February 2011
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Interesting (and uncharacteristically detailed) item in Kathimerini: Renovation work on the aged Piraeus-Kifissia electric railway (ISAP) on the stretch between the central Athenian neighborhoods of Monastiraki and Thisseio have brought to light one of the most exciting archaeological discoveries of recent years. Archaeologists believe that remnants found during construction in the area of the Ancient…
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Parentalia (Day 6)– the period for appeasing the dead continues 1559 — birth of Isaac Casaubon
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ante diem xiii kalendas martias Parentalia (Day 5) — the period for appeasing the dead continued Quirinalia — festival honouring the namesake of the Quirinal hill, the Sabine divinity Quirinus, who was later identified with Romulus. Little else is known about the festival. 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Donatus and 80+ others near Venice 1776…
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… from the mailbag: We, as Etruscologists, would very much appreciate it if you would post the following correction, since it is our understanding that Archaeology, the magazine published by the Archaeological Institute of America, does not intend to print a correction. The November/December 2010 issue of Archaeology featured an article on the Etruscans with…
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ante diem xiiv kalendas martias Parentalia (Day 4) — the period for appeasing the dead continued 309 A.D. — martyrdom of Pamphilius
rogue classicism 