Hodie est a.d. XII Id. Mart. 2772 AUC ~ 25 Gamelion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad
In the News
- Incredible images show Roman amphitheatre in Caerleon flooded during Storm Dennis – Wales Online
- Hypogeum with sarcophagus found in Forum – Lifestyle – ANSA.it
- Archaeologists discover sarcophagus linked to cult of Romulus, fabled founder of Rome
- [possibly paywalled] Legionary’s ancient dagger gleams again | World | The Times
- Silver Roman dagger is restored to its former glory with nine months of restoration | Daily Mail Online
- New museum dedicated to Spartan history is set to open in the US – Greek City Times
- Pompeii’s House of Lovers reopens – Lifestyle – ANSA.it
- Italian tomb of a pre-Roman prince has been saved from ‘imminent’ destruction | Daily Mail Online
Classicists and Classics in the News
Public Facing Classics
- [Miriam Kamil] A Classicist Reviews Hadestown – EIDOLON
- [Jessica Nitschke] The Alexander Sarcophagus as a Phoenician Response to the Macedonian Conquest | Archaeology Center
Fresh Bloggery
- Auction Review: Christie’s Antiquities, 14–15 May 2002
- Natural Logic and the Nature of Death – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Resume the Manners and Customs of Your Fathers
- Forget About All Non-Historical Speech – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- An Untold Number of Gods and the Path to Eternal Fame – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: ANCIENT ROME IN CHICAGO
- Hoe maak ik een neppapyrus? – Mainzer Beobachter
- How the Aetolians Resisted a Superpower (Blog #1)
- Blog: Women in Classics: A Conversation with Judith Hallett | Society for Classical Studies
Fresh Podcasts
The wait is over! Episode one of I, Podius is finally here! On this episode, hosts John Hodgman and Elliott Kalan discuss the inaugural episodes of the 1976 BBC miniseries “I, Claudius.” With stellar performances by Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed and many more you’ll want to watch along at home! Plus, John and Elliott discuss why they decided to recap the series and take some “Dispatches From the Empire” –
Dramatic Receptions
- OWU spring theatre production: an ancient myth with a modern twist – The Transcript
- I regret to inform you that the new Anne Carson is not good | The Michigan Daily
- ‘Medea’ perfectly blends classical tragedy with the contemporary | The McGill Tribune
Professional Matters
- CALL. 02.03.2020: Workshop “Antiquity and the Anthropocene“ – Dublin (Ireland)
- Kassman Essay Prize | Classical Studies
- Succession of Ancient Empires – 28/02/2020, Waterloo (Canada)
- CALL 24.02.2020: Classical Controversies in 2020 – Leiden (Netherlands)
- CALL. 31.05.2020: Leadership values and genre interactions in Antiquity – London (England)
‘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 a heavy wind and an outbreak of skin disease.
… 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)
