I just read that the island of Ibiza, home of intense clubbing, drinking and so forth, was named by the Carthaginians. Apparently, the name’s original meaning was ‘Island of Bes’, the Egyptian god of lots of things, including fertility. And what do fertility gods do best? Well, Google him. Very probably NSFW, unless your office [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Excuses, Excuses…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Carthaginians, History, Language, Sex, Travel on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hoplites, There’s No Fighting In The War Room! or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Spartans
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Archaeology, Books, Classics, Classics Challenge, Dr. Strangelove, Fiction, Film, History, Movies, Museums, War on August 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Wow, I win the prize for the weirdest entry title ever.
A very small piece of news: I was reading the very good Classical magazine Minerva at work today, and I read a review of an exhibition in Athens about daily life in Ancient Greece. They include a section about war in antiquity, and there was a [...]
That’s One Overloaded Bookcase…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Books, Classics, Fiction, Greek, History, Homer, Latin, Literature, Poetry on August 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I just moved into a new house! I’m living with some friends from university and I have a job in another city. The commute (I estimate) is roughly 1 1/2 hours, so I have stocked up on rather a lot of books to keep me going on long train rides, and I thought I’d list [...]
