Daily Archives: May 26th, 2010

Homer’s Odyssey … in Canada?

Image via Wikipedia Once upon a time, there was almost an annual event of some guy coming up with a new theory about where Homer’s Odyssey or Iliad really took place … haven’t had one for quite a while, but in the Toronto Star I was gobsmacked to read this one: The first thing to [...]

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vii kalendas junias

Image via Wikipedia ante diem vii kalendas junias 17 A.D. – Germanicus celebrates a triumph for his victories in Germany 106 A.D. — martyrdom of Zachary in Gaul 107 A.D. – Trajan arrives in Rome and celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Dacians 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Felicissimus, Heraclius, and others at what is now Todi [...]