Hodie est pr.Kal. Sept. 2772 AUC ~ 13 Metageitnion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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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. Sept. 2772 AUC ~ 12 Metageitnion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it does not portend anything bad.

… 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. IV Kal. Sept. 2772 AUC ~ 11 Metageitnion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

This week’s video-based gleanings; things appear to have slowed down with schools starting, so there are some ‘blasts from the past’ here:

Movie of the Week

Invicta

Einstein Center Chronoi

American Institute for Roman Culture/Darius Arya

Antiquities Coalition

British Museum

Center for Hellenic Studies

RCMI Toronto

Classics and Ancient History at Warwick

D Midgley

 

Alia

 

If you have facebook, here’s the playlist for the whole #OvidNotCovid playlist of Natalie Haynes’ examination of the Heroides:

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Hodie est a.d. V Kal. Sept. 2772 AUC ~ 10 Metageitnion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends an abundance of crops but the deaths of many cattle.

… 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. Sept. 2772 AUC ~ 9 Metageitnion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

• Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
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• Consult the Oracle at UCL

Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends both wars and conspiracies.

… 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)