A few items of interest ...
A very nice BBC video report on an exhibition of Roman things in Seville, including a VERY interesting sculpture right at the beginning depicting the Battle of Actium:
• Spain's Roman heritage on show
A nice touristy thing on Pompeii (tip o' the pileus to Mike Aquilina):
• Pompeii today: Site of volcanic devastation reveals history at every turn (Post Gazette)
... and one on Vindolanda:
• Vindolanda offers insight into Roman Britain (News.com)
On the origin of the term bankrupt (seems fairly reasonable; I might check it out later):
• Failed bankers used to break tables - or banks (Gulf News)
T'other day we mentioned Colin Renfrew was going to blame the Met and praise the Getty for their acquisition policies; now he's softening his stance on the Met:
• Lord Renfrew vs. the Met, Round 2 (LA Times)
Charlotte Higgins writes about Herodotus in the Guardian (tip o' the pileus to Laval Hunsucker):
• The rest is history (Guardian)
A very nice BBC video report on an exhibition of Roman things in Seville, including a VERY interesting sculpture right at the beginning depicting the Battle of Actium:
• Spain's Roman heritage on show
A nice touristy thing on Pompeii (tip o' the pileus to Mike Aquilina):
• Pompeii today: Site of volcanic devastation reveals history at every turn (Post Gazette)
... and one on Vindolanda:
• Vindolanda offers insight into Roman Britain (News.com)
On the origin of the term bankrupt (seems fairly reasonable; I might check it out later):
• Failed bankers used to break tables - or banks (Gulf News)
T'other day we mentioned Colin Renfrew was going to blame the Met and praise the Getty for their acquisition policies; now he's softening his stance on the Met:
• Lord Renfrew vs. the Met, Round 2 (LA Times)
Charlotte Higgins writes about Herodotus in the Guardian (tip o' the pileus to Laval Hunsucker):
• The rest is history (Guardian)