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A while back we mentioned plans to hold a hockey game in the ancient Roman amphitheatre at Pula (Hockey in the Pula Amphitheatre!) … here’s an update with some photos of the ice surface in progress: Behold! Roman amphitheater begins transforming into hockey rink (Yahoo Sports) … I hope someone posts some video at Youtube…
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We often bring up Roman numerals during Super Bowl time (when at least one sports writer has to come up with something at a deadline), but Slate has a really interesting piece on the popularity of Roman numerals when designating sequels and the like … here’s a bit in medias res: […] It began with…
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I meant to post this one earlier, but, as often, it was lost in my email box … Classicist Lauren Caldwell (Wesleyan U) comments on a certain American politician’s medical claims in the Hartford Courant: Students in my course on ancient medicine assume — often rightly — that the writings of Soranus of Ephesus, an…
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I really think focus-fen ought to look into a better translation service: The wedding ritual will start at around 4 p.m. The entire ceremony and the wedding festivities will be held in the spirit of the Ancient Rome. Though the wedding will observe all the Roman traditions and rituals it will be also in line…
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I’m sure most readers of rogueclassicism have seen that commercial where U.S. marathon runner Ryan Hall puts an audio version of the Odyssey on his audio device and starts running, stopping only when the epic is done. Slate Magazine tries to figure out how far he ran (and there’s a video of the commercial if…
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