Michael Choniates as a scholar and poet I’ve argued before that Michael Choniates (archbishop of Athens at the time of the 4th Crusade) was a true scholar, and I’d like to point out somethin Continue Reading →
Yes, but did it come with its own Greek (hex) Key? Italian archaeologists have found the ruins of a 6th-century BC Greek temple-like structure in southern Italy that came with detailed assembly instruc Continue Reading →
Dubiouser and dubiouser (+ a new comic) In the news: The Boston Marathon gives a professor a chance to repeat an oft-repeated absurdity: “As my old Latin professor used to say, ‘If it weren’ Continue Reading →
