September 2010
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Image via Wikipedia ante diem x kalendas octobres Mercatus — the Romans continue the shopping spree 479 B.C. — the Persian general Mardonius is killed in the Battle of Plataea (source? … seems a little late) 36 B.C. — the triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus agrees to retire after losing all his military support to Octavian 19 B.C. —…
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Image via Wikipedia ante diem xi kalendas octobres Mercatus — stocking the cupboards after the ludi Romani 490 B.C. — battle of Marathon (yet another reckoning) 490 B.C. — the Athenian polemarch Callimachus dies during the Marathon campaign (contingent on the above, obviously) 19 B.C. — death of Publius Vergilius Maro (more likely than yesterday)…
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Image via Wikipedia ante diem iii kalendas octobres 106 B.C. — birth of Gnaeus Pompeius 61 B.C. — Pompey celebrates his third triumph in recognition of his victories in the third Mithridatic War 48 B.C. — Pompeius Magnus, in the wake of his defeat at Pharsalus, is murdered as he steps ashore in Egypt (another…
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Interesting art thingy via Reuters: Raging fire will appear to consume Rome’s ancient Colosseum in a dramatic art spectacle over the next few nights aimed at igniting debate on the fragility of Europe’s cultural heritage sites. For artists Thyra Hilden and Pio Diaz, engulfing the vast Roman amphitheatre in virtual flames will be the culmination…
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This is very peripheral to our purview, but what the heck … my kid plays Assassin’s Creed and the forthcoming Brotherhood installment looks very interesting. The trailer has this one set in Rome and one sees some very interesting monuments throughout … my spiders brought this one back because of mention of the Colosseum (which…
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