Monthly Archives: November, 2011

Podcast: 160- East vs. West

The History of Rome: 160- East vs. West.

[late 4th century military activities]

Blogosphere ~ From Vienna to the Baltic in Roman Times

Beachcombing’s Bizarre History Blog: From Vienna to the Baltic in Roman Times.

Blogosphere ~ Julian and the Pagans – Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Chapter 23 Part 3

History Books Review: Julian and the Pagans – Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Chapter 23 Part 3.

Emperors of Rome: Constantius Chlorus

Today Adrian Murdoch continues his series with a look at the guy who started the dynasty that would produce Constantine:

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv kalendas decembres

ante diem iv kalendas decembres

  • 66 (or 67) A.D. — the emperor Nero proclaims the “freedom of the Greeks”

Blogosphere ~ The “helepolis” of Epimachos

Katakolon Museums: The “helepolis” of Epimachos.

Blogosphere ~ Romulus, Remus and the Foundation of Rome

History of the Ancient World: Romulus, Remus and the Foundation of Rome.

Blogosphere ~ Appeal to UNESCO

Langues et Cultures de l’Antiquité: via An appeal to UNESCO.

[a petition for UNESCO to protect Latin and Greek]

Blogosphere ~ Roman Siege of the Fortress Masada

Mike Anderson’s Ancient History: Roman Siege of the Fortress Masada.

Blogosphere ~ Star Trek: Plato’s Stepchildren

Pop Classics: Star Trek: Plato’s Stepchildren.

Blogosphere ~ Gods and Places in Etruscan Religion

History of the Ancient World: Gods and Places in Etruscan Religion.

Blogosphere ~ On Kings and Nomads: New Documents in Ancient Bactrian Reveal Afghanistan’s Past

History of the Ancient World: On Kings and Nomads: New Documents in Ancient Bactrian Reveal Afghanistan’s Past.

Blogosphere ~ Temple of the Muses

Bibliodyssey: The Temple of Muses

[assorted engravings of assorted myths ... plenty of iPad background potential here]

Also Seen: Mary Beard on the Oxbridge Interview

Newspaper coverage in the UK of the interview process to get into Oxford and the like reminds me very much of newspaper coverage of the MLA meetings in the US, and perhaps even go further … Mary Beard is about to embark on such interviews, and pens an interesting piece for BBC Magazine which folks might be interested in:

Blogosphere ~ The Metabatic δέ

Hypotyposeis: The Metabatic δέ.

Blogosphere ~ Morning Thoughts

Laudator Temporis Acti:  Morning Thoughts.

[Marcus Aurelius]

Blogosphere ~ Death of Horace

About.com Ancient / Classical History: Death of Horace.

Blogosphere ~ Via Egnatia

New at LacusCurtius & Livius: Via Egnatia.

Blogosphere ~ Kate Middleton as ancient Greek Goddess

Love of History Blog: Kate Middleton as ancient Greek Goddess.

Blogosphere ~ The text tradition of the Greek artillery manuals

Roger Pearse: The text tradition of the Greek artillery manuals.

Blogosphere ~ Indicating Internal Evidence in the Text-Critical Apparatus

Hypotyposeis: Indicating Internal Evidence in the Text-Critical Apparatus.

[some (useful) sigla used to indicate scribal errors in manuscripts]

Blogosphere ~ Translations of the works of Hero of Alexandria

Roger Pearse: Translations of the works of Hero of Alexandria.

Blogosphere ~ Studying Roman Religion – brief history of research

Roman Religion: Studying Roman Religion – brief history of research.

[just discovered this blog this week ...]

Blogosphere ~ Definition of a Scholar

Laudator Temporis Acti: Definition of a Scholar.

Blogosphere ~ Kylie Minogue and the Classics

Love of History Blog: Kylie Minogue and the Classics.

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