May 2010
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A spelling mistake in ancient Greek on the doors to the Cambridge University classics faculty has left officials red-faced. The stylish new entrance to the £1.3 million extension at the department, on the university’s Sidgwick site, boasts glass doors emblazoned with a quote by Aristotle, chosen by academics from the faculty. But the quote –…
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The lifework of Chris Bobonich requires deep thought: He is a Plato expert. This week, the professor of philosophy and classics at Stanford (Calif.) University will travel cross-country to share his knowledge with a central Ohio audience. The 50-year-old, at work on a book about Greek philosophers and practical reasoning, agreed to ponder some questions…
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A podcast to help with learning Greek and Latin vocabulary along with GCSE & A Level set texts. Podcast – King Edward’s School, Bath Classics Podcast.
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ante diem ix kalendas junias Quando Rex Comitavit Fas — the rex sacrorum had to perform some sort of ceremony before the day’s legal business could be conducted (possibly connected to the idea of Regifugium) 15 B.C. — birth of the emperor-to-be-who-never-was Germanicus (brother of the emperor Claudius) 299 A.D. — martyrdom of Donatian and…
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We mentioned the burials from Protaras a few days ago … the Reuters coverage on same provides a very interesting contrast with reports of digs going on in other parts of the Mediterranean … a couple of excerpts: Locals say it could be the final resting place of Ajax’s niece, contain a golden chariot and…
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