Hodie est Non. Jun. 2774 AUC ~ 25 Thargelion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad
In the News
- Pauper colony and Roman frontier recommended for Unesco heritage list – DutchNews.nl
- Rare Photos Show First Excavations at Sacred Greek Island of Delos
- Scoperto un acquedotto romano nell’area stabiese, a Gragnano
- ‘Tomb raiders’: The pandemic is making it easier than ever to loot ancient Roman treasures – CNN Style
In Case You Missed It
- Ancient ‘magical’ amulet used to ward off the ‘evil eye’ rediscovered after 40 years | Live Science
- Hobby Lobby Sues Oxford Professor for $7 Million…… | News & Reporting | Christianity Today
- Oxford don arrested over ‘theft of biblical papyrus fragments’ is now facing a £5 million lawsuit | Daily Mail Online
- Former Oxford professor sued for £5m over sale of biblical papyrus | News | The Times
- Archaeologists in Israel restoring 2,000-year-old Roman basilica complex destroyed by earthquake | Daily Mail Online
- Acropolis makeover stirs Greek antiquity row – France 24
Classicists and Classics in the News
Greek/Latin News
- [Ephemeris] COERCITIO SINENSIS
Public Facing Classics
- Classics is a part of Black intellectual history – Howard needs to keep it
- Classics at the Intersections: “The Negro Problem”, Race, and Classics in Higher Education
Fresh Bloggery
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Image et conception du monde dans les écritures figuratives
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Peace and Servitude
- Porn-Songs and Camel-Sparrows: The Suda’s Strange Sirens – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Clarity and Precision
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Capture of a City
- Epigraphic Parallels – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Triumviral Regal(ish?) imagery – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Greek Sculpture
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Contempt for Popular Opinion
- Canons 37 of the breviarium of the Council of Hippo (393) – Roger Pearse
- Weekend Reading: Venturing Opinions – Classical Studies Support
- AURORA and Endymion – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Hobby Lobby Inc. vs Dirk Obbink | Variant Readings
- Roman Times: Incense use in the ancient Mediterranean World
- Bestiaria Latina Blog: Gesta 24: De Paradiso Ficto
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Antique Dealing and Creative Reuse in Cairo and Damascus 1850-1890: Intercultural Engagements with Architecture and Craft in the Age of Travel and Reform
- Hannibal in Italië: waarom? – Mainzer Beobachter
- How Have Works of Greek Drama Survived? – Tales of Times Forgotten
- The World of The Blood Road – Part VII – Delphi: Visiting the Sanctuary of a God |
- Dacia Matters: Roman History through the Eyes of a Romanian – Everyday Orientalism
- AMPAL 2020-2021 is COMING! Registration is still open! Don’t miss our Keynote speech! | Classics at Reading
- Blog: Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities: Ozymandias and Nero Inspire New Podcasts | Society for Classical Studies
Blog-like Publications
- Why The Roman Military Conquered the Balearic Islands
- Tunnels of Claudius – Avezzano, Italy – Atlas Obscura
Assorted Twitter Threads
- @OptimoPrincipi on the Colchester Roman Circus Mosaic
- @SarahEBond on that ‘curse jar’ from Athens that’s been in the news
- @GerryMuseum on a nice relief of Thalia
Fresh Podcasts
- Podcast | Classicist Mary Beard on the infamous Roman emperor Nero I Interview | The Art Newspaper
- Ithaca Bound: Cyclopes in Greek Mythology w. Drs Mercedes Aguirre & Richard Buxton on Apple Podcasts
Are Cyclopes in Greek mythology malevolent, benign, or something else? Dr Mercedes Aguirre Castro & Dr Richard Buxton join the show to explore the Cyclopes in Greek mythology.
Fresh Youtubery
- Trajan’s Latin: Civilization VI. How is his pronunciation? | PolyMathy
- Clothes Make the(Ro)man | CAC SCEC
- Uranus: Primordial God of the Heavens | Athena Productions
Book Reviews
- [BMCR] María-Paz de Hoz, Juan Luis García Alonso, Luis Arturo Guichard Romero, Greek “paideia” and local tradition in the Graeco-Roman East. Colloquia antiqua, 29. Leuven: Peeters, 2020.
- [BMCR] Marta Jimenez, Aristotle on shame and learning to be good. Oxford Aristotle studies series. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2021.
- ‘How to Tell a Joke’ Review: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – WSJ
Dramatic Receptions
Online Talks and Professional Matters
- Conference: Disease, Community and Communication from Antiquity to Today | Society for Classical Studies
- CFP: 2022 Comparative Literature Conference | Society for Classical Studies
- Teaching Associate (Fixed Term) – Job Opportunities – University of Cambridge
- Prize: Karl-Christ Prize for Ancient History | 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
- The Magnificent Ancient Greek Theaters of Messene and Sicyon
- Feature: Archaeological treasures from Aegean Sea Keros island brought to wider audience – Xinhua | English.news.cn
- The Ancient Celts: Iron Age Foes of Rome Who Left Behind More Than Weapons | Discover Magazine
- The Jockey of Artemision: Greek Art in All its Stunning Glory
- Temples on Ancient Coins
‘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 is a bad omen for the countryside. Those in charge of villages and towns will be thrown into confusion.
… 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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