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if you don’t like it, burn it: papyrus flagratinus
The survival of records. In spite the best and worst of human intentions; our hatreds, prejudices and sheer stupidity…. Obviously, there were mechanical hazards to the survival of literature such as the ordeal of transference of script from one type … Continue reading
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somewhere between 2 B.C. and 6 A.D.
There was the Year One. In the sixth century, Dionysius Exiguus presented a calculation of the “first year of our Lord”; it was slightly inaccurate, given the scant and conflicting evidence in the Gospels, and on neither of those accounts … Continue reading
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just visiting
Augustus built an impressive mausoleum for himself and his family, and he was buried there in 14 A.D. as he had planned. He could hardly have anticipated however, that in succeeding centuries his tomb would be used as a fortress, … Continue reading
banished and vanished
Augustus the Imperator. When you have a standing army of 300,000 men you can call yourself just about anything and people will agree with you. In 2 B.C. he had been given the title pater patriae, Father of the Nation, … Continue reading
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THE YEAR ONE A.D. (Y0001K Bug)
The year one. In retrospect it was a big date.It was year 754 to the Romans, and year 3761 to the Jews. Decisive years, like decisive battles , are an old favorite with historians. More often however, great historical processes … Continue reading
MURDEROUS TRIUMPH OF THE FEMALE PRINCIPLE
“He lost his Antinous while sailing along the Nile and wept for him like a woman. Concerning this, there are various reports: some assert that he sacrificed himself for Hadrian, others what both his beauty and Hadrian’s excessive sensuality make … Continue reading
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