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“. . . is often noted”?

Posted on Friday: June 11, 2010 by Michael Hendry

“When people unwittingly eat human flesh, served by unscrupulous restaurant owners and other such people, the similarity to pork is often noted.” (Galen, On the Power of Foods 3, quoted in J. C. McKeown, A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities, p. … Continue reading →

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Cruel, But Not Unusual

Posted on Tuesday: April 10, 2007 by Michael Hendry

Many of my students — especially a couple of 7th-grade boys — show a great deal of interest in ancient forms of capital punishment. Today I put together a model to illustrate the Athenian practice of apotumpanismós, or ‘planking’, which … Continue reading →

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