Hodie est Idibus Iuniis 2772 AUC ~ 11 Skirophorion in the second year of the 699th Olympiad

 

In the News

• Archaeologists Discover Ancient Settlement In Kazakhstan – Caspian News 
• [Reviewish] Is one of history’s most rousing speeches apocryphal? | The Spectator 
• Diet at the docks: Living and dying at the port of ancient Rome 

Fresh Bloggery

• Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: June 12 
• Plans and Tables | Summertime Fragments 
• Monasticism and Gallic Gluttony – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE 
• Why Hannibal’s Success Against Rome Was Dependent on His Brother | Battles of the Ancients
• Blogging Pompeii: News from the Getty Conservation Institute 
• How long does it take to mark an exam? – Mary Beard 

Fresh Podcasts

• PODCAST: Real and Fantastical Beasts from the Medieval World to Contemporary Art | The Getty Iris 

Book Reviews

• THE SCIENCE OF ROMAN HISTORY: Biology, Climate, and the Future of the Past – Classics for All 
• BORGES’ CLASSICS: Global Encounters with the Graeco-Roman Past – Classics for All 

Conferences and Calls for Papers

• 2019 Annual Meeting Information | CAAS-CW 
• Workshop on the Anonymus Iamblichi – Durham Centre for Ancient and Medieval 

Alia

• Podcasts, phthiriasis and paraprosdokians | Newsminer [possibly paywalled] 
• Rome’s last citizen warns America: don’t repeat our mistakes – Fabius Maximus website 
• Mise en ligne de l’exposition virtuelle “Mythes et Images au Cabinet des Médailles” | L’Antiquité à la BnF
• Gladiator 2 Will Feature A Time Jump