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In the News

• Monmouth College grad helps save Monmouth-Roseville High Latin program – Daily Review Atlas – Monmouth, IL 
• Greek man arrested over online advert for ancient coins – The Washington Post
• Herculaneum scrolls to be sent to dentist for ‘virtual unwrapping’ to decipher texts from early days of Western civilization | Telegraph [possibly paywalled] 
• New discoveries about the way people were treated in death at Worlebury Hill For 2,000 years ago found | Latest Weston-super-Mare and Somerset news – Weston Mercury 
• Metal detectorist ‘ecstatic’ after find on farm turns out to be ultra-rare Roman coin fetching £552,000 at auction | The Independent 
• Roman discoveries in Meon Valley spark debate over circus maximus – The News 

In Case You Missed It

• ‘Hebdomada Papae’: News in Latin on Vatican Radio – Vatican News 
• Giant Head Found in Rome of God Linked to Cult Accused of Ritual Murder and Orgies 

Fresh Bloggery

• Why posh politicians pretend to speak Latin | OUPblog 
• George Ortiz collection to be displayed in London 
• Blog: Computational Classics? Programming Natural Language Understanding | Society for Classical Studies 
• Militia Group Warns of the Roman “Path to Ruin” :: Pharos 
• Teaching with Circe – CAMWSgrads 
• Teaching with ‘The Song of Achilles’ – CAMWSgrads 
• The Edithorial: A Bridesmaid on Old Greeks and Prizes 
• Francis H. Bacon: Bearer of Precious Gifts from the Dardanelles | From the Archivist’s Notebook 
• Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: June 9 

Fresh Podcasts

• Sermo Raedarius 92 

Ubi novissima de disco narro, et praesenti et futuro.

• QDP Ep 140: De Carmine Tertio Sulpiciae – Quomodo Dicitur? Podcast 

Hoc in colloquio, Augustus et Catharina et Iustus de Sulpiciae carmine tertio colloquuntur

• #32 – Sweep The Leg – Tiberius – Life Of The Caesars 

It’s the year 24 CE. Sejanus is trying to convince Tiberius that the sky is falling. His advice: sweep the leg.

• Audioboom / Alex Davis, Charlie Edwards and Vicky Saward-Read (University of Kent) 

Three guests for the price of one this week: Charlie Edwards, Alex Davis and Vicky Saward-Read, all of whom have just finished their UG degrees in Classics and Archaeology here at Kent. 

They reflect on their time here at university and what a life-changing experience it’s been. Charlie discusses his time with Kent Raising and Giving Society, Alex talks about coming to higher education as a mature student and the opportunities it’s given her, and Vicky looks back on her time as head of the Kent Classics and Archaeological Society.

• Pontifacts 45. Celestine I 

Pope Celestine invites you to join him on his world tour! This papacy left its fingerprints on Gaul, Italy, Africa, Illyria, Britain and…Ireland! In his episode, we discuss the inception of Nestorianism, the Council of Ephesus, and Augustinian love letters that say hi.

• Audioboom / Richard Hobbs (British Museum) 

Richard joins David to reflect on how he originally had no plans to go into archaeology or museums, and just wanted to be a drummer in a band, but through a knack of meeting the right people at the right time his career kept progressing. He also discusses what valuable objects can tell us about the influence of Persia on Rome, why we need to rethink the Roman occupation of Britain, working for the Portable Antiquities Scheme, what Trump and late Roman emperors might have in common, and what links Roald Dahl to famous Mildenhall Treasure.

• MQ Ancient History: City of Rome Blog https://ancient-history-

Book Reviews

• [BMCR] Thomas Bénatouïl, Jean-Baptiste Gourinat, Michel Narcy (ed.), L’athéisme antique. Philosophie antique. Problèmes, renaissances, usages, 18. 
• [BMCR] Fernande Hölscher​, Die Macht der Gottheit im Bild: archäologische Studien zur griechischen Götterstatue​. 
• [BMCR] Sandrine Agusta-Boularot, Sandrine Huber, William Van Andringa (ed.), Quand naissent les dieux. Fondation des sanctuaires antiques: motivations, agents, lieux. Collection de l’École française de Rome, 534​. 
• [BMCR] Polly Lohmann (ed.), Historische Graffiti als Quellen. Methoden und Perspektiven eines jungen Forschungsbereichs. 
• [BMCR] Amy Richlin, Slave Theater in the Roman Republic: Plautus and Popular Comedy. 
• Chersonesus Taurica in the Principate. Some Aspects of Economic History According to Archaeological Data | Spartokos a lu 
• THE WAR FOR GAUL: A new translation – Julius Caesar – Classics for All 
• THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO ROMAN COMEDY – Classics for All 

Dramatic Receptions

• Chicano ‘Oedipus’ brings Greek tragedy to the Barrio 

Alia

• [on making mosaics] Hammer & Hardie — Do you need them? – Lawrence Payne – Medium 
• The Roman Art Historian Who Will Actually Make You Like Tours – Worth 
• Bayern Munich legends to battle Croatia in Roman amphitheater – Bavarian Football Works