Okay … it’s a gloomy Saturday and my spiders have definitely brought back something strange (again) … still, I’m sure someone can write a term paper about it (or at least identify the tragedy being performed):
Month: September 2012
‘Collapse’ at the Villa of the Mysteries
Brief reports filtering in of a beam falling from the ceiling in one of the rooms at the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii. No reports of actual damage, apparently, other than then beam itself falling. Here’s a few examples (all in Italian, and all with a photo):
- Pompei, cede trave in Villa Misteri (ANSA)
- A Pompei crolla la trave di legno a Villa dei Misteri (La Stampa)
- Scavi di Pompei, crolla trave di legno nel Peristilio della Villa dei Misteri (Adnkronos)
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vi idus septembres
ante diem vi idus septembres
ludi Romani (day 4)
ca 15 B.C. — traditional date of the birth of Mary, mother of Jesus
Blogosphere ~ On This Day in Ancient History – The Birth of Emperor Vespasian’s Predecessor
About.com Ancient / Classical History: On This Day in Ancient History – The Birth of Emperor Vespasian’s Predecessor.
Blogosphere ~ BBC4′s “Treasures of Ancient Rome” – a review
res gerendae: BBC4′s “Treasures of Ancient Rome” – a review.
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