We Have Nothing To Fear … Except Spurious Quotes
The Euro 2012 site falls for an old canard: The great Roman general Julius Caesar once said: “We have not to fear anything, except fear itself.” It was with more or less the same approach that another Caesar – Cesare Prandelli, Italy’s new coach – accepted the post after the Azzurri’s disappointing FIFA World Cup [...]
Brushing Teeth When?
How does stuff like this get past the editors? OK, now hold on a minute, you can stop your sniggering: This was long after the Greeks and Romans used to `brush’ about 3500 B.C. by chewing a stick to clean teeth the same way that pet chews clean animals’ teeth . via From sticks and [...]
JOB: Generalist @ UMiss (TT)
Seen on various lists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!): The Department of Classics at the University of Mississippi invites classicists to apply for the tenure-track position of Assistant Professor, to begin in academic year 2011-2012 (starting date mid-August, 2011). A completed Ph.D. is required by the [...]
Alexander Quote Source?
An item in DC Velocity opens thusly: Gen. Duncan McNabb, commander of the U.S. Transportation Command (Transcom), tells the story of his meeting with Secretary of Defense William Gates when he was assigned to the post in September 2008. Gates, impressing on McNabb the significance of his new job in the midst of two wars, [...]
Citanda: In Our Time on the Delphic Oracle
Podcast should be available until Thursday or so: In Our Time: The Delphic Oracle.
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv nonas octobres
ante diem iv nonas octobres fast in honour of Ceres — in 191 B.C., consultation of the Sybilline books ordered a fast to be held every five years in honour of the Roman goddess Ceres, who presided over grain and harvesting. By Augustus’ day, the fast was an annual event which curiously coincides fairly closely [...]
