Snow at Home, Snow in Rome!
- Author By phillipsd
- Publication date February 13, 2010
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Nero’s Dining Room
News reports from earlier this week note the discovery of a Roman imperial dining room from the time of Nero. The room is perhaps the “famous” dining room described by Suetonius as being part of Nero’s Domus Aurea (Golden House). This is a new discovery — adding to the extensive remains of the house that…Continue Reading Nero’s Dining Room
Classics goes Hollywood
I read a review of the new film “My Life in Ruins” (from the team that gave us “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”). Seems that the main character is an “unemployed Classics professor turned tour guide”. Nice to see Classics is getting some exposure, but wouldn’t it be nice to have an employed Classicist featured (though this…Continue Reading Classics goes Hollywood
“Model” Rome
I’ve been experimenting with tilt-shift photography — a technique that makes images of real sites look like pictures of models. Here are two shots of Rome. What do you think? For interesting pictures of Charleston, with weekly updates, check out: http://tinycharleston.blogspot.com/…Continue Reading “Model” Rome