Hodie est a.d. XIII Kal. Apr. 2772 AUC ~ 26 Anthesterion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad

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Public Facing Classics

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• [Nandini Pandey] Classics in a Time of Quarantine – EIDOLON
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Fresh Bloggery

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• Our Coronavirus Plans – EIDOLON
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The gold and silver coinage of Philip II published to PELLA
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• Greek Myth and Apocalyptic European Nationalism  :: Pharos
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• The History Girls: Culture and Society at Lullingstone Roman Villa by Caroline K. Mackenzie
• Cicero and Social Distancing – In Medias Res – Medium
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Fresh Podcasts

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Caligula plans his invasion of Britain. It would have been the first time any Roman solider had been there since Julius Caesar. What motivated his plans? Was he even serious? It’s often portrayed as a stupid stunt. But we discover there may be more to it. How did it fit into his German campaign and the conspiracies against him? And how does it factor into Claudius’ later invasion?

• ‎The Exploress Podcast: Domina: The Women Who Ran Ancient Rome, Part 3 on Apple Podcasts

In ancient Rome, Fulvia was a mighty force of nature. She’s also one of the scariest and least appreciated badasses that Rome is ever going to see. She marries three times, each time becoming her husband’s champion, building him (and herself) up to grasp a kind of power that few women ever found. Fulvia IS the flame emoji. Grab some good walking sandals, your sharpest hairpins, and a flint, because we’re about to light this place up. Let’s go traveling.

Book Reviews

• [BMCR] Vasiliki Kousoulini, A history of Alcman’s early reception: female-voiced nightingales. . Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.
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• Review – 50 Roman Finds from the Portable Antiquities Scheme – Current Archaeology
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• Access to Digital Resources During COVID-19: Loeb, Journals, and More | Society for Classical Studies
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• Here’s How To Experience London’s Museums Virtually | Londonist
• Isis, ancient Egypt’s mother goddess, was worshipped throughout the ancient world
• Legends of Tomorrow Theory: Who The Arrowverse’s Other Greek Gods Are
• [pdf] What Studying Classics Taught me about my Relationship with Western Civilisation
  by Hardeep Singh Dhindsa 

‘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 humans living together well and prosperously.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d. XIV Kal. Apr. 2772 AUC ~ 25 Anthesterion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad

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• Ancient Warfare Podcast: Soldiers of Fortune

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• ‎Ancient History Fangirl: Dionysus: Religion of Revolution on Apple Podcasts

In our last episode we talked about the journey Dionysus took to become a god. We followed his travels across the Mediterranean as he went on an epic quest to spread the cultivation of wine. In this episode, we’ll focus on what happened after Dionysus won his place as a god on Mount Olympus–how people worshiped him on earth, and what made him so dangerous to the Roman status quo.

• The History of Ancient Greece Podcast: 101 – Disaster in Sicily

In this episode, we discuss the year 413 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the rise of Archelaus to the Macedonian throne, the Athenian attack on the Laconian coastline which technically broke the peace treaty, the defeats by the Athenian army and navy at Syracuse, and the retreat and ultimate surrender of the Athenians, which brought the Sicilian Expedition to an end.

Book Reviews

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• [BMCR] Federica Carugati, Creating a constitution: law, democracy, and growth in ancient Athens. . Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019.
• [BMCR] Cédric Brélaz, Philippes, colonie romaine d’Orient: recherches d’histoire institutionnelle et sociale. BCH. Supplément, 59. Athens: École Française d’Athènes, 2018.
• GREEK ELEGY AND IAMBUS: A Selection – Classics for All

Professional Matters

• CALL. 15.05.2020: The Twenty-Third Biennial Conference of the ISHR “Topics and Commonplaces in Antiquity and Beyond“- Nijmegen (Netherlands)
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Alia

• Free Resources on MUSE During COVID-19
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• Pixar is Obsessed With ‘The Odyssey’

‘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 very dry and destructive summer.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d. XV Kal. Apr. 2772 AUC ~ 24 Anthesterion in the third year of the 699th Olympia

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• [Laodicea] Turkey: Ancient city in southwest comes to life
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Public Facing Classics

• [Caitlin Gillespie] Podcast: Who was the ancient warrior Queen Boudica? | BrandeisNOW

Fresh Bloggery

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• Misverstand: Het alfabet – Mainzer Beobachter
• Korinna’s Song: A Poetic Competition Between Mountains – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
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• How papyrus rolls lost their tops and bottoms – from Oxyrhynchus – Roger Pearse
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• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: FINAL REPORT | NOVEMBER 2019: Museum of the Bible Dead Sea Scroll Collection Scientific Research and Analysis
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• New Acquisitions: Hoplite-Style Disease Control (March 17, 2020) – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
• Hades’ Newest Bride: A Remarkable Epitaph – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• Intocht der gladiatoren – Mainzer Beobachter

Fresh Podcasts

• ‎Myths and Legends: 177A-Trojan War: Rage on Apple Podcasts

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Book Reviews

• [BMCR] Lindsay Watson, Magic in ancient Greece and Rome. . London; New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.
• [BMCR] Richard J. Dougherty, Augustine’s political thought. Rochester studies in medieval political thought, 2. Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer Ltd., 2019.
• [BMCR] Helen Roche, Kyriakos N. Demetriou, Brill’s Companion to the Classics, Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. Brill’s Companions to Classical Reception, 12. Leiden: Brill, 2017.
• [BMCR] Anca Vasiliu, Penser Dieu: noétique et métaphysique dans l’Antiquité tardive. Bibliothèque d’histoire de la philosophie: nouvelle série . Paris: Librarie Philosophique J. Vrin, 2018.
• Histria – ghid album | Spartokos a lu

Professional Matters

• CALL. 31.05.2020: Correctness in Comparison. Negotiating Linguistic Norms in Greek from the Imperial Roman until the Later Byzantine period (I – XV AD) – Wien (Austria)
• CALL. 15.05.2020: Ambiguity and Narratology – Tübingen (Germany)

Alia

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• How Early Christians Saved Lives and Spread the Gospel During Roman Plagues | Culture
• Marcus Aurelius’ guide to becoming a morning person – Big Think
• A Greek history of great plagues | Neos Kosmos
• The coronavirus is springing the Thucydides trap | Spectator USA
• Should we keep the Elgin Marbles? Museums begin rethinking their collections | inews
• Olympic torch relay began in 1936 at Hitler’s Berlin Games | FOX Sports

‘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 period of severe rain and disease, an outbreak of locusts, and a very poor crop.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d. XVI Kal. Apr. 2772 AUC ~ 23 Anthesterion in the third year of the 699th Olympia

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Alia

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• Was St Patrick a runaway Roman taxman?

‘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 something unexpected which will bring disaster to both humans and animals.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d. XVII Kal. Apr. 2772 AUC ~ 22 Anthesterion in the third year of the 699th Olympia

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• ‎Literature and History: Episode 74: Marcus Aurelius (The Meditations) on Apple Podcasts

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Tres amici de mulieribus laudandis loquuntur.

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• CALL. 15.04.2020: Antiquities, the Art Market and Collecting in Britain and Italy in the 18th century – London (England)
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Alia

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‘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 year of good health but a shortage of necessities.

… 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)