May 31, 2011 – rogue classicism

May 31, 2011

Pending Excavations at Maryport

A sort of catch up/latest news post … back in February (and still in my mailbox!) we read at PhysOrg (inter alia): Led by Professor Ian Haynes, the team is focusing its attention on the site of a major discovery of Roman altars 140 years ago. The site where the altars were found now forms…

CONF: Solinus in the Twenty-First Century

Seen on the Classicists list: SOLINUS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Some of us who are fascinated by Solinus’ astonishingly influential and amazingly neglected Collectanea Rerum Memorabilum are gathering to talk about him and it in Craigard 26, School of Classics at St Andrews on Monday 13th June. Participants will include Eran Almagor (Ben Gurion), Kai…

This Day in Ancient History: pridie kalendas junias

pridie kalendas junias 70 A.D. — Titus captures Jerusalem’s outermost wall. 1st century — martyrdom of Petronilla 170 A.D. — martyrdom of Hermias at Cappadocia 1723 — death of William Baxter (grammarian and translator of Latin)