L’Aquila Earthquake Damages Baths of Caracalla
In addition to the mounting death toll, we’re beginning to hear of damage to antiquities from the tragic earthquake at L’Aquila. The conclusion of a piece in the New York Times notes: Officials in Rome said that the quake had also damaged the Baths of Caracalla, one of the most imposing ancient Roman ruins in [...]
Latin Surviving in Sonoma County
The incipit of a lengthy piece in the Press Democrat: The cars begin pulling to the curb at Montgomery High in Santa Rosa at 6:45 a.m. Sleepy teens pile out, heading to classes that start an hour before first period. In Room 50, Latin teacher Jennifer Lehman welcomes a decidedly retro group of students. Her [...]
A Couple of Claims
I’ve seen this first one (from USA Today this time) a couple of times now: Alexander the Great is also said to have had one blue and one brown eye. I’ve never managed to find any more details on that one … This second one — from something called Dream Dogs — strikes me as [...]
This Day in Ancient History
nonas apriles ludi Megalesia in honour of Cybele (day 2) rites in honour of Fortuna Publica 347 B.C. — death of Plato (by one reckoning)
