In September I participated in an International conference that took place in Rumania. There, I have been interviewed about my views on the role of libraries. The interview is short but sweet. It is meant to shock people into action and turn them towards the right direction. You can watch it here. http://www.kartiertv.ro/site/index.php?id=interviu-cu-dna-constantina-katsari Interview »
On Tuesday night I glued myself on tv and watched with great interest Joanna Lumley’s Greek Odyssey. I have to admit that I have rarely seen on British TV (not least on ITV) a better travelling guide than this program. The producers obviously thought long and hard about the Greek regions they were going to include and how they were going to present them to the wider public. It may not have b... »
This Spartan’s servant was heard saying that his master had many owls roosting in his roof. Then the master was charged with embezzlement. Who was the master? »
The new School year has already started. Yesterday school kids gathered in school yards, met with school teachers and expected to receive their school books. Their expectations met with disappointment, though. The Greek state did not seem able to provide said books to the children. I hope that the situation will be different for the universities, since the students can still use library materials.... »
509 BC On the Ides of September the temple of Jupiter on Rome’s Capitoline Hill was dedicated. »
9 September 9 Arminius’ alliance of six German tribes ambushed and annihilated three Roman legions of Publius Quinctilius Varus in the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. »