“Twitter” in Latin?
This past weekend, I was pondering whether anyone had bothered yet to render the word “Twitter” into Latin, and threw the question out — naturally — to my Twitter followers. What I didn’t want was simply a transcription in Latin of something that sounded like ‘twitter’ … I was looking for a word which some [...]
JOB: Lecturer in Latin Literature @ UKent
Lecturer in Latin Literature Salary – £30,870 to £44,016 12 months fixed term from 1 September 2011 Closing date for applications 15 June 2011 Reference Number – HUM0185 The lectureship will be held in the Department of Classical and Archaeological Studies and you would join 13 full-time academic staff in a department that has been [...]
JOB: Graduate Teaching Assistantship @ UKent
Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Ancient History at the University of Kent The School of European Culture and Languages is offering aGraduate Teaching Assistantship tenable in the Department of Classical and Archaeological Studies for three years. Applicants in the following areas are eligible to apply: Hellenistic Greek History, Roman History, Roman History and Archaeology or another [...]
This Day in Ancient History: kalendas junias
kalendas junias rites in honour of Carna, a nymph who was somehow associated with the health of bodily organs Saecular Games (day 1) — celebrating Rome’s thousand-year anniversary 388 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Mars (and associated rites thereafter) 344 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Juno Moneta (and associated rites thereafter) [...]
