Lupercalia …NOTHING to do with Valentine’s Day
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh. The older I get the less patience I have with this one … every year in the first couple of weeks of February, piles of journalists and/or their editors parade their stunning lack of critical thinking throughout the world (but mostly in the North American press) by claiming some sort of link between Lupercalia [...]
This Day in Ancient History
pridie idus februarias 11 B.C. — the future emperor Tiberius marries Julia, daughter of Augustus
