March 16, 2011
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A while back we posted about the ‘mysterious’ (non)disappearance of the Ninth, in the context of a documentary (which I never saw mention of again); now an academic (Miles Russell) has written on the subject for the BBC, inter alia: Since then, generations of children and adults have been entranced by the story of a…
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Seen on Rome-arch (rather short notice on this one; I must have missed the original posting): The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World will host the symposium "The Archaeology of Italy: State of the Field 2011" on March 18th and 19th 2011. The symposium aimsto discuss the current state of the archaeology of…
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Seen in the Canadian Classical Bulletin: Wilfrid Laurier University – The Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies invites applications for a one-year Limited Term Appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, effective July 1, 2011, subject to budgetary approval. We are seeking a candidate with a research specialty in Roman Archaeology and/or History. We are…
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Yong-Lin Ow just posted a very interesting item on Facebook by Francois Retief and Johan Cilliers from the South African Medical Journal (100.1, January 2010) postulating the underlying reason for Caesar’s epilepsy was an underlying benign brain tumour. The brief version would be something like: Caesar didn’t display any epileptic-like symptoms until the battle of…
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ante diem xvii kalendas apriles Festival of Mars continues (day 16) 37 A.D. — death of the emperor Tiberius at Misenum 284 A.D. — martyrdom of Hilarius and companions 1900 — Arthur Evans purchases the land around Knossos
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