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ON THIS DAY: 23rd October AD 787 Second Council of Nicaea: An ecumenical council in Nicaea ended which endorsed the veneration of images, ending the first Byzantine Iconoclasm.

ON THIS DAY: 23rd October AD 424 The Byzantine augustus Theodosius II the Younger, the Calligrapher named the young Valentinian III, his cousin and Constantius III's son, Caesar with rule over the west. His mother Galla Placidia was appointed regent.

ON THIS DAY: 23rd October 42 BCE Liberators' civil war: Brutus was killed in battle.

ON THIS DAY: 22nd October AD 253 Valerian gave his son Gallienus the title Caesar.

LATIN PHRASES Bis dat qui cito dat. He gives twice, who gives in a trice.

We also really like a card game called Symposium, where you adopt different philosophical stances and try to answer interesting questions. (Created via a Kickstarter, but you might be able to find it on eBay, etc. kickstarter.com/projects/highr…)

Map shows the homeland of every character in Homer’s Iliad.

This looks like a great event at Cardiff & Vale College, and should be of interest to teachers and others involved in Classics Education.

This is amazing. moroccoworldnews.com/2024/09/364893…

Oh, crikey, Classicists. PLEASE click this link to see the greatest football kit launch ever. Circe, Odysseus, Waterhouse... Just extraordinary! ezeta.it/collections/la…

FINAL CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! Who has delighted, educated, enthused and/or encouraged you in Classics? A teacher? A pupil? A mentor? A friend? A colleague? All of the above? Do take a couple of minutes to nominate them for one, or several, of our awards. workingclassicists.com/awards

ROMAN FEAST DAYS: Aprilis 12-19 Cerialia or Ludi Cereri, festival and games for Ceres, established by 202 BC. (Day 8)

LATIN PHRASES Quam bene vivas refert, non quam diu. How well you live makes a difference, not how long.

ROMAN FEAST DAYS: Aprilis 12-19 Cerialia or Ludi Cereri, festival and games for Ceres, established by 202 BC. (Day 7)

LATIN PHRASES In nullum avarus bonus est, in se pessimus. The covetous man is good to none and worst to himself.

ROMAN FEAST DAYS: Aprilis 12-19 Cerialia or Ludi Cereri, festival and games for Ceres, established by 202 BC. (Day 6)

ON THIS DAY: 16th April AD 69 Following his defeat by Vitellius, the commander of the Roman army on the lower Rhine, near modern Calvatone, and to prevent further civil war, Otho committed suicide.

LATIN PHRASES In vino veritas. There is truth in wine.

ROMAN FEAST DAYS: Aprilis 12-19 Cerialia or Ludi Cereri, festival and games for Ceres, established by 202 BC. (Day 5)

ON THIS DAY: 15th April AD 1071 Siege of Bari: Italo-Norman forces captured Bari, capital of the katepanikion of Italy.