Hodie est pr. Non. Sept. 2772 AUC ~ 17 Metageitnion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

In the News

• From part to whole: Archaeologists piece together ancient stones to reveal history of Hadrian Temple | Daily Sabah
• Dal litorale reperti dell’Età del Bronzo: la scoperta a Santa Maria al Bagno – Leccenews24
• Sheikh who entertained Queen sues gallery over ‘forged’ mosaics | London Evening Standard
• Roman villa among amazing secrets unearthed beneath Brough football pitch – Hull Live
• Graffiti scrawled on Caerleon’s Roman amphitheatre as attraction vandalised again – Wales Online
• Israeli gas giant found ancient shipwrecks. Israel covered it up – Israel News – Haaretz.com
• French dealer sues over Egyptian stele seized on way to Tefaf New York | The Art Newspaper

In Case You Missed It

• Archaeologist claims location of long-lost city of Bethsaida

Classicists and Classics in the News

• Without Child Care, A UT Austin Professor Struggles To Help Both Her Students And Her Children | KUT

Greek/Latin News

• [Ephemeris] NOVAE CAEDES AMERICANAE 

Fresh Bloggery

• WvdK | The naval battle at Naulochus – Mainzer Beobachter
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Mummy Portraits of Roman Egypt: Emerging Research from the APPEAR Project
• Note of a trip to the Circus Maximus: May 2019 | Classical Studies
• On Knowledge, Wealth and Fortune – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• Roman Times: Social Structure in early Roman Egypt
• Apion’s a Racist Buffoon, But People Listen to Him – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• A Poem to a Jug of Wine – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• The Delphic Maxims – An Ancient Light in the Dark |
• Lucan | The Historian’s Hut
• Illustration Of The Gallic Sack Of Rome, Created By Dudley Heath c. 1912 | The Historian’s Hut
• Suicide in Style – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• Dr. False Etymology – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• Laudator Temporis Acti: Nos Nequiores
• Mr. and Mrs. Cincinnatus in Athens, Thessaloniki, and Spetses | From the Archivist’s Notebook

Fresh Podcasts

• ‎Satura Lanx: Litterae Latinae Simplices 22: Cicero (pars IV) on Apple Podcasts

Heus, you want to learn Latin? Salve sodalis, you have come to the right place. This is a Latin podcast for beginners. With the series “Litterae Latinae Simplices”, you will set up for a journey into Latin literature, in easy spoken Latin.

• ‎Ancient Rome Refocused: The Case of the Caesarian [sic] Quote on Apple Podcasts

Did Julius Caesar actually say: “I could kill you faster, then I could threaten to kill you?” It’s on the internet. So it has to be true. Right? Rob, from the Historical Detective Agency tries to find the truth.

• ‎Key Conversations with Phi Beta Kappa: Classics Scholar Peter Meineck on How Greek Theater Trains Better Citizens on Apple Podcasts

The NYU’s professor elaborates on how to better understand and live through today’s social and moral turmoil by learning from the great theater works of antiquity. Meineck illustrates what Greek drama can teach us about understanding trauma, being informed voters, embracing difference, and what we should, and shouldn’t, expect from leaders and heroes.

• ‎Ancient Warfare Podcast: ANA: How did Ancient Greek cavalry operate without the stirrup? on Apple Podcasts

J.Soth listening via youtube asks, how was all the intense cavalry action possible in ancient history? Thessalian diamond formation charge, companion cavalry charge/melee engagements, Numidian light cavalry etc. without use of the stirrup or more modern saddle technology? If it’s all with a rope or cord and thigh gripping, then they must have had some seriously chiseled legs.

• ‎The Ancients: Pax Romana on Apple Podcasts

Time for a delve into the History Hit ancient history archives! In this podcast Dan Snow sits down with the brilliant Adrian Goldsworthy to ask the big questions surrounding the success of Imperial Rome. Why did the Roman Empire last so long? What were the keys to its success? Why were its soldiers so effective? And so much more. This podcast was initially released on Dan Snow’s History Hit, for the publication of Adrian’s book ‘Pax Romana: War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World’ in 2016. But it has certainly not lost its quality!

• ‎Emperors of Rome: Episode CXLVIII – The Always Unpredictable Outcome of War on Apple Podcasts

During the civil war of 238CE no less than six Emperors were vying for the purple. When the dust finally settled on the child Gordian III remained in power, not because he was the best person for the job, but because he was the most convenient. Guest: Dr Caillan Davenport (Senior Lecturer, Roman History, Macquarie University/Humboldt Research Fellow, Goethe University, Frankfurt)

Dramatic Receptions

• This box-office winner of 411 B.C.E. a hit in 2020: Lysistrata review | Bowen Island Undercurrent

Professional Matters

• Submissions for the online conference Thermopylae 2500
• About – Thermopylae 2500

Alia

• [Cave!] What About These 7 Crazy Laws from Ancient Rome? | by Charles Stephen | Jul, 2020 | Medium
• The Beauty and History of Nea Paphos from the Ground Up | The Getty Iris
• A rich Athenian woman and child – Ancient World Magazine
• [Paywalled] For Greece, the Battle of Salamis Never Ended – WSJ
• The best portrayals of Cleopatra on screen ranked
• The Delphic Maxims – An Ancient Light in the Dark |
• How Ancient Romans Kept Their Cool | The Getty Iris
• What The Romans Did To Us? Innovation Or Exploitation In Roman Britain – HistoryExtra
• A Beginner’s Guide to Stoic Philosophy | Forge

‘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 the downfall of a powerful man and preparations for war.

… 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)