Housekeeping
It seems to be a bit of a slow news day, and while I procrastinate finishing the office clean up, I’ve done some housekeeping items which I’ve had on the list for a while. Specifically, my ‘Classical Blogosphere’ (i.e. the blogroll) is now in the sidebar ‘below the fold’. At the bottom of the page [...]
Villa Farnesina Frescoes On View Again
Image via CrunchBase From the New York Times: “A blinding vision.” That’s how the first century B.C. Roman architect and theoretician Vitruvius described the fresco technique popular during his time, and it’s an apt description for the newly revamped rooms of an ancient villa that is showcased at the Palazzo Massimo, part of the Roman [...]
Marathon 2500th Anniversary
I’m semi-surprised there hasn’t been a bit more hype for this upcoming anniversary … I know they’re planning a number of ongoing events at Oxford, but really haven’t heard much else. This item comes from Reuters: Exactly two and a half millennia after the Battle of Marathon, an event widely acknowledged to have ensured the [...]
Douglas MacDowell’s Classical Legacy
Image via Wikipedia Tip o’ the pileus to Tim Parkin for this one from the Glasgow Herald, but which appears to be only available from findarticles.com for some reason; I don’t think we had an obituary for Dr MacDowell: AN esteemed professor has stunned the Scottish academic world by leaving a pound(s)2 million fortune to [...]
Citanda: Spartacus Prequel in the Works
Ecce: Starz casts Spartacus prequel | Reuters.
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xiv kalendas sextilias
ante diem xiv kalendas sextilias Mercatus Lucaria (day 1) — an obscure festival which seems to be associated with commemorating Rome’s being saved from the Gauls (by hiding in groves?) 37 A.D. — the emperor Gaius (Caligula) gives the people a congiarium 64 A.D. — the Great Fire of Rome (day 2)
