Hodie est pr. XI Kal. Ian. 2772 AUC ~ 7 Poseideon in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad
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- Sweet-toothed Canaanites imported exotic food to Israel 3,600-years ago – The Jerusalem Post
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- Discovery of 66 new Roman Army sites shows more clues about one of the empire | EurekAlert! Science News
- 3,800-year-old baby in a jar unearthed in Israel | Live Science
- Acropolis Museum Launches Interactive Digital Collection | GreekReporter.com
- Louvre sends unseen treasures to safety in case Seine floods | World | The Times
- Restoration of Isis Temple in Aswan completed – EgyptToday
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- PaleoJudaica.com: Temple floor tiles reconstructed
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Desire for Knowledge
- Deserted Villages: Perspectives from the Eastern Mediterranean | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Répertoire des fonds d’archives égyptologiques
- Want to study the classics? « Ancient Rome Refocused
- Did Mithras say “He who will not eat of my body and drink of my blood…”? – Roger Pearse
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: AGÉA: Anthroponymes et Généalogies de l’Égypte Ancienne
- Hymning the Praises of Women and Men: A Lost Singer in the Odyssey – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Roman Times: Autonomy differences between Carthaginian and Roman commanders
- Looking For A Good Game for Your Holiday Get-Togethers? Try Plutarch’s Questions – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Nature vs. Nurture in Crops and Kids – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- PaleoJudaica.com: Punic palace imperiled at Cartagena?
- PaleoJudaica.com: Imaging an Esther scroll
- PaleoJudaica.com: Second Temple-era ritual bath discovered at Gethsemane
- Roman Archaeology Blog: A mystery woman dressed in silk and gold found buried under the London streets was from the elite of the Roman Empire, researchers say
- Blog: Stultitiis et rebus infestis: Petition for UVM to Surrender its Motto | Society for Classical Studies
- History of Women in Ancient World Studies – AWAWS
- Looting Matters: Portable Finds and Roman Britain
- Spencer Alley: Sixteenth-Century Italian Marbles – Classical Idealism
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Blog-like Publications
- 66 New Roman Army Sites Gives Clues About Empire’s Infamous Conflicts
- Digital Acropolis Museum: a new world
- Learning Latin With Dyslexia. There Were Dyslexic Students In Ancient… | by AnnMarie Patterson | In Medias Res | Dec, 2020 | Medium
Fresh Podcasts
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.
Is Christmas an ancient ritual or was it invented by Dickens? Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss the transformation of Christmas from public to private event and decide when it became a commercial rather than spiritual celebration.
In this episode from the History Hit archive, Dan talks to Kevin Butcher about the Roman festival of Saturnalia. Held between the 17 and 23 December, Saturnalia invloved plenty of drinking, gift-giving, and a sense of a world turned upside-down.
Fresh Youtubery
- A moment in time that’s lasted 2000 years— the Spinario (boy pulling a thorn from his foot) | Smarthistory
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- 02/12/2020- Journée maliote- Conclusions | Ecole francaise d’Athenes
Book Reviews
- [AJA] The Role of Zooarchaeology in the Study of the Western Roman Empire Edited by Martyn G. Allen (JRA Suppl. 107). Portsmouth. R.I.: Journal of Roman Archaeology 2019.
- [AJA] Un-Roman Sex: Gender, Sexuality, and Lovemaking in the Roman Provinces and Frontiers Edited by Tatiana Ivleva and Rob Collins. London: Routledge 2020.
- [AJA] Julius Caesar’s Battle for Gaul: New Archaeological Perspectives Edited by Andrew P. Fitzpatrick and Colin Haselgrove. Philadelphia: Oxbow 2019.
Dramatic Receptions
Online Talks and Professional Matters
- Rethinking the political class of democratic Athens’
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- SCS Calendar: Classics, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology Webinars
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- Venus de Milo: The Most Famous Armless Statue in the World | HowStuffWorks
- The Real Face of Aristotle? Artist Reconstructs Famous Ancient Greeks | GreekReporter.com
- Trump Order Promotes Greek, Roman Architecture for U.S. Federal Buildings : NPR
- When Being a Friend of Rome Makes You a King (or a Queen)
- New Findings on Santorini Point to “Lost Island of Atlantis” Origins | GreekReporter.com
‘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 a hot summer and plentiful 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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