This just in … the Local seems to be the first off the mark with reports of the news conference mentioned in our previous post on this: Hessian Science Minister Eva Kühne-Hörmann on Thursday presented fragments of a 2,000-year-old bronze equestrian statue of Roman Emperor Augustus found recently in a stream near Giessen. “The find [...]
Archive for August 27, 2009
Equestrian Statue of Augustus — Followup
Posted: August 27, 2009 by rogueclassicist in Archaeology, Germany3
Epigraphic Evidence from Perperikon
Posted: August 27, 2009 by rogueclassicist in Archaeology, Bulgaria, Epigraphy - GreekInteresting item from Radio Bulgaria, which seems to have lost a thing here and there in translation: In the summer the ancient shrine of Perperikon in Southeastern Bulgaria is the source of hot archeological news. During this year’s digs the team of Prof. Nickolay Ovcharov has come across the first epigraphic (written) evidence about Perperikon. [...]
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vi kalendas septembres
Posted: August 27, 2009 by rogueclassicist in TDIAHante diem vi kalendas septembres Volturnalia — rites in honour of a divinity associated with fountains/waters 479 B.C. — Greek forces defeat Persian forces under Mardonius at Plataea (according to one reckoning) 413 B.C. — lunar eclipse which caused hesitation amongst Athenian forces under Nikias in Sicily; the subsequent delay ultimately led to their destruction
