June 12, 2010
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I’m always curious what happens to the artifacts ‘after’ … A young Bulgarian in possession of 130 ancient coins was stopped on the Greece-Turkey border, police in the north-eastern Greek city of Komotini announced today. Intercepted at the border crossing in the town of Kastanies yesterday, the man – whose identity has not been revealed,…
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Here’s another one for your rss reader … the ‘Word Lizard’ has an interesting little blog on puns, usually with some historical connection … the most recent post, e.g., includes the phrase ‘Curculio vespertilio’ ; you’ll have to visit for the context (put your groaning pads on first): The Punder Years – A Pun Blog.
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From a Getty Press release: The Art of Ancient Greek Theater, on view at the Getty Villa from August 26, 2010 – January 3, 2011, is the first exhibition in the United States in over fifty years to focus on the artistic representation of theatrical performance in ancient Greece. Assembling international loans of antiquities from…
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Russell Crowe News | Russell Crowe Is Not Dead.
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Image via Wikipedia But we have to wait a while for the television program: A GLIMPSE of life under the Romans has been unearthed by TV star Tony Robinson and his Time Team archaeologists in the village of Castor. Filming in the historic grounds of St Kyneburgha Church for the BBC show, to be broadcast…
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