March 29th News

Either there's nothing, or there's a lot of new stories. Today it's the latter.

New stories as of 8:11 AM:

Robert Fagles, Esteemed Translator Of Ancient Classics, Dies At 74
Mercury News
NEW YORK—Robert Fagles, a professor emeritus at Princeton University whose bold, flowing translations of Homer and Virgil made him an esteemed and best-selling classical scholar, has died. He was 74...
http://origin.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_8732365

Custody Battle Rages Over Ancient Artifacts
Providence Journal
On the first floor of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, in the early Greek art galleries, there is a long display case filled with Athenian ceramics. In one corner, partway up the linen backing, are two holes, a couple of inches apart, where a shelf holding a small, 2,500-year-old oil flask was once attached...
http://www.projo.com/art/content/artsun_stolen_artifacts_03-30-08_1E8VLOA_v23.2010833.html

Robert Fagles, Celebrated Translator Of Ancient Epics, Dies At Age 74
Princeton University
Robert Fagles, renowned translator of Greek classics, died March 26 in Princeton of prostate cancer. He was 74...
http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S20/67/18E36/index.xml?section=topstories

Time Team Unearths King Harold's Welsh Links
icWales
ARCHAEOLOGISTS from TV’s Time Team believe they have unearthed an important Welsh link with King Harold, dating from a year before his death at the Battle of Hastings in 1066...
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/03/29/time-team-unearths-king-harold-s-welsh-links-91466-20690102/

Robert Fagles, Esteemed Translator Of Ancient Classics, Dies At 74
International Herald Tribune
NEW YORK: Robert Fagles, a professor emeritus at Princeton University whose bold, poetic translations of Homer and Virgil made him the most popular and esteemed classical scholar of his time, has died. He was 74.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/28/arts/Obit-Fagles.php

Study Shows Life Was Tough For Ancient Egyptians
Yahoo News
CAIRO (Reuters) - New evidence of a sick, deprived population working under harsh conditions contradicts earlier images of wealth and abundance from the art records of the ancient Egyptian city of Tell el-Amarna, a study has found...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080328/sc_nm/egypt_archaeology_study_dc_1;_ylt=AqyqI91zdff8TNHB9aP6R.9FeQoB

November 28th News

The real November 28th this time. I can see that I wasn't paying attention when I typed in the date the other day. There's tons of news today, what with the Getty smuggling case and the discoveries in London.

New stories as of 6:33 AM:

Ancient Thracian Script Found In Plovdiv
News.bg
Bulgaria is the land of the probably first letter script culture in the world - the one of Thracian- Besses, dated on XIII Century B.C...
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_1525551866

'Ad Infinitum: A Biography Of Latin'
Los Angeles Times
I spent a bit of Sunday night helping my 14-year-old son study for an upcoming quiz in his Latin class...
http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-rutten28nov28,0,2628515.story?coll=la-books-headlines
The article seems to be a cross between an editorial column and a book review. I couldn't easily find the information about the book however.

Greek Court Dismisses Case Against Ex-Curator
The New York Times
ATHENS, Nov. 27 — An appeals court here dismissed a criminal case on Tuesday against Marion True, a former curator for the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles who had been accused of conspiring to acquire an ancient gold wreath that Greece says was looted from its soil...
http://nytimes.com/2007/11/28/arts/design/28true.html?8dpc

Charges Are Dropped In Getty Case
Los Angeles Times
A Greek criminal court on Tuesday dismissed charges against former J. Paul Getty Museum antiquities curator Marion True for her role in the purchase of an illegally excavated golden funerary wreath...
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-getty28nov28,0,789009.story?coll=la-home-center
Why do so many papers file this in the 'entertainment' section?


Most Charges Dropped Against Curator
United Press International
ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A criminal court in Greece has dismissed the most serious charges against Marion True, the former U.S. museum curator accused of buying looted antiquities...
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/11/27/most_charges_dropped_against_curator/8317/

Ex-Curator Acquitted In Case Of Greek Relic
International Herald Tribune
ATHENS: A former curator for the J. Paul Getty Museum was acquitted Tuesday of conspiring to acquire an ancient funerary wreath that Greek officials say was illegally removed from Greece about 15 years ago, judicial officials said...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/27/europe/getty.php

Court Dismisses Getty Curator Case
CNN
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A Greek court on Tuesday dismissed criminal charges against a former curator of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles accused of illegally obtaining a golden ancient wreath...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/27/getty.court.ap/

