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10 Amazing Ancient History Resources Posted by on Jul 21, 2015

This week I wanted to review some great resources for learning and discovering the Ancient World. I have chosen five digital resources in which both the expert and novice can learn new and exciting information. 1.The Library of Congress (here) The Library of Congress offers a sundry of information on primary and secondary sources. While…

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Measurements of Time in Latin Posted by on Mar 12, 2015

Salvette Omnes, In honor of daylight savings- and springing the clocks an hour ahead, I thought a post about Roman timekeeping was in order! A Quarter Pass Twelve? The Romans time of day was divided into 12 hours (Latin: horae) of light and 12 hours of darkness. The Romans also divided the day into other periods, such as…

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June 20th: Ancient Roman Festival to Summanus Posted by on Jun 18, 2014

Salvete Omnes! I hope that everyone is enjoying their summer! I decided in honor of the summer solstice (the official first day of summer) that I would write about a unknown Roman festival and deity. As many of you know, the Ancient Romans were polytheists; thus, they had many gods they needed to appease throughout the…

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Ten Latin Spells From Harry Potter Posted by on May 7, 2014

The magical world of J. K. Rowling is known by millions (if not billions) of children, teens, and adults. Especially  those who grew up reading the books and then watched the magic come to life of the silver screen later on. J.K. Rowling created the world of Harry Potter from her vast imagination (and personal…

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Game of Thrones & Ancient Rome: Part I Posted by on Apr 16, 2014

The popular book and television series, Game of Thrones, portrays a world rich with magic, adventure, romance, and history. While most fans of the series thoroughly enjoy the refreshing originality of the series; others would say that Game of Thrones is simply a fantastical interpretation of actual historic events and themes. In this post, I will attempt…

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Origins of April Fools Day Posted by on Apr 1, 2014

April Fool’s Day comes around each year and with it jokes, hoaxes, and elaborate “breaking” news articles. These “jokes”  spam our email, social media outlets, and lives from the moment we wake till the end of our day. At times, they can be humorous or playful (like Google’s Pokémon Challenge; here), they can be misleading (Boudicca’s…

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10 Similarities Between Star Trek and Ancient Rome Posted by on Mar 18, 2014

Whilst trying to decide what to write for this week’s article, I was torn by many different avenues that inspire me. I am personally an avid fan of gender studies and societal transgressions, but these topics seemed a bit…heavy for this week. So, if you are by chance excited to see a blog on gender studies; please look…

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