December 17, 2012
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posted with permission Greek Notions of the Past in the Archaic and Classical Eras: History Without Historians. Edited by John Marincola, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones and Calum Maciver. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2012. Distributed in the US by Columbia University Press. Pp. xiv + 378. Hardcover, £75.00/$120.00. ISBN 978-0-7486-4396-7. Reviewed by Tim Rood, St. Hugh’s College, Oxford…
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from the earth near Didymoteicho … Greek Reporter has the details: A series of well-preserved archaeological finds have been discovered during this year’s excavations at what has been identified as the ancient Plotinopolis, situated in the outskirts of modern-day Didymoteicho, northeastern Greece. Plotinopolis was a Roman city founded by the Roman Emperor Traianus, who named it…
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commensal (Merriam-Webster) doromania (Wordnik) Latinitweets: pronoun: tu , tui => you (singular) http://t.co/pTGZGjM0 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) December 17, 2012 To work: For those of you who speak a latin language, such as Spanish, Portuguese, French, etc. it might be fami… http://t.co/5Uz8UZrf — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) December 17, 2012
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ante diem xvi kalendas januarias Saturnalia (day 1) — major, popular festival in honour of Saturn with banquets, the wearing of soft caps (pilei), and general good cheer. Shops and schools were closed, gambling was legally permitted, gifts were exchanged and masters might even wait on their servants. Obviously this festival is often seen as…
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Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Naked Archaeologist Tries to Silence Critic in Israeli Court.
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