February 19, 2010

  • Roman Wall from Ostia

    Been sitting on this one for a while … some remains of Imperial-era Roman walls from Ostia; not much more: Nel corso delle indagini archeologiche preventive, effettuate a gennaio sotto la direzione scientifica della Soprintendenza speciale per i Beni archeologici di Roma per la costruzione da parte del Comune di Roma di una scuola materna…

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  • Herodian Aqueduct

    Another interesting find in Jerusalem: A well-built aqueduct from time of King Herod was unearthed last week near the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem during work on infrastructure in the area. The site of the discovery is not far from the place where a Byzantine street was recently unearthed. Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists say they found…

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  • Clipped this from the Latinteach list a while back and forgot to post it (I think SK posted it): via Spurs Roundup: The fall of the empire (or: potius cero quam numquam) San Antonio News.

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  • Seen on various lists (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!): UGA CLASSICS SUMMER INSTITUTE Each year the Institute offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate Latin and Classics courses, including, in odd-numbered years, Intensive Beginning Greek and, in even-numbered years, Intensive Beginning Latin. The Institute curriculum…

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  • Seen on Classics (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!): Northwestern University’s Classical Traditions Initiative and the Department of Classics present an Andrew W. Mellon Sawyer Seminar series event in the 2009-2010 series, ‘Out of Europe: Greek Drama in America’: ‘Greek Drama in African-American Theatre’ A two-day…

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