2nd century A.D. statue of Hercules discovered in Israel

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/8703872/Rare-statue-of-Hercules-discovered-in-Northern-Israel.html

A small but highly-detailed and artistically-significant marble statue of Hercules was unearthed during excavations on a railway line in Israel. The statue, which was found near the route of the Roman Via Maris, depicts Hercules leaning on his club and draped in a lion's skin.

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When French was the language of Enlightenment

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/books/review/book-review-when-the-world-spoke-french-by-marc-fumaroli.html?pagewanted=2&_r=2&nl=books&emc=booksupdateema3

Great review of a book about the time when French, not English, was the language of diplomacy, literature, and good manners. Though English has now gained supremacy, the reviewer says: 'For those looking to join this latter-day “banquet of enlightened minds,” When the World Spoke French is an excellent place to start.'