December 2010
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From Le Monde (tip o’ the pileus to Dorothy King): L’académicienne Jacqueline de Romilly, spécialiste de la civilisation et de la langue grecques, est morte samedi à l’âge de 97 ans, indique, dimanche, son éditeur Bernard de Fallois. Née le 26 mars 1913 à Chartres (Eure-et-Loir) d’un père professeur de philosophie et d’une mère romancière,…
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Selections from my weekly newsletter … some I’ve blogged, some have many additional links, some I hope to get to eventually (and blog about): ================================================================ ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ================================================================ They’ve buried Allianoi: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=allianoi-completely-burried-in-sand-201\ 0-12-13 More opeddish things about Pompeii (these vary): http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2010/dec/13/ovid-roman-\ sex-pompeii http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/14/arts/design/14pompeii.html http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/international/4466245/Crumbling-Pompeii-needs-urge\ nt-attention http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1965417/pompeii_collapses_spark_criticism/i\ ndex.html?source=r_science http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hLZVR4IQeaIpn07gPCzjecQ-RjqA?\ docId=CNG.d17e4b4251cf887af9f26758f0b95e46.131 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BC1NT20101213?feedType=RSS&feedName=scien\ ceNews…
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From EDP24 … an incredibly tenuous link: An archaeological dig in Lowestoft may have revealed tantalising evidence of a Roman farm which could be linked to Emperor Claudius. Archaeologists from Suffolk County Council believe they have found the remains of a Roman farm on land earmarked to become the new Pakefield High School. A team…
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ante diem xvi kalendas januarias Saturnalia (day 1) — major, popular festival in honour of Saturn with banquets, the wearing of soft caps (pilei), and general good cheer. Shops and schools were closed, gambling was legally permitted, gifts were exchanged and masters might even wait on their servants. Obviously this festival is often seen as…
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Interesting … AFP via the West Australian: Nine people are under investigation for two collapses in the famous ancient Roman city of Pompeii that shocked the culture world last month, judicial sources said on Thursday.An ancient training centre for gladiators collapsed into rubble in Pompeii on November 6 and a wall protecting a home known…
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