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

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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…

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

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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)

Hodie est a.d IX Kal. Jun. 2774 AUC ~ 13 Thargelion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

• Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends evils so great that those hearing about them will die from grief.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d X Kal. Jun. 2774 AUC ~ 12 Thargelion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

• Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

if it thunders today, it portends a good and fruitful rain.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d XI Kal. Jun. 2774 AUC ~ 11 Thargelion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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‘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 heavy rain and the destruction of marine fish.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d XII Kal. Jun. 2774 AUC ~ 10 Thargelion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad

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In Case You Missed It

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• Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Department of Archaeology at the University of Sheffield
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Fresh Podcasts

• ‎The Ancient World: Episode C4 – The Great Kings on Apple Podcasts

Synopsis: The Great King Tudhaliya’s sons, Arnuwanda and Suppiluliuma, take power in a time of growing famine.  The collapse of Mycenaean Greece intensifies the predations of Aegean and Mediterranean pirates, who threaten Hittite grain shipments and ally with the Libyans to launch an invasion of Egypt.  Among the earliest victims of the seaborne invaders is the storied city of Troy.

• ‎Ancient Warfare Podcast: How did ancient leaders address their troops? on Apple Podcasts

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• ‎Ithaca Bound: Fortress of Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham w. Dr Steven Snape on Apple Podcasts

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• ‎Casting Through Ancient Greece: 31. The Battle of Mycale on Apple Podcasts

The battle of Plataea had been fought and won on the plains of Boeotia, seeing the Persian land forces finally defeated. Though, this wasn’t the end of the campaign, there was still yet another battle to be fought. Tradition would have it that it took place on the very same day as the victory at Plataea. This would see a transition in operations, now seeing the war arrive in Persian territory. The Greek fleet had also been preparing for operations as the campaigning season of 479 BC approached. The navy commanded by the Spartan king Leotychidas had set up base at the island of Delos after being approached by some Ionian exiles to support a revolt in Anatolia. Leotychidas was reluctant, he commanded a much smaller fleet than what had sailed the previous year. The Athenians yet to join the rest of the fleet…

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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends the need for atonement being made on account of terrible news.

… 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)