Hodie est a.d. IV Kal. Sextilies (Augustas) 2772 AUC ~ 28 Hekatombaion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad
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- ‘Roman Biro’ – complete with joke – found at London building site | UK news | The Guardian
- The Karpos Roman era sarcophagus find was excavated carelessly, and workers were quick to re-bury the site – Republika English
- The Romans beneath our feet: What can archaeologists expect to find when they start digging at Rougier Street? | York Press
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Fresh Bloggery
- Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: July 27
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- “Phoenician Letters”: Greeks on Where Writing Game From – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- The Golden Age in Pastoral: Eclogues 4.15-45 – The Classical AnthologyThe Classical Anthology
- What I’ll be doing in Cardiff next week and why it might inform activities for autistic children | Mythology and Autism – Susan Deacy
- Justice and the City: Solon fr. 4 – The Classical AnthologyThe Classical Anthology
- A Mere Scholar, A Mere Ass – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Blog: Will Reading Fiction Make You a Better Ancient Historian? | Society for Classical Studies
- ACE Panel at Classical Association/FIEC Conference – ACE Classics
- Public-Facing Papyrology: from the News to the Classroom – Everyday Orientalism
- A New Roman Empire for White People :: Pharos
- Expanding Archaeogaming: Analogue Games – Archaeogaming
- Weekend Reading: The Prime Minister’s Cheese-Box – Classical Studies Support
- Harry Potter Spells in Wizards Unite | Latin Language Blog
- Suffering for a Lack of the Latin Language – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- The power of fortuna: Odes 1.34, lines 1-15 – The Classical AnthologyThe Classical Anthology
- The Edithorial: Five Great (Labour) Classicist Parliamentarians
Fresh Podcasts
Liz joins David to discuss her forthcoming book Tracking Classical Monsters in Popular Culture (https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/tracking-classical-monsters-in-popular-culture-9781350109612/) . They chat about the portrayal of monsters in Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion films of the 1960s-80s, as well as more recent depictions, such as in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, reflecting on what makes a good monster and how the presentation of these creatures has changed.
There’s also talk about the place of reception studies in academia more generally, Liz’s research on Seneca, her blog which you can check-out here (https://lizgloyn.wordpress.com/) , and why the Sphinx is the patron monster of defeating mansplaining!
Synopsis: The rediscovery of Ai Khanoum testified to the wealth and power of the Bactrian Kingdom. Mithridates’ conquest of Babylonia is countered by an unlikely coalition…
topics: Roman models for our Founders, nuclear power, Shakespeare’s KING LEAR, & a new Hillsdale online course of the book of Genesis.
Scot Bertram is joined by Hillsdale professor of ancient history, Ken Calvert, to discuss Roman models of government that to which our Founders looked. John Steele Gordon tries to answer why the left refuses to embrace nuclear power. Hillsdale English professor Ben Whalen on Shakespeare’s KING LEAR. And Hillsdale’s Justin Jackson is you teacher for a new online course, “The Genesis Story: Reading Biblical Narratives.”
This week Patrick and an expert panel of historians, writers and classicists explore the history of ancient Athens. Joining Patrick on the panel were Dr Martine Cuypers, Department of Classics, Trinity College Dublin, Robin Waterfield, Historian & Writer and the author of ‘Athens: A History – From Ancient Ideal to Modern City’, Dr Richard Stoneman, Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Exeter, Professor Brian Mc Bing, Department of Classics, Trinity College Dublin and George Sarrinikolaou, author of ‘Facing Athens: Encounters with the Modern City’
Book Reviews
- MINOR GREEK TRAGEDIANS Volume I: The Fifth Century – Classics for All
- HADRIAN’S WALL AT WALLSEND – Classics for All
Dramatic Receptions
- Ion | Ioannina | July 29 | What’s On | ekathimerini.com
- Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans review: too much teen drama | Film | The Guardian
Professional Matters
Alia
- Boris Johnson recites extracts of “The Iliad” in Greek – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- ‘Bathing lady’ escorted out of Roman Baths after jumping into water – Somerset Live
- What Has Archaeology Taught Us about Ancient Roman Life? – Archaeology in Bulgaria
- Yannos Kourayos brings Despotiko to life in revival of Greek antiquity in the Cyclades | Neos Kosmos
- Why Epicurean ideas suit the challenges of modern secular life | Aeon Ideas
‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:
- Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
- Sortes Virgilianae (English)
- Sortes Virgilianae (Latin)
- Consult the Oracle at UCL
Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:
If there is any thunder today, there will be abundant crops.
… adapted from the translation of:
Jean MacIntosh Turfa, The Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar, in Nancy Thomson de Grummond and Erika Simon (eds.), The Religion of the Etruscans. University of Texas Press, 2006. (Kindle edition)
