Archive for March 9, 2009

This Day in Ancient History

Posted: March 9, 2009 by rogueclassicist in TDIAH

ante diem vii idus martias Festival of Mars (day 9) which included another procession of the Salian priests around the city 320 A.D. — martyrdom of Candidus and the other “Forty Armenian Martyrs”

Classical Words of the Day

Posted: March 9, 2009 by rogueclassicist in Uncategorized

infundibuliform (Wordsmith … check out their contest) incisive (Dictionary.com) remedial (OED) organonymy (Worthless Word for the Day)