August 10, 2011
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From the Dorset Echo: THE buried remains of a Roman child have been uncovered during the construction of the Charles Street development in Dorchester. Stone foundations of Roman houses, painted wall plaster and coins have also been found. Cowlin Construction, working for developers Simons Group, has put up posters on the sites boundary hoardings detailing…
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Interesting review by Amanda Wrigley at the Screen Plays blog: Greek plays: Sophocles’ Electra (A-R for ITV, 1962) « SCREEN PLAYS. I just became aware of this blog, but it associated with an interesting research project … from their ‘about’ tab: Welcome to the blog of the AHRC-funded research project Screen Plays: Theatre Plays on…
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Around the Classical blogosphere yesterday: Greek and Latin inscriptions preserved in the United States of America August 10, 2011 Charles Ellwood Jones Aspergers in ancient Greece August 7, 2011 John Birchall Round-Up: August 9 August 9, 2011 laura-gibbs@ou.edu (Laura Gibbs) Man Was Never Made for Books August 9, 2011 Michael Gilleland Creation and Destruction of…
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Our long-time eamicus Gabriel Bodard gives and interesting interview on what Digital Classics is and where it is heading in the grand scheme of things:
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ante diem iv idus sextiles 30 B.C. — Suicide of Cleopatra 7 A.D. — dedication of the ara Cereris Matris et Opis Augustae and associated rites thereafter 70 A.D. — Roman forces breach the walls of Jerusalem 1911 — birth of A.N. Sherwin-White (The Roman Citizenship)
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