May 2010

  • Very interesting item buried in my email from last week: The second century Greek trading vessel lies on the sea bed off the coast of Cavtat. Little remains of the wooden ship but its cargo of earthenware amphora – ceramic vases – still remain stacked row upon row. The vases, which originally contained olive oil…

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  • Ecce: Nuntii Latini mensis Aprilis | Radio Bremen.

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  • I’m not sure what Poptropica is, but it seems to be some sort of online role-playing environment aimed at the younger set (and seems to be something folks have to pay to access) . They’re currently hyping something called ‘Mythology Island’ via Youtube: … if you actually go to Youtube, there will be more videos…

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  • I always like when really ‘obscure’ stuff shows up in the news … here’s the incipit of an item in the Pacific Northwest Inlander: There’s a rock off the southwestern tip of Cyprus that juts out of the sea. You can get there on the B6, a windy coastal road hewn out of rock in…

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  • Image via Wikipedia David Karp ’10 has been named this year’s valedictorian, and Marguerite Colson ’10 has been selected as Latin salutatorian, Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel announced at the faculty meeting on Monday. […] A history major who has excelled at Latin during her time at the University, Colson is the highest-ranking senior…

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