Hodie est a.d. V Kal. Octobres 2772 AUC ~ 29 Boedromion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad
In the News
- Remains of Roman defences discovered under Exeter’s Bus Station site
- Unearthing Crete’s Minoan past on Mt Psiloritis | Multimedia | ekathimerini.com
- Multiple arrests made over illicit antiquities trade | News | ekathimerini.com
- [date issues?] Ancient Roman bath found in Turkey’s western Kütahya – Daily Sabah
- Two Roman statues find permanent home in Gan Hashlosha-Sahne museum – Israel News – Jerusalem Post
- Gloucestershire industry of 2000 years ago discovered during building work at housing estate
In Case You Missed It
- Haley SCS President-Elect for 2020 – News – Hamilton College
- Emily Wilson Named 2019 MacArthur Fellow | Society for Classical Studies
- Chicago’s Oriental Institute — A hidden gem celebrates 100th anniversary in a very public way – Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh Bloggery
- Epigraphica 81 (2019) table of contents – Current Epigraphy
- The Rise and Fall of Republican Rome as Stages in a Life – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Doctor Toga on Radio 1 – by Ursula Rothe | Classical Studies
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- Preferring Tears to Laughter – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
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- Forget About Cicero and Pliny – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
Fresh Podcasts
Owen joins David to discuss his PhD on craft-tools from Roman London, including what they tell us about life in the city at the time, the misconceptions we can have about craftsman, particularly concerning how varied their experiences were, and how a tool for calming horses got misidentified as ritual castration implement.
Owen also chats about his recent post-doctoral work on the Roman leather in the Museum of London collection, his experiences working on the famous Bloomberg excavations, and why he wasn’t a fan of the Romans growing up. Additionally, he discusses the importance of finding a balance between work and your other interests, and not expecting too much of yourself, because your mental health should always take precedence over those extra hours you could work.
Book Reviews
- [BMCR] Georgia Tsouni, Antiochus and Peripatetic Ethics. Cambridge Classical Studies.
Dramatic Receptions
- SUNY Cortland Kicks off Theatrical Season with Lysistrata – The National Herald
- Austin Shakespeare Presents A New Production Of Homer’s THE ODYSSEY
- Review: A Spellbinding ‘Antigone,’ Both Timeless and Urgent – The New York Times
- Playwright Stalks Caesar, Cleopatra, Ptolemy, the Roman Navy, Good Weather, Free Beer and Wacky History | History News Network
Professional Matters
- CFP: Cathartic History | Society for Classical Studies
- CFP: Ancient Mediterranean for Modern Audiences | Society for Classical Studies
- ROMARCH: Oscar Broneer Traveling Fellowship, 2020-21 « [quem dixere chaos]
- VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN CLASSICS, University of Iowa | HERC
Alia
- ANE TODAY – 201909 – What’s in a Style? Minoanizing Paintings in the Eastern Mediterranean –
- The Jews aren’t to blame for Jesus’ death, a Bible scholar asserts – Israel News – Haaretz.com
- Rome: Total War – iPhone version of Alexander coming soon – 9to5Mac
- Brexit paralysis – it’s like the decay and decline of Ancient Rome – Reaction
- My Turn: Trump and American moral injury
‘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, powerful men will direct hatred toward themselves and take sides against each other.
… 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)
