October 1, 2012
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Poking around Reddit last night I came across this very interesting video interpretation of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice: … and some further poking around Youtube brought up this: … and this:
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Saw this mentioned on the Latinteach list: the Philadelphia Classical Society and Bryn Mawr College are partnering up to start an annual (it seems) Classical Fashion Show. Here’s the initial info (pdf): Classical World Fashion and Design Show … hopefully someone will send us photos (hint hint) …
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utile (Dictionary.com) excoriate (Merriam-Webster) Aesculapian (Wordsmith) vegete (OED) Latinitweets: noun 1: ancilla , ancillae, f => slave-girl, slave-woman http://t.co/pTGZGjM0 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) October 1, 2012 urbs: city: noun. Example sentence:Dux milites Romanos ad urbem reducit.Translation:The general leads the Roman … http://t.co/Fvpg0ciC — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) October 1, 2012
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kalendas octobres rites in honour of Fides on the Capitoline — these involved a procession of the flamines in a “two horse hooded carriage” to the shrine. The flamines had to bind themselves up as far as their fingers as a symbolic gesture that fides (good faith) had to be kept. rites associated with Juno…
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Past Horizons: Coin hoards and pottery bring new insights to an ancient Illyrian stronghold.
rogue classicism 