ABSTRACT

This book explores the challenges and opportunities presented to Classical scholarship by digital practice and resources. Drawing on the expertise of a community of scholars who use innovative methods and technologies, it shows that traditionally rigorous scholarship is as central to digital research as it is to mainstream Classical Studies. The chapters in this edited collection cover many subjects, including text and data markup, data management, network analysis, pedagogical theory and the Social and Semantic Web, illustrating the range of methods that enrich the many facets of the study of the ancient world. This volume exemplifies the collaborative and interdisciplinary nature that is at the heart of Classical Studies.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

BySimon Mahony, Gabriel Bodard

part I|58 pages

Archaeology and Geography

chapter 1|20 pages

Silchester Roman Town: Developing Virtual Research Practice 1997–2008

ByMichael G. Fulford, Emma J. O’Riordan, Amanda Clarke, Michael Rains

part II|48 pages

Text and Language

chapter 5|18 pages

A Virtual Research Environment for the Study of Documents and Manuscripts

ByAlan K. Bowman, Charles V. Crowther, Ruth Kirkham, John Pybus

part III|72 pages

Infrastructure and Disciplinary Issues

chapter 7|18 pages

Digital Infrastructure and the Homer Multitext Project

ByNeel Smith

chapter 8|12 pages

Ktêma es aiei: Digital Permanence from an Ancient Perspective

ByHugh A. Cayless