Modified Cookie Cutter Houses at Pompeii?
Science Daily picks up this item from NWO which originally hit the interweb back in January: Metrological analysis of ancient houses reveals the use of standard models that were ingeniously adapted to suit individual situations. Pre-Roman atrium houses exhibited a striking number of similarities as part of a long Italic building tradition. Dutch researcher Noor [...]
Windsor ‘Folly’
The incipit of an item from Staines News: The restoration of an ancient ruin was completed on Thursday when the final decorative stone was put into place. A 25-tonne crane was needed to lower the final stone on top of the Roman pillars of the ‘thousands of years old’ Leptis Magna ruins in Windsor Great [...]
Ruthless Romans on the DS
The Nintendo fansite, DS-x2 reports that a DS-version game inspired by the Horrible Histories’ installment called The Ruthless Romans is in the works … more details as they come, but this might be something teachers could incorporate into the classroom (the book series is great) …
Acropolis Strike … Again
(Rant)I’m sorry, but Greece will never, ever convince me about returning any marbles of any epithet until they can solve their seemingly constant labour problems. If I go to London, I can be pretty much assured of seeing the marbles. If I go to Athens, it’s a crapshoot whether this, that, or the other group [...]
Artemisial Neglect
Hurriyet relates the state of affairs at the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus … erstwhile wonder, of course: The site of the historic Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, looks more like a zoo these days as ducks, geese, chickens and sheep wander around its unfenced [...]
Gallo-Roman Vineyard from Burgundy
The incipit of an interesting item from CNRS … mirrored in various places: Gevrey-Chambertin, 12 km from Dijon, is famous throughout the world for its Burgundy wines. It is now possible to conclude that winegrowing in this region goes back to the Gallo-Roman era, as testified by the findings of excavations by the Institut National [...]
This Day in Ancient History
ante diem v idus martias Festival of Mars (day 11) 222 A.D. — murder of the emperor Elagabalus ca. 263 A.D. — martyrdom of Heraclius ca. 300 A.D. — martyrdom of Thalus ca. 300 A.D. — martyrdom of Trophimus 1903 — birth of Ronald Syme (The Roman Revolution, among other seminal works)
Classical Words of the Day
lepidopterology (Wordsmith) ululate (Dictionary.com) proliferate (Merriam-Webster … always wondered about that one) sicarian (Worthless Word for the Day)
