Well since Wishbone’s version of the Aeneid was so popular last week (to judge by responses in various fora), here’s the Iliad/Odyssey interpretation by the little Jack Russell:
Category: Popculch
Wishbone: Roamin’ Nose (Aeneid)
Ages ago I can remember several discussions on the Latinteach list that the Aeneid episode of Wishbone was difficult to find … I don’t know if it’s still in that category, but in case it is and/or in case you don’t know the show, here it is in three parts:
Also Seen: Ancient Oaths in Bristol
Tip o’ the pileus to Virginia Knight who sent in a piece from the Guardian about the first acts of Bristol’s newly-elected mayor … right at the end, we read:
[…] Ferguson completed his speech by asking everyone present to join him as he took the oath made by young men of Athens when they became citizens: “I shall not leave this city any less but rather greater than I found it.”
- via: Mayor to take salary in Bristol pounds (Guardian)
If you’re wondering about the ‘full’ oath, it’s Lycurgus’ Against Leontines … Wikipedia is actually rather good with this one.
Also Seen: More Caryatid Hairstylings
From the Greenwich Citizen:
… we’ve mentioned Dr Schwab’s work with ancient coifs before:
… and here (with further links):
Confusing New York Post Caesar Cover?
Okay, this one was making the rounds of my twitterfeed yesterday, but I’m not going to say whence I got it because there’s something fishy going on … anyhoo, this was purportedly the cover of the New York Post yesterday:
Outside of the obvious (to Classicists, at least) inconcinnity of the image (to which we might at that Barack is supposedly the same word as Barca, which adds to the problem), which wouldn’t be out of the question for the Post, the cover does not appear in their cover archives today … perhaps it changed for the Late City Final edition?. Anyone know if this cover is legit?
UPDATE (a couple hours later): apparently they changed their mind: New York Post Thought Better of ‘Obama As Caesar’ Cover
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