SCREEN PLAYS via Greek plays: Philoctetes BBC Schools, 1961-62.

Roman Religion: Actualities: “New” books about Roman Religion.

Roger Pearse: Du Perac’s 1575 picture of the ruins of the Septizodium.

Classical Association Blog: Saturnalia Quiz.

Ancient World Bloggers Group: 2012 Meeting of the Forum for Classics, Libraries, and Scholarly Communication.

Katakolon Museums: The “hippaphesis” of Kleoitas. [I always wondered if they had something like this for chariot racing ...]

Roger Pearse: More images of the temple of the sun in Rome.

Roger Pearse: Another image of the ruins of the Temple of Sol Invictus.

Roger Pearse: More on Aurelian’s temple of the sun.

Theoretical Structural Archaeology: Hadrians First Wall.

Bloomberg Presents Lewis Lapham:  Elephants Trample Losers in Post-Alexander Battle: Lewis Lapham.   [Interview with James Romm about Ghosts on the Throne]

Bloomberg Presents Lewis Lapham: Hell Is a Fiction, Said Lucretius, So Don’t Worry: Lewis Lapham.

Bloomberg Presents Lewis Lapham: Rome Crucified 6,000 Spartacus-Led Slave Rebels: Lewis Lapham.

Bloomberg Presents Lewis Lapham: Cleopatra Outfoxed Brother By Seducing Caesar: Lewis Lapham.

Bloomberg Presents Lewis Lapham: Robert L. O’Connell on `The Ghosts of Cannae: Lewis Lapham.

Bloomberg Presents Lewis Lapham: Adrienne Mayor Discusses Book `The Poison King: Lewis Lapham.  

Now that all the media attention is fading from Tim Tebow and his meme-generating pose, we probably can start safely posting the Classical origins of the pose without fear of causing offense … e.g.: … source We’ll post more as the mood arises (or you can send them in) … I know pediments of assorted [...]

The incipit of an item from the Telegraph: The marble pyramid, which dates from 12BC and adds an incongruous touch of ancient Egypt to the Italian capital, is grimy from traffic fumes and festooned with weeds and bushes growing from the cracks between its enormous stone blocks. The project will include efforts to determine whether, [...]

Rome Reports has a very nice presentation of that ‘Catholic Latin help line’ story we mentioned a few days ago:

Saw this mentioned somewhere over the past couple of days (of intermittent internet) … dare one say it is an allegory for the state of Classics in some places? via Banksy

Via the APA blog … interesting (I didn’t know about the Aquila Theater Company’s Page and Stage project, e.g.): Questions for the APA Award Winners, 2010

Pop Classics: Strictly Come Dancing 2011 Final. [for some reason, I have this Edward G. Robinson voice in my head saying "Where's your Classical Tradition, now?"]

Laudator Temporis Acti: De Liberis Educandis. [if only I could implement this!! (when necessary)]

Laudator Temporis Acti: O Dulce Otium!. [one of my favourite letters of Pliny]

Bread and Circuses: Latrines at Leptis Magna.