September 19, 2011

Another Hoard of Infant Bones … Dogs Too!

Very interesting item from Kathimerini: A parallel universe lies beyond the fence of the American School of Classical Studies on Souidias Street in the Athenian neighborhood of Kolonaki. Time takes on a new dimension at the Wiener Laboratory, where those who research the past study human remains and other archaeological findings dating back hundreds or…

Lucretius on NPR

NPR appears to be interviewing Stephen Greenblatt this a.m. about his book, The Swerve … the NPR folks have already set up some items of interest: Lucretius, Man of Modern Mystery (intro; the audio will be here later toay) The Swerve (an excerpt from the book)

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xiii kalendas octobres

ante diem xiii kalendas octobres ludi Romani (day 15) 86 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Antoninus Pius 208 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Diadumenianus 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Januarius (read about the ritual associated with him in the Catholic Encyclopedia)