November 27, 2010
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The incipit of a piece on the IDF from Ynet: Alexander the Great, the man who conquered the ancient world, said that those who develop new combat methods or who possess new arms will be triumphant. via IDF stronger than ever | Ynetnews. Did he ever say such a thing?
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For the past few days there have been posts on Facebook about some major Australia-England cricket series going on … turns out, there are some ads with a Classical bent for same … the first seems inspired by a certain Russell Crowe film: … another features Australian cricketer Shane Warne as a Roman emperor, but…
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I can’t find that we’ve mentioned this one before at rogueclassicism … from ANA/MPA: Excavation works on a sunken vessel dated to the post Hellenistic era off the resort town of Nea Styra, in the southern Evoikos Gulf separating the mainland and large Evia (Euboea) island, were concluded for 2010. The ancient vessel was loaded…
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The incipit of one of those science articles with plenty of Latin words … this time, though, there’s also a reference to ‘Etruscan’ divinities: Mildew infections not only cause unsightly vegetable patches, they can also result in extensive crop failure. Interestingly, the processes involved in infections with this garden pest are similar to those involved…
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Image via Wikipedia Excellent feature at Nature (includes a pdf article that’s free!): Ancient astronomy: Mechanical inspiration | Nature News.
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