Hannibal, concrete, and Doctor Who: Links for April 14

Nunzio Sisto is looking for backers for his graphic reference novel of the Aeneid.
Law students in Britain are adding Roman law to their studies.
Microbiologists may have uncovered Hannibal’s route across the Alps?!
Latin is everywhere, including Doctor Who.
What Can-Do statements are and are not.
Ancient Rome’s 1% hijacked the beach areas.
NPR does a piece about Roman concrete.

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