• 2012.04.57:  Faya Causey, Amber and the Ancient World.
• 2012.04.56:  J. C. B. Petropoulos, Kleos in a Minor Key: the Homeric Education of a Little Prince. Hellenic studies, 45.
• 2012.04.55:  Jean Lallot, Albert Rijksbaron, Bernard Jacquinod, Michel Buijs, The Historical Present in Thucydides: Semantics and Narrative Function/ Le présent historique chez Thucydide: Sémantique et fonction narrative. Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology, 18.
• 2012.04.54:  Khaled Anatolios, Retrieving Nicaea: the Development and Meaning of Trinitarian Doctrine.
• 2012.04.53:  Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge, Francesca Prescendi, “Nourrir les dieux?”: sacrifice et représentation du divin. Actes de la VIe rencontre du Groupe de recherche européen “Figura, représentation du divin dans les sociétés grecque et romaine” (Université de Liège, 23-24 octobre 2009). Kernos. Supplément, 26.

Adrian Murdoch continues the ‘shadow emperors’ section of his imperial tour:

• Majorian: Emperors of Rome

PaleoJudaica.com: Mark Goodacre—slanderer?.

Explorator: explorator 15.02.

Madeline Miller: Greek Etymologies II.

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Web Conference: Ancient Civilization: Political Institutions and Legal Regulation.

New at LacusCurtius & Livius: Female Gladiators and True Scholarship.

History of the Ancient World: Cicero’s Pro Caelio and the Leges de VI of Rome in the Late Republic.

[I suspect that should be 'vi']

Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Without Latin: Beatus.

Mark Goodacre: The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy and the Talpiot Tomb.

lizgloyn: Classical Association Conference live tweets.

A Don’s Life by Mary Beard: Mr “Hot Sex”: the full story.

[nice use of a blog to augment the documentary!!!]

Mike Anderson’s Ancient History: Christianity and the Roman Empire – Part II The First Century Continued.

About.com Ancient / Classical History: From 1st Among Equals to Lord and Master.

[on the Dominate]

Beachcombing’s Bizarre History Blog: Pyramids in Italy.

ante diem iv kalendas maias

• ludi Florales … a.k.a. Floralia (day 2) — a festival originally ordered in response to an interpretation of the Sybilline books in 238 B.C., it fell into desuetude only to be revived in 173 B.C.; it was a general festival of drinking and other merriment in honour of Flora, who presided over (of course) flowers and their blossoms
• 12 B.C. — consecration of the signum et ara Vestae on the Palatine; it was a shrine built by Augustus as pontifex maximus to house the palladium (maybe) which Aeneas brought from Troy
• 32 A.D. — birth of the future emperor-for-a-little-while Otho
• 1st century — martyrdom of Aphrodisius and companions in what would become Languedoc
• 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Pollio in Pannonia

[this is our 5000th post since moving to WordPress!]

The Silk Road Gourmet: Ancient Roman Cookoff Entry 2: Two Sauces for Fowl and a Patina of Asparagus and Grouse.

Blogging Pompeii: Pompeii & Herculaneum: Rediscovering Roman Art & Culture.

Ancient and Modern Olympics: A death in the gymnasium.

The Homer Multitext: The Homer Multitext on Capitol Hill.

[I'm really starting to get into posters as academic publications]

Roger Pearse: Over 500 Latin Manuscripts available in PDF at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris!.

Mark Goodacre: Accused of slander for criticizing the “Jesus Discovery” claims.

Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Without Latin: Adversis Succumbens.

Roger Pearse: Images of 5th century letter titles in Pliny the Younger.

[interesting!]