May 6, 2013
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The intro: Dr. Jeremy McInerny, Professor of Classical Studies, examines the tactics and strategy of the Battle of Thermopylae (in present-day Greece) in 480 BCE. Why was the battle fought at this location and was it, as it is often portrayed, a turning point in the confrontation of East and West? This lecture puts the…
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Very interesting item, somewhat on the periphery of our purview, in the Independent: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, weren’t in Babylon at all – but were instead located 300 miles to the north in Babylon’s greatest rival Nineveh, according to a leading Oxford-based historian. After more…
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troglodyte nascent Latinitweets: pronoun: meus , mea, meum => my http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) May 6, 2013 tangere: to touch: verb. Example sentence:Tantalus sitiens flumina a labris fugientia tangere cupiebat.Transla… http://t.co/WXQtxdmaRz — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) May 6, 2013 pĭlōsus, a, um — hairy, shaggy (syn.: villosus, setosus)—Hence, as subst.: pĭlōsus, i, m.,…
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pridie nonas maias c. 69 A.D. — martyrdom of Evodius of Antioch
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Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: May 5 via Bestiaria Latina Blog
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