May 12, 2010

  • Ancient Narrative 8.

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  • Image via Wikipedia An excerpt from an interesting blog post that crossed my jaded gaze this a.m.: There is something Homeric about hockey commentary. Like in the Iliad, there are naming conventions that help us to remember all the players. Some guys are always given both first and last names (Pavol Demitra, Brooks Laich) some…

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  • ante diem iv idus maias 19 B.C. (?) — dedication of the Temple of Mars Ultor on the Capitoline 2 B.C. — opening of the Forum of Augustus 113 A.D. — opening of the restored Temple of Venus Genetrix 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Dionysius and Pancras at Rome

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