July 25, 2011
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Interesting item in the Bucks Herald: AN AMATEUR archaeologist from Aylesbury has been given a national award after uncovering a coin press which may have been used to make counterfeit currency in Roman times. Tom Clarke, who has been metal detecting for more than 40 years, found a number of blank bronze coins and a…
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Folks might be interested in this one: Socrates Wouldn’t Trust the Web. Should We Trust Him? | Learning From The Past | Big Think.
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ante diem viii kalendas sextilias Furrinalia — a festival in honour of an obscure Roman deity named Furrina, who appears to have been assiociated with a grove and/or spring ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 6) 44 A.D. — marytrdom of James the Greater 64 A.D. — the Great Fire of Rome (day 8) 306 A.D. —…
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