Hodie est ad. XVI Kal. Jul. 2774 AUC ~ 6 Skirophorion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad
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In Case You Missed It
Classicists and Classics in the News
- It is with immense sadness that the Faculty reports that Elizabeth (Lisa) French passed away yesterday in Cambridge, 10 June 2021. She was 90. | Faculty of Classics
- Dr Daisy Dunn, Author and Classicist | The Good Web Guide
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Put the U Back into ‘Humility’ – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Now Online: ‘Atiqot 103 (2021)
- Comparing Assemblages | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Greek Myth Chickens – the Judgement of Al-eggs-andros (Paris) | Greek Myth Comix
- Everyone Hates Your Dad – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Tawdry Tuesday, Medicinal Edition: Priapic Ponds and Neuter Roots – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Creative way to illustrate scale – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Alexander Of Macedon In The Camp Of King Darius, Painted By Karol Bechon (1732-1812) And Franciszek Smuglewicz (c. 1745-1807) | The Historian’s Hut
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Yale Digital Dura-Europos Archive (YDEA)
- Het oosterse wereldrijk – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: Hannibal’s nemesis
- PaleoJudaica.com: Borgen, Illuminations by Philo of Alexandria (Brill)
- PaleoJudaica.com: John J. Collins is retiring
- Evidence of wine and oatmeal consumption in Northern Greece during the Neolithic period – The Archaeology News Network
- Sculpted stone from Stanwick Roman villa « Archaeology « Cambridge Core Blog
- Laudator Temporis Acti: The First Thing to Go?
Blog-like Publications
Assorted Twitter Threads
- @DocCrom on a dedication to Mithras
- @peripatesis on how Classics hasn’t changed in a couple generations
Fresh Podcasts
This week Jeff and Dave do some spelunking to try figure out what the strange mystery rites of the Persiany cult of Mithras were all about, and why they were so popular during the Roman Empire. We begin with a breakdown of what exactly a “mystery cult” is, and then move on to Mithras himself, a hero whose myths do not survive in any written form. What do we make of the strange iconography that does survive, such as the bull-slaying motif (tauroctony)? Was this some kind of death-killing, solar cult? What is that scorpion up to? And can we take Mithras seriously in that hat? So, wander down into the Mithraeum, have a snack or two, and peek into that mysterious box. Might just change your life.
Gaius Marius was a Roman Consul an unprecedented seven times, and lived in a period of much military turmoil and activity in Rome. Dr Federico Santangelo, Newcastle University, joins the show again to share what’s known about Marius’ life.
Fresh Youtubery
- A brief history of toilets – Francis de los Reyes | TED-Ed
- Conférence du Louvre : « Formes simples du bronze ancien » | Musee du Louvre
- A New Pharaoh : The Life of Ptolemy I Soter | Ancient History Guy
- Classics and Ancient History @ Warwick
- The Rage for Persian Fashion in Fifth-Century Athens – Prof Margaret Miller
- Friends Overseas: Links Between Greece and Egypt. Part Two – Dr Paul Grigsby
- Sound of Power: Roman Emperors and Music – Dr Francesca Modini
- Fighting for the Glory of Greece: Expanding Horizons at the Ancient Olympic Games – Matthew Evans
- The Altar of Diodora – Jacqui Butler
- The Return of the Persians: The Site of Naqsh-e Rostam – Dr Clare Rowan
- Flowers and Other Small Things: Imagery and Experience – Dr David Fearn
- The Representation of Provinces on Roman Coins and their Reception: Part One – Giles Penman
- The Golden Age of Aretas – Dr Eris Williams-Reed
- The Representation of Provinces on Roman Coins and their Reception: Part Two – Giles Penman
- Colour and the Athenian Acropolis – Vicky Jewell
- Friends Overseas: Links Between Greece and Egypt. Part One – Dr Paul Grigsby
- The Reception of Medea: Part Two. The Middle Ages,Renaissance, and Beyond – Dr Claudia Daniotti
- Sealing Bonds of Friendship and Hospitality in the Ancient Mediterranean – Dr Mairi Gkikaki
- How material evidence has changed our view of Classical Greek theatre – Prof Eric Csapo
- Ode to Athena | Michael Levy
- 10/06/2021- Byron: (Re)writing History Through Digital Games | Ecole française d’Athènes
Book Reviews
- [BMCR] Richard Janko , Philodemus: on poems, book 2 . Philodemus translation series. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2020.
Exhibition Related Things
Online Talks and Professional Matters
- Research Associate at the University of Hamburg
- The Stories Bodies Tell
- PaleoJudaica.com: Circumcision conference with Edinburgh New College
- Classics Week: London | Society for Classical Studies
- CFP: Human Crime and Divine Punishment in Ancient Didactic Poetry | Society for Classical Studies
- Conference in Classics and Ancient History
- TLL Fellowship 2021-2022 Application Cycle | Society for Classical Studies
- Conference: State of the Discipline and New Directions | 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 Ancient Roman Token That Sold For A Small Fortune On Pawn Stars
- How Does Odysseus’ Bow Fare Against Modern Versions of the Weapon?
‘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 shortage of the necessities of life and also war; in addition, a prosperous man will disappear from public life.
… 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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