NPR has had some pieces of classical interest lately. Try the whimsical Real Housewives of Greek Mythology or How Gauling!, a piece on how a French village commemorates Vercingetorix.
The Guardian has an article about a debate in Italy over which river is really the Rubicon.
An intact 2nd century BC Roman ship has recently been found near Genoa.
NASA is looking for some Latinists! Find out more here from the Rogue Classicist.
From OpenGlam.org – The Getty just released 4,600 digital images of items in its collection free for everyone! There are almost 500 tagged mythology, and even on the first page of results you can see medieval manuscripts with some great illustrations of mythic creatures and the Trojan War.
Links for the week of 3 February
February 3, 2013
An opinion piece from the New York Times about the difficulties of translation: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/the-treachery-of-translators/ A recipe for an ancient Greek and Roman pork dish: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/8421220674/