Welcome to this Friday's Link Dump! Our host for this week is the glamorous Princess Mickey, one of history's best-dressed felines.
What the hell were Roman dodecahedrons?
The turbulent life of Lady Margaret Logie.
The King of Denmark visits Milan, 1474.
Some really tough pioneer women.
Secret messages on an obelisk.
The parliamentary career of an 18th century Earl.
America's city of poets.
A stolen cat goes to court.
Physical evidence that Roman gladiators really did fight animals.
Yet another sign that ancient humans were more sophisticated than we thought.
Related: ancient humans sketched dinosaurs.
Veterans reflect about VE Day.
The ghost who testified against her murderer.
Recently discovered frescoes at Pompeii.
Strange markings in a Tunisian desert.
A medieval cemetery in Wales is confusing the hell out of archaeologists.
AI in ancient Greece?
Papal funeral rites, 1878-1922.
A brief history of guacamole.
First-hand accounts of the California Gold Rush.
A really weird Martian rock.
An undeservedly obscure Indian archaeologist.
The pub which boasts of owning a fossilized pie. Yum.
A 19th century Bengal Army officer.
Some impressive ancient jewelry.
Free love and murder.
Why do we call it "painting the town red?" It turns out, we dunno.
The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916.
That's all for this week! See you on Monday, when a pastor is visited by the Devil. In the meantime, here comes trouble!
I used to think it odd that the Romans could be so civilised yet so enthralled by violent entertainment. When you think about it, that's been the case in most cultures; certainly our present one - though with less of the 'civilised'... And do they really know the dodecahedrons are actually Roman? And the Duke of Milan's entertaining of the King of Denmark shows how travel of even the rich and famous was an extraordinary event.
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