October 2011

pumpkinification, n. October 31, 2011 Oxford English Dictionary precipitate October 28, 2011 (Merriam-Webster) impetuous October 30, 2011 (Merriam-Webster) virga October 31, 2011 (Merriam-Webster) thanatopsis October 30, 2011 (Dictionary.com) nyctophobia October 31, 2011 (Dictionary.com)

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Nuntii Latini:  Libya tyrannide tandem liberata  October 30, 2011 (YLE)  Nuntii Latini mensis Octobris 2011  October 30, 2011 (Bremen)  Nuntii Latini Septimanales 28. Oktober 2011 October 30, 2011 (Bremen) De proeliis Tunisensibus Lydia Ariminensis (Ephemeris) Increscit numerus terrae motus victimarum Herimannus Novocomensis (Ephemeris) Akropolis World News: Turmoil in China / Steve Jobs’ biography, published /…

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… still kind of quiet: My First History Teacher by Mary Hoffman October 30, 2011 Book Maven More on Retirement Planning October 30, 2011 Michael Gilleland explorator 14.28 October 30, 2011 david meadows >> ” href=”http://arltblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/30/latin-on-the-timetable-for-pupils/”>Latin on the timetable for pupils October 30, 2011 arltblogger Scary Stories of the Ancient Greeks and Romans October 30,…

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pridie kalendas novembres ludi Victoriae Sullanae (day 6) — games held in honour of Victoria commemorating Sulla’s defeat of the Samnites in 82 B.C. 286 — martyrdom of Quentin

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I’ve been sitting on a pile of items on the state of antiquities in Libya of late, but this item from the Daily Mail which just came in easilty eclipses them all, despite the source: A gang of Libyan looters have raided a priceless collection of gold and silver coins that are believed to date…

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