June 17, 2011
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She’s guest-starring on Law & Order: Criminal Intent as a professor of mythology … she explains the story of Icarus (sort of) … TV Guide has an “exclusive look” at the scene: Patti Smith Makes Her Acting Debut on Law & Order: Criminal Intent – Today’s News: Our Take | TVGuide.com. … not really sure…
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Alas … turns out it was a hoax. According to E! (excerpts): […] But anyway, the A-lister has had enough with all these false reports going around! Which reports, you ask? Well currently, her finger is pointing at The Sun, who claims the actress and her Coldplay hubby, Chris Martin, put out a personal ad…
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From the Cyprus Mail: ARCHAEOLOGICAL investigations at the edges and to the south of the Hellenistic-Roman theatre of Nea Paphos have identified significant structures of the ancient city, according to an official announcement by the Department of Antiquities yesterday. The investigations were carried out October 6 to November 17 of last year by the University…
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From the BBC: Archaeologists at the Roman Vindolanda Fort & Museum have unearthed dozens of circular huts which they believe could have been used as temporary refuges. The excavation at the site in Hexham, Northumberland, has unearthed various finds from Roman Britain including letters, murder victims and shoes. It is thought the huts were built…
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A very interesting item from Nature: Hadrian’s villa 30 kilometres east of Rome was a place where the Roman Emperor could relax in marble baths and forget about the burdens of power. But he could never completely lose track of time, says Marina De Franceschini, an Italian archaeologist who believes that some of the villa’s…
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