Hodie est a.d. III Id. Sext. 2772 AUC ~ 23 Hekatombaion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends a good harvest but bad things for reptiles and harm to humans.

… 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 Id. Sext. 2772 AUC ~ 22 Hekatombaion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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From the 2000 historical blockbuster ‘Gladiator’ to the Total War series, brutal hand to hand warfare is something we commonly associate with antiquity. But do we have any ancient cases of psychological injury as a direct result of military service? Joining me to discuss this topic, focusing on cases from the Classical Greek Period (c.500 – 323 BC), is Dr Owen Rees. Owen is a historian of ancient warfare and society. He has also written papers about the possibility of an equivalent phenomenon to PTSD in ancient Greek warfare and how that trauma manifested itself differently in ancient Greek culture. In this podcast, we focus on the cases of two specific individuals from the Classical Period: Epizelus the Athenian and Clearchus the Spartan.

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• [Classical Journal ~ PDF] Socrates and the Socratic Dialogue 
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• [AJA] Ancient Greece: Social Structure and Evolution By David B. Small (Case Studies in Early Societies). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2019.
• [AJA] The Orientalizing and Lucanian Tombs from Loc. De Santis I at Pontecagnano By Margit von Mehren (AnalRom 52). Rome: Edizioni Quasar 2019.
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends pain and suffering for the majority of people.

… 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 Id. Sext. 2772 AUC ~ 21 Hekatombaion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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• ‎Creepy Classics: The Story of Machetes and Philinnion, from Phlegon of Tralles on Apple Podcasts

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• ‎Casting Through Ancient Greece: Episode 13: Persia, King of Kings on Apple Podcasts

The Persian Empire continues to expand under the successive kings.

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• ‎Ancient History Fangirl: Spartacus Part 2: Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses? on Apple Podcasts

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• ‎The Ancients: Combat Trauma on Apple Podcasts

From the 2000 historical blockbuster ‘Gladiator’ to the Total War series, brutal hand to hand warfare is something we commonly associate with antiquity. But do we have any ancient cases of psychological injury as a direct result of military service? Joining me to discuss this topic, focusing on cases from the Classical Greek Period (c.500 – 323 BC), is Dr Owen Rees. Owen is a historian of ancient warfare and society. He has also written papers about the possibility of an equivalent phenomenon to PTSD in ancient Greek warfare and how that trauma manifested itself differently in ancient Greek culture. In this podcast, we focus on the cases of two specific individuals from the Classical Period: Epizelus the Athenian and Clearchus the Spartan.

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• [AJA] Exploring a Terra Incognita on Crete: Recent Research on Bronze Age Habitation in the Southern Ierapetra Isthmus Edited by Konstantinos Chalikias and Emilia Oddo. Philadelphia: INSTAP Academic Press 2019.
• [BMCR] The chronology of the early Greek natural philosophers Philip Thibodeau, The chronology of the early Greek natural philosophers. North Haven, CT: Cosmographia.net, 2019.
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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

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

If it thunders today, it portends good health for humans this year.

… 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 Id. Sext. 2772 AUC ~ 20 Hekatombaion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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Hodie est a.d. VII Id. Sext. 2772 AUC ~ 19 Hekatombaion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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• ‎The Endless Knot: Recipes and Authority, from Intelligent Speech on Apple Podcasts

Back in June we had the pleasure of being part of the Intelligent Speech Conference 2020 — this year, held entirely online. It was a day filled with amazing podcasters and great conversations, and in this short episode we’re sharing the talk that we gave at the event. It’s about the word Recipe and early cookbooks, medicine, and women’s magazines.

• ‎Ancient Warfare Podcast: AWA: If the Roman Legion was superior to the phalanx how could Hannibal use such inferior methods and defeat the Romans for years? on Apple Podcasts

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• ‎Emperors of Rome: Episode CXLVI – The Sun is Getting Real Low (Maximinus) on Apple Podcasts

The Roman Empire was unprepared for the rule of the Emperor Maximinus. Regarded by many as a savage barbarian, he came to the purple by blood, would rule by blood, and would leave it the same way. Guest: Dr Caillan Davenport (Senior Lecturer, Roman History, Macquarie University/Humboldt Research Fellow, Goethe University, Frankfurt)

Book Reviews

• [BMCR] Thomas Bénatouïl, Jean-Baptiste Gourinat, Michel Narcy, L’épicurisme antique. Philosophie antique. Problèmes, renaissances, usages, 19. Paris: Presses Universitaires du Septentrion, 2019.
• [BMCR] Devin Henry, Aristotle on matter, form, and moving causes: the hylomorphic theory of substantial generation. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Pres, 2019.
• Educating the Republic | The Oxonian Review
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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 harsh winds and the outbreak of diseases.

… 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)