latin would certainly be atavistically > myopic- imho > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 7:24 AM, Usama A. Gad <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Dear Gabriel, >> >> I'll express my thoughts only about question number 2. >> >> I don't think that we should restrict ourselves to Greek and Latin. This >> restriction was imposed upon us by the limitations of the printed book, not >> by the very nature of the languages we are concerned with i.e. Greek and >> Latin, nor by the very nature of the world we are concerned with i.e. the >> Greco-Roman world. Greek e.g. was not in any way in isolation from the >> languages spoken, written etc. around it. In Egypt we find it written >> alongside other scripts of the Egyptian languages. After the Arabs took >> control of the land, we find it written with Arabic in the same >> document(s). The examples and cases within Egypt and outside it in this >> world, are numerous and we have been lately our of this simple facts, which >> the printed medium didn't allow us to grasp, thanks to the new medium i.e. >> the digital. I think that the so called Greco-Roman world was more >> multilingual than we presumably assumed. Yes the Greeks ruled it, then the >> Romans, but they weren't the only inhabitants of this world. Greek and >> Latin were not THE languages of this world, but only TWO of many languages >> spoken and written in this world. >> >> To sum up, no, I personally don't think that we should be restricting >> ourselves to Greek and Latin. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Usama >> On Nov 12, 2015 12:28 PM, "Gabriel BODARD" <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear colleagues, >>> >>> I've recently cast my eye over this page in the Digital Classicist wiki < >>> https://wiki.digitalclassicist.org/Greek_and_Latin_texts_in_digital_form> >>> and it occurs to me that you may have some items to add to (or indeed >>> delete from) this list of sources of online texts. >>> >>> In particular: >>> >>> 1) Should projects such as the Digital Latin Library, Literary Papyri, >>> IDEs, EAGLE, LOFTS, AIO, etc. have mentions in there? >>> >>> 2) Should we be restricting ourselves to Greek and Latin, given the >>> Digital Classicist explicitly does not restrict itself to the Greco-Roman >>> world? >>> >>> 3) Is the division between "literary", "inscriptions and papyri", and >>> "other" an adequate one, or could these perhaps be usefully split into >>> multiple pages? >>> >>> Please feel free to address your thoughts to the list, or to sign into >>> the Wiki and make changes yourself. >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> >>> Gabby >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr Gabriel BODARD >>> Reader in Digital Classics >>> >>> Institute of Classical Studies >>> University of London >>> Senate House >>> Malet Street >>> London WC1E 7HU >>> >>> E: [log in to unmask] >>> T: +44 (0)20 78628752 >>> >>> http://digitalclassicist.org/ >>> >> > > > -------------------------------------- > Professor Charlotte Roueché > Department of Classics > London WC2R 2LS > fax + 44 20.7848 2545 > [log in to unmask] > https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/charlotte.roueche.html > > > > >