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.
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. https://t.co/ALnyHIF9ts)
Oh, crikey, Classicists. PLEASE click this link to see the greatest football kit launch ever.
Circe, Odysseus, Waterhouse... Just extraordinary! https://t.co/iH0IrmkQD9
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.
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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.