April 22, 2010
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Just a little fyi tidbit … something may have been lost in translation: Tens of Romanians established in Italy came to Circo Massimo and in the streets of Rome in order to applaud and encourage the „Dacians” and the „Romans” of the Terra Dacica Aeterna Association in Cluj-Napoca (north-western Romania), who participated in the Natale…
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Dear Socrates,How does it feel to be so great and historic a personage? I feel unworthy to be writing a letter to you. Instead, if I were capable of it, I should be composing a paean. Yours in deepest humility, A Mere Plebeian via Philosophy Now | Dear Socrates. [go there to see Socrates’ response,…
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Lots of coverage of this one, but all of it very brief: Archaeologists have uncovered bronze coins bearing the image of ancient Egyptian ruler King Ptolemy III in an oasis south of the capital, the culture ministry announced on Thursday.Also found by the Egyptian team were necklaces made of ostrich eggshell, it said.The 383 items…
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Great quote from teacher Deirdre Salmon: “It’s like going from a tiny black-and-white television from the 1950s to a huge color plasma flat-screen television,” Salmon said. “It opens up your world that much.” Abilene private school resurrects Latin lessons | Abilene Reporter News.
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Kind of surprising that a country so ‘archaeology conscious’ as Bulgaria could have this happen: Specialists from the Yambol History Museum have prevented the destruction of a valuable archaeological site during road construction in Southeastern Bulgaria.On Monday, employees of the local “Mining Company” started to expand a road running past the Ancient Thrace town of…
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