Illo modo volvo
Long-time Campus Mawrtius blogger Dennis is involved in what seems to be a rather silly dispute with Zazzle and/or Volvo over the above phrase being put on t-shirts: the CAMPVS » Blog Archive » Who owns the Latin language?.
Cleopatra Claim du Jour
Inter alia: In the ancient times, honey was not only used for culinary purposes but also for embalming the dead and in some accounts, honey was used instead of gold to pay taxes. For Queen Cleopatra, honey was a vital supplement to preserve her beauty. She used it for facials as well as in bathing [...]
Citanda: Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project
Archaeology Magazine is hosting, natch: Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project.
Online Course: The Heroic and the Anti-Heroic in Classical Greek Civilization
Online Course: The Heroic and the Anti-Heroic in Classical Greek Civilization … by Gregory Nagy: via The Center for Hellenic Studies.
Citanda: Interview with Sarah Ruden
Sarah Ruden: Guggenheim Fellow Translating Tragic Masterpiece at Wesleyan.
Roman Toothpaste?
From the Huffington Post: We probably don’t know exactly when a substance was first used on teeth. But research suggests that the Ancient Egyptians first developed a dental cream as far back as 3000-5000 BC. This dental cream was comprised of powdered ashes from oxen hooves, myrrh, egg shells, pumice, and water the actual “toothpaste” [...]