July 2009
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Excerpts from a piece in the Times of London: The bustling harbour of Altinum near Venice was one of the richest cities of the Roman empire. But terrified by the impending invasion of the fearsome Germanic Emperor Attila the Hun, its inhabitants cut their losses and fled in AD452, leaving behind a ghost town of…
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pridie kalendas sextiles 1556 — death of Ignatius of Loyola
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La Repubblica has a nice photo: According to the brief (Italian) report, it’s about 150 cm in height and is missing the pedestal, which archaeologists are hoping might show up in the next few days. The commune superintendant — Umberto Broccoli — suggests this piece is the ‘little brother’ to one from the Campidoglio, which…
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One of the things mentioned in my Explorator newsletter this past while was the discovery of some Silla armour. Here’s the incipit of an item in JoonAng Daily for some background: The warrior’s body and bones are long gone, decayed into the soil. But the armor that once protected him from enemy swords and arrows…
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A couple of brief items from the Bulgarian press: Digging has resumed at Nikopolis ad Istrum: Archaeology Excavations Start at Bulgaria’s Roman City Nikopolis ad Istrum … where archaeologists have discovered a Nymphaeum they weren’t expecting: Archaeologists Discover Nymph Sanctuary in Central Bulgaria … there were actually a few more, but I’ve never managed to…
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