March 8, 2011
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There’s a couple of versions of this one kicking around; the incipit from a piece in the Times of India: Fragments of amphoras – the two-handled jar with narrow neck used by ancient Greeks and Romans to carry wine or oil – have been found in Junnar, about 80 km from the city, confirming ancient…
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ante diem viii idus martias Festival of Mars continues (day 8) 305 A.D. — martyrdom of Philemon and companions 1757 – death of Thomas Blackwell (Classical scholar)