rogueclassicismquidquid bene dictum est ab ullo, meum est ~ SenecaThis Day in Ancient History- June 26, 2008 ante diem vi kalendas quinctilias ludi Taurei quinquennales (day 2) -- horse races held every five years to appease the divinities of the underworld 23 B.C. (and several years after) -- the emperor Augustus is given tribunicia potestas 4 A.D. -- the emperor Augustus adopts Tiberius (son of his wife Livia) and Agrippa Postumus (son of Augustus' daughter Julia and Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa) 221 A.D. -- the emperor Elagabalus adopts the future emperor Severus Alexander and gives him the rank of.http://www.atrium-media.com/rogueclassicism/Posts/00008159.html Classical Words of the Day- June 26, 2008 marmoreal Worthless Word for the Day devil's advocate Wordsmith (sort of)http://www.atrium-media.com/rogueclassicism/Posts/00008158.html Interview with Georgi Kitov- June 26, 2008 From Focus: The start of archeological summer 2008 in the region of Sliven was marked by new discoveries and finds. While excavating a Thracian tumulus near the Bulgarian southeastern village of Staro Selo, Dr Georgi Kitov&8217;s team, who have been studying the antique tombstones in the region for a second successive year, has discovered a wall of stone blocks, surrounding the tumulus. It is supposed that the site was a &8220;sanctuary of the Sun&8221; dating to the Roman epoch II-III c....http://www.atrium-media.com/rogueclassicism/Posts/00008157.html Sibling Burial at Fucino- June 26, 2008 Interesting burial reported in Il Centro: Erano uno accanto all'altro, con le testoline accostate, uniti per sempre dai secoli e da un crudele destino comune. Sono stati ritrovati così i resti di due fratellini, all'interno di una tomba di età imperiale. La necropoli, riportata alla luce dagli archeologi della soprintendenza d'Abruzzo nel Fucino, è stata scoperta durante i lavori di realizzazione di un acquedotto. Quella dei due bambini è solo una delle numerose...http://www.atrium-media.com/rogueclassicism/Posts/00008156.html d.m. John Dore- June 26, 2008 From the Independent: John Dore's archaeological career was unconventional and adventurous, involving numerous projects in the north-east of England, Italy, Portugal, Tunisia and, particularly, Libya. He was co-author or co-editor of seven monographs and over 50 published articles and pottery reports a substantial legacy and achievement, despite his not having the continuity and security of a permanent academic post and mostly earning his living through fixed-term contracts and somewhat...http://www.atrium-media.com/rogueclassicism/Posts/00008155.html Scythian 'Cavalier'- June 26, 2008 From Earthtimes: An autopsy on the body of an ancient Scythian cavalier found in the Altai Mountains shows he had a degenerative bone disease for several years before he died, German scientists said Friday. The 2006 find of the preserved body and the man's rich possessions on the Mongolian side of the mountains was a scientific sensation. The Scythians were a nation of horsemen in central Asia. The man, who died about 2,300 years ago at the age of 50 or 60, would have been incapable of any...http://www.atrium-media.com/rogueclassicism/Posts/00008154.html AWOTV: On TV Thursday- June 26, 2008 5.00 p.m. DCIVC History's Mysteries: Hidden Tomb Of Antiochus King Antiochus was the ruler of an ancient kingdom in what is now southern Turkey; because of an ancient Greek inscription that points the way to his tomb, he has not had an easy rest in the last several decades. 11.00 p.m. HINT Barbarians: Huns. The Huns were a mysterious people who fell upon the European continent like the vengeance of God. Some say the Chinese built the Great Wall to keep them out. In the 5th century, the...http://www.atrium-media.com/rogueclassicism/Posts/00008153.html This Day in Ancient History- June 25, 2008 ante diem vii kalendas quinctilias ludi Taurei quinquennales (day 1) -- an obscure festival possibly in honour of the di inferi (read Bill Thayer's note on the 'quinquennales' part) 107 A.D. -- the emperor Trajan arrives in Rome and celebrates his second triumph over the Dacianshttp://www.atrium-media.com/rogueclassicism/Posts/00008152.html Classical Words of the Day- June 25, 2008 glutinous Worthless Word for the Dayhttp://www.atrium-media.com/rogueclassicism/Posts/00008151.html From the Onion- June 25, 2008 ... some folks might like this bit o' satire ...http://www.atrium-media.com/rogueclassicism/Posts/00008150.html |