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While killing some time this weekend, I was poking around the archives of the New York Times via Google and in the October 12, 1884 edition I found this very interesting excerpt in an Arts column: If you click on that, you’ll get the full image (I think) but the gist of it is the…
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Over the past couple of weeks, it’s becoming clear that the gang at io9 are either looking for some rogueclassicism love or (more likely) have sensed the popculch value of the ancient world. Consider some of their recent posts (all worth a look) … They first caught my eye with A brief history of alternate…
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ante diem vii idus junias the ‘inner sanctum’ of the Temple of Vesta was opened to the (female) public ludi piscatorii (?) — a private festival celebrated by fishermen 17 B.C.. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 3) 20 A.D. — Nero Julius Caesar, son of the emperor-in-waiting Germanicus, dons his toga virilis; a congiarium is given…
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From the Times … seems to be hyping an upcoming TV documentary: Archaeologists believe that they may have discovered a Roman gladiator cemetery near York city centre. About 80 remains have been found since the investigation began in 2004, with more than half of them decapitated. Researchers believe they may form part of the world’s…
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Back in January/February we featured a series of posts highlighting the discovery of the source of the Aqua Traiana: Source of the Aqua Traiana Found? More on the Aqua Traiana (BBC video) Still More on the Aqua Traiana (more video plus infrom from the O’Neills) … a spectacular find, of course, and the last we had heard, the…
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