The Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb: Update
Here’s the latest semi-coherent press coverage from Dominican Today, presented in its entirety lest I forget to add it to the record: “That’s the mystery of the past, we’ve found doors as small as 20 by 20 centimeters which lead to great chambers,” revealed the Secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, regarding the [...]
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xii kalendas decembres
ante diem xii kalendas decembres Mercatus — time to restock the cupboards after the Jupiterfest! 63 A.D. — shipwreck of St. Paul (by one reckoning) 270 (?) — birth of the future emperor Maximinus Daia 284 A.D. — elevation of Diocletian to the rank of Caesar
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xiii kalendas decembres
ante diem xiii kalendas decembres Mercatus — time to restock the pantry after the lengthy festival in honour of Jupiter 1665 — death of Nicholas Poussin (painter of many Classical subjects)
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xiv kalendas decembres
ante diem xiv kalendas decembres Mercatus — in the wake of the lengthy ludi Plebeii, the Romans needed a few days to restock their cupboards ca. 64 A.D. — upside down crucifixion of Peter 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Hesychius of Antioch 1718 — premiere of Voltaire’s Oedipe in Paris
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xv kalendas decembres
ante diem xv kalendas decembres ludi Plebeii (day 14) — the Jupiterfest is almost over 9 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Vespasian 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Alphaeus and Zacchaeus
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xvi kalendas decembres
ante diem xvi kalendas decembres ludi Plebeii (day 13) — the Jupiterfest is still going on 42 B.C. — birth of the future emperor Tiberius
Cambyses’ Lost Army Found? Don’t Eat That Elmer …
I’m sure folks have all heard/read about the latest news from the Egyptian desert — presented with varying degrees of credulity by a less-than- incredulous media –about the claimed discovery of remains of Cambyses’ ‘lost army’ by the brothers Castiglioni. Google, fora, lists, discussion groups are all agog at this apparently amazing discovery ‘proving’ one [...]
This Day in Ancient History: idus novembres
idus novembres rites in honour of Jupiter epulum in honour of Jupiter rites in honour of Feronia rites in honour of Fortuna Primigenia rites in honour of Pietas (?) ludi Plebeii (day 10) — the Jupiterfest goes on and on and on (much of the above must be connected to it all)… 36 B.C. — [...]
Another Department in Peril: UMD College Park?
In the wake of the threat to Classics at MSU, it has been brought to my attention that the Classics program at UMD College Park is also threatened, although to what extent at this point isn’t certain (merger with other departments is the current suggestion … maybe). From what I’ve been able to gather, UMD [...]
Vomitorium Watch
Richard Ackland in the Sydney Morning Herald, inter alia: It was not until 2002 that St Andrew’s threw open its doors to women. Having lived there as a student in the 1960s I went back a few years ago for dinner and was bowled over at the change. What was once a vomitorium was now [...]
Classics Threatened at MSU!!!
This seems to be a developing story but it doesn’t seem to be getting as much attention as these things normally get, so … let’s begin with the incipit of a news release (full of the usual bureaucrateze) from MSU: As Michigan State University continues to shape its future and look for ways to reduce [...]
This Day in Ancient History: pridie idus novembres
pridie idus novembres ludi Plebeii (day 9) – the Jupiterfest continues
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem viii idus novembres
ante diem viii idus novembres ludi Plebeii (day 3) — the major festival in honour of Jupiter continues 63 B.C. — Lucius Sergius Catilina and his co-conspirators meet, with nefarious plans for the morrow 15 (or 16) A.D. — birth of Julia Agrippina (“the younger”), daughter of Germanicus, sister to the emperor Gaius (Caligula), mother [...]
This Day in Ancient History: nonas novembres
nonas novembres ludi Plebeii (day 2) — the major festival in honour of Jupiter continues
This Day in Ancient History: pridie nonas novembres
pridie nonas novembres ludi Plebei (day 1) — a major festival in honour of Jupiter 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Agricola
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv nonas novembres
ante diem iv nonas novembres 1656 B.C. — traditional date for the start of the Great Flood (according to one calculation) 285 B.C. — Ptolemy II Philadelphus ascends the throne of Egypt as co-ruler with Ptolemy I(by one reckoning) 188 A.D. — martyrdom of Eustachius/Placidus (in a bronze bull!) 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Justus [...]
Latin News from Radio Bremen
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