Hodie est a.d. V Kal. Sext. 2772 AUC ~ 10 Hekatombaion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad
In the News
- Heartbreaking news for Archaeologists in Alcudia
- 1,300-year-old church with colorful mosaics discovered in the Galilee – The Jerusalem Post
- Third-Century AD Statue of Woman Unearthed in Ancient Greek City of Perge | Greek Reporter Europe
- Foundations of Roman church in Colchester are restored | Gazette
- Erdogan Reopens Turkey’s Soumela Monastery After Restoration | Greek Reporter Europe
In Case You Missed It
- Wessex FM – News – Plight to keep Roman mosaic discovered in Dewlish from being sold overseas
- Parthian Burial Unearthed in Central Iran – Archaeology Magazine
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- Ancient Roman Artifacts Discovered in Spanish Seafood Shop During Routine Food Inspection
Classicists and Classics in the News
- LAURENTIUS ME FECIT: in memoriam CAAS Leader Dr. Lawrence E. Gaichas, emeritus Duquesne University | CAAS-CW
- Kevin Newman | Obituaries | news-gazette.com
Greek/Latin News
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Cleverness Is Not Wisdom
- Bad Planning and Disasters – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Comfort Classics: Michael Loy – Classical Studies Support
- The Enchantment of Digital Archaeology | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Herodotus Helpline | Classical Studies
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Archaeological Survey of Israel Online
- Ovid’s Worst Lines – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- On Reading Homer – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Caesar’s Remorse At The Death Of Pompey, By Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (c. 1725–1805) | The Historian’s Hut
- The Sad Tale Of The Child Hermit, Anatolius | The Historian’s Hut
- Autism and Classical Myth: “Respect animals” – and how a chapter on the Hydra might inform activities for autistic children
- PaleoJudaica.com: Vandalized ancient fort at Yehoram repaired
- PaleoJudaica.com: Sixth-century church (monastery?) excavated near Mount Tabor
- Epigrams 9.61 and 12.50: A Living Estate and a Sterile Mansion – The Classical Anthology
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Rand Corporation Allegedly “Vindicates Antiquities Trade”
- Passion for purple revives ancient dye in Tunisia – The Archaeology News Network
- Researcher says female artisans may have created fine pottery during Greek Geometric Period – The Archaeology News Network
- 3rd-century statue unearthed in ancient Greek city of Perge – The Archaeology News Network
- Black Lives Matter archaeology – archaeologists respond – SAPIENS
- Petra – The Rose City – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Anti-racism in education: 2020 summer round-up – Mixed up in Classics
Fresh Podcasts
Bettany Hughes on her favourite fictional female. Recorded at the Hay Festival 2018.
Book Reviews
- [BMCR] Michael von Albrecht, Antike und Neuzeit. Band 1. Antike und deutsche Dichtung. Heidelberger Studienhefte zur Altertumswissenschaft. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter, 2018.
- [BMCR] Maria Backhaus, Mord(s)bilder – Aufzählungen von Gewalt bei Seneca und Lucan. Millennium-Studien zu Kultur und Geschichte des ersten Jahrtausends n. Chr., Band 76. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2019.
Alia
- Afragola, una piccola Pompei coperta dai rifiuti – VoxPublica
- Iconoclasm in ancient Rome | Apollo Magazine
- What did Jerusalem look like at the time of the original Tisha Be’av? – The Jerusalem Post
- Western Strategists Are Obsessed With Thucydides, Athens, and Sparta. Here Are Some Asian Alternatives.
- News : Aeschylus and the lessons of the battle of Salamis
- Coins of Herod the Great – CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series
‘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 good harvest.
… 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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