History of the Ancient World: The Athenian Plague.

American Philological Association: APA Blog : In the news: Rebecca Resinski of Hendrix College.

History of the Ancient World: Science, Egypt, and Escapism in Lucan.

Adrian Murdoch continues the series with a persecutin’ kind of guy:

• #45 Galerius: Emperors of Rome

nonas decembres

• Rites in honour of Faunus: essentially a rural ritual involving an offering of wine and a kid on a turf altar to mark the end of the year’s toil and ensure the continued protection of the sheep.
• 302 A.D. — martyrdom of Gratus and companions