June 7, 2010

  • While killing some time this weekend, I was poking around the archives of the New York Times via Google and in the October 12, 1884 edition I found this very interesting excerpt in an Arts column: If you click on that, you’ll get the full image (I think) but the gist of it is the…

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  • Ancient Stuff at io9

    Over the past couple of weeks, it’s becoming clear that the gang at io9 are either looking for some rogueclassicism love or (more likely)  have sensed the popculch value of the ancient world. Consider some of their recent posts (all worth a look) …  They first caught my eye with A brief history of alternate…

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  • Akropolis World News

    … in Classical Greek: Immense cave found in Pascua Island / Pakistan launches two missiles / Elections in the UK

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  • ante diem vii idus junias the ‘inner sanctum’ of the Temple of Vesta was opened to the (female) public ludi piscatorii (?) — a private festival celebrated by fishermen 17 B.C.. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 3) 20 A.D. — Nero Julius Caesar, son of the emperor-in-waiting Germanicus, dons his toga virilis; a congiarium is given…

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