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. @holland_tom Then there's the American candy with the allegedly Swedish name, which is also Ancient Greek for 'poop' (σκῶρ, σκατός). pic.twitter.com/DQXWg3VoUW — Michael Hendry (@Curculiunculus) March 27, 2017 After Herod died in 4 B.C.E., he was buried at Herodium—but where? https://t.co/QUBOpIMd7p — Biblical Archaeology Review (@BibArch) March 27, 2017 "On Not Wanting to Know…
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The Temple of Augustus. Wonderful to put the architects name to the place. Thank you, @OptimoPrincipi. pic.twitter.com/f3NvzHH6tf — Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) March 26, 2017 A 'glirarium' was a special pot where dormice were fattened up. The pots had little walkways on the sides and the mice were kept in the dark — Roman Legion…
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War and Society in Early Rome: From Warlords to Generals. By Jeremy Armstrong. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016. Pp. xiv + 317. Hardcover, £64.99. ISBN 978-1-107-09357-7. Reviewed by Carsten Hjort Lange, Aalborg University, Denmark Armstrong’s new book on warfare in early Rome (c. 570-338 bce) presents us with a much appreciated opportunity to revisit…
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Latin of New Spain. By Rose Williams. Mundelein, IL: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishing, 2015. Pp. xx + 280. Paper, $19.00. ISBN 978-0-86516-833-6. Reviewed by Tom Garvey, The Meadows School Despite the fact that the overwhelming majority of extant Latin derives from later than, and not infrequently from places geographically outside, the historical core of the…
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#HipsterGarum https://t.co/9tUlZCHqho — Tom Holland (@holland_tom) March 26, 2017 arrrrrrggggh … latest firefox update wiped out all my addons!!!! — rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) March 26, 2017 check this out … https://t.co/QtEMxxElcX — rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) March 26, 2017 http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/846053415901892608 http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/846055998569811968 http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/846056057030000640 What did the Romans ever do for us? The best…