Romulus, Remus, and the Lupa From???
Sorry … lots of questions tonight (I’m poking around a forum written largely in Arabic and Google translate isn’t being helpful) … has anyone seen this before and/or know where it might be (possibly in Turkey)?
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Has This Inscription Been Published?
Does anyone know if this inscription has been published (I’m trying to figure out if this is a new find that hasn’t been reported or is something that has long been known):
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Meteorite Worship in the Greco-Roman World
My Explorator email box is slowly filling up with a much-publicized story about the recovery of a Tibetan statue made of meteoric iron which was discovered by the Nazis and is quite interesting (see, e.g., PhysOrg’s coverage: Buddhist statue, discovered by Nazi expedition, is made of meteorite, new study reveals) … of course, plenty of Classics/Art History types were immediately reminded of the Magna Mater (as were Terrence Lockyer and Hasan Niyazi on Twitter), and so I piped up with mention of this very interesting article:
- McBeath, A. & Gheorghe, A. D., “Meteor Beliefs Project: Meteorite worship in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds” WGN, Journal of the International Meteor Organization, vol. 33, no. 5, p. 135-144
Absolutely!
Tip o’ the pileus to Andrew Reinhard on Twitter:
Keep Calm and Carry On
So last night I was wondering why departments aren’t festooned with posters like this and/or students sporting the latest memeish Ovidian attire:
… just in case someone searches for “Keep Calm and Carry On” in Latin; we Classics types were keeping calm and carrying on since the fall of the Republic or thereabouts … the full quotation is
perfer et obdura! dolor hic tibi proderit olim; saepe tulit lassis sucus amarus opem (Ovid, Amores 3.11a.7-8 (from the Latin Library … can’t seem to find it in Perseus) or perfer et obdura; multo graviora tulisti (Tristia, 5.11.7) … created with the Keep Calm-o-matic …
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii kalendas octobres
106 B.C. — birth of Gnaeus Pompeius
61 B.C. — Pompey celebrates his third triumph in recognition of his victories in the third Mithridatic War
48 B.C. — Pompeius Magnus, in the wake of his defeat at Pharsalus, is murdered as he steps ashore in Egypt (another possible date)
290 A.D. — martyrdom of Rhipsime, Gaiana, and companions
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Beachcombing’s Bizarre History Blog: Child Sacrifice in Carthage.
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Blogosphere ~ Roman Bioarchaeology Carnival XXI
Powered By Osteons: Roman Bioarchaeology Carnival XXI.
Blogosphere ~ History and Importance of Bath in Ancient Times
History of the Ancient World: History and Importance of Bath in Ancient Times.
Blogosphere ~ The end of the Olympic Games in the Ancient World: Abolishment or Vanishing? Observations
History of the Ancient World: The end of the Olympic Games in the Ancient World: Abolishment or Vanishing? Observations.
Blogosphere ~ Pliny, Nero, and the ‘Emerald’
History of the Ancient World: Pliny, Nero, and the ‘Emerald’.
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History of the Ancient World: Tiberius, Tacfarinas, and the Jews.
Blogosphere ~ BETRAYAL IN BIRMINGHAM
The Edithorial: BETRAYAL IN BIRMINGHAM.
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About.com Ancient / Classical History: On This Day in Ancient History – The Last Days of Pompey.
