October 2011

An item in the Telegraph about binge drinking in the UK includes, inter alia: Dr Phil Withington, a Cambridge University lecturer, claims the drunkenness on Britain’s streets is a reflection of the binge-drinking fun enjoyed by these Oxbridge students. He said: “These classically-educated students emulated the carousing drinking camaraderie of Ancient Greek and Roman culture.…

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biome, n. October 26, 2011 Oxford English Dictionary catachresis October 27, 2011 (Merriam-Webster) animadvert October 26, 2011 (Dictionary.com) perdition October 27, 2011 (Dictionary.com)

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Roman supply camp found at Olfen on the Lippe October 26, 2011 Adrian Murdoch Broglio di Trebisacce. Rivelata la natura di acropoli templare del sito October 26, 2011 Martina Calogero Il Cnr ricostruisce virtualmente la tomba etrusca Regolini Galassi October 26, 2011 Martina Calogero Guess Who October 26, 2011 (N.S. Gill) Sooner or Later October…

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ante diem vi kalendas novembres ludi Victoriae Sullanae (day 2) — games held in honour of Victoria commemorating Sulla’s defeat of the Samnites in 82 B.C. 43 B.C. — Marcus Junius Brutus commits suicide in the wake of the defeat at Philippi (by one reckoning) 113 A.D. — the emperor Trajan departs from Rom e…

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Round-Up: October 25 October 25, 2011 (Laura Gibbs) Open Access Journal: Herculaneum Archaeology October 25, 2011 Charles Ellwood Jones Epigraphy Workshop week 2 October 25, 2011  Epigraphy Workshop week 3 October 25, 2011 Can you excavate love? October 25, 2011 Katy Meyers Hannibal and Kocaeli, part 2 October 25, 2011  (Jim Davila) Papyri Groninganae online…

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