October 2012

  • My spiders brought this one back from the Gloss … kind of chatty but it does seem to have the ‘basics’; also some interesting Greek pot scenes: Beauty Trends From History: How To Shave Without A Razor (Gloss)

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  • Seen on the Classics list: The Department of Classics at the University of Arizona is seeking a highly qualified candidate for the position of Assistant Professor (non-tenure eligible). A non-tenure-eligible assistant professor is appointed initially for a one-year period. This appointment may be renewed an indefinite number of times subject to satisfactory annual performance evaluation.…

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  • Seen on the Classicists list: CALL FOR PAPERS Nox erat: Night and Nocturnal Activities in the Ancient World 17th Annual Classics Graduate Student Colloquium University of Virginia March 23, 2012 From lovers’ trysts to covens of witches, from all-night parties to midnight raids, from dreams to insomnia, night in the ancient world is far from…

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  • The incipit from a piece at Gamasutra: Apotheon looks nothing like the last game independent developer Alientrap put out, Capsized — that title inhabited a verdant alien world, lush with detailed hand-drawn illustrations of the planet’s exotic flora. This newest project more resembles the rash of silhouetted sidescrollers that have popped up in recent years,…

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  • Classical Words of the Day

    phantasm (Merriam-Webster) fulminatory (Wordnik) Latinitweets: verb 2: gaudeo , gaudere, gavisus sum => be pleased, rejoice http://t.co/pTGZGjM0 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) October 31, 2012 saepe: often: adverb. Example sentence:Milites Caesaris saepe adversus Gallos pugnaverunt.Translation:The soldie… http://t.co/PTB2MyZo — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) October 31, 2012

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