Links for March 7th

At best, they’re in grave danger.  At worst, they’ve already been destroyed.  Will the ancient monuments of Syria and Iraq survive ISIS?
Undeterred by the violence, some brave souls are desperately trying to protect the ancient works of art threatened by ISIS.
Will Britain be compelled to return the Elgin Marbles?

More from the CANE blog

Links for 13 March

These are some of the things we’ve found interesting this week! The biggest news is that a new necropolis has been uncovered near Venice (Daily

Pliny and Pompeii

From Ruth Breindel: A book review: The Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny, Daisy Dunn, 2019                Since not much is known about the life of Pliny