The folks at Mental Floss tell us Diogenes was the “Henny Youngman of philosophers” …
Month: July 2010
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xii kalendas sextilias
ante diem xii kalendas sextilias
- Lucaria (day 2) — the followup to a similar festival on the 19th commemorating the Sack of Rome by the Gauls; this day marked Rome’s subsquent victory
- ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 2) — games instituted by/adjusted by Octavian to honour his adoptive father shortly after the latter’s death (possibly moving Caesar’s own ludi Veneris Genetricis)
- 64 A.D. — the Great Fire of Rome (day 4)
Pompeii Poop
Tip o’ the pileus to the fine folks over at Blogging Pompeii for bringing our attention to an article in the Discovery Channel Magazine highlighting the work of Dr Andy Fairbairn and crew who have been poking around the potties of Pompeii to learn more about what the folks were eating etc. … very interesting article (pdf).
Amphora 9.1
In addition to the job listings (see below), new at the APA site today is the latest edition of Amphora, which appears to be the only one we’ll be seeing this year, alas, due to financial constraints … I’m still trying to decide whether it is reasonable to expect folks to pay 10.00 for two issues; I also wonder if this actually needs to be a print publication at all … it would look awfully nice on an iPad …
JOB: APA Job Listings
… at the APA site, of course …
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