March 7, 2011

  • Emperors of Rome: Titus

    … my feeds seem to be lagging today … Adrian Murdoch continues the series with the guy who had to deal with a major natural disaster: Titus: Emperors of Rome

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  • Tip o’ the pileus and congratulations to Charles Pazdernik for pointing us to coverage of an interesting debate: It is 2012, and the world has ended. There is one life raft prepared to take a select group to safety, and there is only one vacant seat. First featured on NPR’s This American Life, the Life…

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  • nonae martiaeFestival of Mars continues (day 7) rites at the temple of Vediovis on the Capitoline 322 B.C. — death of Aristotle (maybe) 149 A.D. — birth of a daughter, Lucilla, to the emperor Marcus Aurelius 161 A.D. — death of Antoninus Pius; dies imperii of Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius 203 A.D.– martyrdom of…

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