December 26, 2012
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The Smarthistory folks give it a look:
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You know it’s going to be a strange day when the most responsible coverage of a major find is from the Daily Mail … here are the pertinent bits: Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman theatre – dating back 2,000 years. Dr Paul Wilkinson, founder of the Kent Archaeological Field School, believes it…
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avidity (Dictionary.com) debilitate (Merriam Webster) abjure (Wordsmith) dissentient (Worthless) uropygium (Wordnik) Latinitweets: verb 3: dico , dicere, dixi, dictus => say http://t.co/pTGZGjM0 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) December 26, 2012 proscriptus: outlaw: noun. Example sentence:Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapultas habe… http://t.co/EHsRzGfE — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) December 26, 2012
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ante diem vii kalendas januarias 1853 — birth of Wilhelm Dorpfeld (exavator of Troy) 1890 — death of Heinrich Schliemann (ditto)
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Laudator Temporis Acti: Begin With the Index.