Discovery of Bronze-Age `Refrigeratorsī Expands Homerīs Troy Bloomberg [USA], Sept. 17 2008 The remains of two outsized earthenware pots, a ditch and...
The Ptolemies through plexi-glass Al-Ahram [Egypt], 18 - 24 September 2008 The committee to establish Egypt's proposed underwater museum will have its first...
http://judithweingarten.blogspot.com/2008/09/will-great-cleopatra-please-stand-up.html All good wishes, Judith -- Visit Zenobia's blog at Empress of the East ...
It is! I'm still working on my review . . . Irene Roman History Reading Group Roman History Books and More (Blog) Cohost, Ancient Classical History Forum...
Port of 'second Carthage' found ANSA [Italy], 2008-09-25 Archaeologists in Sardinia said Thursday they have found the port of the Phoenician city of Tharros,...
Posted at allthingshistory group: "The glorious gifts of the gods are not to be cast aside" -- Homer (800 BC - 700 BC), The Iliad [Picture: Idealized portrayal...
Romans 'brought leeks to Wales' BBC, 23 September 2008 The Romans gave us roads, plumbing, wine and irrigation and now it seems they may have also introduced...
New life found in old tombs MSNBC, Sept. 26, 2008 Talk about secrets of the crypt: Two newly discovered species of bacteria have been found on the walls of...
The large earthenware pots. They were used for storage of foodstuffs. Scroll down for the whole article below. Posted by: "valdegru@..." valdegru@......
Things you never knew about . . . Italy returns long lost Parthenon fragment to Greece Agence France-Presse, September 23 2008 Italy has returned to Greece the...
This is so far, more info as it comes in: Avete Omnis- I would like to announce Legio X s first hosted event. We would like for ALL of our Roman Brothers and...
Interesting . . . Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls? The Wall Street Journal, September 26, 2008 There are two competing theories about the scrolls. The first is...
Archaeological Dig in Greece Returns Important Finds University of Arizona News, September 23, 2008 New and interesting information is coming out of an...
Roman statues found under Aegean Sea The Telegraph [UK], 03 Oct 2008 Underwater archaeologists in the Aegean Sea uncovered more than they were expecting when...
Mycenaean warrior used 'imported sword' Howrah News Service [India], 03 October, 2008 A Mycenaean warrior who died in western Greece over 3,000 years ago was ...
Wow . . . Archaeological find puts back settlement of Istanbul 6,000 years Novosti [Russia], 02/ 10/ 2008 Turkish archaeologists have found artifacts showing...
Ancient settlements unearthed in pipeline dig Yorkshire Post [UK], 01 October 2008 AN ancient settlement dating back more than 2,000 years has been unearthed...
<<The name "pumpkin" comes from the Greek word "pepon," meaning a large melon.>> So the Romans had pumpkins? I had thought that they came from the Americas...
Re: Amazing fact of the day Well, actually, there DO appear to be of North Aerican origin. However, the WORD comes from the Greek: Pumpkin History & Facts ...
Sources I checked said that "they" believed it originated in the New World, but, it grows everywhere but in the Antarctic. "We sleep soundly in our beds...
Here's the question: Out of all the Princepes/emperors or usurpers of the 3rd century CE, which would you have liked to have founded a dynasty? Barry...
Hey, why not? . . . Fish Sauce Used to Date Pompeii Eruption Discovery News, Sept. 29, 2008 Remains of rotten fish entrails have helped establish the precise...
Archaeologists Unveil Majestic Roman Ruins That Rival Riches of Pompeii The New York Times, September 30, 2008 The ruins of Ostia, an ancient Roman port, have...
The summer excavations at the ancient Lycian city of Rhodiapolis Turkish Daily News, October 4, 2008 The city of Rhodiapolis, an ancient Lycian city...
