March 2010
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Brief AP item making the rounds … here’s the incipit from the Daily Herald: A collection of ancient Greek silverware dating to the third century B.C. is going on display in Rome after being returned by the Metropolitan Museum in New York, officials said Friday. The 16 pieces of silverware with gold detail were returned…
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In case you haven’t seen it yet, a lengthy article in Newsweek: ‘Clash of the Titans’: Ancient Greece and Us – Newsweek.com.
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I may have mentioned this one before, but I just came across this website while trying to track down another one of those ‘spa therapy’ type claims which had one being found in the Palace of Nestor (they did find evidence of ‘rose scented oil’ there, but the claim is too vague to go further).…
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ante diem xiv kalendas apriles Festival of Mars (Day 19) Quinquatrus (Day 1) — a festival celebrating Minerva’s birthday (maybe) rites in honour of Minerva (obviously connected to the above) 11 B.C.E. — Herod dedicates his renovated Temple in Jerusalem 303 A.D. — Martyrdom of Pancharius of Nicomedia 363 A.D. — fire destroys the Temple…
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Ancient Greek democracy: as similar to ours as we think? | BBC History Magazine.
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