February 14, 2012

  • T’other day we mentioned that a Hurricane Reveals an Unknown Roman Site in Bulgaria … turns out this site has been known for a while (apparently the mayor of the town was unaware, though) … from the Sofia Echo: More details have emerged about the archaeological find of Roman ruins at a spot near Bourgas…

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  • Happy Lupercalia Eve!

    I’m not going to get caught up in the usual hype that occurs this year with various news outlets attempting to connect a highly commercialized ‘holiday’ in February to an ancient Roman dog-sacrificing ritual that doesn’t even occur on the same day, but instead will just post some links to some moulden oldies from our…

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  • ante diem xvi kalendas martias Parentalia (day 2) — the period for appeasing the dead continued. 270 A.D. — traditional date for the beheading of Saint Valentine  

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