Archive for February 1, 2009

Massinissa’s Tomb

Posted: February 1, 2009 by rogueclassicist in Uncategorized

A brief item from El Khabar, an Algerian daily: A group of foreign archaeologists have rung the alarm of the destruction of the tomb of Massinissa, the first King of Numidia (c. 240 or 238 BC – c. 148 BC), situated at El Khroub municipality, Constantine eastern province, a reliable source told El Khabar. According [...]

A Classic Super Bowl

Posted: February 1, 2009 by rogueclassicist in Uncategorized

Okay … it hasn’t been played yet and probably won’t even be a great game (unless it becomes the Larry Fitzgerald show like it did last week), but we’ve come across some coverage which puts the big game within our purview. First we have the usual spate of Roman Numeral articles … first, from the [...]

Ghostly Doings

Posted: February 1, 2009 by rogueclassicist in Uncategorized

From Short News, FWIW: Staff at Derby’s new Royal Hospital; have been terrified by an apparition of a man appearing in the hallways, they have been so frightened that managers at the NHS hospital have called a local priest for an exorcism. Senior manager Debbie Butler e-mailed her staff she wrote: “I’m not sure how [...]