Hodie est a.d. III Non. Septembres 2772 AUC ~  5 Boedromion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad

In the News

• Ruins of ancient road used by Romans, Crusaders and Ottomans to pass through Anatolia found in Turkey’s Bilecik – Daily Sabah 

In Case You Missed It

An interesting series:

• Greek PM: ‘Timing Excellent’ for Parthenon Marbles’ Return – GTP Headlines 
• We Decide About the Parthenon Sculptures, Not the UK Government, Says British Museum | GreekReporter.com 
• British Museum says would consider loan request for Parthenon Marbles | News | ekathimerini.com 
• Culture minister rebuffs concerns regarding ‘loan’ of Parthenon sculptures | News | ekathimerini.com 

Public Facing Classics

• [Mary Beard] Some dark tourism in Turkey – TheTLS 
• [Emily Hulme Kozey] Free lecture on the Oracular Tablets from Dodona | Neos Kosmos 

Fresh Bloggery

• In Honor of Labor Day: Collective Action and the Maturation of Rome – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE 
• “No Mortal Could Rival Me In Work”: Some Greek Passages for Labor Day – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE 
• Translating Pliny’s Letters about Vesuvius – update « [quem dixere chaos] 
• Footnotes and Faded Youth – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE 

Book Reviews

• [BMCR] Albert Rijksbaron, Form and Function in Greek Grammar: Linguistic Contributions to the Study of Greek Literature. Edited by R. J. Allan, E. van Emde Boas, and L. Huitink. Amsterdam studies in classical philology, 30. 
• [BMCR] Alexander O’Hara, Jonas of Bobbio and the Legacy of Columbanus: Sanctity and Community in the Seventh Century. Oxford Studies in Late Antiquity. 
• [BMCR] Simone Beta, Moi, un manuscript: Autobiographie de l’Anthologie palatine. Translated from the Italian by Thomas Penguilly. 
• [BMCR] John Godwin, Selections from Horace Odes III: An Edition for Intermediate Students. Odes III.2, III.3, III.4, III.6. 

Dramatic Receptions

• Up Pompeii! to make a comeback : News 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide 
• Review: Public Works Finds the Heroism in ‘Hercules’ – The New York Times 

Professional Matters

• Durham University ~ Assistant Professor in Classics (Ancient Philosophy) | 

Alia

• 7 Ancient Roman Sculptures You Need to Know – Artsy 
• Subverting the Whiteness of Antiquity 
• [Lucian!} Confidence in the Trump whim is unlikely to survive a recession | Robert Shiller | Business | The Guardian 
• Jupiter’s Recently Discovered Moons Get Ancient Greek Names | News from Greeks in Africa, Asia, and Latin America 
• Virus probably killed prince from Matejovce 1,600 years ago – spectator.sme.sk 
• Decimate does not mean to kill one in every 10 – Analysis & Opinion – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) 
• The fascinating history of Roman Norfolk – from Boudicca to Brampton | Cromer, Sheringham and North Walsham News | North Norfolk News 

‘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 it should thunder today, it portends heavy rains and war.

… adapted from the text and 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)