Some Links for July 23rd

A brief article on how the “Olympic ideal” has never really been upheld.
Italy seeks Chinese funding to maintain its ancient monuments.
Yet another article on “the case for the Classics.”
Researchers shed light on the spread of disease in antiquity by examining ancient “toilet paper.”

More from the CANE blog

Catullus the Bookkeeper?

Is the list of numbers of kisses in poems 5 and 7 simply a trope, or do they tell us about Catullus’ family and upbringing? Is there magic or just an accountant’s keeping track of things?