November 2010
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Okay … it seems it’s time for yet another installment in the Crassus-lost-army-made-it-to-the-Liqian-region-of-China-and-procreated saga … here’s the incipit of the latest effort: Chinese and Italian anthropologists this week established an Italian studies center at a leading university in northwest China to determine whether some Western-looking Chinese in the area are the descendants of a lost…
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Image via Wikipedia ante diem xiv kalendas decembres Mercatus — in the wake of the lengthy ludi Plebeii, the Romans needed a few days to restock their cupboards ca. 64 A.D. — upside down crucifixion of Peter 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Hesychius of Antioch 1718 — premiere of Voltaire’s Oedipe in Paris
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Image via Wikipedia ante diem xv kalendas decembres ludi Plebeii (day 14) — the Jupiterfest is almost over 9 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Vespasian 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Alphaeus and Zacchaeus
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There’s a transcript available here … here Schiff reads from her book: I am becoming increasingly dismayed that this much-reviewed book seems to be not being reviewed by people who are rather closer to Classics than generic-book-review-land.
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ante diem xvi kalendas decembres ludi Plebeii (day 13) — the Jupiterfest is still going on 42 B.C. — birth of the future emperor Tiberius
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