September 2010
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ante diem xviii kalendas octobres ludi Romani (day 10 ) equorum probatio — the official cavalry parade of the equites (in conjunction with the above) 23 A.D. — death of Nero Claudius Drusus (Drusus the Younger), son of the emperor Tiberius and Vipsania Agrippina 81 A.D. — official dies imperii of Domitian (recognition by the…
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idus septembres ludi Romani (day 9) epulum in honour of Minerva and others (connected to the ludi Romani) ritual of the ‘driving of a nail’ by the Pontifex Maximus/Rex Sacrorum into the Temple of Jupiter (likely connected to the above and below entries) 509 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus (and…
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Alex Beam in the Boston Globe reveals 22 things he didn’t know (besides Lady Gaga’s real name), inter alia: 15. Here is something you don’t know: There have been four new translations of Virgil’s “Aeneid’’ in the past five years. Dude is Kardashian-level hot! via Alex Beam doesn’t know Lady Gaga’s real name, among many…
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I’m kind of glad I don’t get Syfy … here’s an excerpt from a television column: “Destination Truth” is best described as the lovechild between “Ghost Hunters” and Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations,” as Gates spins off witty one-liners and asides in the fast and furious pace of the latter show, and then examines paranormal lore…
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Lycidas was criticized big time by Samuel Johnson (as the intro to this piece notes); folks will probably want to read Johnson’s thoughts (lines 180 ff) before reading the commentary to the poem and the poem itself: Poem of the week: Lycidas by John Milton | Guardian.
rogue classicism 