Harry Morgan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5235947 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Harry Morgan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Harry |
| FAMILY NAME | Morgan |
| SIGNATURE | MORGAN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | American Foundry Society |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Music, Politics and Society in Ancient Rome
Music was everywhere in ancient Rome. Wherever one went in the sprawling city, the sound of singing and piping, drumming and strumming was never far out of earshot. This book examines the role of music in Roman politics and society, focusing on the period from the Roman conquest of Greece in the second century BCE to the end of the reign of Nero in 68 CE. Drawing on a wide range of literary texts, inscriptions and material artefacts, Harry Morgan…
Nero's Experiments With the Water-Organ
This article examines a pair of anecdotes in the works of Suetonius and Cassius Dio, describing Nero's passionate late-career interest in the instrument known as the hydraulis or water-organ. The first half of the article contextualizes the water-organ episode in light of both the history of the instrument's reputation and the wider characterization of Nero in the literary sources. The rest of the article uses the episode to shed light on Nero's …
Cornua de Pompéi
Ch. Vendries, ed. (2019). Cornua de Pompéi: Trompettes romaines de la gladiature. Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes. 124 pp. ill. ISBN 978 2 7535 7895 1.Sound the trumpets! Almost two thousand years after they fell silent beneath the ashes of Vesuvius, the cornua of Pompeii roar back to life in this beautifully produced volume, put together by an interdisciplinary team of Francophone scholars under the direction of Christophe Vendries. The…
A Horn for Phemius
In 51 BC , Titus Pomponius Atticus wrote to his friend Cicero with an unusual request: his musician Phemius needed a new instrument—a special ‘horn’ (κέρας) that could only be found in the region of Cilicia where Cicero was serving as governor. Several months later, the object in question was finally tracked down and an order placed. What exactly was this elusive piece of musical exotica, and why was Atticus so eager to get his hands on it? This …
Bakers and baking
Bakers (Greek artokopoi/artopoioi/artopōloi , Latin pistores ) played an indispensable role in the ancient food supply. Bread was the basic staple of the ancient diet, and its production was of central concern to communities across the Mediterranean. In Classical Athens and in imperial Rome, citizens were served by large commercialized bakeries. Baking is also widely attested in domestic contexts as a servile or female activity. Professional bake…
Music, Sexuality and Stagecraft in the Pseudo-Vergilian Copa
The Pseudo-Vergilian Copa (‘The Female Tavern-Keeper’) opens with the eponymous character dancing ‘drunkenly’ and ‘sexily’ to the rhythms of the castanet. Her performance, which is accompanied by several other musical instruments, sets the scene for a brief, yet richly detailed, vignette describing the attractions of a rustic Roman tavern. This paper examines how the poet uses music to (re)construct the Copa ’s sensory world. The dancing tavern-k…
Historical Perspectives on the Education of Black Children
Chinese Symbols and Superstitions
Myth and Reality of I.Q. Scores
Music, Sexuality and Stagecraft in the Pseudo-Vergilian Copa
The Pseudo-Vergilian Copa (‘The Female Tavern-Keeper’) opens with the eponymous character dancing ‘drunkenly’ and ‘sexily’ to the rhythms of the castanet. Her performance, which is accompanied by several other musical instruments, sets the scene for a brief, yet richly detailed, vignette describing the attractions of a rustic Roman tavern. This paper examines how the poet uses music to (re)construct the Copa ’s sensory world. The dancing tavern-k…
Historical Perspectives on the Education of Black Children
Myth and Reality of I.Q. Scores
Chinese Symbols and Superstitions
Historical Perspectives on the Education of Black Children
Bakers and baking
Bakers (Greek artokopoi/artopoioi/artopōloi , Latin pistores ) played an indispensable role in the ancient food supply. Bread was the basic staple of the ancient diet, and its production was of central concern to communities across the Mediterranean. In Classical Athens and in imperial Rome, citizens were served by large commercialized bakeries. Baking is also widely attested in domestic contexts as a servile or female activity. Professional bake…
Music, Sexuality and Stagecraft in the Pseudo-Vergilian Copa
The Pseudo-Vergilian Copa (‘The Female Tavern-Keeper’) opens with the eponymous character dancing ‘drunkenly’ and ‘sexily’ to the rhythms of the castanet. Her performance, which is accompanied by several other musical instruments, sets the scene for a brief, yet richly detailed, vignette describing the attractions of a rustic Roman tavern. This paper examines how the poet uses music to (re)construct the Copa ’s sensory world. The dancing tavern-k…
A Horn for Phemius
In 51 BC , Titus Pomponius Atticus wrote to his friend Cicero with an unusual request: his musician Phemius needed a new instrument—a special ‘horn’ (κέρας) that could only be found in the region of Cilicia where Cicero was serving as governor. Several months later, the object in question was finally tracked down and an order placed. What exactly was this elusive piece of musical exotica, and why was Atticus so eager to get his hands on it? This …
Cornua de Pompéi
Ch. Vendries, ed. (2019). Cornua de Pompéi: Trompettes romaines de la gladiature. Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes. 124 pp. ill. ISBN 978 2 7535 7895 1.Sound the trumpets! Almost two thousand years after they fell silent beneath the ashes of Vesuvius, the cornua of Pompeii roar back to life in this beautifully produced volume, put together by an interdisciplinary team of Francophone scholars under the direction of Christophe Vendries. The…
Music, Politics and Society in Ancient Rome
Music was everywhere in ancient Rome. Wherever one went in the sprawling city, the sound of singing and piping, drumming and strumming was never far out of earshot. This book examines the role of music in Roman politics and society, focusing on the period from the Roman conquest of Greece in the second century BCE to the end of the reign of Nero in 68 CE. Drawing on a wide range of literary texts, inscriptions and material artefacts, Harry Morgan…
Nero's Experiments With the Water-Organ
This article examines a pair of anecdotes in the works of Suetonius and Cassius Dio, describing Nero's passionate late-career interest in the instrument known as the hydraulis or water-organ. The first half of the article contextualizes the water-organ episode in light of both the history of the instrument's reputation and the wider characterization of Nero in the literary sources. The rest of the article uses the episode to shed light on Nero's …
Art (7 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (5 works) · History (5 works) · Literature (5 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Musical (3 works)