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From: David Meadows <dmeadows@idirect.com>
Subject: In the latest Explorator
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Tidbits from my newsletter ... now entering its third year!

Also qualifying as rather big news would be the discovery of what is 
described as a "five star hotel" in Pompeii (watch the wrap in some cases):

http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000405944438668&rtmo=qXdpqpu9&atmo=99999999&pg=/et/00/5/4/wpomp04.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_735000/735536.stm


The Sunday Times has an article on the 'thumbs down' gesture in the arena 
(which doesn't even mention Wallace-Hadrill!):

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk:80/news/pages/Sunday-Times/stinwenws02005.html

The Sydney Morning Herald has a conventional feature on the Colosseum:

http://www.smh.com.au:80/news/0005/05/text/features3.html

The New York Times has a feature on how the site of Belkis is being 
threatened by rising waters:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,44020,00.html



SAGAS
A researcher has suggested that Lord Elgin's letters might ultimately solve 
the problem of the Elgin marbles (yeah ... right):

http://www.foxnews.com/etcetera/050300/elgin_marbles.sml

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