April 2011

  • From Monsters and Critics: Enthusiasts launched a replica of a Roman military riverboat Thursday and plan to test it next month to assess the striking power of legions on the German Rhine. The Lusoria Rhenana took a year to construct out of oak planks. It was designed by computer, modelled on the wrecks of 1,700-year-old…

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  • Adrian Murdoch continues the series with the ‘goodest’ of the Five Good Emperors: #16 Marcus Aurelius: Emperors of Rome We should also note (in case you miss it when you visit Adrian’s site) that you can download/subscribe to these in iTunes … salient info: I mentioned a while ago that you could get the Emperors…

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  • ante diem xiv kalendas maias ludi Cereri continue (day 7) 359 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Gratian

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  • https://twitter.com/#!/ojarus/status/59615443245207552

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  • Have heard of a few ‘epic’ readings these past couple of weeks and just learned of this ‘coordinating company’ which folks might be interested in: The Readers of Homer.

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