Hodie est Non. Septembres 2772 AUC ~ 7 Boedromion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad
In the News
- Tornos News | Two unplundered Mycenaean tombs discovered at Aidonia cemetery in Nemea
- Roman-era hacksilver treasure hoard found in Shropshire – BBC News
- Meet St. Petersburg’s 2,200-Year-Old Resident | St. Pete, FL Patch
- Greece prepares a carefully worded formal request to ‘loan’ the Parthenon Sculptures | Neos Kosmos
Public Facing Classics
- [Marco Romani] Aequora Debuts New Latin Summer Camps – In Medias Res – Medium
- [Peter Jones] How to deal with Brexit anger, according to the ancients | The Spectator
Fresh Bloggery
- Life’s Purpose, The Pursuit of Knowledge? – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Project Fear | Sphinx
- “It’s all Greek to me”: 10 years on | Mythology and Autism – Susan Deacy
- Night Terrors and Anxiety Attacks in Hippocrates – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Doing Some Data | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Classical Learning, Ignorance of Life – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Le silphium, plante merveilleuse mais disparue | L’Antiquité à la BnF
Fresh Podcasts
The death of Agrippina came soon after that of her son. There are more majestas trials, trouble with the Parthians, and, despite the assurance from his favourite astrologer that he had many years left, Tiberius addresses his own mortality. With Drusus dead, the only remaining heirs to the throne were Gemellus, son of Drusus, and Gaius, son of Germanicus – aka Caligula.
In this episode, we discuss the years 425 and 424 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the conclusion of the First Sicilian Expedition and the Congress of Gela, the Athenian seizure of Kythera, the Battles of Megara and Delium, and the beginning of Brasidas’ Thracian campaign
Dr G and Dr Rad always enjoy a trip to the movies, as you tell from our past forays in classics like Spartacus, Gladiator, and the contemporary farce Hail, Caesar! We are planning to record more special episodes when we see a historical flick or television series that sparks our interest. This week we saw Tarantino’s latest offering, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
Book Reviews
- [BMCR] Josiah Osgood, Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE—20 CE.
- [BMCR] Giovanni Barberi Squarotti, Annarita Colturato (ed.), Il mito di Diana nella cultura delle corti. Arte letteratura musica. La civiltà delle corti, 2.
- [BMCR] Dennis P. Kehoe, Thomas A. J. McGinn (ed.), Ancient Law, Ancient Society.
- Josephine Quinn reviews ‘Masada’ by Jodi Magness · LRB 12 September 2019
Dramatic Receptions
- Vicky Vox Headlines ZEUS ON THE LOOSE at Fire, Vauxhall
- Review: Hercules Wrestles More with Heroism Than with Female Liberation – Slant Magazine
- Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira releases poster of her debut play Medea, says ‘It’s happening, not just a dream in my head’ | bollywood | Hindustan Times
- Oakland University Presents ORESTES
Professional Matters
- AIA-SCS Joint Harassment Policy for Annual Meeting | Society for Classical Studies
- Academic Talent : Assistant Professor in Classics (Ancient Philosophy) – Durham University
- Academic Talent : Assistant Professor in Classics (Roman History) – Durham University
Alia
- Ancient Ruins—Parts of the Past as Well as the Present | The Getty Iris
- Aristophanes: The First Poet Critic | Merion West
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece Launches Next Week – Xbox One, Xbox 360 News At XboxAchievements.com
- This ancient Judaean fortress became a Byzantine monastery… but only for a while.
‘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 a surplus of barley but a decrease in the wheat crop.
… 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)
