Hodie est VIII Kal. Nov. 2772 AUC ~ 28 Maimakterion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad
In the News
- Roman period coins excavated and taken to the British museum | Herald Series
- Ancient shipwreck in Dreamer’s Bay confirmed by Antiquities Department – Cyprus Mail
- Ancient baths discovered in southern Mersin
- Work to create archaeological park at Idalion underway – In-Cyprus.com
- Visiting Pompeii at The Leonardo • Salt Lake Magazine
In Case You Missed It
Greek/Latin News
- [AkropolisWorldNews]: Ταραχὴ ἐν τῷ Ἰρᾶν
- Radiogiornale Latino 23.11.2019 – Vatican News
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Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Selling Thucydides by the Pound | Sphinx
- [BMCR] Know Vergil: No Vergil – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Review: Recogito: Visualizing, Mapping, and Annotating Ancient Texts | Society for Classical Studies
- Beauty and Privilege: Latin, Paideia, and Papyri – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Why Elite Romans Decorated Their Floors With Garbage – Gastro Obscura
- Homeric Landscape – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Women and goddesses of the Trojan War – The British Museum Blog
- Tyrannus O’er Us Wrecks! – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Urology in the hippocratic collection – Novo Scriptorium
- How To Earn A Dinner Invitation: Some Roman Advice – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Weekend Reading: The Stylish Classicist’s Christmas List – Classical Studies Support
- OK, Gloomer! – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- A Conversational Prompt for Awkward Silences at Holiday Meals – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- A Dinner Conversation Prompt: Why Are We Hungrier in the Fall? – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Waarom klassieken? (1) – Mainzer Beobachter
- Waarom klassieken? (2) – Mainzer Beobachter
- Waarom klassieken? (3) – Mainzer Beobachter
- Waarom klassieken? (4) – Mainzer Beobachter
Fresh Podcastery
Crossover time! We’re joined by Scott Lepisto, of the Itinera Podcast, in a conversation at the SoundEducation podcasting conference in Boston. We talked about the conference itself, the use of podcasting in classrooms, and the importance of public-facing scholarship in Classics and Medieval Studies. And please check out Scott’s podcast, in which he interviews classicists about their work and their journey to and through the field!
Ubi Sum Hodie? In urbe quadam mirissima antiquissima pulcherrima!
The Athenian historian Thucydides observed and chronicled the greatest military conflict of his day: the epic contest between Athens and Sparta known as the Peloponnesian War (431-404BC). Much more than just a straightforward history, his work is a study of the struggle between democracy and oligarchy, as well as a meditation on the dangers of populism and political polarization. Perhaps for this reason, Thucydides’ work has experienced a surge in popularity over recent years as polarization and civil strife have spread throughout the developed world.
In this episode we are joined by Emily Greenwood, professor of classics at Yale University and author of Thucydides and the Shaping of History. Our conversation covers Thucydides’ historical context, his ambition and purpose in writing his history, his insights and blindspots, and his relevance to our world.
Stick around at the end of the episode for a chance to win an autographed edition of Thucydides and the Shaping of History.
Landscape Modery
Book Reviews
- ALEXANDER THE GREAT IN ARRIAN’S >ANABASIS< – Classics for All
- HIPPOCRATES NOW: The ‘Father of Medicine’ in the Internet Age – Classics for All
- PaleoJudaica.com: My review of Stone, Secret Groups in Ancient Judaism
Dramatic Receptions
Professional Matters
- University of Ghent: (Greek Archaeology PhD?) Assistant (12833)
- University of Sydney – Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Ancient Greek Language and Literature
- University of Sydney – Lecturer in Ancient History
- PCS Announces Its 81st Annual Latin Week Contests | CAAS-CW
Alia
- Medusa: The Ancient Greek Myth of the Snake-Haired Gorgon
- Should the Parthenon Marbles Be Returned to Greece? | The New Yorker
- Kill The Minotaur Updates: Is It Still Happening? | Screen Rant
- Troy in London: an exhibition shines a light on myth and reality | Culture| Arts, music and lifestyle reporting from Germany | DW | 22.11.2019
- Tornos News | Ancient Greek tradition marked at Elefsis site near Athens (video)
- Pytheas of Massalia: The First Greek to Reach Britain and the Arctic | GreekReporter.com
‘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 that a security post will uncover enemy incursions for the state.
… 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)
