August 11, 2012
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My box is full of gossip about NBC ordering a pilot for a drama based on Cleopatra (e.g. NBC Orders Pilot for Period Drama about Cleopatra) … considering how NBC has handled the Olympics, and most other things, I’m not holding my breath on this one …
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ante diem iii idus sextiles ¶ 480 B.C. — Battle of Thermopylae ; death of Leonidas et al (by one reckoning) ¶ 480 B.C. — Battle of Artemesium (by one reckoning) ¶ 117 A.D. — dies imperii of the emperor Hadrian ¶ 275 A.D. — martyrdom of Alexander the Charcoal Burner at Cremona ¶ 295 A.D. — martyrdom of…
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American Philological Association: APA Blog : Election Materials for 2012.
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Laudator Temporis Acti: A Mosaic Depicting Envy.
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About.com Ancient / Classical History: On This Day in Ancient History – Hadrian Made Emperor in A.D. 117.
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