Hodie est a.d. VIII Id Nov. 2772 AUC ~ 20 Pyanepsion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad
In the News
- Predano il sito archeologico “Palike”: denunciati 3 tombaroli – L’Urlo | News e Lifestyle
- Scandal Erupts as Roman Mosaics Get Trampled On in Villa Armira Mansion near Bulgaria’s Ivaylovgrad – Archaeology in Bulgaria. and Beyond
- Company wins appeal to build 140 acre employment site on the site of historic Roman ruins in Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes Citizen
- Measuring a threat to Pompeii’s paintings
- Statuettes of the goddess Demeter and her daughter were found at a construction site in Anapa – The Times Hub
- Vast Artifact Collection Seized from Exiled Oligarch to Be Appraised by German, Italian Experts, Bulgaria’s Prosecution Says – Archaeology in Bulgaria. and Beyond
In Case You Missed It
Classicists and Classics in the News
Greek/Latin News
- [Ephemeris] DESTRUCTIO ISRAELIS
Public Facing Classics
- I’m a lockdown Odysseus: Why Assassin’s Creed is my go-to game
- America Is Eerily Retracing Rome’s Steps to a Fall. Will It Turn Around Before It’s Too Late? – POLITICO
Fresh Bloggery
- Laudator Temporis Acti: What Difference Does It Make?
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: La ricezione di Seneca tragico tra Quattrocento e Cinquecento: Edizioni e volgarizzamenti
- No Hope of Escape for a Tyrant – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Oxford Epigraphy workshop, Michaelmas Term 2020 | Current Epigraphy
- Promoting Classics through Ancient Philosophy – ACE Classics
- Comfort Classics: Jane Draycott – Classical Studies Support
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Syrian Heritage Project
- At Least Try to Enjoy Xenophon – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Fact or Fable?
- PaleoJudaica.com: The IAA’s coin collection
- Watching democracy | Blog post by Mary Beard – The TLS
- Being Good: Action Trumps Intent – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Collections: Iron, How Did They Make It, Addendum: Crucible Steel and Cast Iron – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Houthi Militias Behind Smuggling of Antiquities and Manuscripts
- The Edithorial: Defiant Good News re Doorstep Classics
Blog-like Publications
- Thessaloniki: Byzantine scholars in favour of not removing antiquities
- ANE TODAY – 202011 – The Sound and the Fury: The Passion for Chariot Racing in Imperial Rome –
- Roman Coins From the War Against Hannibal – CoinWeek Ancient Coins
Fresh Podcasts
Alexander the Great. One of the most recognisable names in history. In his short lifetime he conquered the mighty Persian Empire and marched his army as far as the Indus River Valley. But it is important to remember that Alexander’s achievements were only possible because of his father Philip. It was Philip who transformed the Kingdom of Macedon from a backward domain into the dominant power in the Central Mediterranean. It was Philip who reformed the army and created the force that would serve as the nucleus of Alexander’s famous victories. Both were extraordinary leaders. Both embodied a charismatic style of leadership that helped transform them into semi-legendary conquerors..,
Classicists in Transition, a podcast by the Ghent Institute for Classical Studies, hosted by Dimitri Van Limbergen and Alison John. In this episode, we talk to dr. Julie Van Pelt on the theme of uncertainty.
Tyler Alderson talks with author Adrian Goldsworthy, whose new book Philip and Alexander explores the lives of the two men who turned ancient Macedonia from a fringe Greek state into a powerful empire. While much of the focus has been on Alexander, Goldsworthy discusses the vital role that Philip played in setting his son up for the successes that earned him the name “Alexander the Great.”
J.Soth listening via youtube asks, ‘How were cataphracts, Thessalian cavalry and companion cavalry etc able to use shock tactics without spurs and other knightly equipment?’
Book Reviews
- [BMCR] Cornelia Brink, Nicole Falkenhayner, Ralf von den Hoff, Helden müssen sterben. Von Sinn und Fragwürdigkeit des heroischen Todes. Baden-Baden: Ergon Verlag, 2019.
- [BMCR] Annalisa Marzano, Guy P. R. Métraux, The Roman Villa in the Mediterranean Basin: Late Republic to Late Antiquity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Online Talks and Professional Matters
- Racecraft in the Odyssey and Argonautica. Zoom lecture
- Virtual Reading Event by Literary Translator and Poet A.E. Stallings | University of Arkansas
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
‘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 borers destroying the grain crops.
… 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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