March 1, 2013
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SE1 seems to be the only outlet reporting on finds dating to Roman times (inter alia) found during construction of the London Bridge Station. Here are the Roman details: “We started with geotechnical works – test pits and boreholes – under the station and along with our historical study that gave us an idea of…
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Italy Magazine tells us of a contest: The Italian government and the town of Pompeii have launched an international competition in an effort to develop the town’s tourism attractions. Called ‘99 Ideas Call for Pompeii’, the competition is being promoted by the Minister for Territorial Cohesion Fabrizio Barca, the Minister for Cultural Heritage and Affairs…
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Tip o’ the pileus to He Has a Wife You Know for pointing us to August When the Trees Were Green which featured these things … I can see a pile of readers of this blog go for this:
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clepsydra (Merriam-Webster) dactylography (Wordsmith) Latinitweets: adverb: ecce! , indeclinable => look! http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) March 1, 2013 subitus: sudden: adjective. Example sentence:Etiam fortes viri subitis periculis terrentur.Translation:Even br… http://t.co/0IZ81DOMr8 — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) March 1, 2013 mītesco (mitisco), ĕre to become mild or mellow, to grow ripe (of fruits, to lose…
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kalendae martiae This was originally the beginning of the New Year for the ancient Romans (and the consuls would probably enter office on this date prior to 153 B.C.) Festival of Mars, which included a procession of the Salian priests around the city singing their mysterious Carmen Saliare “birthday” of the temple of Juno Lucina…
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