Some random things

--- In my last trip to Italy, I´ve made an Etruscan tour. I stole away on my own to watch the Etruscan collections of the Vatican, Villa Giulia and the Archaeological Museum of Florence. Saw the Chimaera of Arezzo, the Cists Ficoroni, the sarcophagus of my LJ icon (yay!) and, the greatest thing of all for a philologist with my preferences, the Golden Tablet of Pyrgi. I spent an hour deciphering ...

Diplomacy (11a/27)

... could’ve sped things along. Sophisticated political processes, centralized heating systems, an intricate systems of roads, and...” Wait , Daniel thought. Roads . “...maybe they learned it from the Etruscans, or maybe they figured it out themselves, or ...maybe the Ancients gave them some of those technologies. In fact...” “Wait, wait,” Daniel interrupted. “A system of roads, you said. ...

...grade if i don't buckle down. come on megan murphy and get out of this rut!!! in other news: i am getting work done on my tattoo (finally!) on tuesday! and jake, andrew, and josh are coming up saturday! woo! and this is really fucking cool...a bronze age sword imported from ITALY in MYCENAE! it predates the etruscans! how did this sword end up there!!?!? www.epoxi.gr/News08/news8103.3.htm

Loll bar open til late in Florence

... the sun appeared. But the real disaster was on Monday when it rained cats and dogs. You can easily imagine our comments but at the end we decided for a cultural visit: Pitigliano e Sovana to see some Etruscans tombs. The Ildebranda Tomb is amazing but there is no inscription, not even a sign of explanation. When we decided that we had enough of rain it was time for lunch and this is not a nice ...

Thinking

Today I was sitting in the Sciences Library, getting way ahead on my homework and staring at the ceiling when I thought, "My homework is all reading about Vikings, Etruscans, or King Arthur, or it's Latin. Life is good." I also thought, as I walked down Thayer Street for one of hundreds of times in my life, that I hope I get out of Providence some time. It's a great place and all, but still. I ...

Classes

...AM Essentials Of The Latin Language: 12:00 PM–12:50 PM The Roots Of English Literature to 1600: 2:00 PM–2:50 PM Tuesday, Thursday: Essentials Of The Latin Language: 12:00 PM–12:50 PM The Etruscans: Italy Before The Rise Of The Romans: 2:30 PM–3:50 PM I get excited looking at my books. Especially the Etruscan and English ones, the later because they're mostly Norse sagas. Into the breach! "Hey ...

FYI - Cleveland Archaeology Society Schedule

... - "The Shrines of Cybele and Zeus at Aezanis: A model for Hellenization in Roman Asia Minor" - Prof Kennether Harl (Tulane University) November 7, 2007 - "Cities of the Ancient Etruscans" Prof. P Gregory Warden (Southern Methodist University) (nothing in December or January) February 13, 2008 - "The Uxbenka Archaeological Project: Recent Discoveries in Belize" Prof Phil Wanyerka (Cleveland ...