April 21, 2011
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The Smarthistory folks look at a couple of items at the Metropolitan Museum (a sleeping Eros and a realistic Old Market Woman): Hellenistic Art at the Metropolitan: Eros Sleeping and An Old Market Woman
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Not sure how long this will be available, but Corriere del Mezzogiorno’s coverage includes a video (without sound?), the last minute of which looks around inside that tomb which was found in a Pozzuoli dump the other day … doesn’t look like there’s much there …
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Tip o’ the pileus to the historyteachers lady for drawing our attention to this item put together by a class at Sherbrooke College (I think … please correct me if I’m wrong) … it’s in French: Everybody sing along: On est les plus forts On est immortels Au sommet du monde C’est nous qui dirigeons…
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ante diem xi kalendas maias Parilia (a.k.a. Palilia) — originally a festival in honour of Pales (who protected shepherds and their flock), it eventually evolved — in the city of Rome, at least — into a ‘birthday of Rome’ celebration 753 B.C. — traditional date for the foundation of Rome 43 B.C. — pro-Caesarian forces…
rogue classicism 