Another slow news day ... so too for the ClassiCarnies, it appears ...
They've interrogated Dolon over at Under Odysseus ...
Roman History Books highlights some Hannibalic War material in Plutarch's Lives ...
Yesterday it was eyes ... today Bestiaria has proverbia de pedibus ...
Hat tip to N.S. Gill, whose coverage of those 1000 skeletons found in a catacomb points us to a pile of really interesting/borderline bizarre comments on the story in the Scotsman ... the About.com guide is also looking at reviews of Adrian Murdoch's book ...
Mary Beard has a very interesting post about the implications of topography for things like triumphal rituals ...
Lingua Latina continues the World Cup blogging (in Latin) (for the predictions that gave rise to the latter, ecce) ...
Hey Herc! Hey Herc! Tropaion points us to Google Video having five episodes of The Mighty Hercules online (it says 'free today' ... not sure how long that will last) ... [n.b. there's something strange about these ones compared to the ones I grew up with, specifically, the opening theme song. It must have been different in the first season?] ... fans of old cartoons of this ilk might also be interested in Roger Ramjet, Rocky and Bullwinkle, and Felix the Cat ... all free today (suddenly it's Saturday morning!)
Latest headlines from Akropolis World News: Four Russian diplomats probably killed in iraq - Football World Cup goes on ...
Latest headline from Ephemeris: Persae usuri virtute petrolei si studia eorum temptentur ...
They've interrogated Dolon over at Under Odysseus ...
Roman History Books highlights some Hannibalic War material in Plutarch's Lives ...
Yesterday it was eyes ... today Bestiaria has proverbia de pedibus ...
Hat tip to N.S. Gill, whose coverage of those 1000 skeletons found in a catacomb points us to a pile of really interesting/borderline bizarre comments on the story in the Scotsman ... the About.com guide is also looking at reviews of Adrian Murdoch's book ...
Mary Beard has a very interesting post about the implications of topography for things like triumphal rituals ...
Lingua Latina continues the World Cup blogging (in Latin) (for the predictions that gave rise to the latter, ecce) ...
Hey Herc! Hey Herc! Tropaion points us to Google Video having five episodes of The Mighty Hercules online (it says 'free today' ... not sure how long that will last) ... [n.b. there's something strange about these ones compared to the ones I grew up with, specifically, the opening theme song. It must have been different in the first season?] ... fans of old cartoons of this ilk might also be interested in Roger Ramjet, Rocky and Bullwinkle, and Felix the Cat ... all free today (suddenly it's Saturday morning!)
Latest headlines from Akropolis World News: Four Russian diplomats probably killed in iraq - Football World Cup goes on ...
Latest headline from Ephemeris: Persae usuri virtute petrolei si studia eorum temptentur ...