May 5, 2012
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This just in from AFP: Italian archaeologists on Saturday inaugurated new flower gardens in the ruins of ancient Roman palaces on the Palatine Hill in a colourful reconstruction of what the area may have looked like 2,000 years ago. Purple petunias, white leadworts and medicinal vervain have been planted in the ruins of courtyards and…
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From a Universitat Jaume I press release: Some women in ancient Rome already implemented the concept of microcredit as a loan of small amounts of money that enables people without resources to develop work projects on their own. The study conducted by the professor of Roman Law at the Universitat Jaume I Carmen Lázaro shows…
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I’ve been meaning to revive this feature (which went kablooey when Google stopped ‘sharing’ with anyone except itself) … gotta get back into the rhythm: putative (Merriam-Webster) satyr (Word a Day) viscid (OED) Latin Word of the Day: quondam (Transparent Language) heteroclitical (Worthless Word for the Day)
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About.com Ancient / Classical History: Review ‘Masters of Command,’ by Barry Strauss.
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Laudator Temporis Acti: A Donkey’s Shadow.
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