Hodie est a.d VIII Kal. Jun. 2774 AUC ~ 14 Thargelion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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• Bad Judeans? Despite biblical ban, non-kosher fish were eaten in ancient Israel | The Times of Israel

In Case You Missed It

• Ryedale Roman bronze artefacts sell for £185,000 at auction | The Scarborough News
• Bad reputation: British Museum takes new look at Rome’s Nero
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• VIDEO: Pot Luck: Ancient Amphorae Saved From Ocean Bed  – The Tennessee Tribune

Classicists and Classics in the News

• Exiled poet from 8 A.D. became Muhua Yang’s senior thesis – Harvard Gazette

Greek/Latin News

• [Ephemeris] DE VACCINORVM TVRPITVDINE De distributione medicaminis 

Public Facing Classics

• What the “Nefertiti Hack” Tells Us About Digital Colonialism

Fresh Bloggery

• A Commencement Address – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• Experiencing Epigraphy: Cognition & the Importance of Doubting your Senses – Institute of Classical Studies Blog
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Culture Diff’: Ressources en Egyptologie
• Laudator Temporis Acti: Lack of Judgement
• The Fables of Elizabeth Jane Weston | Dickinson College Commentaries
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft
• Bestiaria Latina Blog: Gesta 13: De amore inordinato
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: New From the Oriental Institute: OIP 145. Excavations at the Cappadocia Gate: Kerkenes Final Reports 1
• Building Ships, Feeding Minds: Reflections on Teaching in Latin and Greek – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• Roman Times: Roman athletics (as opposed to spectator sports)
• Slides from May 24th NUMISMA talk – Liv Mariah Yarrow
• Loog Herodotos over de slag bij Himera? – Mainzer Beobachter
• PaleoJudaica.com: Review of “Nero: The Man Behind the Myth”
• PaleoJudaica.com: Historical background of the Gaza conflict
• Tucker Carlson Is Using Controversy about Literature Classes to Promote Fascism – Tales of Times Forgotten
• PaleoJudaica.com: Book event essays (2): Feldman, The Story of Sacrifice
• PaleoJudaica.com: Did the ancient Judeans keep kosher?
• 10 questions about the emperor Nero… and some curious answers – British Museum Blog
• CUCD EDI Statement on the threat to close Sheffield’s Department of Archaeology – CUCD EDI
• Working towards fairer access to Classical subjects in schools: the Advocating Classics Education (ACE) project – CUCD EDI
• Spencer Alley: Guercino in Bologna – 1645-1646

Blog-like Publications

• Julius Caesar’s invasions of Britain – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
• Ancient Coins of Lucania, Part 1: Metapontum, Heraclea, and Sybaris

Assorted Twitter Threads

• @DocCrom’s Ancient Coin of the Day looks at coinage featuring Germanicus
• @DocCrom’s #LatinForTheDay thread is Apuleius, Metamorphoses 1.1

Fresh Podcasts

• ‎History Storytime – For Kids: Ancient Greece and the History of the Marathon on Apple Podcasts

Sophie (age 7) & Ellie (age 5) tell the history of the Persian invasion of Ancient Greece and how it led to the Marathon race.

• ‎Home Brew History: The Celts, Romans, and Memory on Apple Podcasts

Once again Emma joins Bo and Joey for a fascinating episode on ancient history and memory studies involving the Roman narratives that tell the stories of the Celts. This is one smashing, fascinating episode!

• ‎A.D. History Podcast: How Did The Crisis Of The Third Century Begin For Rome? | 231AD-240AD on Apple Podcasts

n this newest episode of A.D. History, Paul and Patrick have finally arrived at the storm that is the Crisis of the Third Century for ancient Rome. It is a complex melange of military conflict, political struggles at the highest levels, unexpected characters making their way to the forefront, and a deeply compelling struggle endured by this incredibly famous ancient super power…

• ‎When in Rome: Aula Palatina on Apple Podcasts

Trier in Germany was an important Roman colony that gained more prominence during the late empire, and it was about 310CE when the Emperor Constantine decided to build an impressive reception hall attached to his palace. Guest: Dr Christian Rollinger (Lecturer in ancient history, University of Trier).

• ‎The Fight Library Specials: Pankration: How The Ancient Greek God Heracles Is A Lineal MMA Champion on Apple Podcasts

Mixed martial arts is the fastest growing sport today. With the prominence of the UFC, mega stars are being born quite regularly. But mixed martial arts isn’t anything new. The sport dates back a couple thousand years by the name of pankration….

Fresh Youtubery

• Dialoghi in Curia | “Lo storytelling digitale” e “L’arte del coinvolgimento” | Parco Colosseo
• Dialoghi in Curia | “Scavare nel Passato” di Andrea Augenti | Parco Colosseo
• The Fall of the Babylonian Empire | Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages
• Greek & Roman Knowledge of Ancient Africa – Lecture Dr Raoul McLaughlin
• Achilles, Briseis, & Patroclus. Iliad. Ancient Greek & lyre. Bettina Joy de Guzman. Song of Achilles
• WNYC Song of Achilles (clip). Madeline Miller. Achilles, Briseis, & Patroclus. Bettina Joy de Guzman
• L’Eros etrusco. Un museo da ragazzi. | Etruschannel

Book Reviews

• [BMCR] Francisco Pina Polo, Alejandro Díaz Fernández, The quaestorship in the Roman Republic. Klio. Beihefte, 31. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2019.
• [BMCR] Richard Flower, Morwenna Ludlow, Rhetoric and religious identity in late antiquity. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2020.
• Nécropole et cimetières de Chersonèse – Kherson: matériaux pour la recherche. | Spartokos a lu

Online Talks and Professional Matters

• Affect, Intensity, Antiquity is the subject of an online conference
• Towards a More Inclusive Classics II
• Assistant Director of the IIHSA
• Dickinson Summer Workshops | Society for Classical Studies
• See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
• SCS Calendar: Classics, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology Webinars

Alia

• Decoding the music masterpieces: how Carmina Burana, based on Benedictine poems, travelled from Bavaria to a beer ad
• 2,400-year-old tomb artifacts attract visitors to Turkish city | Daily Sabah
• Interesting Facts about the Acropolis, the Crowning Jewel of Greece’s capital – Greek City Times

‘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 long-awaited rest and a relaxing of evils.

… 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)