Another Return for the Getty
This one’s been bursting all over the newswires for the past few hours … plenty of coverage, but the incipit to the LA Times version (plus their photo) seems to be most of the info that’s circulating now: In its latest effort to return wayward ancient artworks to their rightful owners, the J. Paul Getty Museum [...]
This Day in Ancient History
ante diem vii idus apriles ludi Megalesia (day 4) 30 A.D. — crucifixion of Jesus (one reckoning according to the astronomical estimates) 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Calliopus at Pompeiopolis 310 A.D. — martyrdom of Peleusius at Alexandria
