October 14, 2011

Classical Words of the Day ~ 10/14/11

vituperation October 14, 2011 (Wordsmith) omphalos, n. October 14, 2011 Oxford English Dictionary hendiadys October 14, 2011 (Merriam-Webster) cosmogony: October 14, 2011 (Dictionary.com)

Circumundique ~ Past Couple of Days

I may have missed a few things (or they may be duplicates here): Celebrating a Triumph for Victory in Persia October 12, 2011 Guess What October 12, 2011 (N,S, Gill) APA Blog : CFP: Flavian Literature and its Greek Past October 12, 2011 Gissing and Greek October 12, 2011 Michael Gilleland John the Lydian, “On…

This Day in Ancient History: pridie idus octobres

pridie idus octobres rites in honour of the Penates Dei — the Penates Dei were originally the penates who watched over the storehouse of the king (when Rome had such, obviously); at some point, the Penates Dei came to be identified with Castor and Pollux, but they still had a temple under their own name…