From last month at the Hellenic Society … you might have to turn your sound up a bit:
Day: July 20, 2012
Classical Words of the Day
- absquatulate (OED … not really Latin, but it’s a slow day)
- qualia (Dictionary.com)
Latinitweets:
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xiii kalendas sextilias
ante diem xiii kalendas sextilias
¶ ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 1)
¶ 1262 B.C. — based on the ‘Canicular Cycle’ (a.k.a. the Sothic cycle) of the Egyptians, this day is suggested for the foundation of the Pythian Games and the embarkation of Jason and the Argonauts (!)
¶ 356 B.C. — birth of Alexander the Great (one suggested date)
¶ 64 A.D. — the Great Fire of Rome (day 3)
¶ 1304 — birth of Petrarch
Blogosphere ~ APA Blog : CFP: The Performance of Culture in Ancient Greece
American Philological Association: APA Blog : CFP: The Performance of Culture in Ancient Greece.
Blogosphere ~ Goddesses in Celtic Religion: cult and mythology – a comparative study of ancient Ireland, Britain and Gaul
History of the Ancient World: Goddesses in Celtic Religion: cult and mythology – a comparative study of ancient Ireland, Britain and Gaul.