Greek Court Throws Out Case Against Former Getty Museum Curator
International Herald Tribune
ATHENS, Greece: A Greek court on Tuesday threw out criminal charges against a former curator of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles accused of illegally obtaining an ancient gold wreath...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/27/europe/EU-GEN-Greece-Antiquities-Smuggling.php

Case Against Former Getty Museum Curator Dropped In Greece - Summary
Earthtimes.org
Athens - A Greek court on Tuesday decided to drop the case against a former curator of the Los Angeles J. Paul Getty Museum who was charged with antiquities smuggling. The entire case against former curator Marion True was thrown out of court because a 10-year statute of limitations in the US had expired since the stolen antiquities first came to light...
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/148736.html

Former Curator Of Getty Museum On Trial for Antiquities Smuggling
Monsters And Critics
Athens - The former curator of Los Angeles' J Paul Getty Museum, Marion True, will go on trial for antiquities smuggling in Athens Tuesday...
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/news/article_1376609.php/Former_curator_of_Getty_museum_on_trial_for_antiquities_smuggling

Exclusive Pompeii Exhibition Unveiled At Melbourne Museum
Herald Sun
AN exclusive exhibition of the last dramatic hours of Pompeii is coming to Melbourne...
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22835733-2862,00.html

Russian Archaeologists Find Unique Mummies In Egypt
RIA Novosti
AL-FAYUM, November 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russian archaeologists have found well-preserved mummies in Egypt dating to the country's Ptolemaic era, the head of the Russian Academy of Science's Egyptology department announced on Tuesday...
http://en.rian.ru/culture/20071127/89857536.html

Olympic Digs Yield Historic Finds
BBC News
Valuable archeological finds have been unearthed on two Olympics 2012 sites...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7117040.stm

Earliest Chapters In Our National Story
Times Online
Three hundred years ago antiquaries were at the forefront of modernity. This odd paradox is captured in the Royal Academy’s exhibition marking the tercentenary of the Society of Antiquaries. The society is therefore the same age as Britain as a unitary state...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article2956681.ece

Four Adults Found On Roman Site
This Is Wiltshire
THE developer that owns the land in Staverton where Roman remains were discovered has revealed more details about the artefacts...
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.1860862.0.four_adults_found_on_roman_site.php

Roman Pottery And Coin Found At London's Olympic Park Site
International Herald Tribune
LONDON: Roman pottery and a coin from the Iron Age have been found on the site of the aquatics center planned for the London 2012 Olympic Games...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/28/sports/EU-SPT-OLY-London-2012-Archaeology.php

Archaeologists Find Roman Remains At Olympic Park
Building.co.uk
The discovery of fourth century pottery and a Roman coin on the 2012 site will not delay the construction programme...
http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=284&storycode=3101044&c=0
The article has a number of very good photos of Roman coins.

Clearance Reveals Roman Skeleton
This Is Hampshire
THE skeleton of a man, which was uncovered in Wherwell, dates from the Roman period...
http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/hampshirenews/display.var.1853199.0.clearance_reveals_roman_skeleton.php

1st Century Pool Uncovered On Roman Dig Site
ThinkSpain
A team of archaeologists led by Barcelona Autonomous University professor, Josep Guitart, has unearthed a cold water Roman swimming pool dating from between AD 40-60 during the reigns of Emperors Claudio and Nero...
http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/14117/1st-century-pool-uncovered-on-roman-dig-site

Greece Drops Charges Against Getty Curator Over Looted Golden Wreath
CBC.ca
A Greek court has dropped criminal charges against a former Los Angeles art curator on trial for illegally obtaining an artifact...
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/11/27/true-greece-court.html

Remains Of Ancient Synagogue With Unique Floor Mosaic Found In Galilee
Science Daily
ScienceDaily (Nov. 27, 2007) — Remains of an ancient synagogue from the Roman-Byzantine era have been revealed in excavations carried out in the Arbel National Park in the Galilee under the auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071121100831.htm

September 15th News

I'm having a slow day today, so things are running late.

