Hodie est ad. XIV Kal. Jul. 2774 AUC ~ 8 Skirophorion in the fourth year of the 699th Olympiad
A reminder that #Thelxinoe will not appear tomorrow (don’t worry, the Brontoscopic calendar is covered below!)
In the News
- Excavating Hippos and the last Roman theater in the world – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- CELLENO (Vt). Scoperto uno dei maggiori butti etruschi del centro Italia. – Archeologia online – Archeomedia
- Scavi clandestini in Puglia: rientra dal Belgio la collezione archeologica trafugata da 11 milioni di euro
- Ventimiglia, necropoli di Albintimilium: scoperti nuovi sarcofagi – Il Secolo XIX
In Case You Missed It
Classicists and Classics in the News
- A Latin Expert’s Odyssey, From the Vatican to the Gay Rights Movement – The New York Times
- Sheffield’s Department of Archaeology receives massive support from Greece | The Star
Greek/Latin News
- [Ephemeris] VACCINORVM MISSIO
- [AkropolisWorldNews] Διάτασις ἐν τοῖς Ἱεροσολύμοις
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- “Praetorian Guard” protecting the Freedom to Undermine Democracy – Pharos
- Fantastic Friday: Why Crows Are Banned from The Acropolis – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Temple Tales: Olympia and Eleusis in myth and reality – It’s All Greek To Me
- Were the Titans gigantic? – Bad Ancient
- Laudator Temporis Acti: The Preservation of the State
- Weekend Reading: Into the Labyrinth – Classical Studies Support
- Meaningless Beliefs and Life’s Limits: Four More Maxims from Epicurus – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- A quotation from Augustine: “God doesn’t love you as you are; he hates you as you are.” – Roger Pearse
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Religious Knowledge
- Sparta Was Not a Paradise for Women – Tales of Times Forgotten
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: New from the Oriental Institute: From Sherds to Landscapes: Studies on the Ancient Near East in Honor of McGuire Gibson
- The History Blog » Blog Archive » Roman hotel found under old movie theater in Verona
- Translations and translations – Mainzer Beobachter
- The World of The Blood Road – Part VIII – Antioch: Rome of the East |
- Ovid’s Metamorphoses: The Bavarian Commentary on the Metamorphoses
- African BLOG TAKEOVER #12 | CRSN
- 5 Things We Need to Sacrifice in Classical Studies
- Elgin’s booty scattered world-wide already. | Tomminogue.com
- Spencer Alley: Guercino – Drawings, 1630-1640 (Independent of Paintings)
Blog-like Publications
- Medusa’s Head: The Gorgon Depicted in 6 Stunning Works
- The mystery of Greek fire – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
Assorted Twitter Threads
- @antiquipop on Dior fashion events at Greek sites
- @DocCromm’s #LatinForTheDay is the elder Pliny, NH 35.20
Fresh Podcasts
We return to the world of Percy Jackson for book two, and immediate get mired deep in academic theory. Because of course we do. Featuring a critique of diet culture, Frantz Fanon, and a little bit of hubris.
In this episode, Katie & Cairo discuss ancient Greek comedy & satire as a genre and its resonances in comedy throughout history, and how it is reflected in writers across time, from Mel Brooks to William Shakespeare.
The Sasanian Empire existed in the 3rd-7th centuries, and for a period of time, held hegemony in various parts of the eastern Mediterranean Basin. Dr. Michael Decker, United Arab Emirates University, joins the show again to share what’s known about the Sasanian Empire’s hegemony in the Basin.
Gigantomachy II: Electric Boogaloo! Our longest episode to date, we really don’t lack for things to talk about. There’s a a lot to love in this show and some to look critically at but we really only have one question: who are those people in the bed with Apollo? We get into a lot, such as Zeus as a father, whether the Fates’ baby on the table makes any sense, how Heron should dress and which was our favorite giant. Plus, a loooong discussion about sexy lamps and winged phalloi! Stay till the end for the gag reel. Enjoy!
Why did the Roman economy nearly collapse during the crisis of the third century? To answer that question we are joined by a special guest contributor. We also examine the highly revealing case study of how Roman Gaul experienced it’s third century crisis on the ground. Specifically how it contributed to the creation of the short-lived Gallic Empire splinter state, founded by Postumus in 260AD.
We start with Aeneas escaping from a burning Troy. The gods tell him that it is his job to find the area where Rome will later be founded. Aeneas has many adventures, including visiting the underworld. He stops off in Africa where he meets Dido, the beautiful Queen of Carthage. They fall in love. Dido wants Aeneas to stay. However, the god Jupiter, reminds Aeneas that he needs to find the place where Rome will founded. Aeneas leave. Dido is furious. She curses Aeneas and his descendants and then kills herself. Later the Romans believe that the wars between Rome and Carthage are because of the curse that Dido made…
Fresh Youtubery
- Members’ tour of Nero: the man behind the myth | British Museum
- SCS Annual Meeting (2021): New Approaches to Spectatorship | Society for Classical Studies
- Summer Seminar Series 2021:Classics & Our Value(s):Why I Spent the Year Talking About George Floyd. | ClassicsUnivRdg
- WHO ARE YOU? Proving your identity in antiquity? DOCUMENTARY | Invicta
- Pontus: The Primordial God of The Sea | Athena Productions
- Ytasha Womack, OI Video Podcast | Afrofuturism: Ancient Egypt in Speculative Fiction | Oriental Institute
- Elongated Skulls, DNA and Critical Questions | Brien Foerster Interview | Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages
- Petuaria ReVisited: “The Roman Story is a Lot, Lot Bigger…” | Archaeosoup
- La phiale del Santuario meridionale di Pyrgi per le Giornate Europee dell’Archeologia 2021 | Etruschannel
- Film Premiere: Greek Tragedy Masterclass on Film: Antigone | TORCH
- Who Was The Real Julius Caesar? | Julius Caesar Revealed with Mary Beard | Odyssey
- Latin teacher gets trolled for 8 minutes by video game | Assassin’s Creed Origins Spoken Latin | polyMATHY
Book Reviews
- [BMCR] Jacqueline Klooster, Callimachus revisited: new perspectives in Callimachean scholarship. Hellenistica Groningana, 24. Leuven; Paris: Peeters, 2019.
- [BMCR] MEJJ van Aerde , Egypt and the Augustan cultural revolution: an interpretative archaeological overview . Babesch. Supplement, 38. Leuven: Peeters, 2019.
- [BMCR] John F. Finamore, Christina-Panagiota Manolea, Sarah Klitenic Wear, Studies in Hermias’ commentary on Plato’s ‘Phaedrus’. Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic Tradition, 24. Leiden: Brill, 2019.
Exhibition Related Things
Dramatic Receptions
- Giannis Kakleas returns to Epidaurus with Euripides’ Orestes
- Tour throughout Greece for Bacchae directed by Nikaitis Kontouri | ATHENS 9,84
- ‘The Persians’: Bread and Puppet takes on Aeschylus | Vermont Arts | rutlandherald.com
Online Talks and Professional Matters
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Calendar: Classics, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology Webinars
Alia
- Introducing The Parthenon Report – Greek City Times
- A Drought May Be Behind the “Bronze Age Collapse”
- A misty history of Roman Portugal – The Portugal News
‘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:
[Saturday] If it thunders today, it portends the death of pest to crops [
Sunday] If it thunders today, it portends discord for the community..
… 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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