Hodie est Non. Oct, 2772 AUC ~ 20 Boedromion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad
In the News
- Viterbo News 24 – Avviata a Vulci una nuova Campagna di scavo con l’Università Federico II di Napoli
- Department of Antiquities’ new plan to protect antiquities of Georskipou | in-cyprus.com
In Case You Missed It
- Archaeologists find evidence of neurons in glassy brain of Vesuvius victim | Ars Technica
- A Colossal Statue of Atlas Will Rise Again | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
- Germany Returns Smuggled Ancient Greek Coins to Greece | GTP Headlines
- Layers of rare mosaic in sinking Roman villa found below flats | World | The Times
Classicists and Classics in the News
Greek/Latin News
- [Ephemeris] EXVNDATIO AFRICA
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Comfort Classics: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones – Classical Studies Support
- Roman Times: Etruscan burials in the Cortona (Italy) Archaeological Park
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Bibliotheca Iuris Antiqui
- Four Years of Presidential Memories: It’s Ok, Tyrants Don’t Get Real Pleasure from Sex – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Four Years of Cautionary Memories: Choosing a Captain on the Ship of Fools – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Read Read Read ’til the Eyeballs Bleed – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Hittite Personal Names
- Four Years of Precious Memories: The Way of Kings, To Love and Hate Without Reason – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: DANUBIUS Project: Ecclesiastical Organisation and Christian Topography of the Lower Danube during Late Antiquity (3rd-8th Centuries AD)
- Four Years of Presidential Memories: “Come, Let Us Build Walls” – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- PaleoJudaica.com: Budge, The History of Alexander the Great
- Classicist Disputes My Analysis of Brian Muraresku’s Joe Rogan Appearance – Jason Colavito
- On Pedophilia and Classics – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Full-Faced Portraiture – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Gold Earring from Egypt’s Fayum Mummy Portraits Discovered in Roman City Deultum in Southeast Bulgaria – Archaeology in Bulgaria. and Beyond
Blog-like Publications
- Discovery of an important sanctuary at Zominthos, Crete
- Repatriation of ancient Greek coins
- Heu! Id Fec(i) Iterum (“Oops, I Did It Again!” in Latin) | by In Medias Res | In Medias Res | Oct, 2020 | Medium
- An ancient, sacred place – The Melidoni Cave near Rethymno, Crete – Ancient World Magazine
- Ancient Pergamon – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
Fresh Podcasts
Carla Ionescu joins us to fly the flag for the goddess Artemis, and to tell us why she deserves far more credit than she currently receives.
Is the Homeric world make-believe, or is there a juicy, historical core at the center of these exciting adventure stories? We discuss some of the archaeological, geographical, and linguistic evidence for the truth behind the legend. Boar’s-tusk helmets, Nestor’s cup, elaborate burials, a catalog of ships, Hansel and Gretel, casserole – this episode has it all.
Emily Wilson talks to Thomas Jones about three new translations of the Oresteia. They discuss what the texts of the tragedies may tell us about the state of democracy in fifth-century Athens, the difficulties of Aeschylus’ language, why Hamilton may be the best modern analogue to Ancient Greek drama, and how Wilson came to do her own translation of the Odyssey.
Praeses Americānus novō morbō corōnātō affectus; Armeniī et Atropatēnī bellum gerunt; Shinzō Ābē sē magistrātū abdicat; Gallī animālia tuentur.
The city of London has been the home to many stages of society, and the chance to excavate in Liverpool St has given access to numerous periods of archaeological history. In the Roman context there’s a Roman road and the Wallbrook skulls, giving a vivid human aspect to this excavation. Guest: Alison Telfer (Senior Archaeologist, Museum of London Archaeology).
Did you think the tale of Hercules/Heracles ended with the completion of his 12 tasks?! If you did, you are in for quite the surprise. Our hero’s mortal journey has only just begun.
Book Reviews
- [BMCR] Claudia Nelson, Anne Morey, Topologies of the classical world in children’s fiction: palimpsests, maps, and fractals. Classical presences. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
- [BMCR] Linda Grant, Latin erotic elegy and the shaping of sixteenth-century English love poetry: lascivious poets. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- [BMCR] Ingo Gildenhard, Ulrich Gotter, Wolfgang Havener, Louise Hodgson, Augustus and the destruction of history: the politics of the past in early imperial Rome. Cambridge classical journal supplements, 41. Cambridge: Cambridge Philological Society, 2019.
- [BMCR] Paola Bassino, The Certamen Homeri et Hesiodi: a commentary. Texte und Kommentare, Band 59. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2019.
- [BMCR] Caterina Parigi, Atene e il sacco di Silla evidenze archeologiche e topografiche fra l’86 e il 27 a.C. Kölner Schriften zur Archäologie, Band 2. Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, 2019.
- Harvard professor taken in by fake papyrus in ‘Veritas’ by Ariel Sabar – CSMonitor.com
Professional Matters
- Call for Chapters: Pseudo-Oppian’s Cynegetica | Society for Classical Studies
- Conference: Honor and Shame in Classical Antiquity | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- Making of Gladiators and Humongous Preparations for the Big Game
- Review: ‘Hades’ or bust? | The Slate
- Flavian Amphitheater: Battle Arena for Man Versus Animals Fights
- Palestinians’ most dangerous enemy is … archaeology
- Public Entertainment in Ancient Rome and the Origin of Gladiator Games
- Netflix’s Blood of Zeus Trailer Mashes Up Greek Mythology and Anime!
- How Medieval Jewish Scholars Made Socrates into a Pious Monotheist » Mosaic
‘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 plenty of pulses but little wine.
… 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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