Hodie est Non. Apr. 2774 AUC ~ 23 Elaphebolion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad
In the News
Classicists and Classics in the News
Greek/Latin News
- [Ephemeris] BIRMANICA RES
Fresh Bloggery
- Knowledge, Cooperation, and the Common Good – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Roman Times: Trimalchio’s reminder of mortality
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Ethics of The Tripartite Tractate (NHC I, 5): A Study of Determinism and Early Christian Philosophy of Ethics
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE): The Anchors of the Fisherman
- MoM | Digital paleography – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: Mummy parade in Cairo
- PaleoJudaica.com: BHD Easter Posts
- PaleoJudaica.com: 2021 Leiden Summer School in Languages and Linguistics
- Serapis And Isis: Religious Syncretism In The Greco-Roman World |
- Jordan Peterson Does Not Understand Mythology – Tales of Times Forgotten
Blog-like Publications
- Marcus Licinius Crassus: The Rise and Fall of Rome’s Wealthiest Man
- The Archaeological Museum of Lemnos has found a home
- The Pharaohs’ Golden Parade took place in Cairo
Assorted Twitter Threads
- @TrimontiumTrust on various early depictions of Jesus and related items
- @DocCrom’s Ancient Coin of the Day thread looks at assorted coins depicting Julia Domna
- @DocCrom’s #LatinForTheDay continues looking at Propertius (3.2.3-10)
- @ToneyKeen46 and the #ClassicsTwitterMovie people were watching Risen this week
Fresh Podcasts
The second and concluding part of a summary of Roman Theatre presented as my personal top ten of the most influential, interesting and surprising aspects of Roman Theatre. This episode goes from number 5 to number 1.
As part of a look at Thebes I start with the mythical foundation of the city before moving through to the very real aftermath of the Persian invasion. Athletic cows, wedding drama and walls. Something for everyone.
Fresh Youtubery
- Darkening Age : The Christian Destruction of the Classical World | Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Book Reviews
- [BMCR] Adam Beresford, Aristotle. The Nicomachean Ethics. Penguin Classics. New York: Penguin, 2020.
- [BMCR] Svenja Dirksen, Lena Krastel, Epigraphy through five millennia: texts and images in context. Sonderschrift/Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Kairo, 43. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2020.
Dramatic Receptions
- CRT hones the craft of virtual theater with their new production of ‘Antigone’ | The Daily Campus
- BU students bring ancient play to life with modern, BU-centric comedy – The Daily Free Press
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
‘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 the early arrival of a hot summer but a generally healthy year.
… 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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