American Institute for Roman Culture: Pipiatio Latina: Romana monumenta periclitantia #LTNL.

The ASOR Blog: THE FOUR-LINE GREEK INSCRIPTION FROM A TALPIYOT TOMB: EPIGRAPHIC NOTES AND HISTORICAL DISCUSSIONS.

Electric Archaeology: Digital Media for Learning and Research: Review of Malkin, “A Small Greek World: Networks in the Ancient Mediterranean”.

In Our Time With Melvyn Bragg: IOT: Vitruvius 15 Mar 12.

Barry Strauss: The Ides of March.

Pop Classics: Top Five Random References to Julius Caesar.

Research News in Late Antiquity: CFP: The XIIIth International Colloquium on Roman Provincial Art, Bucharest – Alba Iulia – Constanta, May 28, 2013 – Jun 2, 2013.

Blogging Pompeii: More information on Pompeian northern suburbium’s preliminary plan.

• 2012.03.26:  Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood, Athenian Myths and Festivals: Aglauros, Erechtheus, Plynteria, Panathenaia, Dionysia (edited by Robert Parker).
• 2012.03.25:  Marc Bizer, Homer and the Politics of Authority in Renaissance France. Classical presences.
• 2012.03.24:  John Marincola, Greek and Roman Historiography. Oxford Readings in Classical Studies.
• 2012.03.23:  Salvatore D’Onofrio, Le Sauvage et son double. Vérité des mythes.
• 2012.03.22:  Daniel S. Richter, Cosmopolis: Imagining Community in Late Classical Athens and the Early Roman Empire.
• 2012.03.21:  Carol C. Mattusch, Johann Joachim Winckelmann: Letter and Report on the Discoveries at Herculaneum.
• 2012.03.20:  Mark Sundahl, David Mirhady, Ilias Arnaoutoglou, A New Working Bibliography of Ancient Greek Law (7th-4th centuries BC). Yearbook of the Research Centre for the History of Greek Law, volume 42. Supplement, 11.
• 2012.03.19:  W. Martin Bloomer, The School of Rome: Latin Studies and the Origins of Liberal Education.
• 2012.03.18:  Raymond Van Dam, Remembering Constantine at the Milvian Bridge.

History of the Ancient World: Greek Tragedy: A Rape Culture?.

The Homer Multitext: Linking poetry and scholia in medieval Homeric manuscripts.

Laudator Temporis Acti: A Rare Latin Word.

[merdivomus]

History of the Ancient World: How Prosperous were the Romans? Evidence from Diocletian’s Price Edict 301 AD.

Pop Classics: Spartacus Vengeance: Sacramentum.

Well last year we threatened to make this sort of post a tradition and this year we carry out the threat, so break out the vodka and clamato juice (I guess that’s a Canadian thing) and enjoy:

We’ll begin with the usual items from our archives:

• Caesar’s Last Day (our collection of ancient accounts of Caesar’s perforation)

• ‘Assassination Medal’ (a display at the BM last year)

• Caesar’s Assassination @ Youtube (Assorted videos at YouTube of interest)

… and do our traditional highlighting of a couple, e.g.: SCTV’s production of Julius Caesar (interrupted by CCCP1 broadcast … the Julius Caesar resumes at roughly the four minute mark):

… and, of course, no Ides of March would be complete without Wayne And Schuster’s Classic Rinse the Blood Off My Toga:

In addition:

• How to Celebrate the Ides of March (WikiHow gives suggestions how to ‘celebrate’ the day)
• Who Led the Conspiracy to Assassinate Julius Caesar?(N.S. Gill’s useful background piece)
• Ides of March: What Is It? Why Do We Still Observe It?(National Geographic)

We’ll add some visuals to the compendium this year … via Vicki Alvear Shecter:

… and last night, while looking for a Caesar cookie cutter (mentioned on the Latinteach list), I came across this on the Citrus Report:

… and Somecards always has a nice card to remember the day:

… and as long as we’ve devolved into silliness, we’ll end with something shamelessly swiped from our favourite Trekkie (George Takei) on facebook:

Bone Girl: Childbirth and C-Sections in Bioarchaeology.

History of the Ancient World: Comparing Strategies of the Second Punic War: Rome’s Strategic Victory Over the Tactical/Operational Genius, Hannibal Barca.

[Hannibal from a military college perspective]

Roman Times: Identifying Ancient Art – A game of smoke and mirrors?.

[Mary Harrsch adds some examples to Mary Beards 'identifying emperors' talk]

Blogging Pompeii: Protect Hadrian’s Villa.

[we'll be blogging about this ourselves in the next day or two]

Past Horizons: Using burial sites to gauge the effect of Roman conquest on Iron Age Britons.

idus martias

• festival of Mars continues (day 15)
• festival of Jupiter
• festival/rites in honour of Anna Perenna (Happy New Year!)
• 44 B.C. — murder of Gaius Julius Caesar
• ca. 1st century A.D. — martyrdom of Longinus (the soldier who is said to have pierced Jesus’ side with a spear) in Cappadocia