July 2011
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ante diem vi kalendas sextilias ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 8) 64 A.D. — the Great Fire of Rome (day 10) ca 250 A.D. — martyrdom of the Seven Sleepers ca 305 A.D. — martyrdom of Panteleon
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One of my many summer resolutions is to be better keeping on top of podcasts (to which end I bought some nice Skullcandy speakers for my iPod with my BestBuy dollars). This one’s actually kind of interesting because ages ago I found the Stuff You Missed in History Class’ hosts’ voices incredibly irritating. They’ve either…
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Around the Classical blogosphere … Weary Herakles: Further Comment July 23, 2011 David Gill Is that a Provenance? Or are you just Looted …? July 23, 2011 Dorothy King Dura Europos exhibition coming to ISAW/NYU July 23, 2011 (Jim Davila) Greatest of Divinities July 24, 2011 Michael Gilleland On This Day in History – Robert…
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Author Caroline Lawrence was suggesting same on BBC Radio this a.m.: Should Pompeii have a theme park? Wallace-Hadrill isn’t a fan of the idea but seems to have had most of the segment; Lawrence expands on her reasons a bit in a blog post: Should Pompeii have a Theme Park? It’s probably an idea worth…
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In case you missed them … from our Twitter feed: #ancientdrama: ” Satyricon at Addison’s Stone Cottage Theatre | www.pegasusnews.com | Dallas/Fort Worth” ( http://bit.ly/nRhUB7 ) July 26, 2011 #ancientdrama: “Orpheus: The Song of Life, By Ann Wroe – Reviews, Books – The Independent” ( http://ind.pn/oqyeF8 ) July 22, 2011 #ancientdrama: “Theater review: ‘Bikini Beach…
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