Classical Words of the Day
chrestomathy (Dictionary.com)
insuavity (Worthless Word for the Day)
… and from the Latin twitterverse:
*merx, mercis* f. – commodity, goods (in the plural) #etymology of English noun "merchandise" – manufactured goods—
Latin Vocabulary (@latinwordaday) May 23, 2012
revenire: to return, to come back: verb. Example sentence:Eo die Cicero de exsilio revenit.Translation:On that d… bit.ly/KKGf5N—
Latin Language (@latinlanguage) May 23, 2012
cor-rŭo (conr-), ŭi, 3,
v. n. and a.
Neutr. To fall together, fall or tumble down, fall, sink to the ground, etc.—
Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) May 22, 2012
… and Greek:
ἀηδ-ής, ές
(ἦδος) distasteful, nauseous
2. generally, unpleasant
II. of persons, disagreeable, odious
III. Adv.-δῶς—
Henry George Liddell (@LiddellandScott) May 22, 2012
… not sure if I have some duplicates there …
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem x kalendas junias
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.
