September 2010
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The subject line is pretty much all the commentary this one needs, although I’m still trying to figure out how the subject of the talk mentioned connects to the info given in the last line: An attempt to track down the mythical city of Atlantis – the perennial debate – will be made during a…
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Not sure why I can’t find this up at the IAA site yet, so the Ha’aretz coverage seems to be the best right now: Israeli archeologists unveiled a 2,000 year old semi-precious cameo bearing the image of Cupid on Monday, which the Israel Antiquities Authorities (IAA) said was among several items located in the City…
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By way of captatio benevolentiae: This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a case that may have the unusual result of establishing a philosophical link between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Plato. Plato’s Pop Culture Problem, and Ours – NYTimes.com.
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Interesting item brought back by my spiders from a piece in the National marking the 50th anniversary of Coronation Street … inter alia: In that sense, it doesn’t matter that the soap is set in a version of northern England where life can be slightly grim and unglamorous. Because once you’ve got past the accents…
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This one arose during my pondering the so-called ‘female gladiator lamp’ claim (see next post) and I asked on Twitter if anyone knew what this ‘bikini girl’ from Piazza Armerina was holding: … Max Sinclair and Liz Gloyn offered some suggestions with varying degrees of seriousness, but the most ‘reasonable’ (and one I’ve heard before)…
rogue classicism 