November 2010
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Image via Wikipedia I first saw this on the Classicists list … I hope it’s making the rounds of other lists; a letter from Dr. Judith Fletcher: Dear Friends, I am writing to you because our new Dean is thinking of eliminating senior Greek courses based on low enrollments. We have a reciprocal agreement with…
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The incipit of a piece on the IDF from Ynet: Alexander the Great, the man who conquered the ancient world, said that those who develop new combat methods or who possess new arms will be triumphant. via IDF stronger than ever | Ynetnews. Did he ever say such a thing?
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For the past few days there have been posts on Facebook about some major Australia-England cricket series going on … turns out, there are some ads with a Classical bent for same … the first seems inspired by a certain Russell Crowe film: … another features Australian cricketer Shane Warne as a Roman emperor, but…
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I can’t find that we’ve mentioned this one before at rogueclassicism … from ANA/MPA: Excavation works on a sunken vessel dated to the post Hellenistic era off the resort town of Nea Styra, in the southern Evoikos Gulf separating the mainland and large Evia (Euboea) island, were concluded for 2010. The ancient vessel was loaded…
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The incipit of one of those science articles with plenty of Latin words … this time, though, there’s also a reference to ‘Etruscan’ divinities: Mildew infections not only cause unsightly vegetable patches, they can also result in extensive crop failure. Interestingly, the processes involved in infections with this garden pest are similar to those involved…
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