February 23, 2012
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Seen on the Classicists list (this sounds awesome!!!) EUROCLASSICA THE 15th ACADEMIA HOMERICA 6-15/16 July 2012 The 15th Academia Homerica will take place 6-15 July 2012, in Athens and on the island of Chios. The student programme will include: · In Athens on 7 July a visit to the Acropolis, the new Acropolis Museum, and…
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I saw this earlier in an Italian piece and wasn’t sure if I was reading it right … alas, I was … via ANSA we learn that a chunk from the Temple of Jupiter: A yard-long piece of plaster fell off the ancient Temple of Jupiter in Pompeii on Wednesday, the archaeological superintendency said. The…
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2012.02.43: Vishwa Adluri, Parmenides, Plato, and Mortal Philosophy: Return from Transcendence. Continuum studies in ancient philosophy. 2012.02.42: Mark Woolmer, Ancient Phoenicia: An Introduction. Classical world series. 2012.02.41: Anna Maria Wasyl, Genres Rediscovered: Studies in Latin Miniature Epic, Love Elegy, and Epigram of the Romano-Barbaric Age. 2012.02.40: W. V. Harris, Rome’s Imperial Economy: Twelve Essays. Oxford;…
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ante diem vii kalendas martias Traditional end of the Roman year (followed by a period of intercalation) Terminalia — a festival in honour of Terminus, the divinity who presided over boundaries. In Rome itself, Terminus had a shrine within the Temple of Jupiter beneath an opening in the roof because, it is said, when they…
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