October 3, 2011
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From a St Olaf College press release: St. Olaf Associate Professor of History Timothy Howe was the keynote speaker at Re-visioning Terrorism: An Interdisciplinary and International Conference at Purdue University. The conference, which coincided with the 10-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, gave Howe the opportunity to deliver a paper on Athenian…
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Adrian Murdoch continues the series with someone I knew absolutely zero about, until I watched this: #36 Quintillus: Emperors of Rome
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From the Scotsman: ARCHAEOLOGISTS digging at the site of a former jeans factory have uncovered the remains of at least two Roman forts – and artefacts including 60 pairs of shoes. The hoard of leather footwear is believed to be the largest of its kind yet found in Scotland. Other discoveries include pottery, ovens, coins,…
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I can’t believe people are still buying into this … as often, people believe what they want to believe, especially if money is involved. From Xinhua: It is hard to believe that in a remote village in northwest China Western-looking Chinese people stage ancient Roman dances and military parades that they’ve inherited from their ancestors.…
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Gleanings … At the American Academy of Arts and Sciences — with Paul Simon and friends October 2, 2011 Mary Beard Latin for tweet? October 2, 2011 jm Poorly Attested Words in Ancient Greek Online October 2, 2011 Charles Ellwood Jones 1st October 2011 October 2, 2011 JAT55 A first review of Holy Misogyny October…
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