It being the traditional day for the eruption of Pompeii (I don’t think I’ve blogged yet about the alternate day theory), here’s something a bit different I found while poking around looking for Classics-inspired music t’other day:

… it’s just audio, so sit back, relax, and imagine August 24, 79 to get in the gloomy, epic mood of the day …

Around the Classical blogosphere (and environs) yesterday:

• Decline and Fall of Mr. Gibbon August 23, 2011 Michael Gilleland
• Bibliographies: Roman Army and Navy August 23, 2011 classicslibrarian
• Who owns Numismatics? August 23, 2011 Dave Welsh
• Lead Codices: “Genuine” Forgeries? August 23, 2011 Steve Caruso
• All the Ways You Can Win Cleopatra’s Moon August 23, 2011  (Vicky Alvear Shecter)
• Narrowing Down The Lead Codices Script August 23, 2011 Steve Caruso
• Jordan Lead Codices: DELETE! DELETE! August 23, 2011 Steve Caruso
• More Reader Mail: How Do We Save Classics? August 23, 2011 wopro
• Fake fake metal codices vs. real fake metal codices? August 23, 2011  (Jim Davila)
• Xena Warrior Princess: The Black Wolf August 23, 2011  (Juliette)