May 2010
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ante diem iii nonas maias ca 300 A.D. — martyrdom of Jovinian
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Image by digitalmama824 via Flickr ante diem iv nonas maias 11 B.C. — dedication of the Theatre of Marcellus ca. 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Florian in what would become Austria ca. 304 A.D. — martydom of Pelagia at Tarsus 1406 — death of Coluccio Salutati (humanist and proto-Classicist)
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Not sure how long this one from BBC4 will be available … here’s the description; audio file after the jump: How were Roman political techniques for getting elected similar to those of today? The Romans produced their first handbook on electioneering 2000 years ago, written by Cicero’s brother Quintus in the first century BC. London…
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ante diem vi nonas maias ludi Florae (possible day 7) — 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 over…
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… in Classical Greek: Greek crisis: the fear that it may reach Europe
rogue classicism 