Hodie est a.d. VI Id. Ian. 2772 AUC ~ 14 Poseideon II in the third year of the 699th Olympiad
apologies for no installment yesterday; there might be further interruptions over the course of the next week as well (hopefully not) …
In the News
- International Round-Up: Danish archaeologists help to unearth ancient Greek city – The Post
- Construction of new Somerset school delayed after workers discover large Roman burial site – Somerset Live
- Ancient carvings scraped off rocks on Pangaion Hills | Life | ekathimerini.com
- Second Temple era marketplace uncovered in Jerusalem – The Jerusalem Post
- 1,400 Ancient Cuneiform Tablets Identified from Lost City of Irisagrig in Iraq. Were They Stolen? | Live Science
- Rome to finally reopen Mausoleum of Augustus – Wanted in Rome
In Case You Missed It
Classicists and Classics in the News
- Classics students bring Roman society to life – The Brock News
- Jasper Griffin obituary | Books | The Guardian
Public Facing Classics
- [Sarah Bond, Nyasha Junior] The Story of the Black King Among the Magi
- [Matthew Adams] Uncovering a Roman Army Base at Legio – Biblical Archaeology Society
Fresh Bloggery
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: ETHoS: Electronic Thesis Online Service: The UK’s national thesis service
- Five Thoughts from the Archaeological Institute of America’s Annual Meeting | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Hellenistic Far East Bibliography
- Looting Matters: AIA Condemns Threats to Cultural Heritage Sites in Iran
- Poetry Now! – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Attracting the Greatest Numbers of Students with the Least Truth – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Hot Rocks and Fazed Cookies | Sphinx
- Time Travel – Ancient Rome blog Marcus Aurelius Part II: Triumph and Tragedy – Time Travel – Ancient Rome blog
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: AWOL Anniversary
- Getty Stands against Threats to Cultural Heritage | The Getty Iris
- A Year in Review: 2019 – Musings of Clio
- A Conspiracy of Heroes and Gods – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- The speeches of Publius Scipio & Hannibal to their troops before the battle of Ticinus – Novo Scriptorium
- Teaching Tuesday: Revision History 101: Western Civilization | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Read and Review: J. Donald Hughes | Sustainable Agriculture in Ancient Egypt (1992) – Musings of Clio
- ROMA ARCHEOLOGIA e RESTAURO ARCHITETTURA: Dallo spot al restauro: ecco come rinasce il mausoleo d’Augusto. La Repubblica (06/01/2020) & Foto: Guida Turistica – Paola Di Silvio / FACEBOOK (03/05/2019). S.v., Prof. Arch. Francesco Cellini (2015) & Dr. Arch. Fabiana Cesarano (2011); Dr. Fabio Berti ([1928/1941] 2011) & Paola Virgili (2011-2012). – Rome – The Imperial Fora: Archaeological News & Related Studies 2010-20.
- Ulysses was NOT here · pompilo
- Actually, The Destruction of Melos Only Seems Bad… – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Year in Review 2019 « The Classical Association in Northern Ireland
- Arnold’s Not-So-Hot Takes on Classics – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Persepolis Fortification Archive Project: Matthew Stolper on Trump’s threat to attack dozens of Iranian sites
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: The Issue of the Green Collection Cunies (an Green Scholar Initiative) Will Not Go Away
- 27 individuals investigated in Italy involved in online transactions of illicit objects plus a curious research method for identifying illicit antiquities ~ ARCAblog
Fresh Podcasts
The Nemi ships were two pleasure barges, one larger than the other, built under Caligula at Lake Nemi. Although there were several attempts to recover them from the 15th century onwards, it wasn’t until 1929 that Mussolini ordered the whole of Lake Nemi would be drained and they were recovered and housed in a museum. And then the Americans decided to drop bombs on them, and they were destroyed, lost forever.
Come dream with me as we go Deep into the 3rd century BCE and experience why he was forever after known as the Enemy of Rome, in… Pyrrhus, The Last Hero.
In this additional episode devoted to the legend of Troy, Iszi speaks to exhibition curators Alexandra Villing and Victoria Donnellan to discover the truth behind the ancient myth
In this episode, we discuss the years 417-415 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the ostracism of Hyperbolus, the rivalry of Nikias and Alcibiades, the siege of Melos, the lead up and first year of the Sicilian Expedition, and the prosecutions for the Hermai and Eleusinian Mysteries scandals.
Dramatic Receptions
- New Perspectives Theatre Company Presents Reading of SAPHO OF LESBOS
- Fertile Ground—Inspirations Theater Presents OLYMPUS At Alpenrose Opera House
Professional Matters
- Professor of Ancient History – Universiteit van Amsterdam
- The Decline of Bronze Age Civilisations in the Mediterranean: Cyprus and Beyond – 17-18/01/2020, Gothenburg (Sweden)
- Grad Colloquium on Weather & Environment in Ancient Mediterranean – 21/03/2020, Charlottesville (VA, USA)
- Epic, Society and Religion in the Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean cultures – 05-06-07/06/2020, Tartu (Estonia)
- Ancient Fables: Sour Grapes? New Approaches – 24-25-26/09/2020, Graz (Austria)
- Rome our Home: (Auto)biographical Tradition and the Shaping of Identity(ies) ~ University of Coimbra – CECH – Centre of Classical and Humanistic Studies – BioRom
- Applications Now Open for Hephaistos Summer Program Running in June 2020 – The National Herald
- Writing Ancient History in the Interwar Period (1919-1938) | Newcastle University WebStore
- SCS Board Endorses Statement on Targeting of Cultural Sites | Society for Classical Studies
- Burial of the Unknown Warrior: Military burials from Ancient to Modern – 06-07/11/2020, Manchester (England)
- Of Coins and Kings: Discourses of Power and Performance (Rio II) – 21/02/2020, Exeter (England)
- Anchoring Technology in Greco-Roman Antiquity – 10-11-12-13/12/2020, Nijmegen (Netherlands)
Alia
- Oikos Hires Greek God Ares as Newest Member of Marketing Team in New Campaign
- Race and Representation in the Nativity Scene | The Getty Iris
- City of Troy to celebrate “Enjoy Troy Day” | NEWS10 ABC
- Trump Is No King, He’s a Roman Emperor, According to Department of Justice’s New Argument
- Hot spot: the tribes of the Acropolis – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian
- Stoicism enjoys a revival of late, including in Silicon Valley – SFChronicle.com
- Robot ‘Persephone’ to Welcome Visitors at Serres’ Alistrati Cave – GTP Headlines
- Lessons from ‘Troy: Myth and Reality’ at the British Museum by Madeleine McClean, Lady Eleanor Holles | Your Local Guardian
‘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 danger for the ruler of the state from the people.
… 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)
