Hodie est a.d. XVI Kal. Nov. 2772 AUC ~ 19 Pyanepsion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad

In the News

• Unique Archaeological Discovery in Croatia: Roman Chariot With Horses! 
• Greek President Launches Events for 2,500th Anniversary Since Battles of Thermopylae, Salamis – The National Herald 
• Assos excavations reveal popularity of fishing in ancient times 

In Case You Missed It

• Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts to Hobby Lobby – The New York Times 
• Oxford University professor accused of selling ancient Bible fragments – BBC News 
• Hobby Lobby Will Return Biblical Antiquities Allegedly Stolen by Oxford Professor 
• More stunning treasures found on Lord Elgin’s Shipwreck off Kythera island – Greek City Times 
• KUOW – Best Thing The Roman Empire Ever Did For Us? Collapse, One Author Says 

 

Public Facing Classics

• [Paywalled?] Mary Beard: Meet the Romans? I’d really rather not | News | The Times 
• [Peter Jones] Who advises Dominic Cummings? | The Spectator 

Fresh Bloggery

• Additional Papyri Stolen from the Oxyrhynchus Collection | Variant Readings 
• Harold Maker: An Ideal Provenance Distraction | Variant Readings 
• A scandal of biblical proportions: Oxford professor, Dirk Obbink implicated in sale of EES fragments to Hobby Lobby ~ ARCAblog 
• Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: October 16 
• Romulus Says: “F**k the Senate!” – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE 
• Epigraphy.info Third Meeting Short Report – Current EpigraphyCurrent Epigraphy 
• Redefining Academic Work and Academic Knowledge | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World 
• Knowing When to Stop – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE 
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Epigraphy.info: A Collaborative Environment for Digital Epigraphy 
• The Tragedy of the Aeneid’s Dido As Told Through Buffy GIFs – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE 
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: DĀMOS: Database of Mycenaean at Oslo 
• FIEC: Introducing the Board Members of FIEC 

Fresh Podcasts

• ‎The Partial Historians: Episode 98 – Cincinnatus, Suffect Consul 

It’s c. 460 BCE and this hectic year in Roman history continues! In this episode we consider Rome in the wake of the sneak attack on the Capitol by Herdonius’ disaffected Sabines. During the challenges of wrestling control back, the Romans lose one of their own. The consul Publius Valerius Pubicola falls in battle. This is a tragic loss and opens the way for Lucius Cincinnatus to return to the narrative. Episode 98 – Cincinnatus,…

• Ancient History Fangirl: Cleopatra x Marc Antony: Lovers in a Dangerous Time (Part 1)  

Shakespeare wrote about them. Hollywood glamorized them. For thousands of years, they’ve come down to us as the ultimate star-crossed lovers: the Ptolemaic queen Cleopatra, and the Roman commander Marc Antony. In the wake of Caesar’s death, Cleopatra fled to Egypt–and began picking up the pieces. Meanwhile, Marc Antony defeated Caesar’s assassins in battle, and then set his sights on invading Parthia. But to invade Parthia, he needed the money and support of Rome’s richest client ruler: Cleopatra. And Cleopatra had an agenda, too: she needed another Roman protector to shore up her power in Egypt…

• ‎Getty Art + Ideas: From Pyramids to Databases with Getty Conservation Institute Director Tim Whalen 

From painted cave temples in China to pyramids in Egypt to earthen cathedrals in Peru, the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) works globally to conserve artworks, architecture, and cultural heritage sites. An integral part of this effort is conducting scientific research, developing tools and educating and training professionals to manage conservation projects in situ. In this episode, John E. and Louise Bryson Director of the GCI, Tim Whalen, discusses past initiatives as well as what the future holds for the institution.

Dramatic Receptions

• BWW Review: DIONYSUS IN AMERICA Rages Against the War Machine at the Vortex Theatre 
• ‘The Lightning Thief’ Broadway Review: Percy Jackson Musical – Deadline 

Professional Matters

• Bridge to the Doctorate | The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences | UVA 
• Assistant Professor in Greek History ~ The University of Texas at Austin 
• CANADIAN CLASSICAL BULLETIN – BULLETIN CANADIEN DES ÉTUDES ANCIENNES 

Alia

• Alexander McCall Smith: Why Homer’s cruel world is still relevant today – The Scotsman 
• Wonder Woman: Whatever Happened to Jim Lee’s Costume? | CBR 
• Writers brings classic literature to life in poetry reading – The Suffolk Journal 
• Earliest occupation of the Central Aegean (Naxos), Greece: Implications for hominin and Homo sapiens’ behavior and dispersals | Science Advances 
• Have things really changed that much since the days of Odysseus? | inews 
• School in Belgium Launches New Video Game to Teach Ancient Greek History | Greek Reporter Europe 
• Translating Homer’s Odyssey into limericks / Boing Boing 
• Classics Course Examines How Ancient Times Relate to Conflict in the United States | College of the Holy Cross 
• The “Crypt of the Popes” in the Catacombs of Callixtus hold the remains of 16 popes and 60 martyrs 

‘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 thunders today, it portends good fortune for a rich man and for men who are high born.

… 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)