Hodie est pridie Kal. Iun. 2772 AUC ~ 10 Thargelion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad

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In early October 218 BC, Hannibal performed his most famous – and controversial – feat: the crossing of the Alps. Fighting hostile tribes, freezing cold, blinding snow, treacherous paths, and even the solid rock which barred his way, Hannibal forged a path across Europe’s tallest mountain range, elephants in tow. When he emerged into Italy, his forces had been drastically reduced, but the men who remained formed the nucleus of what would become the Roman’s worst nightmare.

Book Reviews

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

• Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

no entry for today!

… 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. III Kal. Iun. 2772 AUC ~ 9 Thargelion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad

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Long Watches

 

Mini Docs

 

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• Destruction, Survival, and Economic Recovery in the Greek World | American School of Classical Studies at Athens

 

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Emily Wilson 

 

American Institute for Roman Culture/Darius Arya Digs

 

Janell Rhiannon

 

Mythology Manifest

 

Michael Levy

 

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Alia

Hodie est a.d. IV Kal. Iun. 2772 AUC ~ 8 Thargelion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad

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• Mysterious traces of ‘Ancient Road’ in Phrygia
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In Case You Missed It

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Classicists and Classics in the News

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Public Facing Classics

• How to make TV programmes at home – Column – Mary Beard: A Don’s life – TLS

Fresh Bloggery

• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Regional exchange of ceramics – case studies and methodology
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• Comfort Classics: Fiona Radford – Classical Studies Support
• Uses of Roman Numerals | Latin Language Blog
• Kiwi Hellenist: An experimental translation of Homer
• Laudator Temporis Acti: Progeny of Night
• Eratosthenes, A ‘Second Rate’ Man – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
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• Night Terrors and Anxiety Attacks in Hippocrates – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Early Athens: Settlements and Cemeteries in the Submycenaean, Geometric, and Archaic Periods
• Roman Times: Roman boxing: More Bloodsport than Gentlemen’s Competition
• The History Girls: Sex, Death and Eternal Love by Elisabeth Storrs
• Turn of the Tide | Sphinx
• Forgeries, Inks, and Writing Surfaces | Variant Readings
• Historical city travel guide: Athens, 5th century BC – The British Museum Blog
• New Comic: Heracles’ first Labour: the Lion of Nemea | Greek Myth Comix

Fresh Podcasts

• The Forum – Aesop and the Fables – BBC Sounds

Bridget Kendall traces the origin and meaning of Aesop’s fables and explores what they can teach us about understanding our own extraordinary times with three world experts: Edith Hall, Professor of Classics at Kings College London; Vayos Liapis, Professor of Theatre at the Open University of Cyprus; Dan-el Padilla Peralta, Associate Professor of Classics at Princeton University.

• MythTake Podcast – Episode 31: Heroes in the Time of COVID | Free Listening on Podbean App

We’re baaack! We’ve been hearing a lot about heroes in the news lately and it’s got us thinking. The word’s being used to describe doctors, nurses, paramedics, delivery people, truck drivers, and grocery store workers– all the people who are keeping our society going through the COVID-19 pandemic. But what do we really mean when we call someone a hero? Do our heroes today resemble the heroes of myth? Or are we using the label “hero” to escape societal responsibilities?

• Caligula #24 – Hoc Age | Life Of The Caesars

On the last morning of his life, Caligula entered the temporary theatre on the Palatine in a good mood. The conspirators attacked him in a narrow corridor, on his way back to the palace during the lunch break between performances. The lead conspirator, the praetorian guard Chaerea, stabbed Caligula in the neck, shouting “hoc age” – TAKE THAT! Then he was set upon by a crowd of assassins. Then they brutally murdered his wife and child. The assassins searched for Claudius to bump him off too – but he couldn’t be found.

• The History of Ancient Greece Podcast: 102 – Livin’ on a (Persian) Prayer

In this episode, we discuss the years 413-412 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the Athenian response to the Sicilian Disaster, the Spartan and Theban devastation of Attic agriculture and commerce from Decelea, the dissolution of the “friendship” between Athens and Persia, the Spartans’ building up of a navy and encouraging of revolts of Athenian subject-allies in the eastern Aegean, and a series of treaties between Sparta and the Persian satrap Tissaphernes.

Book Reviews

• [BMCR] Manuel De Souza, Olivier Devillers, Neronia X: Le Palatin, émergence de la colline du pouvoir à Rome. De la mort d’Auguste au règne de Vespasien, 14-79 p.C. Mémoires 55. Pessac: Ausonius Publications, 2019.
• [BMCR] Erik N. Ostenfeld, Ancient Greek psychology and the modern mind-body debate. . Baden-Baden: Academia Verlag, 2018.

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Alia

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• The Historical Memory of Constantinople, 567 Years After the Fall | GreekReporter.com
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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 war in the north, but it won’t affect trade.

… 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. V Kal. Iun. 2772 AUC ~ 7 Thargelion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad

In the News

• Deultum Roman colony near Burgas had port – News
• Ancient Roman mosaic floor discovered under vines in Italy | World news | The Guardian

In Case You Missed It

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• Buried by Vesuvius, blighted by coronavirus, Pompeii wants to rise again – Reuters
• Graffiti on wall of grand Pompeii villa suggests it was owned by Roman general who conquered Greece | Daily Mail Online
• Lockdown loan secures future of trust which manages Vindolanda Roman Fort | Tyne Tees – ITV News

Classicists and Classics in the News

• ‘Paracomedy’ examines appropriation of humor in Greek tragedy | The University of Kansas
• News – Inaugural Recipients of the AIA-NEH Grants For Archaeological Research Announced – Archaeological Institute of America AIA News
• Erika Valdivieso named Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Princeton Classics

Greek/Latin News

• [Ephemeris] SCELVS AMERICANVM 
• Nuntii Latini mensis Maii 2020 – Latein-Monatsnachrichten – Bremen Zwei – Radio Bremen

Fresh Bloggery

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• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Latin Teaching Materials at Saint Louis University
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• ‎Ancient History Fangirl: Thracians: Heart of Ares on Apple Podcasts

The Thracians were the most feared professional killers of the ancient world—serving as hired assassins, enforcers, and mercenaries in famous battles from one end of the Mediterranean to the other. They were the ones the Romans and Greeks hired for their really dirty work. But there was more to the Thracians than violence. In this episode, we use ancient sources and modern archeology to build a picture of how these epic people lived, loved, fought, and died.

• BBC Radio 4 – In Our Time, Zeno’s Paradoxes

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Book Reviews

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• [BMCR] Bradley K. Storin, Self-portrait in three colors: Gregory of Nazianzus’s epistolary autobiography. The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature. Oakland: University of California Press, 2019.

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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 no change at all (or possibly the same as yesterday).

… 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. VI Kal. Iun. 2772 AUC ~ 6 Thargelion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad

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• Rome Colosseum to open after 3-month coronavirus shutdown | FOX6Now.com

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Greek/Latin News

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• Bringing Ovid’s World To Life – In Medias Res – Medium
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Fresh Podcasts

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• ‎Manic Classics: We Need To Talk About Hubris on Apple Podcasts

Lysias, Hercules, Marsyas, Niobe and guest star Luke Giuntoli are going to let you in on a secret. Hubris probably isn’t what Tumblr told you it was

Book Reviews

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Professional Matters

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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 prodigies and a comet will flash.

… 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)