June 2010
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Twice in the past I have tried to blog about a project involving Linothorax, and twice the post has vanished into the ether. Hopefully, the third time’s a charm. Anyhoo, Linothorax is not some gruff, activisitic Dr Suess character … it’s a type of armour made from linen which was supposedly light and very strong.…
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ante diem v idus junias Vestalia — festival in honour of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth 53 B.C. — the Roman army under Marcus Licinius Crassus (Dives) suffers a massive defeat at the hand of the Persians under Surenas near Carrhae; Crassus dies as a result of the battle 17 B.C.. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii…
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Some more coverage of note … first we have a video from CNN: … then, from the BBC’s coverage, we learn that the rumoured television program is a Channel 4 production called Gladiators: Back from the Dead. Of course, there’s a trailer: … from the looks of things, the archaeological side isn’t a major focus,…
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Image via CrunchBase An OpEddish/reviewish sort of thing about three books: Leigh A. Bortins, The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education; Martha C. Nussbaum, Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities; and Diane Ravitch, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education:…
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Image by Real Distan via Flickr ante diem vi idus junias 215 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Mens (and associated rites thereafter) 17 B.C.. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 4) 65 A.D./C.E. — Jewish rebels capture the Antonia in Jerusalem (not sure about this one) 68 A.D. — recognition of Galba as emperor…
rogue classicism 