SOCIETY FOR CLASSICAL STUDIES:
NEH Awards Grants to Six Classically-Themed Projects.
The NEH has recently released its list of grant recepients for 2016. Included are six projects on Classical themes that focus on various aspects of ancient history and material culture from Rome to the Middle East. They are:
Congratulations to all six recipients, but notably to Jodi Magness, whose project involves ancient Judaism:
A grant toward the "completion of a monograph on the history of Masada, a mountain fortress overlooking the Dead Sea, from early exploration in the first Century B.C.E. to Jewish revolt and Masada's fall to Rome" (Directed by Jodi Magness)
HT
AJR.