April 18, 2009
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A piece on the discovery of a vast colony of black coral in the Straits of Messina (which will, no doubt, affect Berlusconi’s bridge plans … and also makes me wonder if we’ll soon be hearing of some shipwreck discoveries), has an interesting closing bit: The town of Scilla, near the site of the coral…
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Our favourite Cambridge Don has a nice piece in the New York Times on getting published in ancient Rome … here’s a tease: Bookstores in Rome clustered in particular streets. One was the Vicus Sandalarius, or Shoemakers Row, not far from the Colosseum (convenient for post-gladiatorial browsing). Here you would find the outsides of the…
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Here’s a worthy project I could see Latin/Classics clubs adapting and/or emulating … from the Indy Star: Latin students from North Central High School will use the tale of an ancient war to launch their own modern war on poverty. From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday at Kids Ink Bookstore, 56th and Illinois…
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In case you missed it in one of the other sources, David Parsons — of ARLT fame — recently completed his c.v.. His son has written a very moving blogpost at David’s erstwhile blog … worth a read. Another online colleague whom I never met who will be missed …
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This one — from FYROM/Macedonia probably has more bona fides lurking in it than claims of Alexander’s tomb … from Balkan Travellers: Detailed archaeological excavations began at the thermal Roman bath in Bansko near the south-eastern Macedonian town of Strumica. The site is being studied and analysed so that a project for its complete reconstruction…
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