August 9, 2011
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Hmmm … my Google+ spiders beat my gmail spiders on this one … it’s interesting how the BBC seems to be developing their critical sense of late: New research has cast doubt on the theory that 97 infants were killed at a Roman brothel in Buckinghamshire. In 2008, the remains of the newborn babies were…
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In another poster session interview, Heather Rae explains the changing image of ‘monsters’ according to their historical context:
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The Classical blogosphere never sleeps: Alexander and Bucephalus at the Gates of Paradise – Katherine Roberts August 6, 2011 Katherine Roberts Cleopatra and other royal connections. By Adèle Geras August 7, 2011 adele Tips for Buyers of Ancient Coins August 8, 2011 Wayne G. Sayles Who’ll Buy My Wares, My Old Greek Wares? August 8,…
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ante diem v idus sextiles rites in honour of Sol Indiges on the Quirinal Hill 480 B.C. — Spartan forces under Leonidas fight a suicidal delaying action against Persian forces at Thermopylae (by one reckoning) 48 B.C. — The forces of Julius Caesar defeat Pompeius Magnus at Pharsalus 117 A.D. — official announcement that Trajan…