December 27, 2010
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An essay on what we owe “the audacious Athenians” … rather interesting if somewhat rambling: via: The Original Birth of Freedom by André Glucksmann, City Journal Autumn 2010.
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“This one isn’t even worth commenting on, other than to point out it is possibly the weakest attempt to link some modern practice to ancient Rome that I’ve seen in ages … The custom of kissing can be traced back to the Ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia, which took place near the end of the…
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Very interesting news item from Hurriyet: Mosaics found during an illegal excavation in the southeastern province of Kahramanmaraş have led to the unearthing of an ancient city called Germenicia, which remained underground for 1,500 years. The mosaics, found under a house in the Dulkadiroğulları neighborhood, are expected to shed light on the history of the…
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