The Classical Association of South Africa, 1908 - 1956

This report on the existence and activities of the Classical Association of SouthAfrica which have recently come to light (in the case of the 1908-1910 CASA) ormore prominently to the fore (in the case of the 1927-1956 Association), is aprequel to earlier ones for the period 1956 to 1981.1 The present account is basedmainly on a Minute Book for the Stellenbosch Branch of the Classical Associationof South Africa, which was founded in August 1927, was active until September1935, was resucitated in May 1952 and, despite sporadic efforts to keep it alive,was defunct by 1955. As in the case of its predecessors, this report concentrates onthe people who were involved with the Association and thus deserve recognition,and also on the structures, activities and spirit that preceded and also left their markon the later Association

THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA: JANUARY 1971 - JANUARY 1975

In this article the history of the Classical Association of South Africa is continued

THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA: FEBRUARY 1979 – JANUARY 1981

This instalment rounds off the history of the Classical Association of South Africa for the first twenty-five years

DIE OORLEWING VAN DIE KLASSIEKE LETTERKUNDE GEDURENDE DIE MIDDELEEUE DEEL 2 : DIE GRIEKSE OOSTE

Historici dateer die aanvang en fases van die Bisantynse periode verskillend. Sandys (1921:387) onderskei 'n vroee fase vanaf die stigting van Konstantinopel in 330 tot die dood van Heraklios in 641, 'n oorgangsfase van verval vanaf 641 tot 850, en 'n laat-Bisantynse fase van opbloei van 850 tot die val van Konstantinopel in 1453. Harvey (1984:83) dateer die Bisantynse periode vanaf die sluiting van die Atheense skole deur Justinianus in 529. Hussey (1970: 11), wat ook die stigting van Konstantinopel as die beginpunt neem, verklaar: "The very foundation of an eastern capital, the seat of the senior Emperor, pointed the way to the middle ages when it was the eastern half of the Roman Empire which survived without any break in its history. It is immaterial whether it is called early Byzantine or late Roman during this formative period inaugurated by Constantine the Great. It was essentially the Roman Empire and as such its culture was predominantly Greek, though with strong oriental influences" (vgl. ook 1970:12-13; Kazhdan & Wharton Epstein 1985:1-2). Moss & Diehl (1961:1-33) verdeel hulle oorsig in die periodes vanaf 330 tot die Vierde Kruistog in 1204, en dan weer tot 1453, terwyl Baynes in die inleiding (xv) die volgende waarskuwing van R.G. Collingwood aanhaal: "There are in history no beginnings and no endings. History books begin and end, but the events they describe do not"

EXCAVATIONS AT SHUNI, ISRAEL

1 Introduction The area known today as Israel has a long and rich history quite out of proportion to its geographical size. It has been a major focal point of archaeological interest since the early 19th century (Macalister 1925:13-75; Albright 1949:23-48), and this archaeological activity has continued since the creation of the modern State of Israel in 1948. Everywhere archaeological sites have been and are being identified and excavated. "Size for size", writes Edward Bacon (1971:171), "there is probably more controlled native archaeological activity in Israel than in any other country in the world.

THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA: JANUARY 1975 – JANUARY 1979

This account is the fifth in the series documenting the history of the Classical Association of South Africa

THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA: JULY 1966 - JANUARY 1971

The first decade of the history of the Classical Association of South Africa (CASA) was documented in two previous articles. The present article continues the accoun

THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA: APRIL 1956–JANUARY 1961

With the declining numbers of classical scholars at universities and Latin teachers at schools in South Africa, a direct consequence of the ever-shrinking pool of students of Greek and Latin at school and university, it seems to be increasingly necessary and indeed urgent to record the history of the main organisation that has promoted, nurtured and administered the cause of Classics in this country, the Classical Association of South Africa (CASA). In addition, the Association is approaching its 50th year (1956–2006), which deserves to be celebrated. Such a history ought to document the activities, issues, decisions and events that shaped the association, but also pay tribute to the people who in all sorts of ways and to many varying degrees contributed to the origins and development of the association. That is the aim of this series of articles.The material for this history has been gathered from the association’s archive held in the Department of Greek and Latin Studies at the University of Johannesburg (formerly the Rand Afrikaans University).1 The archive material consists of (1) the documents generated by the Executive Committee in its administration of the Association; (2) the financial documents; (3) the general correspondence; and (4) membership lists. This account has been based almost entirely on (1), since this is where the functioning of the Association has its centre.2 Administrative correspondence between members of the Executive Committee is referred to by sender (C = Chairperson; ST = Secretary-Treasurer; S = Secretary; T = Treasurer; EC = Executive Committee) with the date. Other correspondence is identified by the name of the sender. Personal matters and opinions exchanged in confidence in the correspondence have been excluded.

DIE OORLEWING VAN DIE KLASSIEKE LETTERKUNDE GEDURENDE DIE MIDDELEEUE DEEL 1 : DIE LATYNSE WESTE

Gedurende die Middeleeue beleef Europa sy grootste politieke en kulturele ontwrigting, en konfronteer die Grieks-Romeinse kultuurerfenis sy donkerste tyd. 'n Groot gedeelte van die Grieks-Romeinse patrimonium bet verlore gegaan. Die term "middeleeue" is juis deur die humaniste van die Renaissance gekies om die (in bulle oe) kulturele insinking tussen die Klassieke Oudheid en bulle eie tyd te tipeer (Keen 1971:11). En tog dateer die meeste van die behoue Griekse werke en sowat die helfte van behoue Latynse werke uit die 9de en lOde eeu, en was die periode as geheel krities vir die voortbestaan van talle antieke werke. Boeke wat die Middeleeue oorleef het, het 'n veiliger reis na die Renaissance gehad

DIE OORLEWING VAN DIE KLASSIEKE LETTERKUNDE GEDURENDE DIE KLASSIEKE OUDHEID

"Die tekste van die Griekse en Latynse outeurs het nie sommer uit die lug op ons lessenaarsgeval nie" is 'n uitspraak wat seker al baie keer in klas- en lesingkamers gebruik is om skoliereen studente onder die indruk te bring van die wonderbaarlike oorlewing van die literere skattevan die Klassieke wereld. Maar nadat die studerende gehoor na behore belndruk is, word met diemeer dringende taak van bestudering van die onderhawige teks voortgega.an. Die verhaal van dielang en gevaarlike reis van die antieke manuskripte, wat in baie gevalle herinner aan diewedervaringe van 'n Aeneas (jato profugus ...• multum ... et terris iactatu.s et alto, multa quoqueet bello pass us, Verg. Aen. 1.1-5), word in enkele sinne afgemaak of geheel en al verswy