December 2010
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Some interesting comments by Stephanie Dray: Teen Celebs of the Augustan Age by Stephanie Dray | Bookalicious.
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Image via Wikipedia Tip o’ the pileus to Richard Campbell for pointing this one out … Sands of Time is one of those online art dealers who regularly sell ancient items and currently they’re offering a very interesting little mosaic which is labelled as first century A.D. and “possibly” coming from Volubilis. So far, nothing…
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Here’s an interesting detail about Mr Assange that just popped into my mailbox: Mr. Assange’s exploits were detailed in a 1997 book he co-authored called Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the Electronic Frontier. The book chronicles some of the most notorious hacking incidents of the 1980s and 90s – back when Mr.…
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Nice article in Scientific American: via Archimedes Coins “Eureka!” in the Nude–and Other Crazy Ah-Ha Moments of Science | Scientific American.
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From the Waterloo Record: It was a time of change, a time when the developments of a single culture were felt, as never before, beyond its borders. The Hellenistic Age spans the roughly 300 years between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC —…
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