Daily Archives: November 7th, 2011

Emperors of Rome: Carus

Adrian Murdoch continues the series with one of the ‘trio’ whose names frequently show up on imperial rescripta:

Classics Confidential: Bernard Frischer

The Classics Confidential folks interview ‘virtual archaeologist’ and director of  the Virtual World Heritage Library, Bernard Frischer:

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vii idus novembres

ante diem vii idus novembres

Cicero Denounces Catiline

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  • ludi Plebeii (day 4) — the major festival in honour of Jupiter continues
  • 63 B.C. — Cicero accuses Lucius Sergius Catilina of various misdeeds (the so-called Second Catilinarian Conspiracy) …
  • 8 B.C. — Death of Maecenas, patron of Vergil, Horace, and many other artists in Augustan Rome
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