March 2011
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One of my ongoing irritants is when an otherwise-respectable news source — such as the BBC — gives its journalistic imprimatur to ‘news’ which is clearly questionable without even thinking too hard or (worse) as a precursor to a documentary which will be appearing later on some television station, such as, well, the BBC. A…
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ante diem iii kalendas apriles 317 B.C. — death of Phocion (?) 117 A.D. — martyrdom of Quirinus at Rome
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Very interesting item from the Wine Spectator which actually answers some long-held questions I’ve had about wines from Mt Massico: Our image of ancient Roman drinking—bloated patricians, slurry sophists and jezebels washing down coarse wine from jars—is only part of the story. Ample evidence exists that ancient Rome had a fine wine culture much like…
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I’m not familiar with Philippine customs, so I don’t know if donning a toga for an impeachment proceeding is tradition or theatre … coming into the incidents in medias res isn’t helpful for interpretation either, so FWIW: SEN. PANFILO Lacson reported for work Monday, after going AWOL (absent without leave) for more than 13 months.…
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They’re having a conference to mark his retirement at UT Austin: The Department of Classics at The University of Texas at Austin will host a conference on “Greek Law in the 21st Century” to celebrate the career and retirement of Professor Emeritus Michael Gagarin, March 31-April 2. The event is free and open to the…
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