January 2011
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This one’s making the rounds in various forms (just in Australian newspapers for now, I think) … first, some context: It’s a brave man who asks, ‘Why are men these days such losers?’ But self proclaimed ‘manthropologist’ Peter McAllister, is doing just that.The archaeologist and author is convinced he knows why men just aren’t what…
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Image via Wikipedia ante diem xix kalendas februarias ca. 82 B.C. — birth of Marcus Antonius (a.k.a. Mark Anthony)
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Image via Wikipedia idus januariae 86 B.C. — death of Marius 27 B.C. — Octavian “restores the republic” and receives the corona civica ca. 101 A.D. — birth of L. Aelius Caesar, future adoptive heir (never realized) of the emperor Hadrian 235 A.D. — martyrdom (?) of Andrew, bishop of Trier
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Another comic we’ll be adding to our Classical Blogosphere list (along with Prometheus and Piled Higher and Deeper): Introducing… Action Athena | Sunoikisis. … here’s the blurb from the initial installment: Today is the premiere of Sunoikisis comic strip starring “Action Athena”! After today, the Sunoikisis blog will be updated every Monday with a new…
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pridie idus januarias 49 B.C. — Caesar crosses the Rubicon (yet another suggestion). c. 230 A.D. — martyrdom of Tatiana in Rome c. 302 A.D. — martyrdom of Arcadius in Mauretania
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