July 2011
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From Zee News … it’s a bit vague and doesn’t say why they think it’s Philip’s, other than it happens to be a tomb in Heirapolis: The tomb of Saint Philip, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ, has been discovered in Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday. The discovery was made in…
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From the Evening Telegraph: An ancient Roman village dating back almost 2,000 years has been uncovered in the north of the county. The farmstead was unearthed in Higham Road, Burton Latimer, and archaeologists believe it would have been fully functional in the second century AD. Artefacts including coins and jars have been found at the…
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Okay … this is officially the first thing that has come to my attention via Google+ … the Sun seems to have something called ‘Hold Ye Front Page’ which are front pages of the Sun for historical things, I guess. Archimedes jumping out of his bath is the subject of this one: 240 BC: Genius…
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From the Telegraph (tip o’ the pileus to Tim Parkin): Simon Price, who has died aged 56, was among our era’s most innovative and versatile historians of the Greco-Roman world. Price was a central contributor to the remarkable recent revival of academic interest in ancient Roman religion, but his interests were much broader. He wrote…
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From Hurriyet: A relief depicting a 2,000-year-old chariot race scene and new gladiator names has been discovered at an archeological dig in Muğla, proving the area was an important center for sporting events. “We have found a block with a relief of a chariot race scene,” said Professor Bilal Söğüt, head of the excavation from…
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