Month: June 2012

Classical Words of the Day

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benevolent (Merriam Webster)
ratiocinate (Wordsmith)

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This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii idus junias

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ante diem iii idus junias

Detail from The Procession of the Trojan Horse...
Detail from The Procession of the Trojan Horse in Troy by Domenico Tiepolo (1773), inspired by Virgil’s Aeneid (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Matralia — a festival held in honor of Mater Matuta involving matrons and their nieces (with some slave abuse thrown in as well)

1184 B.C. — Greeks capture Troy (according to one reckoning)

during the time of Servius — dedication of the Temple of Mater Matuta and the Temple of Fortuna in the Forum Boarium

17 B.C.. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii(day 7)

86 A.D. — ludi Capitolini (day 6)

204 A.D. — lusus Troiae performed during the Saecular Games

Blogosphere ~ The Emergence of Ruler Portraiture on Early Hellenistic Coins: The Importance of Being Divine

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History of the Ancient World: The Emergence of Ruler Portraiture on Early Hellenistic Coins: The Importance of Being Divine.