March 11, 2009
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The incipit of an interesting item from CNRS … mirrored in various places: Gevrey-Chambertin, 12 km from Dijon, is famous throughout the world for its Burgundy wines. It is now possible to conclude that winegrowing in this region goes back to the Gallo-Roman era, as testified by the findings of excavations by the Institut National…
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ante diem v idus martias Festival of Mars (day 11) 222 A.D. — murder of the emperor Elagabalus ca. 263 A.D. — martyrdom of Heraclius ca. 300 A.D. — martyrdom of Thalus ca. 300 A.D. — martyrdom of Trophimus 1903 — birth of Ronald Syme (The Roman Revolution, among other seminal works)
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lepidopterology (Wordsmith) ululate (Dictionary.com) proliferate (Merriam-Webster … always wondered about that one) sicarian (Worthless Word for the Day)
rogue classicism 