September 13, 2011
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Thomas Varenna has provided a nice update to his previous article at the Bible and Interpretation site on those sketchy lead codices from Jordian. It incorporates a number of recent observations by bibliobloggers and the like and is worth reading as the Jordan Codices facebook page claims it will be having a big announcement soon.…
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An item of interest: As you may be aware, the Marathon 2500 Project, has been conducting a year-long virtual lecture series to celebrate the 2,500 year aniversary of the Battle of Marathon. Our final lecture with Professor Paul Cartledge, Chair of Greek Culture at Cambridge University, will be taking place on September 21st (on the…
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idus septembres ludi Romani (day 9) epulum in honour of Minerva and others (connected to the ludi Romani) ritual of the ‘driving of a nail’ by the Pontifex Maximus/Rex Sacrorum into the Temple of Jupiter (likely connected to the above and below entries) 509 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus (and…
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