Migrant crises, board games, and Etruscans: Links for May 12

Rome: A City of Firsts info-graphic is pretty neat.
The mismanagement of a migrant crisis cost Rome its empire.
Neat board game about the wanderings of Paris, Helen, and Menelaus.
Roman plumbing was overrated.
Where did the Etruscans come from?

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Links for the Week of 17 February

Summer Opportunities Call for applicants for archaeological opportunities near Vesuvius: http://www.apollineproject.org/dig.html Study Greek or the Ancient World in Athens: http://www.norwinst.gr/uk/greek-studies-on-site-summer-2013.html (via @Horatiana) AIRC Field School:

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