February 4, 2011

  • d.m. Ernst Badian

    Dr Badian died a few days ago and obituaries still haven’t appeared; the closest seems to be from Harvard’s Faculty page, which seems to have added a line noting his passing: Ernst Badian was Professor of History 1971-82 and John Moors Cabot Professor of History 1982-98. He passed away on February 1, 2011, at the…

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  • pridie nonas februarias 211 — death of Septimius Severus at York; his son Caracalla assumed the title of pontifex maximus at this time

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