CONF: Trade Commerce and the State

September 26, 2009 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

seen on the Classicists list:

The Oxford Roman Economy Project will be hold a confererence on Trade, Commerce and the State on 1-3 October, 2009 at the Stelios Ioannou Centre for Research in Classical and Byzantine Studies, 66 St Giles’, Oxford.
For the programme and instructions of registration, please see:

http://oxrep.classics.ox.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_events&Itemid=41

Double Take Headline of the Moment

September 26, 2009 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

Helen of Troy to Host Conference Call Discussing Financial Results

We’ll see if that whole Paris/Menelaus takeover was worth it, no doubt …

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vi kalendas octobres

September 26, 2009September 22, 2009 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem vi kalendas octobres

46 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Venus Genetrix (and associated rites thereafter)
303 A.D. — martyrdom of Cosmas and Damian
304 A.D. — martyrdom of Cyprian
1687 — a Venetian mortar ignites a store of Turkish gunpowder being stored in the Parthenon, causing much damage.

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vii kalendas octobres

September 25, 2009September 22, 2009 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem vii kalendas octobres

2nd century A.D. — martyrdom of Herculanus
233 A.D. — the emperor Severus Alexander celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Persians
1808 — death of Richard Porson
1931 — death of Ulrich von Wilamovitz-Moellendorff

This Day in Ancient History

September 24, 2009September 22, 2009 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem viii kalendas octobres

15 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Vitellius (?)

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