November 2009
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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…
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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
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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)
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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
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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
rogue classicism 