Month: November 2020

#Thelxinoe ~ Classics News for November 20, 2020

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Hodie est a.d. XII Kal. Dec. 2772 AUC ~ 5 Maimakterion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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Murray ponders this query from Michael watching on youtube, ‘maybe a side note to this is to draw parallels with the Celtic invasions of Greece and how they fought the phalanx? Or what Hannibal learnt from his Spanish war, and how he applied that against the legions.’ 

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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends a brief famine.

… 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)

#Thelxinoe ~ Classics News for November 19, 2020

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Hodie est a.d. XIII Kal. Dec. 2772 AUC ~ 4 Maimakterion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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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. Serena Causo on the theme of judgement!

Chris Naunton joined me on the podcast to talk about the work of the many people who contributed to our understanding of ancient Egypt. 

Emlyn Dodd is a Fellow at the Australian Archaeological Institute in Athens and is currently directing a survey project across Cycladic islands which, among other things, is investigating the production of wine and oil in the Classical to Late Antique eras. He spoke to Tristan about what the evidence from Pompeii tells us about grape growth and wine production there, and whether this can be scaled out to other settlements in the Roman Mediterranean. 

It’s 453 BCE and just as Rome seems to be heading towards a legal milestone disaster strikes: it’s a plague!

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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends good things for women.

… 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)

#Thelxinoe ~ Classics News for November 18, 2020

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Hodie est a.d. XIV Kal. Dec. 2772 AUC ~ 3 Maimakterion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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Jeff and Dave get into the dirt with the archaic Greek poet Hesiod (c. 700 B.C.) and his seminal poem Works and Days. Is this near contemporary a match for Homer or does he deserve his (well-cultivated) second banana status? What should we think about the justice of Zeus, two kinds of competition (was Hesiod a capitalist?), fire-stealing, the myth of Pandora, and whether might makes right? Don’t miss the five ages of mankind, from Golden right down through the Iron(ic), Age of Ultron in which we live. And one more thing–if you’re not buying your fennel by the stalk, are you doing it right? 

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With monsters, witches, sirens, and cyclopes, the Odyssey is one of the landmarks of world literature and a classic for the ages. This is the start. 

Welcome to The Pride Pod! This is a podcast created to discuss iconic people, events and the culture of the LGBTQ+ community. In the first episode, hosts Bec Legato and Helena McMahon talk about Sappho, the renowned Ancient Greek poet known for her works detailing lesbian attraction and relationships. 

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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends wars and difficult times for city dwellers.

… 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)

#Thelxinoe ~ Classics News for November 17, 2020

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Hodie est a.d. XV Kal. Dec. 2772 AUC ~ 2 Maimakterion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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A foundational text in both ethics and political thought, the Republic was shaped by Plato’s traumatic experiences as a young man witnessing civil war and the collapse of Athenian democracy. This is the first installment in an 11-part series on this classic work. 

Explosions! Swords! Horse girls! Melissa made me watch Pompeii (2014). We talked about the swords-and-sandals genre, the specific place of Pompeii in popular imagination, volcanos and Kit Harrington’s hair. I do not recommend this movie. Please make more sexy trashy films about archaeologists.

In this episode, Susan Matheson joins us to speak about representations of old age and the elderly in Greek art. 

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Alia

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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends plenty of fodder for the flocks.

… 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)

#Thelxinoe ~ Classics News for November 16, 2020

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Hodie est a.d. XVI Kal. Dec. 2772 AUC ~ 29 Pyanepsion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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18th Official episode of Spartan History Podcast 

East vs West? Maybe. We’re off to Iran to greet the rise of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, the world’s greatest by this point in history. Between Cyrus and Darius, we’ll deal with two Great rulers, but we’ve also got medieval Iranian love poetry, unappetizing royal banquets, Croesus making bad decisions, and kebabs! 

In this newest installment of A.D. History, Paul and Patrick examine Roman Emperor Hadrian, his eponymous wall that’s stood the test of time demarcating England and Scotland, and it’s remarkable impact. As well introducing a remarkable Chinese – yet little known in the West – renaissance man, Zhang Heng. Zhang’s incredible applied intellect, coupled with his innovative gifts are quite literally felt to this very day! 

Following Hannibal’s daring escape from Campania, Fabius’s reputation in Rome lay in shambles. Subsequent victories by the Scipios in Spain and the fierce rhetoric of Fabius’s lieutenant Minucius at last succeeded in having Minucius appointed as co-equal commander of the Roman army. Undeterred by this humiliation, Fabius continued in his single-minded determination to preserve Rome’s army. That selflessness would save Rome from another near disaster when Minucius predictably fell into Hannibal’s cunning trap. 

Theatre buildings in Rome developed over the long period of time from the Etruscan Period and through the republican period, but throughout they were temporary structures albeit on an ever grander scale. In this episode we trace the development and look at the political and social forces in Rome that kept theatre mobile and temporary. 

In 586 BC, the City of David fell to the Babylonians. Today, archaeological excavations continue to reveal evidence of this remarkable moment in history. Come hear about and see some of the extraordinary remains

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends an outbreak of locusts and field voles, danger for the king, and an abundance of grain.

… 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)