Assorted items of interest ...
Plans are afoot to establish the Carlisle Museum as "the base to explore the western end of Hadrian’s Wall":
• £500,000 Roman plan for Carlisle museum (News and Star)
The recent rain in Rome has closed the Domus Aurea:
• Rain shuts down Nero's palace in Rome (AP)
If you want to (somewhat anachronistically) eat Christmas dinner like a Roman emperor:
• Eat Christmas dinner like a Roman emperor (Metro)
• Christmas, the Roman way (Western Morning News)
... or ponder the connection between Mithras and Santa Claus:
• Mithras and St. Nick (Area Wide news)
Interesting preservation-of-site story:
• Roman townhouse find leads to 'fundamental' re-design of £30 million Leicester multi-storey (24 Dash)
The job action which affected the Acropolis and several other archaeological sites in Greece (while all the rioting is going on too!) is over:
• Archeological sites opened after 10-day strike (Emportal)
Interesting suggestion for/about the Loeb Classical Library:
• The Loeb Classical Library and a missed marketing chance (Boston Globe)
Baby Zeus? (potentially disturbing/shocking):
• Doctor removes 'perfectly formed' FOOT growing inside baby's brain (Mail)
Plans are afoot to establish the Carlisle Museum as "the base to explore the western end of Hadrian’s Wall":
• £500,000 Roman plan for Carlisle museum (News and Star)
The recent rain in Rome has closed the Domus Aurea:
• Rain shuts down Nero's palace in Rome (AP)
If you want to (somewhat anachronistically) eat Christmas dinner like a Roman emperor:
• Eat Christmas dinner like a Roman emperor (Metro)
• Christmas, the Roman way (Western Morning News)
... or ponder the connection between Mithras and Santa Claus:
• Mithras and St. Nick (Area Wide news)
Interesting preservation-of-site story:
• Roman townhouse find leads to 'fundamental' re-design of £30 million Leicester multi-storey (24 Dash)
The job action which affected the Acropolis and several other archaeological sites in Greece (while all the rioting is going on too!) is over:
• Archeological sites opened after 10-day strike (Emportal)
Interesting suggestion for/about the Loeb Classical Library:
• The Loeb Classical Library and a missed marketing chance (Boston Globe)
Baby Zeus? (potentially disturbing/shocking):
• Doctor removes 'perfectly formed' FOOT growing inside baby's brain (Mail)