June 19, 2012
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Wow … reaction to this one was rather swift, compared to many, many others. Judging from the talk on the Classics list yesterday, we might be dealing with a reporter or administrator who was a little ‘loose’ when they were talking and Classics aren’t really threatened at all. Inside Higher Ed also had a piece…
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facilitate (Merriam Webster) sere (Wordsmith) Latinitweet: mora: delay: noun. Example sentence:Veritas odit moras.Translation:Truth hates delay. http://t.co/HoHiL1Em — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 19, 2012
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ante diem xiii kalendas quinctilias 240 B.C. — Eratosthenes calculates the circumference of the earth (I have no idea what the source for this could be) rites at the Temple of Minerva on the Aventine ca. 165 (?) — martyrdom of Protase 325 A.D. — Hosius announces the Nicene Creed during the First Council of…
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Roger Pearse: Volumes of the Acta Sanctorum online.
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About.com Ancient / Classical History: Myth Monday – Hero and Leander.