Hodie est pr. XIII Kal. Ian. 2772 AUC ~ 5 Poseideon in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad
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- Obnoxious Ciceronians Set Right – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Roman Times: Water distribution in the ancient world
- Silver For Gold: Strategic Gift Exchange for the Holiday Season – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Historiography and Identity I: Ancient and Early Christian Narratives of Community
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- I Always Preferred ‘Cum’ – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Publishing in Aegean prehistory | Aegean prehistory
- Archaeologists unearth huge Phoenician defensive moat – Classicult
- What words say matters! Plato’s Apology of Socrates | The Kosmos Society
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- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: More British Carrier Bag Archaeology. 1,200 Gold Staters
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Blog-like Publications
- Why Is Christmas on December 25?. Part 1: Scope, Stakes, and Saturnalia | by SAROLTA TATAR | Christianity — History and Culture | Dec, 2020 | Medium
- Why Is Christmas on December 25?. Part 2: The Sol Invictus Factoids | by SAROLTA TATAR | Christianity — History and Culture | Dec, 2020 | Medium
- Reimagining Lysistrata: Gender Expansion, Equity, Representation and Impact | by Queen McKee | AD AEQUIORA | Dec, 2020 | Medium
Fresh Podcasts
Gerasa was a Greco-Roman city in the east of the Roman Empire, in what is now modern day Jerash in Jordan. Like many cities in the area it had Greek influences with a strong local semantic character, and it was significant enough to get a visit from Hadrian during his tour of the province. Guest: Emeritus Professor David Kennedy (Senior Honorary Research Fellow, Classics and Ancient History, University of Western Australia).
From the outbreak of the Second Punic War to the Battle of the River Trebbia, in this two-part podcast Dr Louis Rawlings, Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at Cardiff University, dives into the events of 218 BC and the incredible leadership of Hannibal. In this first episode, Tristan and Louis discuss the background to Hannibal Barca’s march to Italy, before focusing in on one of the greatest adventure stories from antiquity: Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps.
337 – 476 – The fall of the western Roman Empire is the story of how barbarian tribes had learned and evolved from the empire on its doorstep, and when the Huns arrived in Europe, how those tribes were forced to pressurise the Romans and the subsequent consequences.
Ostenduntur duo nova carmina: Aer est frigidus, Vale Italia.
Fresh Youtubery
- The Origins of Ancient Egyptian Civilization | Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages
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- Did Virgil Predict Baby Jesus!? | Classics in Color
Book Reviews
- Book review: ‘Invention of Medicine’ opens doors to ancient Greek culture | Entertainment | roanoke.com
- Limes – Frontierele Imperiului Roman în România | Spartokos a lu
Online Talks and Professional Matters
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Calendar: Classics, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology Webinars
Alia
- The Aurelian Walls: A 1700-year-old Roman Wonder – Abandoned Spaces
- Memo to the Ivies: Classical history matters – New York Daily News
- Ancient Rome and the Founding Fathers Defeated Donald Trump – Bloomberg
- The Epic Battle of Thermopylae Remains One of the Most Stirring Defeats of All Time | Discover Magazine
- The free Roman Chariot with 10276 Colosseum is back at LEGO.com
‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:
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- Consult the Oracle at UCL
Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:
If it thunders today, it portends a shortage of 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)
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