April 2010
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ante diem v kalendas maias ludi Florales … a.k.a. Floralia (day 1) — a festival originally ordered in response to an interpretation of the Sybilline books in 238 B.C., it fell into desuetude only to be revived in 173 B.C.; it was a general festival of drinking and other merriment in honour of Flora, who presided…
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No relevant photos, alas: A unique lamp from the fourth century with the image of Alexander the Great and gold jewellery from the second century BC were discovered by archaeologists in the Tsarevi Kuli area over the town of Strumica in eastern Macedonia. The new finds discovered at the necropolis of the southern wall of…
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Vague details, as often: Two local men were arrested on antiquities smuggling charges on Monday in the southern Peloponnese town of Sparta, after authorities discovered a cache of particular valuable objects in the pair’s possession, including a bronze Kouros-like statuette. Four ancient coins and precious stone weighing in at more than 500 grams were also…
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ante diem vi kalendas maias ca. 89 A.D. — martyrdom of Cletus 121 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Marcus Aurelius
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Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!): University of Liverpool SACE Seminar Series The School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology is pleased to announce its research seminar programme for the summer term 2009/10. Seminars take place at 5 – 6.30 pm in either the…
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