New stories as of 3:01 PM:

What Is A Cross Bow?
PR-GB
A crossbow is an ancient weapon, composed of a bow mounted on a stock that launches projectiles, known as bolts. A mechanism in the stock allows the bow to be in its fully-drawn position at all times. The crossbow is fully-drawn until it is shot by releasing a trigger. These dangerous weapons are known for their role in Asian and European warfare...
http://pr-gb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16934&Itemid=9

Lost, And Found, In Bible Translation
Herald Tribune
For some, a side interest becomes a hobby; for others it swells into an obsession. Englewood retiree David Walker's pasttime is downright biblical in proportion...
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20070915/FEATURES/709150683/1006/SPORTS

Hedgehog, With Nettles For Afters
The Age
THE menus may lack a little refinement for today's discerning diners, but the signature dishes of Britain's ancestors were nothing if not adventurous...
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/hedgegog-with-nettles-for-afters/2007/09/15/1189277048211.html

Temple Of Augustus Found In Turkey
ZeeNews.com
Istanbul, Sept 15: Archaeologists have uncovered a forum and temple of Roman emperor Augustus in the ancient city of Pompeiopolis, a Roman city-state located in Taskopru district in Turkey's Kastamonu province...
http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=395031&sid=FTP&sname=&news=Temple%20of%20Augustus%20found%20in%20Turkey

Experts Reveal Town's History
Buckingham Today
ONE of the most significant archeological digs seen in the Towcester area has revealed major aspects of the town's rich history...
http://www.buckinghamtoday.co.uk/towcester-news/Experts-reveal-town39s-history-.3204630.jp

Bronze Age Settlement Found At US Embassy Site
Times Of Malta
A series of tombs and silos, probably dating back to the Bronze Age and early Roman period, have been discovered on the site set to become the new US Embassy, in Ta' Qali...
http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=274449

Roman Grave Dug Up At Corfe Castle
Daily Echo
EXCITEMENT is growing over the discovery of a suspected Roman grave at Corfe Castle...
http://www.thisisdorset.net/display.var.1691094.0.roman_grave_dug_up_at_corfe_castle.php

'Super-Scope' To See Hidden Texts
BBC News
The hidden content in ancient works could be illuminated by a light source 10 billion times brighter than the Sun...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6991893.stm

Ancient Scots Mummified Their Dead
Discovery News
Sept. 14, 2007 — The ancient Egyptians were not the only ones to mummify their dead, according to a study in this month's Antiquity Journal that claims prehistoric Scottish people created mummies too...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/09/14/mummifiedscots_arc.html?category=history&guid=20070914130000

May 13th Articles (Mother's Day)

Getting an early start this morning. Today seems to be a museum and art day, rather than one for new discoveries.

New articles as of 5:00 PM:

Mirabile Dictu!
The Telegraph
The opportunity to study Latin should be open to any child who wants to take it up, and the fact that the number of state secondary schools offering the language has more than doubled in three years bespeaks a trend we should do everything possible to encourage...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2007/05/14/dl1403.xml


New articles as of 3:50 PM:

Roman Art from the Louvre to Premiere in Indianapolis
Artdaily.org
The Indianapolis Museum of Art will premiere Roman Art from the Louvre, an exhibition of works from the Musée du Louvre in Paris, France, which will be on view from September 23, 2007 to January 6, 2008...
http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=20223

New articles as of 3:05 PM:

Bible Exhibit to be Extended at Museum of Idaho
The Olympian
Officials at the Museum of Idaho say a popular exhibit looking at the history of the Bible is being extended...
http://www.theolympian.com/130/story/105146.html


Articles as of 6:00 AM

Art | When More is Absolutely More
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Classical art, mainly Greek and Roman, has been a problematic subject for American museums that collect it...
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/entertainment/20070513_Art___When_more_is_absolutely_more.html

Post for May 12

Well, there is some history related news today after all.
New articles as of 5:00 PM

Latin Storms State Schools
Guardian Unlimited
'Res ipsa loquitur,' (the thing speaks for itself) said MP and columnist Boris Johnson when asked to describe his love for Latin...
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2078564,00.html



No new news articles to be found today. Instead on days like this, I'll post useful history website reviews or I'll post something about a book on the topic that I've read.

The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html

This is a website comprised of English translations of ancient greek and roman texts such as Suetonius, Thucydides or Tacitus, just to name a couple of examples. All of the translations come from the public domain, and so are often from older versions of the translations. Also on the site are other sourcebooks for Medieval history and for other specific history topics such as Womens history.

Some of the texts are full texts, some are only partial. The site is sorted by both region and time-period.