August 23, 2012
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Tip o’ the pileus to Lindsay Powell for directing us to this article in History Today, marking the bicentennial (August 22, 1812) of the ‘rediscovery’ of Petra by J.L. Burckhardt: The discovery of Petra (History Today) To add to the celebrations — and I’m not sure how long this one will stay on the web…
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He has a wife, you know: Anaesthetic, Surgery and Prosthetics in the Ancient World.
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ante diem x kalendas septembres ¶ Vulcanalia — a festival in honour of Vulcan, which included games in the Circus Maximus ¶ rites in honour of Maia and the Nymphs ¶ rites in honour of Ops Opifera and Hora Quirini ¶ 93 A.D. — death of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, father-in-law of the historian Tacitus, and subject of the…
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Laudator Temporis Acti: A Very Pleasant Country Life.
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The Classical Anthology: Sulpicia Poem 1 contributed by Terry Walsh.
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