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This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xiii kalendas junias

May 20, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment
Gilbert Murray (1866-1957), British classical ...
Gilbert Murray (1866-1957), British classical scholar (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
ante diem xiii kalendas junias

325 A.D. — Council of Nicaea opens (maybe)

1912 — birth of Moses Finley (Ancient Slavery and Modern Ideology, among others)

1957 — death of Gilbert Murray ((History of Ancient Greek Literature, among numerous other things)

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xiv kalendas junias

May 19, 2012May 19, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment
ante diem xiv kalendas junias
Portrait of James Boswell (1740-1795) at twent...
Portrait of James Boswell (1740-1795) at twenty-five (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

c. 160 A.D. — martyrdom of Pudentiana

175 A.D. — Commodus departs for Germany

307 A.D. — martyrdom of Cyriaca and companions at Nicomedia

1795 — death of James Boswell, author of Life of Dr. Johnson,

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xv kalendas junias

May 18, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment
ante diem xv kalendas junias

304 A.D. — martyrdom of Theodotus

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xvi kalendas junias

May 17, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment
ante diem xvi kalendas junias

Antikythera mechanism
Antikythera mechanism (Photo credit: Stefan Geens)

303 A.D. — martyrdom of Heradius

1510 — death of Botticelli (Birth of Venus, among other Classical subjects)

1902 — discovery of the Antikythera Mechanism

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xvi kalendas junias

May 16, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment
The Roses of Heliogabalus
The Roses of Heliogabalus (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

218 A.D. — Elagabalus recognized as emperor at Emesa

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rogueclassicism: 1. n. an abnormal state or condition resulting from the forced migration from a lengthy Classical education into a profoundly unClassical world; 2. n. a blog about Ancient Greece and Rome compiled by one so afflicted (v. "rogueclassicist"); 3. n. a Classics blog.

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