July 2009
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This is a new one to me (but no less silly), but it is somewhat amibiguously-worded … good to see the global economic situation hasn’t affected ‘research’ in this important area (dang … now I have to extract my firmly planted tongue from my cheek): Russian submersibles involved in deep-water research in Siberia’s Lake Baikal…
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Tantalizingly brief item from ORF relating the discovery of a temple built by Hadrian to Antinous (at Tivoli, presumably): Auf dem ehemaligen Anwesen des römischen Kaisers Hadrian ist unerwartet ein Tempel gefunden worden, den er seinerzeit zu Ehren seines jungen Liebhabers Antonius erbauen ließ. Das Anwesen liegt etwa 30 Kilometer entfernt von Rom und diente…
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ante diem vi idus quinctilias ludi Apollinares (day 5) 70 A.D. — burning of the Second Temple in Jerusalem 138 A.D. — death of the emperor Hadrian; dies imperii of Antoninus Pius ca 150 A.D. — martyrdom of the Seven Holy Brothers (cf below … something’s not right) ca 165 A.D. — martyrdom of Philip
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From the Copenhagen Post: What was supposed to be a simple three week long research exercise for archaeology students at the University of Aarhus developed into a unique excavation project. Remains of more than 200 bodies have been found at the dig site near Skanderborg in Jutland dating from around 2,000 years ago. The Illerup…
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Another brief item from SNA: Municipal employees discovered a well-preserved ancient Roman tunnel in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv. The workers were clearing up the Nebet Tepe (“Guards’ Hill”) fortress in order to turn into a tourist attraction when they came across the tunnel near the Maritsa River. The tunnel has a fully preserved…
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