via Twitter: Ehud Netzer Collection @ BAR
Can’t figure out why Biblical Archaeology Society tweets don’t work like other tweets … in any event, a couple of Ehud Netzer items of interest there (and apologies to those who dealt with previous versions of this post that didn’t work: EHUD NETZER SPECIAL COLLECTION In Search of Herod’s Tomb (article by Netzer in the [...]
via Twitter: Classical Ink Addenda @ the Campus
Almost 200 comments on Bad Tattoo Latin (in 84 of which I compose hundreds of good Latin tattoos for readers): http://bit.ly/gyN8bK— Dennis (@theCAMPVS) December 29, 2010
From Twitter: Kelsey Museum Fieldwork Publications
FIELDWORK: Click on Apollonia, Libya 1965, 1971. http://www.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/fieldwork/pastfieldwork. #libya #archaeology #museums— Kelsey Museum (@kelseymuseum) December 29, 2010
From Twitter: Schliemann Diaries Online
2 of 18 Schliemann diaries in the ASCSA Archives are available online: A1 (1846-7) http://bit.ly/eWbKde & A15 (1874-6) http://bit.ly/h8HWSZ— ASCSA Publications (@ascsapubs) December 28, 2010
Also Seen: The Original Birth of Freedom
An essay on what we owe “the audacious Athenians” … rather interesting if somewhat rambling: via: The Original Birth of Freedom by André Glucksmann, City Journal Autumn 2010.
New Year’s Eve Kissing Origins: Don’t Eat That Elmer
“This one isn’t even worth commenting on, other than to point out it is possibly the weakest attempt to link some modern practice to ancient Rome that I’ve seen in ages … The custom of kissing can be traced back to the Ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia, which took place near the end of the [...]
Germanicia Found?
Very interesting news item from Hurriyet: Mosaics found during an illegal excavation in the southeastern province of Kahramanmaraş have led to the unearthing of an ancient city called Germenicia, which remained underground for 1,500 years. The mosaics, found under a house in the Dulkadiroğulları neighborhood, are expected to shed light on the history of the [...]
ClassiCarnival 12-20-10
Sorry … meant to include this list of highlights from the Classical blogosphere yesterday but didn’t quite get rountoit … in no particular order: The royal engagement ring and the ‘Historic Society’ that doesn’t understand Roman numerals | The Campus Bad Latin: Hayden-Harnett’s Veneficus Libri Bag | The Campus Happy Birthday: Roman Style? | The [...]
Apollo Saettante at the Getty
Today I was sent a Getty Press Release of interest: After eighteen months of analysis, conservation, and re-stabilization, the bronze statue of Apollo Saettante (Apollo as an Archer) from Pompeii will go on view at the Getty Villa from March 2 to September 12, 2011 in the exhibition Apollo from Pompeii: Investigating an Ancient Bronze. [...]
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xiii kalendas januarias
Image via Wikipedia ante diem xiii kalendas januarias Saturnalia continues (day 4) – major, popular festival in honour of Saturn with banquets, the wearing of soft caps (pilei), and general good cheer. Shops and schools were closed, gambling was legally permitted, gifts were exchanged and masters might even wait on their servants. Obviously this festival [...]
d.m. Jacqueline de Romilly
From Le Monde (tip o’ the pileus to Dorothy King): L’académicienne Jacqueline de Romilly, spécialiste de la civilisation et de la langue grecques, est morte samedi à l’âge de 97 ans, indique, dimanche, son éditeur Bernard de Fallois. Née le 26 mars 1913 à Chartres (Eure-et-Loir) d’un père professeur de philosophie et d’une mère romancière, [...]
In the Latest Explorator
Selections from my weekly newsletter … some I’ve blogged, some have many additional links, some I hope to get to eventually (and blog about): ================================================================ ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ================================================================ They’ve buried Allianoi: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=allianoi-completely-burried-in-sand-201\ 0-12-13 More opeddish things about Pompeii (these vary): http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2010/dec/13/ovid-roman-\ sex-pompeii http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/14/arts/design/14pompeii.html http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/international/4466245/Crumbling-Pompeii-needs-urge\ nt-attention http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1965417/pompeii_collapses_spark_criticism/i\ ndex.html?source=r_science http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hLZVR4IQeaIpn07gPCzjecQ-RjqA?\ docId=CNG.d17e4b4251cf887af9f26758f0b95e46.131 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BC1NT20101213?feedType=RSS&feedName=scien\ ceNews [...]
UK Site With a Link to Claudius???
From EDP24 … an incredibly tenuous link: An archaeological dig in Lowestoft may have revealed tantalising evidence of a Roman farm which could be linked to Emperor Claudius. Archaeologists from Suffolk County Council believe they have found the remains of a Roman farm on land earmarked to become the new Pakefield High School. A team [...]
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xvi kalendas januarias
ante diem xvi kalendas januarias Saturnalia (day 1) — major, popular festival in honour of Saturn with banquets, the wearing of soft caps (pilei), and general good cheer. Shops and schools were closed, gambling was legally permitted, gifts were exchanged and masters might even wait on their servants. Obviously this festival is often seen as [...]
Pompeii Plot Thickens …
Interesting … AFP via the West Australian: Nine people are under investigation for two collapses in the famous ancient Roman city of Pompeii that shocked the culture world last month, judicial sources said on Thursday.An ancient training centre for gladiators collapsed into rubble in Pompeii on November 6 and a wall protecting a home known [...]
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xvii kalendas januarias
ante diem xvii kalendas januarias ca. 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Albina at Formiae
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xviii kalendas januarias
Image via Wikipedia ante diem xviii kalendas januarias Consualia — a festival in honour of Consus which likely involved a similar celebration held on August 21 (i.e. horse races, chariot races, and garlanding of the steeds) 337 B.C. — death of Timoleon (according to one reckoning) 215 B.C. — assassination of Hieronymus, one of the [...]
Classics and Wikileaks III
Image via Wikipedia Interesting how Assange’s Classical background (apparently) is slowly leaking out … today’s excerpt comes from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: She said that, influenced by his mother, Assange came to love the Greek classics, including Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles, and that he read them to his own son, Daniel, who now works in software [...]
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xix kalendas januarias
ante diem xix kalendas januarias 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Heron 283 A.D. — martyrdom of Justus and Abundius
This Day in Ancient History: idus decembres
idus decembres Rites in honour of Tellus, the earth goddess which perhaps included a lectisternium (a ‘dinner party’ at which images of the god(s) would ‘dine’ with participants) in honour of Ceres. 405 B.C. — battle of Aegospotami (by one reckoning) 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Lucy of Syracuse 1783 — Death of Samuel Johnson [...]
