Hodie est a.d. IV Kal. Feb. 2772 AUC ~ 5 Gamelion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad
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Public Facing Classics
- Mary Beard should stop fretting about nudity and show some imagination
- [Neville Morley] Do What You Must: performing Thucydides’ Melian Dialogue – Institute of Classical Studies Blog
Fresh Bloggery
- Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: January 29
- Getting published: Advice for Early Career Scholars in Classics and beyond – Caveat Lector: Reading Ancient Rome
- Aristotle on the Nature of Slavery – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Teaching Tuesday: Reading is Optional | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Valla Derides Ancient Authors – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- No Failure, No Try | Sphinx
- Meso-Academia. Life Between Masters and PhD
- On Odysseus, Oliver Queen, & Becoming Something Else
- Decay in Pedantic Snobbery – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- The battle of lake Thrasymene (or Trasimene) in Etruria between the Romans and Carthaginians – Novo Scriptorium
- Water Feeding Beautiful Voices: An Odd Philological Detail – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Τhe state of matters in Spain on the time of Hannibal’s arrival to Italy – Novo Scriptorium
Fresh Podcasts
The Romans had some strange ideas when it came to medical practice, but you have to give them some leeway, and a lot has changed in 2000 years. Some of the thoughts and techniques showed forward thinking, but you might have to ignore the cabbages. Guest: Dr Leanne McNamara (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University)
In this month’s episode we talk to Professor David Langslow about the origins of language, in particular of Indo-European languages. We discuss their development, the diversification and also the role which Latin has played and continues to play in the modern world.
John J. Miller is joined by Daisy Dunn to discuss Pliny the Elder’s Natural History.
Book Reviews
- [BMCR] Stella Diakou, The Upper Geometric Cemetery at Lapithos: University of Pennsylvania Museum Excavations 1931-1932. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 146. Uppsala: Astrom Editions, 2018.
- [BMCR] Marta González González, Funerary Epigrams of Ancient Greece: Reflections on Literature, Society and Religion. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.
- [BMCR] Alexandros Kampakoglou, Anna Novokhatko (ed.), Gaze, Vision, and Visuality in Ancient Greek Literature. Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes, 54. Berlin; Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 2018.
Dramatic Receptions
- Martha Graham Dance Company Will Present GRAHAMDECONSTRUCTED: NOGUCHI/GRAHAM AND CIRCE
- Aquila Theatre returns, bringing ‘1984’ and ‘The Odyssey’ to Asheville
- Mercurio Leads Alice Tully Premiere Of Shreve’s THE VOICE OF SILENCE
Professional Matters
- CFP Inscriptions and Literacy, Jan 2021, Chicago – Current EpigraphyCurrent Epigraphy
- CALL. 15.02.2020: [SESSION 13] “From Paganism to Christianity: Transformations of Sacred Space in Sepphoris, the Galilee and Beyond“ (ASOR 2020) – Boston (MA, USA)
- CALL. 15.02.2020: [SESSION 9] “Style and Identity in Ancient Near Eastern Art“ (ASOR 2020) – Boston (MA, USA)
- CALL. 15.02.2020: [SESSION 12] “Approaches to Dress and Body“ (ASOR 2020) – Boston (MA, USA)
- CFPs for 2021 Annual Meeting in Chicago | Society for Classical Studies
- Call for Abstracts: Greco-Roman Antiquity and White Supremacy :: Pharos
- CFP: Ethics in the Early Stoa | Classically Inclined
- Fear in Ancient Culture | Classics at Reading
- CALL. 15.02.2020: [SESSION 16] “Archaeology of the Byzantine Near East“ (ASOR 2020) – Boston (MA, USA)
- CALL. 15.02.2020: [SESSION 15] “Network Approaches to Near Eastern Archaeology and History“ (ASOR 2020) – Boston (MA, USA)
- CALL. 15.02.2020: [SESSION 14] “The Secret Lives of Objects: Counter Histories and Narratives“ (ASOR 2020) – Boston (MA, USA)
- CALL. 15.02.2020: [SESSION 22] “Experimental and Experiential Archaeology“(ASOR 2020) – Boston (MA, USA)
- CALL. 15.02.2020: [SESSION 19] “ Grand Challenges for Digital Research in Archaeology and Philology“ (Workshop)(ASOR 2020) – Boston (MA, USA)
- CALL. 15.02.2020: [SESSION 21] “Ancient Inscriptions“ (ASOR 2020) – Boston (MA, USA)
- CALL. 15.02.2020: [SESSION 18] “Ethics and Responsibility During and After Conflict“ (ASOR 2020) – Boston (MA, USA)
Alia
- This Ancient Sunken City Was Once the ‘Las Vegas of the Roman Empire’ | wfaa.com
- [he was an Achilles fan] Remembering Kobe Bryant: Inside Life and Legacy of Sports Icon | PEOPLE.com | PEOPLE.com
- Ancient Coin Previews From Tauler and Fau Auction 50
- [the Onion] New Evidence Reveals Library Of Alexandria Kicked Out Dozens Of Creepy Old Romans For Looking At Pornographic Images On Abacus
- Via Egnatia: New Tourism App to Promote Macedonia and Thrace – GTP Headlines
- How a Greek war 2,500 years ago applies to Trump’s 2020 impeachment trial [Opinion] – HoustonChronicle.com
‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:
- Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
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- Sortes Virgilianae (Latin)
- Consult the Oracle at UCL
Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:
If it thunders today, it portends an oppressive air and disease for all.
… 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)
