Some odds and ends to clear out of my box before I try to catch up with reviews:
Tip o' the pileus to Mata Kimasatayo for this piece from Harper's on Scipio's Dream ...
The BBC had a report on the threat to an 'Ancient Greek Towpath' near the Corinth canal ... I haven't managed to get it to work; perhaps it will work for you ...
A while back we had a thing on the Greek origins of mixed martial arts from the Bleacher Report ... turns out there were two more installments: one on Roman gladiators and mixed martial arts (not bad) and the last on the modern 'pankration' (if you want the 'whole thing') ... and just as a side note, the author of these pieces is attending one of my almae matres -- McMaster!
ProTraveller had a short little feature on seven places the ancients went to relax (Stabiae, Baiae, etc. ... not sure if Ostia should be in this category) ...
Had this one in the sidebar (which includes Eternally Cool, who also mentioned it), but in case you missed it, there's a 'Trojan Horse Tournament' going on in California challenging artists to create a 3d image of the TH ... (tip o' the pileus to Laura Flusche)
Last, but certainly not least, an item from the Spoof comments on recent 'redating' of assorted events ... an excerpt:
Tip o' the pileus to Mata Kimasatayo for this piece from Harper's on Scipio's Dream ...
The BBC had a report on the threat to an 'Ancient Greek Towpath' near the Corinth canal ... I haven't managed to get it to work; perhaps it will work for you ...
A while back we had a thing on the Greek origins of mixed martial arts from the Bleacher Report ... turns out there were two more installments: one on Roman gladiators and mixed martial arts (not bad) and the last on the modern 'pankration' (if you want the 'whole thing') ... and just as a side note, the author of these pieces is attending one of my almae matres -- McMaster!
ProTraveller had a short little feature on seven places the ancients went to relax (Stabiae, Baiae, etc. ... not sure if Ostia should be in this category) ...
Had this one in the sidebar (which includes Eternally Cool, who also mentioned it), but in case you missed it, there's a 'Trojan Horse Tournament' going on in California challenging artists to create a 3d image of the TH ... (tip o' the pileus to Laura Flusche)
Last, but certainly not least, an item from the Spoof comments on recent 'redating' of assorted events ... an excerpt:
Speaking from the Texan University of Dumbsville, he said: 'We took a cheese sandwich, and threw it into the Channel, and it floated south west for 20 yards before sinking, thus scientifically proving that the invasion began days earlier than has been believed for hundreds of years.' And fellow professor Nat Enquirer added: 'In fact the Romans invaded lands all across Europe and North Africa, but only when it was sunny and the waves weren't too high, and as long as they had suncream on.'