January 2, 2011

In the Latest Explorator

================================================================ ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ================================================================ Somewhat vague feature on Forum Hadriani: http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/roman-emperor-ruled-dutch-town An illegal dig has led to the discovery of the site of “Germenicia” (surely ‘Germanicia’): http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=1219122200169-2010-12-19 Rethinking the dating of a fortress previously ascribed to King Solomon at Tel Qudadibased on the find of a pottery sherd from Lesbos: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/12/king-solomons-f\…

Also Seen: Smarthistory – Head of Augustus

The Smarthistory folks discuss a well-known bust/portrait of Augustus in the British Museum: Head of Augustus | Smarthistory.

2010 in review

[this is something that the folks at WordPress seem to have automatically generated; kind of interesting, although I’m not sure of the Louvre connection or the claims about my ‘busiest day’]: ================ The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall…