November 27, 2012
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From the Cyprus Mail: FRAGMENTS of marble sculptures from a monument consecrated to the nymphs of ancient Greek and Roman mythology have been uncovered during on-going excavations at Paphos’ ancient theatre, the archaeological team in charge of the dig have announced. The 15th season of excavations into one of Cyprus’ largest ancient theatres unearthed a…
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posted with permission: Exploring Greek Myth. By Matthew Clark. Chichester and Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. Pp. xiii + 196. Paper, £19.99/$34.95. ISBN 978-1-4051-9455-6 Reviewed by Martha J. Payne, Indiana University-Purdue University; Ball State University Noting the popularity of university-level Classical myth courses, and the variety of books for the general audience, Matthew Clark presents material…
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The latest Classical Receptions is entitled: Translation, trangression, transformation: contemporary women authors and classical reception Here are the TOCs: Elena Theodorakopoulos,Women’s writing and the classical tradition Fiona M. Cox,Metamorphosis, mutability and the third wave Isobel Hurst,‘Love and blackmail’: Demeter and Persephone Susanna Braund,‘We’re here too, the ones without names.’ A study of female voices as…
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vapid (Merriam Webster) concinnity (Wordsmith) ramentum (OED) edicts (Newswordy) Latinitweets: conjunction: nam , indeclinable => for http://t.co/pTGZGjM0 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) November 27, 2012 poena: penalty, punishment: noun. Example sentence:Nullum crimen sine poena.Translation:There is no crime withou… http://t.co/ylBRpvcl — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) November 27, 2012
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ante diem v kalendas decembres 43 B.C. — the lex Titia de triumvirato gave G. Julius Caesar Octavianus, Marcus Antonius, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus the title of triumviri rei publicae constituendae with near-dictatorial powers for a period of five years 8 B.C. — death of the poet Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) ca 110 A.D. —…
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