August 3, 2011
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Freudian slip? Editorializing? Seen in passing in Kathimerini: Officials said on Wednesday that the Acropolis, the most popular ancient monument in the Greek capital, will not open on the night of the August full moon following extensive damage to the site last year. Fool moon night in August is the only time when archeological sites…
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ante diem iii nonas sextilis supplicia canum — a ritual which was the ‘fallout’ from the story of the geese saving Rome from the Gauls; as punishment to the ‘watchdogs’ who didn’t bark, every year the Romans would crucify a dog 8 A.D. — victory of the future emperor Tiberius at Illyricum 178 A.D. —…
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