Some corners of the world are quite excited about one of the recent archaeological discoveries to come out of Israel. In an archaeological dig at Khirbet Qeiyafa, which is not far from where we lived for a few years, what may turn out to be the oldest evidence of written Hebrew on pottery has [...]
From Rogue Classicism:
First call for papers
Conference: Roman latrines and cesspit toilets
in the northwestern provinces.
Contact: Latrine2009 AT gmail.com
The public and private toilets in the Roman cities in the Mediterranean area have been the subject of archaeological research for many years. We know a great deal about the way these toilets were constructed and how they functioned, [...]
Rogue Classicism has the latest on the cinematic production “Hadrian”, starring Daniel Craig.
Who would have thought?
According to official census returns from Roman Egypt dating to the first to third centuries A.D., more than sixteen per cent, or twenty-two of the one hundred and thirty-six documented marriages in which the degree of kinship between spouses is ascertainable, were celebrated between full brothers and sisters and four-fifths of these [...]
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