July 20, 2010
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Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the people/institution mentioned in the post, not to rogueclassicism!) Second Qumran Institute Symposium, 21-22 October 2010 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Groningen, the Netherlands The Jewish War against Rome (66-70/74): Interdisciplinary Perspectives For more information on the conference, short abstracts and to register, please…
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From Eurasianet: Archeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered the grave of a gold-clad ancient Scythian warrior who has already earned himself a nickname: “The Sun Lord.” Researchers uncovered the find in a Scythian grave consisting of seven burial mounds in Karaganda Region east of the capital, Astana. The opulence of the warrior’s burial indicates that he…
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Image by wallyg via Flickr ante diem xiii kalendas sextilias ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 1) 1262 B.C. — based on the ‘Canicular Cycle’ (a.k.a. the Sothic cycle) of the Egyptians, this day is suggested for the foundation of the Pythian Games and the embarkation of Jason and the Argonauts (!) 356 B.C. — birth of…
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