Daily Archives: October 20th, 2012

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xiii kalendas novembres

ante diem xiii kalendas novembres

  • 480 B.C. — Battle of Salamis (one reckoning; seems a bit late)
  • 127 A.D. — ludi votivi decennales pro salute Augusti
  • c. 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Maximus of Aquila
  • 1524 — death of Thomas Linacre … “the best Greek and Latin scholar of his age”
  • 1952 — death of Michael Rostovtzeff (author of The Social and Economic History of the Roman Empire and the Social and Economic History of the Hellenistic World among other things)

Blogosphere ~ Mythic mosaics conceal subliminal messages

Past Horizons: Mythic mosaics conceal subliminal messages.

Blogosphere ~ Channel 4 consigns Time Team to TV history

Past Horizons: Channel 4 consigns Time Team to TV history.

Blogosphere ~ Up Yours Rome and CIL XIII 2363

Bread and Circuses: Up Yours Rome and CIL XIII 2363.

Blogosphere ~ APA Blog : CFP: Public and Private in the Roman House and Society Conference

American Philological Association: APA Blog : CFP: Public and Private in the Roman House and Society Conference.

Blogosphere ~ Does academic blogging matter?

Looting Matters: Does academic blogging matter?.

Blogosphere ~ What have the Etruscans ever done for us?

He has a wife, you know: What have the Etruscans ever done for us?.

Blogosphere ~ The Complete Guide to Herodotus of Halicarnassus

ABZU Bibliography update: The Complete Guide to Herodotus of Halicarnassus.

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