Month: November 2020

#Thelxinoe ~ Classics News for November 10, 2020

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Hodie est a.d. IV Id Nov. 2772 AUC ~ 24 Pyanepsion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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Recorded hours after Joe Biden was named President of the United States, we ask if Donald Trump is a modern day Caesar, willing to do anything to stay in power? Or is Trump the natural successor to the disgraced Richard Nixon? Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook draw parallels between the modern White House, the 1970s and ancient Rome. 

Book Reviews

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Alia

‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends an end to the twisted plans of those in power and a drying wind will affect the trees.

… 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 9, 2020

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Hodie est a.d. V Id Nov. 2772 AUC ~ 23 Pyanepsion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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The 1st and 2nd Illyrian Wars, fought between the Roman Republic and the peoples of Illyria (approximately modern Albania to Croatia) in 229-228 and 220-219 BC respectively, are often neglected in favor of the more famous 2nd Punic War. The conflicts with Teuta, the “Pirate Queen” of the Ardiaei, and the unscrupulous Demetrius of Pharos marked the first (and certainly not the last) time Roman legions marched upon Greek soil. Dr. Christopher Gribbin joins us to discuss the wars in greater detail, and emphasizes their role in sending the Roman Republic onto a collision course with the rest of the Hellenistic world. 

In the second part of the introduction to the theatre of Rome the Greek influence becomes more obvious and we start to get some details about the playwrights of the time. Taking this overview through to the beginning of the period of Empire the scene is now set for the entrance of the three playwrights of the period who’s work is known to us. 

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Alia

‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends bad things for the common people, but there will be an abundance of daily necessities.

… 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 the Weekend of November 7-8, 2020

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Hodie est a.d. VI Id Nov. 2772 AUC ~ 22 Pyanepsion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

In the News

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Gem seal with face of Apollo on it found near Jerusalem’s Western Wall

Rare Gem Discovery in Jerusalem Has Two Mysteries

Classicists and Classics in the News

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Fresh Bloggery

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It’s 48 CE. Messalina is dead. So now Claudius needs a new wife. There are several candidates, including Julia Agrippina, the daughter of Germanicus, making her Claudius’ niece. Conveniently, her rich husband had recently died. She is also the mother of a young boy called Domitius Ahenobarbus – but who will soon change his name to Nero.

We go back around 2,500 years to the time of the Ancient Greek Empire. But as we’re not experts on Ancient Greece – in fact, Dad’s poor knowledge of Ancient Greece has always been his Achilles’ elbow – we are joined by an expert guest. We discover why kids were taught to steal, and we explain why people run a marathon today. And the episode comes to a climax with the Spartans last stand at the Battle of Thermopylae – as depicted in the movie 300., and (kinda) Star Wars: Rogue One.

Alexander, an Ancient Greek king and a victorious conqueror. No, not that one, not Alexander the Great. This time, we’re talking about his uncle, Alexander I of Molossia. In 334BC, when Alexander the Great advanced east to conquer the Persian Empire, Alexander of Molossia was travelling west across the Ionian sea to the south of Italy. In addition to their matching names and simultaneous expansionist expeditions, both Alexanders were brought up in the court of Philip II of Macedon. But whilst one remains a household name, the other has sunk into obscurity. To explore the life of this lesser known Alexander, Tristan was joined by Dr. Ben Raynor. Ben is a former Moses and Mary Finley Fellow at Darwin College, University of Cambridge. He talks us through Alexander I of Molossia’s formative years in Philip’s court, his relationship with the Macedonian king and his own successes as a leader. Ben and Tristan also delve into the legends about Alexander’s death, and his omission from popular history.

79 – The Romans could not have ever known the catastrophe that suddenly destroyed all civilisation around the Gulf of Naples in less than 24 hours.

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Alia

‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends gluttony brought on by serious 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)

#Thelxiope ~ Classics in Landscape Mode for November 7, 2020

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Hodie est a.d. VII Id Nov. 2772 AUC ~ 21 Pyanepsion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

This week’s video-based gleanings; page will take a while to load:

Center for Hellenic Studies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Ez3HT_TJo

Classics and Ancient History @ Warwick

Herodotus Helpline

A Taste of the Ancient World

The Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Satura Lanx

Oriental Institute

American Institute for Roman Culture/Darius Arya

Everyday Orientalism

David Amster

Paideia Media

Christian Lehmann

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9mCGHTq_j8

Olympia Kyklos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P68-Jtxt2JI

Archaeology Now

Louvre

Peopling the Past

Classics in Color

Ancient Literature Dude

Michael Levy

Timeline

Bettina Joy de Guzman

Faculty of Classics Oxford

Divus Magister Craft

Digital Hammurabi

Ancient History Encyclopedia

Mythology Manifest

Smarthistory

Greek and Latin UCL

Swansea University Classics

D Midgley

Latinitium

Mythology Short Stories

#Thelxinoe ~ Classics News for November 6, 2020

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Hodie est a.d. VIII Id Nov. 2772 AUC ~ 20 Pyanepsion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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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?’

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

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)