July 2011
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I think I saw this on Facebook or Twitter … This summer, to raise money for The Iris Project’s work promoting Latin and ancient Greek in UK state schools and local communities, project directors Lorna and Graham will be delivering a 24 hour Latin lesson in a public space in Oxford’s city centre! Come rain…
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Mostly from Despotiko … via ANA: Archaeological excavations at the Mandra site on the uninhabited islet of Despotiko, southwest of the small island of Antiparos in the Cyclades, unearthed the northern wall of an archaic building, it was announced on Monday. The excavation works, which began on June 2 and were completed on July 8,…
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Adrian Murdoch continues the series with yet another how-the-heck-did-he-become-emperor story of the third century: #29 Philip the Arab: Emperors of Rome
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ante diem xiv kalendas sextilias Mercatus Lucaria (day 1) — an obscure festival which seems to be associated with commemorating Rome’s being saved from the Gauls (by hiding in groves?) 37 A.D. — the emperor Gaius (Caligula) gives the people a congiarium 64 A.D. — the Great Fire of Rome (day 2)
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ante diem xv kalendas sextilias Mercatus 477 B.C. — 300 members of the gens Fabia die in the battle of the Cremera 390 (or 387) B.C. — Gauls defeat the Romans at Allia 64 A.D. — the Great Fire of Rome begins 69 A.D. — Vitellius is given the titles of Augustus and pontifex maximus…
rogue classicism 