Several months ago it was announced that some of Maxentius' regalia had been found. Here is the first article I've seen that has a photo. It's not much, but...
*DKM, * *Great point!* *Those who make the claim the four Gospels contradict each other in Christ's descent and thus this contradiction somehow proves Jesus...
On 1/31/07, robert-blau announced the "oldest maritime artefacts" discovered in Mersa Gaouasis. Note now that the EGYPTE, AFRIQUE & ORIENT magazine has the...
Review - Love, Sex, and Tragedy, by Goldhill "Why study classics?" is such an open-ended question that to get 321 pages that actually stick to the point --...
Etymology and Geometry When all the words you hear are new and confusing, or when those around you put old words to strange purposes, a grounding in etymology...
I gather you have been watching HBO's "ROME" this season. I have TiVOd the first three segments and would like to initiate a discussion on what is happening to...
[http://womenandchildrenfirst.com] The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (Myths) Author: Atwood, Margaret Format: Trade Paperback, pages ...
Not really on topic, but a fascinating article on dating Late Bronze age civilizations, such as the Minoan New Palace culture, found around the Mediterranean;...
Hello All, This month's catalogue of newest arrivals includes well over 100 titles. As usual, The attached list of titles have been posted for sale under the...
Michal, Thank you so very much for posting this. I'm absolutely fascinated and haunted by the Minoans. I don't view Classical history as beginning with the...
Works for me . . . http://www.livescience.com/history/070202_greek_nudity.html Why Ancient Greeks are Always Nude By Corey Binns Special to LiveScience posted:...
From: listmaster@...(Glenn Kimball) *** Valentines Day is a very ancient celebration. We know that Nimrod, some three thousand years BC, changed this...
Here's a site I just came across --> Octavian / Augustus Address:http://janusquirinus.org/Octavian/OctavianHome.html Changed:6:29 PM on Sunday, August 22, 2004...
Comments from my classics consultant: "Valens is an ancient term meaning mighty hunter" Depending on the context, valens can mean strong, powerful, healthy, ...
"Apocolocyntosis, commonly translated The Pumpkinification of Claudius, is a Menippean satire attributed to Seneca, dealing with the consequences of a bumbling...
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Very interesting reviews at Amazon.com. Meanwhile, I'm enjoying the hell out of it, and taking my time. Amazon.ca: The Grass Crown: Books: Colleen McCullough ...
From: ArchNews@yahoogroups.com Emperor's treasures found The Times [UK], January 31, 2007 The lost treasure of Maxentius, the last preChristian Roman emperor,...
From: ArchNews@yahoogroups.com Late Roman graves excavated in W Hungary Hungarian News Agency, January 31 2007 Archaeologists in Szombathely, W Hungary...
From: ArchNews@yahoogroups.com Ancient homes found in road dig BBC, 31 January 2007 Ancient settlements from Roman times and the Iron Age have been found by ...
From: ArchNews@yahoogroups.com Discovered: Britain's very own Colosseum The Independent [UK], 04 February 2007 Archaeologists have discovered that what had...
From: ArchNews@yahoogroups.com Nero's Golden Palace to Partly Reopen PhysOrg.com, February 01, 2007 Nero's Golden Palace will partly reopen to visitors next...
From: ArchNews@yahoogroups.com Rome subway planners try to avoid relics Lexington Herald-Leader [USA], Feb. 02, 2007 In a city where traffic rumbles past the...
Bummer! . . . From: ArchNews@yahoogroups.com How busy badgers are undermining care of ancient heritage sites The Times [UK], February 03, 2007 The Protection...
From ArchNews@yahoogroups.com By Zeus! The Guardian [UK], Thursday February 1, 2007 It was high noon when Doreta Peppa, a woman with long, dark locks and ...
