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Comment on Cleopatra, Arsinoe, and the Implications by Madonna at the Superbowl « Classically Inclined

Madonna at the Superbowl « Classically Inclined — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:51:18 +0000

[...] cheerleaders of colour. Which wouldn’t mean anything if it wasn’t for the fact that Cleopatra’s racial background is a huge, huge minefield. Now, I’m going to be charitable here and assume that Madonna and her designers were not [...]

Comment on Emperors of Rome: Julian the Apostate by Terrence Lockyer (@TLockyer)

Terrence Lockyer (@TLockyer) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:28:29 +0000

Archive.org has the three volumes WC Wright’s Loeb Julian:

http://www.archive.org/details/workswithenglish01juliuoft

http://www.archive.org/details/workswithenglish02juliuoft

http://www.archive.org/details/workswithenglish03juliuoft

Comment on Camels in Greece? Really Gizmodo? Source? by Doug baum

Doug baum — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:09:57 +0000

Not sure about ancient Greece, but as late as the 1850s, when the US Army was shopping for camels (there’s some great, little-known history for ya!), Salonica was one of the proposed stops to check out stock.

Comment on Blogosphere ~ The Etruscans: A Population-Genetic Study by visgoth

visgoth — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:14:10 +0000

A very interesting research into the origins of the Etruscans. I hope these reseachers find their answers to their quest and finally find what they are looking for.

Comment on Next Pedrantry Target: The Daily Mail’s Snow Job by rogueclassicist

rogueclassicist — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:00:09 +0000

Not sure … there’s an AFP thing kicking around claiming 15 years too … (glossing pedrantry: ranting pedantically )

Comment on Next Pedrantry Target: The Daily Mail’s Snow Job by Edward Goldberg

Edward Goldberg — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:40:14 +0000

Funny! But I wonder what the “26 years ago” refers to? Um…not wishing to be pedantic…or “pedrantric” (as the case may be)…

Comment on Camels in Greece? Really Gizmodo? Source? by Bob Coldwell

Bob Coldwell — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:55:18 +0000

Did a quick look around the net and “apparently” both Aristotle and Aristophanes mention camel as a food. If such is the case, unless it was jerked, camels must have at least been slaughtered in A-Greece.

Comment on Camels in Greece? Really Gizmodo? Source? by historyfanatic

historyfanatic — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:39:16 +0000

I read somewhere that a Roman general used camels as part of the booty train from the Eastern provinces back to Rome, presumably using the Via Egnatia. That some would end up in Greece would be plausible, but of course it doesn’t matter if there isn’t a source for it.

Comment on Illo Modo Volvo Redux by Sofie

Sofie — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:24:05 +0000

The bit at the end is incorrect. The symbol in the logo is a well known alchemy symbol for iron. A quick google search for “alchemy iron symbol” will provide several results which have no connection to Volvo at all.

Comment on This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xi kalendas februarias by rogueclassicist

rogueclassicist — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:20:34 +0000

Yes … I get out of whack every now and then …

Comment on This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xi kalendas februarias by Luís Domingos

Luís Domingos — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:51:10 +0000

Shouldn’t be ante diem IX kalendas februarias ?

Comment on Roger Travis, the Aeneid, and Halo Redux by rogertravisjr

rogertravisjr — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:05:32 +0000

Thanks, David! If anyone's interested, see now my posts at PlaythePast.org.

Comment on Sarcophagus of the Moment — Achilles Drags Hector by Lorenzo dello Smerillo

Lorenzo dello Smerillo — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:21:08 +0000

The dude under the chariot seems to me to be the representation of ‘Ades. magic invisible cap and sceptre.

Comment on Tyrannosaurus Grex Sings Abba! by Wendissima

Wendissima — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:45:13 +0000

Another Umiker hit!

Comment on Blogosphere ~ Zenobia the Musical by judithweingartenj

judithweingartenj — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:41:29 +0000

Sorry, I lost my links: http://judithweingarten.blogspot.com/2007/04/zenobia-musical-and-conquests-law.html
and
http://judithweingarten.blogspot.com/2007/06/zenobias-terrible-curved-sword.html