David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist

  • rites in honour of Sol and Luna near the Circus Maximus 29 B.C. dedication of the ara Victoriae in the Curia 430 A.D. — death of St. Augustine 1797 — birth of Karl Otfried Muller (Classical scholar and archaeologist)

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  • IN THE NEWS … Possible 2,200-Year-Old Greek Military Camp Found in Uzbekistan – The Times Of Central Asia 10 Hellenistic tombs were found in the Ancient City of Aigeai. Submerged Etruscan Harbor off Rome May Be the Earliest Known Port Linked to a Temple | Arkeonews Roman coins and ancient bracelets unearthed at M5 Junction…

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  • 55 B.C. — Julius Caesar invades Britain, but doesn’t stick around very long 1875 — Birth of John Buchan, 1st Baron of Tweedsmuir and Governor-General of Canada … and author of a decent biography of Augustus

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  • IN THE NEWS … 1,600-year-old Roman law book fragment reveals how taxes and public duties worked | Archaeology News Online Magazine Mystery statue unearthed at Sardis archaeological dig Submerged Etruscan Harbor off Rome May Be the Earliest Known Port Linked to a Temple | Arkeonews Replica of ancient Aphrodite bust unveiled in Paralimni-Dherynia | Cyprus…

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  • 55 B.C. — Julius Caesar invades Britain, but doesn’t stick around very long 1875 — Birth of John Buchan, 1st Baron of Tweedsmuir and Governor-General of Canada … and author of a decent biography of Augustus

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