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From Hurriyet: The closure of a “gladiator school” in the Mediterranean province of Antalya has forced would-be combatants to fight for jobs in other professions. The Aspendos Gladiator School, where Roman-era gladiator fights were re-enacted, did not open its doors this tourism season due to concerns over low interest. The silence in the 800-capacity arena,…
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From the mailbag: [M]y name is Ari and I work for a NASA mission called HiRISE, a camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter that takes high resolution images of Mars. (uahirise.org). We have an outreach effort called “The HiTranslate Project,” where we seek out volunteers to translate titles into various foreign languages; we have…
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Well not really seen, but a feature at NPR: Real Housewives Of Greek Mythology … you can ‘guess the goddess’ ….
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A new trailer for one of the most hyped PC games in ages (and yes, I’m buying into it) … this trailer could actually be used in a class when discussing Hannibal’s options (with some pedantry thrown in, of course): I can’t remember if back in February I posted this one, which includes the Battle…
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Tip o’ the pileus to Sarah Bond for pointing us to an interview with Mindy Kaling over at Warby Parker … inter alia: Favorite school subject Latin. I loved ancient Rome. It was so violent and sexy and interesting: things like Mount Vesuvius erupting and the remains of Pompeii. When you’re in seventh grade, that’s…
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