Hodie est a.d VII Kal. Jun. 2774 AUC ~ 15 Thargelion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad
In the News
- Dior approved to take photo shoots at ancient Greek sites – Greek City Times
- University of Sheffield archaeology department set to close after management takes decision to cut courses despite 34,000 people signing a petition to save it | Yorkshire Post
- Early Roman aqueduct discovered in Turkey’s touristic site Aydın | Daily Sabah
- Ritrovamento dell’ala sinistra del criptoportico del Tempio della Fortuna, Carloni e Latini: “La Storia torna a essere protagonista”
- Byzantine-period demon repellent returned to Israeli authorities after 40 years – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- Jewish amulet against ‘evil eye’ offers insight into Talmudic Israel life – The Jerusalem Post
In Case You Missed It
- Over 32,000 people sign petition to save University of Sheffield’s archaeology department as protest is held on campus | Yorkshire Post
- British Museum Revisits Myth of Roman Emperor Nero | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
- GTP Headlines New Arethousa Archaeological Museum Opens in Halkida, Central Greece | GTP Headlines
Classicists and Classics in the News
Greek/Latin News
- [AkropolisWorldNews] Οὐρανία λῃστεία ἐν τῇ Λευκορωσίᾳ
Fresh Bloggery
- Nefertiti and Digital Colonialism: A Short Bibliography – History From Below
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: University of Pretoria international virtual Qumran conference videos online
- Rub Honey and Cumin Where? Celsus and Pliny on Testicular Treatments – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Wisconsin Palmyrene Aramaic Inscription Project
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Cornell Open: Classics
- Charming or Instructing? The Greeks on the Function of Music – Antigone
- Twosday: PKAP II and 1100 Miles of Racing | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Laudator Temporis Acti: All Change Is For the Worse
- The Eusebian Apparatus in Codex Sinaiticus | Variant Readings
- The Abduction of Europa, by Rembrandt (c. 1606–1669) | The Historian’s Hut
- Euripides | The Historian’s Hut
- Gellius on Misogyny: Like Socrates, Euripides Had Two Wives – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Resistance to Barbarian Incursions
- Anatolian languages - Mainzer Beobachter
- FIEC: Lisbon Declaration on Humanities, Open Research and Innovation
- PaleoJudaica.com: Book event essays (3): Feldman, The Story of Sacrifice
- An Introduction to Girodet: From Neoclassicism to Romanticism
- PaleoJudaica.com: A Talmudic-era amulet
- PaleoJudaica.com: More on the ancient Judeans’ fish diet
- Researchers unearth oldest gold find in southwest Germany – The Archaeology News Network
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Textualization of Experience: Studies on Ancient Greek Literature
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Networks of Stone: Sculpture and Society in Archaic and Classical Athens
Blog-like Publications
- “Inside the Met”: The challenges faced by the museum
- Researchers unearth oldest gold find in Southwest Germany – Archaeology Wiki
Assorted Twitter Threads
- @profyarrow with a reviewish thread on Roman Republican Coins
- @carolemadge on Hadrian’s journeys in Gallia
Fresh Podcasts
Simon Elliott returns to cover a massive 11,000 years of history as we look to find out how far back the history of warfare actually goes…
We talk to Dr. Victoria Austen about Roman gardens. What defines a garden? Where were the gardens at Rome, and what were they for? How did Romans think about gardens and gardening, and what roles did they play in literature, philosophy, and the public relations efforts of emperors?
Today Jeff and Dave dive into the oeuvre of Roman historian Gaius Sallustius Crispus (known as “Sallust” or “Crispy” to his friends), particularly sections 6-13 of his Bellum Catilinae. Dave argues that with this work Sallust invents the “monograph”, zeroing in on a narrow subject as his “hook” rather than trying to “do it all” more broadly and blandly. In the eight chapters referenced above Sallust zips through about 1200 years of Roman history, from Aeneas to the 1st century BC, highlighting the moral apex of the Republic down to the money-grubbing, wine-chugging, disco-clubbing depravities of his own day. Will you agree with Jeff that Sallust is a bit of a hypocrite, thundering against luxuries from the terraces of his lavish Quirinal gardens, or will you side with Dave and give old Sally a break?
Dr. Hugh Elton, Professor of Ancient Greek & Roman Studies, Trent University, joins the show to discuss what life was like in the Anatolian Peninsula in the sixth century.
Can we understand the Classics without the Classroom? A guide to getting (really) educated… with Dr. James Hankins, Professor of History at Harvard University, Anya Leonard of Classical Wisdom, and Alexandra Hudson of Civic Renaissance.
Reinhard reveals the wealth of information recorded in the so-called “astronomical diaries”. The astronomical component was, and still is, a valuable resource. But there is so much more. The diaries document fascinating historical details, help us understand the Babylonian economy, and offer remarkable details about the ancient environment.
It’s time for another episode of The Ozymandias Project with Lexie Henning! Tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for an hour long odyssey as we discuss how to deconstruct common artificial barriers, moving away from a top down patronage style funding model to a more sustainable funding model, and how people can better participate in growing the awareness of ancient studies.
Fresh Youtubery
- Museum directors’ round table: museums without walls | British School at Rome
- The Battle of Kadesh: Ancient Egypt vs. The Hittites | World History Encylopedia
- Misunderstood History – Did Roman Legions Really Wear Red? | Invicta
- The Fall of Civilizations: Famine & Climate Change by Dr. Patrick Hunt | ArchaeologyTV
- Ancient African Kingdom – Garamantia. Lecture: Trans-Saharan Trade & Roman Knowledge of Inner Africa | Dr Raoul McLaughlin
- The Lost Iron Age Hill Fort At Dinmore | Time Team | Timeline
- Ancient Greek Comedy: my favorite joke | University of Nottingham
- Dan-el Padilla Peralta, Divine Institutions — Religions and Community in the Middle Roman Republic | Labyrinth Books
Dramatic Receptions
- ‘Myths and Hymns,’ a Theater Cult Favorite, Changes Shape Again – The New York Times
- Four Questions for Luis Alfaro Regarding His “Greek Trilogy”
- Who Killed Sara References to Greek & Roman Mythology Explained
Online Talks and Professional Matters
- Sheshonq (Shishak) in Palestine
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Calendar: Classics, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology Webinars
Alia
- Six reasons to save archaeology from funding cuts
- Two Lessons From The Greatest Leader You’ve Never Heard Of
- Mesmerizing Photo of Antinous Masterpiece Unearthed at Delphi
- Lamia, the Man-devouring Goddess of Greek Mythology
- Archaeological artefacts from Keros and Daskalio at Athens Municipal Gallery – Greek City Times
- Four Ancient Greek Mysteries Which Spark Controversy To This Day
- Verona Arena Opera Festival teams up with Italian Museums – English – ANSA.it
‘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 good things for those who work on farms.
… 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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