adventures in my head
In GREEK which makes me think this is really transcription problem, perhaps by later copyists not by the authors (Aelian and Dionysius) themselves. RRC 412/1 (59 BCE Hollstein, Hersh/Walker) Earlier related post.
L. Thorius Balbus, RRC 316 there was a certain Lucius Thorius of Lanuvium, whom you cannot remember; he lived on the principle of enjoying in the fullest measure all the most exquisite pleasures that could possibly be found. His appetite for pleasures was only equalled by his taste and ingenuity in devising them. He was… Continue reading The Thorii of Lanuvium
My favorite detail of the attributes of Liberalitas is her money shovel. Sometimes its called an abacus (wrong) or accounting board (a plausible, but potentially misleading term). This tool was used to ensure each individual got the same number of coins in distributions of imperial largesse. On the Arch of Constantine you can see the… Continue reading 93 of 234 days: Liberalitas and the gens Thoria
Sitting at a hotel breakfast with a lovely view of St. Peter’s dome, forcing myself to eat some protein to get to lunch. Monday and Tuesday were mostly logistics but this post is to help me remember stuff I saw yesterday. My hotel is up the via Flaminia. At the Ankara/Tiziano tram 2 stop there… Continue reading 43 out of 234 days: Notes from Rome
Grueber 1910 (repr. 1970): 569-570 has deliciously erudite footnotes! And yet, like so often he doesn’t explain the theories he’s dismissing. I know they are wrong and so does he, but what a lot of work to make others dig through. It makes me slightly more fond of Crawford’s dismissive asides as he condemns his… Continue reading Day 4 of 234: More on RRC 486/1
Have I forgotten the small change? No! I just took two speaking engagements on new topis the first two weeks of the semester on top of other research commitments, accidentally fell in love with my great great grandfather and started a website for that project, had some proofs to deal with (we are now through… Continue reading The final unciae?
Main Conference Schedule, Abstracts and Handouts This page is a work in progress as participants and speakers submit information. — Everyone attending will have an opportunity to share ideas and interact with other participants (if they so desire). Valentina Arena is Reader in Roman History at University College London. Her work focuses mainly on the… Continue reading Bios
(Or Gryphon. Spelling variations make searching for coins on my blog a pain.) RRC 384/1 Update 1-20-23: This post should have had Lanuvium, Lavinium, Juno, and Papius as key words. I must read more about the Pantanacci finds. Carroll, Maureen. 2019. “MATER MATUTA, ‘FERTILITY CULTS’ AND THE INTEGRATION OF WOMEN IN RELIGIOUS LIFE IN ITALY… Continue reading Sospita and the Griffin and more
I used to think I was the only person who might mess up Lanuvium and Lavinium. NOT SO! Apparently Dionysius of Halicarnassus made the same mistake when he told this story: While Lavinium was building, the following omens are said to have appeared to the Trojans. When a fire broke out spontaneously in the… Continue reading 227 out of 410 days: Confusing Omens, Confusing Cities
This is the coin type at the heart of the chapter I need finish by the end of the month. I don’t expect to write too much about it here as I seem to like to keep my free writing and the formal writing separate. Yesterday was mostly looking at possible (and impossible!) epigraphic references… Continue reading 79 out of 410 days: Trial by Snake
Liv Mariah Yarrow 