Daily Archives: May 23rd, 2012

Classical Words of the Day

chrestomathy (Dictionary.com)
insuavity (Worthless Word for the Day)

… and from the Latin twitterverse:

… and Greek:

… not sure if I have some duplicates there …

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem x kalendas junias

ante diem x kalendas junias

English: Bust of Pompey from the Ny Carlsberg ...

English: Bust of Pompey from the Ny Carlsberg Glyphotek. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Tubilustrium — a purification of the battle trumpets which, like the one which occurred in March, was designed to prepare the troops for war (perhaps … this tubilustrium is somehow connected with the following)

Festival of Vulcan

1270 B.C. — Pierre Henri-Archer suggests this day for the fall of Troy

63 B.C. — Pompey takes Jerusalem (by one reckoning)

37 B.C. — Herod takes control of Jerusalem

ca. 303 A.D. — martyrs of Cappadocia

1617 — birth of Elias Ashmole

Blogosphere ~ Perusta Solibus

Laudator Temporis Acti: Perusta Solibus.

Blogosphere ~ A Tombstone under the Mosque

Antiochepedia = Musings Upon Ancient Antioch: A Tombstone under the Mosque.

Blogosphere ~ Disappointment at Museum und Park Kalkriese

Bread and Circuses: Disappointment at Museum und Park Kalkriese.

Blogosphere ~ APA Blog : CFP: Reception of the Homeric Hymns in Latin and Later Greek Literature

American Philological Association APA Blog : CFP:: Reception of the Homeric Hymns in Latin and Later Greek Literature.

Blogosphere ~ Sacris rite paratis: Women’s Responsibilities in Household Rituals

History of the Ancient World: Sacris rite paratis: Women’s Responsibilities in Household Rituals.

Blogosphere ~ Did the Gospels Originally Contain Miracle Stories?

Christianity in Antiquity CIA: The Bart Ehrman Blog: Did the Gospels Originally Contain Miracle Stories?.

Blogosphere ~ Ancient World Linked Data JavaScript

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ancient World Linked Data JavaScript.

[not sure what this is about, actually]

Blogosphere ~ Latin Without Latin: Finis Ab Origine Pendet

Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Without Latin: Finis Ab Origine Pendet.

Blogosphere ~ Death of Constantine

About.com Ancient / Classical History: Death of Constantine.

Blogosphere ~ Disticha Round-Up: March 23

Bestiaria Latina Blog: Disticha Round-Up: March 23.

Blogosphere ~ The meander isn’t much of a symbol

Classics Daily: The meander isn’t much of a symbol.

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