Roman News

November 18, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. - Jinyu Liu, assistant professor of classical studies at DePauw University, is the author of Collegia Centonariorum: The Guilds of Textile Dealers in the Roman West .

Doctor Faustus is the most famous drama of Christopher Marlowe . Christopher Marlowe belonged to the Elizabethan age and he was one of the top dramatists of his age.

Ragu, the long-simmered meat sauce Italian mothers and grandmothers traditionally serve for Sunday supper, often is called "gravy" by Italian Americans.

For many, it's the very height of musical bliss. But for others, the thought of a chamber ensemble conjures images of esoteric, intellectual - dare one say difficult -music. It's an impression the Gryphon Trio, which wraps up this year's Brockville Concert Association fall classical series at the Brockville Arts Centre on Friday, hopes to blow ...

The Greeks and Romans used opium, anticholinergics, and numerous botanical toxins to induce states of mental euphoria, create hallucinations, and alter their own consciousness; this is an indisputable fact.

No doubt anyone who has ever stuffed a bird, pig or vegetable possesses at least one stuffing disaster story.

PURPLE PATCH: The Age of Fable -Thomas Bulfinch The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.

Garamantian agriculture and its significance in a wider North African context: The evidence of the plant remains from the Fazzan project Export by: Ruth Pelling The Journal of North African Studies , Vol.

Myth means falsehood, as opposed to fact, for most moderns, but myth once told the story that explained the gods, creation and human behavior.

BPO music director Joann Falletta will be on the podium for a pair of concerts, Friday, November 13, at 10:30 AM, and Saturday, November 14 at 8PM, the inaugural event in a mini-festival spread over nine days celebrating the music of Viennese masters.

Ragu, the long-simmered meat sauce Italian mothers and grandmothers traditionally serve for Sunday supper, is often called "gravy" by Italian Americans.

Text Archive > American Libraries > The Etruscans: were they Celts? or, The light of an inductive philology thrown on forty Etruscan fossil words preserved to us by ancient authors; with incidental notices of the etymology of 2000 words in the classical and modern languages, and discussions on Greek and Roman antiquities and mythology The ...

Daily Saints / Uncle Eddie's The Dedication of the Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior , commonly called St John Lateran Dear Jack, Some day, I am sure, you will have a chance to go to Rome.

Everybody, perhaps, has their own Tunisia. For many, it is the sheer exoticism of north Africa, hundreds of miles further to the west yet infinitely more oriental than the Middle East: the brilliant blue doorways set in dazzling white walls, the elderly gentlemen with their little round red hats and long robes - " which always seem to stop a bit ...

BARNSTAPLE men with a passion for the town's history are trying to unravel the mysterious disappearance of two classical statues that stood proud in Rock Park until the mid-20th century.

D Clef Records In ancient Roman mythology, Janus, the god of gates, doorways, beginnings and endings, was often depicted with two heads facing in opposite directions-one looking to the past, the other to the future-making him an appropriate signifier for music that embraces a range of historical traditions.

$5.00 of each Pink Hope Wonder sunglass sold will be donated to nonprofit Keep A Breast Foundation's youth awareness and outreach efforts.

ORGANISERS of an international classics competition that has its roots in Malvern visited the ancient Roman settlement at British Camp as part of their first international conference.

One of my Greek teachers used to say, at least once during every class, "Take it as it comes," by which he meant, "Try to understand the Greek words in the order in which they appear." Years later, I am still trying to follow this wise counsel.

Innovative Thinkers Join Forces to Meet Challenges of Global Economic Crisis Posted by: philcrosby on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Topic PNN Worldwide In response to the policy challenges presented by the economic crisis and the need to develop fresh approaches to economic theory, a group of top academics, policy makers, and private sector leaders ...