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  1. Assoc for Scottish Literature @[email protected] ·

    Terminus Britanniae: Tacitus’ Scotland
    20 May, Edinburgh University – free

    Scotland was on the fringes of the Roman world – but was by no means an unknown land. Prof Renato Oniga discusses Tacitus’ AGRICOLA & the latest excavation findings

    In Italian with simultaneous English translation

    iicedimburgo.esteri.it/en/gli_

    #Scotland #archaeology #Roman #ancienthistory #classicalhistory #Tacitus #Agricola #MonsGraupius

    #monsgraupius #agricola #tacitus #classicalhistory #ancienthistory #roman
  2. Cultura Nova @[email protected] ·

    "Vergil’s secret message."

    Long derided as mere coincidences, acrostics in ancient poetry are finally being taken seriously – with astonishing results.

    #Culture #Classics #ClassicalHistory #Vergil #Acrostics

    aeon.co/essays/why-it-pays-to-

    #culture #classics #classicalhistory #vergil #acrostics