Hodie est a.d. XVII Kal. Oct, 2772 AUC ~ 28 Metageitnion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad
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Augustus was the first Roman emperor, reigning from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He was the first ruler of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. His status as the founder of the Roman Principate has consolidated an enduring legacy as one of the most effective and controversial leaders in human history. He rose out of the ashes of prolonged periods of civil war and set the groundwork for the Roman Empire that is well known today. To explain his life and achievements we interviewed Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy who is a leading historian of the ancient world and author of acclaimed biographies of Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Cleopatra. Some of his other work includes In the Name of Rome, Pax Romana, and Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors. A great interview about one of the most interesting figures and leaders in the ancient world.
Book Reviews
- [AJA] Memory and Nation Building: From Ancient Times to the Islamic State By Michael L. Galaty. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield 2018.
- [AJA] The Evolution of Fragility: Setting the Terms Edited by Norman Yoffee. Cambridge: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research 2019.
- [BMCR] A. Gostoli, A. Fongoni, F. Biondi, Poeti in Agone: Competizioni poetiche e musicali nella Grecia antica. Giornale Italiano di Filologia – Bibliotheca (GIFBIB 18). Turnhout: Brepols, 2017.
- [BMCR] Luciano Agostiniani, Maria Pia Marchese, Lingua, testi, storia: atti della giornata di studi in ricordo di Aldo Luigi Prosdocimi (Firenze, 6 giugno 2017). Biblioteca di “Studi etruschi, 62. Roma: Giorgo Bretschneider Editore, 2019.
- Archéologie sous-marine des monuments antiques et médiévaux de la côte nord des mers Noire et d’Azov | Spartokos a lu
- [Classical Journal ~ PDF] Philosophy, Poetry and Power
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:
If it thunders today, it portends wet weather, but prosperity also.
… adapted from the text and translation of:
Jean MacIntosh Turfa, The Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar, in Nancy Thomson de Grummond and Erika Simon (eds.), The Religion of the Etruscans. University of Texas Press, 2006. (Kindle edition)
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