March 2, 2012

Another Homerathon in the Works

From an Illinois Wesleyan press release: On Wednesday, March 21, the Illinois Wesleyan Greek and Roman Studies Program will present its first marathon reading of Homer’s epic poem, the Odyssey, in honor of World Poetry Day. The reading, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 2 p.m. in The Ames Library…

Nuntii Latini (YLE) ~ 02/03/2012

[I’m trying to remember why I stopped posting these directly] Listen as you read … Novus praesidens munus suscepit Kalendis Martiis Sauli Niinistö, praesidens suffragio populi designatus, praesidentatum rei publicae Finniae suscepit, cum apud parlamentum sollemniter confirmavit se in munere gerendo sincere et fideliter constitutionem legesque rei publicae observaturum et omnibus viribus prosperitati populi Finnorum…

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vi nonas martias

ante diem vi nonas martias Festival of Mars (Day 2) c. 55 A.D. (?) — birth of Decimus Junius Juvenalis … a.k.a. Juvenal 258 A.D. — Martyrdom of Jovinus and Basileus at Rome