January 8, 2013

  • Roman Kiddies’ Footwear

    Some of the coverage of the recent AIA/APA shindig in the popular press is starting to trickle to the e-waves, including a very interesting account of a talk by Elizabeth Greene of the University of Western Ontario on the ‘status’ seen in Roman children’s footwear. Here’s the incipit: Even on the farthest-flung frontiers of the…

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  • Classical Words of the Day

    pseudology (Dictionary.com) ramify (Merriam Webster) praxis (Wordsmith) nemophilist (OED) Latinitweets: adjective: scelestus , scelesta, scelestum => wicked http://t.co/pTGZGjM0 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) January 8, 2013 ignis: fire: noun. Example sentence:Solum potestis prohibere ignes silvarum. Translation:Only you can prevent fo… http://t.co/RLmALw9b — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) January 8, 2013

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  • ante diem vi idus januarias 13 A.D. — consecration of the signum Iustitiae Augustae by the future emperor Tiberius ca 175 — martyrdom of Apollinaris

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  • Roman Mysteries Blog: History Chickens!.

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  • Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: January 8.

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