Hodie est a.d. XIV Kal Quint. 2772 AUC ~ 28 Thargelion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad
In the News
- Christian town destroyed by Persians 1,400 years ago found in northern Israel – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- Search is on for tomb of famed Christian saint in Turkey | Daily Sabah
- Bird study backs Bible: Pigeons, doves sacrificed in ancient Jerusalem – The Jerusalem Post
- Dismantling Riverhead’s Latin program would be both a disservice and an insult | RiverheadLOCAL
- Turkey’s Plans for Hagia Sophia Strain Greek Relations | Balkan Insight
In Case You Missed It
- Special vessels show Jewish continuity in Israel after Roman destruction – The Jerusalem Post
- Fishbourne Roman Palace under threat – Historian and councillors have their say as archaeological society appeals for funds | Littlehampton Gazette
- Acropolis Museum charging half-price admission for 11th anniversary | Life | ekathimerini.com
Classicists and Classics in the News
Greek/Latin News
- [Ephemeris] EMISSIO AMERICANA
- [AkropolisWorldNews] Ἅμιλλα ἐν τῇ Galwan νάπῃ
Fresh Bloggery
- Expect the Unexpected! Reading Euripides’ “Ion” Online – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Latin
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Seneca the Elder and his rediscovered ›Historiae ab initio bellorum civilium‹: New perspectives on early-imperial Roman historiography
- Working Classics – EIDOLON
- Taking the Cure in Isolation – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- The Fates, From A 16th-Century Flemish Tapestry | The Historian’s Hut
- According To An Odd Tale Of Folklore, Alexander The Great’s Horse Fathered A Species Of Unicorns | The Historian’s Hut
- Roman Times: Trajan’s posthumous triumph for his Parthian War
- Presidential Latin Scholarship – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Citadel and Megaron of Troy II/III | Turkish Archaeological News
- Pseudo-Scholarship and Profit – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Impermanence of Youth Etc. Etc. – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
Book Reviews
- [BMCR] Yasmin Olivier-Trottenberg, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Deutschland. München, Antikensammlungen ehemals Museum Antiker Kleinkunst, Band 20: Etruskisch rotfigurige Keramik. Corpus vasorum antiquorum, Deutschland, Band 105; München, Band 20. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2019.
- [BMCR] Jeffrey Beneker, Plutarch. How to be a leader: an ancient guide to wise leadership. Ancient wisdom for modern readers. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019.
- [BMCR] Anne Gangloff, Pouvoir imperial et vertus philosophiques: l’évolution de la figure du bon prince sous le Haut-Empire. Impact of empire. Roman Empire, c. 200 B.C.-A.D. 476, volume 31. Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2019.
Professional Matters
- SAXA LOQVVNTVR: Inscribed monuments from Friuli – EPIGRAPHIC SUMMER SCHOOL 2020 – Current Epigraphy
- News – AIA Hosts First Themed IAD Listening Session – Archaeological Institute of America IAD
Alia
- Stoicism Versus Jordan Peterson – The Good Men Project
- Mike Pence op-ed – The Greeks Are Gone from Troy for Sure – The Washington Post
- How pandemics extinguished the Roman empire
- Those confusing Roman numerals | Timmins Daily Press
- The Dramatic Death of Cleopatra – Suicide or Snake Bite?
‘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 destruction of crops.
… 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)
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