November 2009
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This seems to be a developing story but it doesn’t seem to be getting as much attention as these things normally get, so … let’s begin with the incipit of a news release (full of the usual bureaucrateze) from MSU: As Michigan State University continues to shape its future and look for ways to reduce…
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pridie idus novembres ludi Plebeii (day 9) – the Jupiterfest continues
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ante diem viii idus novembres ludi Plebeii (day 3) — the major festival in honour of Jupiter continues 63 B.C. — Lucius Sergius Catilina and his co-conspirators meet, with nefarious plans for the morrow 15 (or 16) A.D. — birth of Julia Agrippina (“the younger”), daughter of Germanicus, sister to the emperor Gaius (Caligula), mother…
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nonas novembres ludi Plebeii (day 2) — the major festival in honour of Jupiter continues
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pridie nonas novembres ludi Plebei (day 1) — a major festival in honour of Jupiter 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Agricola