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Today In 161: Antoninus Pius Died
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Today In 213: Claudius II Gothicus Born
The emperor who defeated the Goths, hence his nickname, he was 'barbarian' born and rose through the ranks of the army. He may have been responsible for the martyrdom of St Valentine, and was so well...
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Today In 222: Elagabalus Died
Elagabalus was a Severan emperor but also part of the royal family of Emesa, modern Homs in Syria. As such, he served as the priest-king of El-Gebal, aka Elagabal, an Aramaic cult that was arguably...
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Why Moderates Should Not Give Up On The GOP
In 2000 I was one of those overseas Florida voters whose vote for once was not only counted but actually counted. Yes I did vote for George Bush, and yes I did intend to vote for him – there were no...
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Hellenistic Bronzes at the Palazzo Strozzi, Florence
The exhibition is officially open today and they very kindly let me see it yesterday. Proper blog post to follow, but this is an amazing exhibition very much worth seeing in Florence, then again later...
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Hellenistic Bronzes: Pride ... and Prejudices
Jens Daehner and Kenneth Lapatin of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles have curated the most extraordinarily brilliant exhibition on Hellenistic Bronzes, currently at the Palazzo Strozzi in...
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Very Funny ...
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Dining and Roman Luxury, The Getty
Passover is coming up, and whilst I don't want to get involved in the debate about whether Jesus' Last Supper was a Jewish Passover, there is one point that strikes me every year.Every Passover the...
View ArticleBlog Love: JSTOR Daily
If you don't follow JSTOR Daily, you've been missing out on one of the most interesting blogs out there. For example, who can resist a post explaining:How "Ghostbusters" Changed the Way We Speak |...
View ArticleKaterina Peristeri Lecture in London
Amphipolis: The Excavations of the Casta Tomb: “Amphipolis” The Excavations of the Casta TombAn illustrated lecture in English by Katerina Peristeri, head Archaeologist of prehistoric and Classical...
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Archaeology Beefcake
The Tumblr might have vanished, but someone on Twitter dug up this via the WaybackMachine ... ;-)Archaeology Beefcakeclick here to continue reading this post
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Today In 121: Marcus Aurelius Born
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Today In 457: Majorian Became Emperor
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View ArticleISIS at Hatra
A month or so back the Iraqi Minister of Culture was making wild claims ISIS had destroyed various archaeological sites including Hatra. That was wild propaganda, but ... well it unfortunately put...
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Today In 217: Caracalla Died
According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Historia Regum Britanniae5.2–3 Caracalla was a king Britain. According to Caracalla himself, he was the new Alexander the Great, hence his plans to invade Parthia....
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Today In 217: Macrinus Became Emperor
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View ArticleBritish Museum: MacGregor Out
British Museum - Neil MacGregor to step down:Neil MacGregor to step down as Director of the British Museum at the end of 2015click here to continue reading this post
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Today in 145: Septimius Severus Born
He was born in North Africa, but to a Roman family that had settled there - this has led to him being labelled an African emperor, and discussion of his race. I've discussed the only surviving painted...
View ArticleRIP Nimrud
This time the destruction is total, the site leveled by explosives.click here to continue reading this post
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