Hodie est a.d. VII Id. Feb. 2774 AUC ~ 25 Gamelion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad
In the News
Another slow news day!
In Case You Missed It
- Did the Amazon female warriors from Greek mythology really exist? | Live Science
- Greek gods and ancient mortals ‘resurrected’ in terracotta figurines discovered in Turkey | Live Science
Classicists and Classics in the News
- Art Crime Expert Lynda Albertson Talks Lot 448 Documentary | Art & Object
- There’s More to Classical Art Than Meets the Eye | The Emory Wheel
Greek/Latin News
- [AkropolisWorldNews] Ἐν τῇ Μιανμὰρ τὸ στράτευμα τὴν ἀρχὴν καταλαμβάνει
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Tip voor Valentijnsdag! – Mainzer Beobachter
- Pickpockets of Words – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Catalogue de la collection d’antiquités du comte Alexei Sergeevich Uvarov
- Socrates at the Table: Moderation in Condiments – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- ACE Phase 3: Improving Access to Classical Studies in Museums and Schools – ACE Classics
- Gassy After Sex and Consuming Souls – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Don’t Give a Shit About Tithonus! – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- F**k the SuperBowl – Aristotle vs. Socrates is the Match to Witness! – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Journal: Ciceroniana On Line
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: EAMENA Palestine Exhibition
- Roman Times: The Many Faces of Artemis (Diana)
- Bestiaria Latina Blog: 30: Muli et Latrones
- The first “Baptist Block” (1) – Mainzer Beobachter
- The first “Baptist Block” (2) – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: Hershel Shanks, 1930-2021
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ptolemaic Coins Online (PCO)
- Laudator Temporis Acti: The View from Above
- Writing Advice from Demetrius: Leave Some Details Out! – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Beans, Beans, The [Mystical] Fruit – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- A Terrible, Awful Poem from Martial (NSFW) – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Arion and the Dolphin « The Classical Association in Northern Ireland
- Memorabilia Antonina: Five Christopher Plummer performances worthy of your attention.
- Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire: De Waele’s Story | From the Archivist’s Notebook
Blog-like Publications
- Scientific investigations of believed remains of two apostles – Archaeology Wiki
- Scientific Study of Believed Remains of Apostles – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Roman Baths: An Integral Part of Life in the Ancient Empire
- Weaving a better web – How to make your web appealing – Ancient World Magazine
- Ancient Warfare: How the Greco-Romans Fought Their Battles
- Hell on Earth: Hannibal Crosses the Alps | by Danny Kane | History of Yesterday | Jan, 2021 | Medium
Fresh Podcasts
Heus, you want to learn Latin? Salve sodalis, you have come to the right place. This is a Latin podcast for beginners. With the series “Litterae Latinae Simplices”, you will set up for a journey into Latin literature, in easy spoken Latin.
Dramatically placed on a plateau with drops of 400m to the east and 90m to the west, Masada translates from Hebrew as fortress. It became just that when Herod the Great built a magnificent palace complex upon it between 37 and 31 BC, the remains of which are in fantastic shape today. But the site isn’t only notable for its connection to the bible-famed King of Judaea. Masada was also the stronghold of some of the survivors of a Jewish revolt and, in response, the locus of a Roman siege in the early 70s AD. For this first of two parts, Tristan spoke to Jodi Magness from the University of North Carolina. Jodi co-directed the 1995 excavations of the Roman siege works at Masada, and in this episode she tells Tristan about the archaeological findings at the site, many of which are still visible to the untrained eye. Jodi is the author of ‘Masada: From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth’ Part 2, which will focus on the fall of Masada, the myths and the siege’s legacy, will be released in the coming weeks.
Fresh Youtubery
- Indo European Origins | DNA | Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages
- Swansea Uni Classics, Ancient History, & Egyptology
- LATIN PODCAST to learn Latin – Litterae Latinae Simplices 32 – Horatius (pars II)
- 006. Herodotus BK 1.6 | Walter M. Roberts III, PhD
- The Most Horrifying Ancient Disease We Aren’t Sure Existed | Classics in Color
Book Reviews
- [JRA] J.-M. Blas de Roblès, C. Sintes and P. Kenrick. 2019. Classical Antiquities of Algeria: A Selective Guide. London: Silphium Press.
- [JRA] S. Bernard 2018. Building Mid-Republican Rome: Labor, Architecture, and the Urban Economy. New York: Oxford University Press.
- [JRA] Matthew P. Loar, Carolyn MacDonald, and Dan-el Padilla Peralta , eds. Rome, Empire of Plunder: The Dynamics of Cultural Appropriation.
Dramatic Receptions
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 Unbearable Whiteness Of The Classics – The Weekly Dish
- The 10 Most Beautiful Sculptures In Athens Today – Greek City Times
- L’aquila, l’alloro, l’eroe Napoleone e il mito della Roma imperiale – la Repubblica
‘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 brief period of destruction for humans.
… 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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