Hodie est a.d. X Kal. Mai. 2774 AUC ~ 10 Mounichion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad
In the News
- Israeli Colonists Invade Archeological Site In Sebastia – – IMEMC News
- Scoperta archeologica in spiaggia a Grado: rinvenuta asse di un’imbarcazione antica
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- Iron Age warriors bent the swords of their defeated enemies, ancient hoard reveals | Live Science
- Reperti archeologici nella Pompei moderna: rinvenute tracce di un antico edificio extraurbano – Made in Pompei
- Cracking the code of the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Ancient castle under threat of quarry
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Classicists and Classics in the News
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- Three US archaeologists honored by Greek president | eKathimerini.com
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Greek/Latin News
Public Facing Classics
- Tiberius, Imperial Detective – Atlas Obscura
- The Greensill scandal wouldn’t have shocked the ancients | The Spectator
Fresh Bloggery
- Defining Literature through Performance: A Conversation about #RGTO – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Performative Informality, Community, and Collaboration | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Happy Birthday Rome–You Were Almost Remora! – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Sikyon Project
- Theatre of Dreams or Illusion | Turkish Archaeological News
- Roman Times: Death of Antinous
- De dag waarop de oudheidkunde een robuustere wetenschap werd – Mainzer Beobachter
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Digital Palaeography and Hebrew/Aramaic Scribal Culture – 2021 International Online Groningen Symposium
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Gardens of the Roman Empire
- Chance, Sickness, and Safe Passage Through the Storm – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- The Victory Of Women With The Legendary Spartan Lawgiver, Lycurgus | The Historian’s Hut
- Apollo and the Seasons, by Richard Wilson (c. 1714-1782) | The Historian’s Hut
- Aristotle | The Historian’s Hut
- Romeinse landbouw – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: Thomas and His Wonderworking Skin!
- PaleoJudaica.com: Schliesser et al. (eds.), Alexandria. Hub of the Hellenistic World (Mohr Siebeck)
- PaleoJudaica.com: Afghanistan wants its “oldest” Hebrew siddur back
- PaleoJudaica.com: Algorithm says 2 scribes wrote the Great Isaiah Scroll
- The History Blog » Blog Archive » Roman baths found in Frosinone
- Exhibiting Roman Women Online – Pompeian Connections
- Blog: Two Key Myths about Equity and Inclusion in Classics Classrooms | Society for Classical Studies
- Spencer Alley: Guercino in Piacenza -1626-1627 (Cathedral Dome – VI)
- Who was Nero? – British Museum Blog
Blog-like Publications
- Two Concepts of Free Speech, from Classical Athens to Today’s Campus – Antigone
- New Finds in Aegae
- The End of Roman Britain – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- ANE TODAY – 202104 – Condemning Statues – American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR)
Assorted Twitter Threads
- @DocCrom’s Ancient Coin of the Day looks at some coinage of Philip the Arab
- @DocCrom’s #LatinForTheDay thread is Tcitus, Histories, 3.85
Fresh Podcasts
What is the Canon? How is it defined? What should it look like… and should we even have it in the first place? This week’s Classical Wisdom Speaks is with Zachary Davis, the founder and president of Lyceum, an educational audio studio, the VP of……
Constantine I was one of the most pivotal emperors of the Roman Empire. Dr. David Potter, University of Michigan, joins and shares Constantine’s accession to becoming Emperor of Rome.
We know all about the battles of the Roman Empire: the opposing sides, their weapons and incentives. But if history is written by the winners, what happened if you lost? In this episode, Dr Jo Ball, battlefield archaeologist at the University of Liverpool, helps to fill in this gap. Jo takes us through the options of the victorious army; to release, kill or capture; and then discusses the treatment of those who fell into this last category. Listen as Tristan and Jo explore the experiences of prisoners of war in Ancient Rome, how this might differ if those taken were also Roman, and how we know anything about them at all.
Our dear friend Liv (from Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby!) wrote a book, Greek Mythology: the Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook. And it’s already a bestseller in Canada and a #1 new release on Amazon!! We just had to celebrate by dropping an extra bonus episode where we interview Liv about her book like super serious professionals. At least, that’s how this episode starts. For the past year, we’ve teamed up with Liv to bring a series of drunken myth retellings to both of our Patreon channels. We decided to bring a tipsy myth to our main feed in the second half of this episode. So settle in, pop open a beverage of choice, and get ready for a drunken retelling of Arachne.
Fresh Youtubery
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- Units of History – The Speculatores: Spies of the Roman Army DOCUMENTARY | Invicta
- ABL 114 Reading Greek Tragedy Online with Paul O’Mahony, Evelyn Miller, and Joel Christenen | A BitLit
- 015. Iliad Book 2. 243-264 -YT | Walter M. Roberts III, PhD
- The Birthday of Rome – Uncut | MIC_Itlaia
- Medusa – Monstrous Misconceptions – Extra Mythology | Extra Credits
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- The Black Achilles Controversy – EXPLAINED | Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages
- Live in Latin w/ Stefano Vittori & Marina Garanin! | Latin Poets | ScorpioMartianus
- How did Rome begin? | Documentary in Latin (Subtitles in English & Latin) • Rome’s Birthday | Scorpio Martianus
- Cost of Applying to Graduate School in the United States |The Ancient Geeko-Roman
Book Reviews
Online Talks and Professional Matters
- FIEC: 16th. FIEC Congress Mexico 2022
- Classics Department Annual Benefactors’ Virtual Lecture | Department of Classics
- NEH Grants for Classically Themed Projects (April, 2021) | Society for Classical Studies
- Annual Meeting of the Swedish Institute at Athens
- Virtueller Jahresempfang 2021 – DAI Blogs
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Calendar: Classics, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology Webinars
Alia
- Checkatrade explores Roman roots with Tony Robinson in new campaign – Netimperative
- The Ancient Greek Treasure of the Amphiareion of Oropos
- Natale di Roma: the legends and traditions behind Rome’s birthday
- 21 Interesting Phoenician Artifacts You’ll Find On Display At The British Museum In London
- Why Rome celebrates its birthday on April 21st – The Local
- Feature: Toned-down celebrations mark Rome’s 2,774th birthday – Xinhua | English.news.cn
- Uncovering the secrets of a pre-Christian acropolis | eKathimerini.com
- The Greek Goddess Gaia and Her Connection to Earth Day
- This Greek Philosopher Taught Me to Trade Options | Stock Investor
- British Museum restores Nero’s reputation in blockbuster show | Evening Standard
‘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 destruction of/by flies (not clear)
… 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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