A new internet friend just sent me this link to a marvelous site about ancient Roman Paris. It not only includes beautiful 3D graphics of reconstructions of...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Jul 2, 2008 9:14 pm
Whoops! Forgot to include the link! http://www.paris.culture.fr/en/...
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cooperalfred89
Jul 3, 2008 1:41 am
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jul 3, 2008 1:23 pm
Ancient Roman ramming tool found Bronze rostrum found in sea off Sicily may be from Punic War (ANSA) - Palermo, July 1 - An extremely rare Roman bronze rostrum...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jul 3, 2008 1:25 pm
EURIPIDES' 'LOST TRAGEDY' TO BE STAGED AT EPHESUS (ANSAmed) - ANKARA, JULY 2 - "Phaethon";, a recently discovered tragedy written by a prominent tragedian of...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jul 3, 2008 1:27 pm
Hidden City Provides Fascinating Insight into the Structures of Hellenistic Settlements The discovery of an ancient city buried beneath the sands of modern-day...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jul 4, 2008 1:55 pm
Hundreds run in revival of ancient Greek games Agence France-Presse, June 21, 2008 Some 600 people clad in tunics raced barefoot in the ruins of an ancient ...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jul 4, 2008 9:24 pm
Greek Style Architecture Found in the Ancient Achaemenid City CHN [Iran], 25 June 2008 Archaeologists have used geological surveys in the south of Iran to ...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jul 6, 2008 3:23 am
Interesting and educational . . . http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/vincequiz/bl_imppeoplequiz1.htm?&nl=1...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jul 7, 2008 2:15 am
Roman Era tombs unearthed Athens News Agency, 08-07-03 Five intact tombs dating to the Roman era were unearthed in Krinides on Thursday by Philippi municipal...
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DKM
dkmfwtx
Jul 7, 2008 2:43 am
What titles or honors was Tiberius awarded when he became "Emperor"? I am a bit confussed as to if he simply didn't use some of the honors (such as Augustus)...
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postumusagrippa
Jul 7, 2008 10:09 am
Hello DKM. Here is what Suetonius wrote about Tiberius and his titles: "Once relieved of fear, he at first played a most unassuming part, almost humbler than...
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postumusagrippa
Jul 7, 2008 10:16 am
Hello. I read about this on BBC.com. However, I forgot to get the link and can no longer find it. Anyway, apparently the Italian government has declared a...
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david meadows
rogueclassicist
Jul 7, 2008 12:02 pm
... Upon 'accession' (in September 14 A.D.) Tiberius became Imperator Tiberius Caesar Augustus (so Imperator and Augustus were added to his name; when he was...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Jul 7, 2008 5:45 pm
The sheer volume of visitors (2.5 million per year) is taking a massive toll. Their general movement wears down the roads, particularly in the more frequented...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Jul 7, 2008 6:05 pm
Here's a short video from the BBC about Pompeii Emergency: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7491149.stm...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Jul 7, 2008 6:40 pm
Apparently a collaboration of the University of Rome with cybernetic companies like the Max Plank Institute for Biological Cybernetics, the Swiss Federal...
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DKM
dkmfwtx
Jul 8, 2008 1:17 am
Helps quite a bit, thank you. I read a lot on Caesar Augustus and when they talk about Tiberius coming to power after his death some of what I read say he...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jul 8, 2008 3:16 am
"Arab" Found in Danish Iron-Age Grave National Geographic News, June 24, 2008 An ancient Dane with Arabian genes is part of a DNA study that suggests ...
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postumusagrippa
Jul 8, 2008 8:52 am
No problem. Incidentally, 'Father of his Country' = 'Pater Patriae' for those who didn't know. Barry ... coming to ... or that ... when his...
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david meadows
rogueclassicist
Jul 8, 2008 10:22 am
... This is one of those passages in Suetonius where one probably needs a few large grains of salt ... one wonders what Suetonius' sources were ... ... How...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jul 8, 2008 12:27 pm
'Stylish' Roman life found on dig BBC, 30 June 2008 The "stylish" lives of the affluent have been unearthed at one of the "best preserved" Roman towns in...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jul 8, 2008 9:30 pm
Ancient Eclipse Found in "The Odyssey," Scientists Say National Geographic News, June 23, 2008 "The sun has perished out of heaven, and an evil mist has...
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postumusagrippa
Jul 10, 2008 2:51 am
Hello. Having read your response, I feel it necessary to question some of your statements... ... were ... * Suetonius may be a notorious writer, but that...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jul 10, 2008 12:50 pm
Etruscan tomb unearthed in Perugia Site discovered during construction of a road junction (ANSA) - Perugia, July 8 - An ancient Etruscan tomb has resurfaced...
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postumusagrippa
Jul 10, 2008 1:30 pm
Hello. Article from BBC.com regarding the sculpture of Romulus and Remus and the She-Wolf. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7499469.stm Barry...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jul 11, 2008 4:14 am
Run-down heritage sites embarrass the Greeks The Guardian [UK], June 23, 2008 Extra staff have been dispatched to guard the great cultural gems of Greece as...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jul 12, 2008 3:36 am
Pumice As A Time Witness ScienceDaily, June 27, 2008 A chemist of Vienna University of Technology demonstrates how chemical fingerprints of volcanic eruptions...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jul 12, 2008 3:38 am
Very interesting . . . The common heritage of Malta and Sicily The Malta Independent, June 29, 2008 The Sicilians who come to Malta visit Valletta and Gozo,...
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OctCocceius@...
octcocceius
Jul 13, 2008 4:24 pm
Pompeii: Deterioration and excellent visit tip (last paragraphs) I have been lucky enough to visit Pompeii (with numerous trips also to Oplontis, the villas...
