THIS DAY IN ANCIENT HISTORY

ante diem iii kalendas apriles

• 117 A.D. -- martyrdom of Quirinus at Rome

5:25:39 AM    

BLOGWATCH: HobbyBlog

The coins continue to be posted at HobbyBlog ... of interest (to me, anyway) of recent postings is a coin of Brutus which predates the 'Ides of March' issue which some folks might be more familiar with (there's a link at the site to an image of the latter).

5:17:07 AM    

TTT: Maps of Ancient Rome

I know folks are always looking for good online maps of various aspects of the ancient world and this one was mentioned yesterday on the Romarch list. The City Maps of Ancient Rome site has nice maps of the city of Rome in various periods and the map of Rome in the year 100 is 'clickable', so you can zoom in on various areas (hint: click on the spot near the bottom of the map to get the labels for the various structures). At the same site are some decent maps of Europe in various periods of her history (including Roman Imperial times, of course).

4:56:45 AM    

BLOGWATCH: Ancient Biographies

At the Ancient Biographies site, Robert Greaves has recently added a biography of Numa Pompilius ...

4:49:56 AM    

AWOTV: On TV Today

9.00 p.m. |HISTC| Metropolis: Athens
Rome. Alexandria. Carthage. Athens. These cities were the centers of
power, religion and trade. This four-part series examines urban life
in these hubs of the ancient world. The mighty cities of antiquity
evolved from a scattering of settlements to major centres, each in
its own unique fashion, cultural environment, and prevailing
historical circumstance.

HISTC = History Television (Canada)

4:32:20 AM