• ante diem vi kalendas novembres 97 A.D. – The emperor Nerva adopts the future emperor Trajan 312 A.D – Battle of the Milvian Bridge; Constantine I has a vision and defeats Maxentius to become sole emperor (not sure the vision was the same day as the battle?) … and a decade ago at rogueclassicism, in…

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  • Classical Words of theDay

    somnambulism (Dictionary.com) amaranthine (Merriam-Webster) olim (OED) Linguatweets: verb 1: amo , amare, amavi, amatus => love, like http://t.co/wkhp7tBvWL #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) October 28, 2013 labor: work, toil, labor: Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Nihil sine mag… http://t.co/aXo5Lo6Lh9 — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) October 28, 2013

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  • @ Bestiaria Latina Blog Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: October 28 http://bestlatin.blogspot.com/2013/10/latin-proverbs-and-fables-round-up_28.html

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  • A nice UPenn lecture on the ‘science’ side of Vesuvius and related volcanoes … here’s the blurb: The Pompeii Lecture Series, presented in conjunction with the Franklin Institute’s new “A Day in Pompeii” exhibition, kicks off with this talk by Dr. Robert Giegengack, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Mount Vesuvius is the most active…

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  • @ A Don’s Life Good news for Classics http://timesonline.typepad.com/dons_life/2013/10/good-news-for-classics.html

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