News from June 3rd

Things seem to be a bit crabby this morning.

News as of 8:33 PM:

Basic Dimensions of The Hagia Sophia Deciphered
The American Surveyor
Square/circle dual module was the design principle of the “Eighth Wonder of the World.” Almost one and a half thousand years since its construction in the center of ancient Constantinople, the Hagia Sophia has divulged the secret of its design principle...
http://www.amerisurv.com/content/view/1626/28/

News as of 1:45 PM:

Historic Ceremony
Rye and Battle Today
THE ruins of Winchelsea's ancient Greyfriars Friary are to provide the setting for an historic ceremony and mass...
http://www.ryeandbattletoday.co.uk/news?articleid=2924875

Egypt Says No Pyramids Photo On Portuguese Stamps
Scotsman.com
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has refused to allow images of its Pyramids to be used on a Portuguese postal stamp featuring sites in a competition to name the new seven wonders of the world, the state-run news agency said on Sunday...
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=868962007

Witness Fingers Japanese Museum In Italian Art-Trafficking Case
Daily Yomiuri Online
The expert witness for the prosecution in a trial in Italy over the trafficking of stolen art objects to the United States has claimed a Japanese museum is housing items unearthed illegally in Italy...
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070604TDY02001.htm

Bronze Age Cemetery Find On Barra
The Herald
A bronze Age cemetery has been uncovered on the Hebridian island of Barra...
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1444240.0.0.php

News as of 10:10 AM:

Who Knew? Freshwater Crabs Thrive In Roman Ruins
Khaleej Times Online
ROME - Who could have guessed that throughout the rise and fall of Rome’s emperors, monarchs and politicians a lowly creature has reigned supreme in the ruins of Trajan’s mighty empire?...
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/todaysfeatures/2007/June/todaysfeatures_June5.xml§ion=todaysfeatures&col=
Also at:
http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=070603064336.unvwie9p&cat=null

Age Of Empire
Jerusalem Post
History, with the apparent wisdom of hindsight, seems inevitable. Certainly traditional Jewish explanations of the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE speak of it as something that had to happen...
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1180527992168&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Book review of the book: Rome & Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations.