Hodie est Non. Oct. 2774 AUC ~ 1 Pyanepsion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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Very few figures in history are recognizable from their silhouettes, but included in this small group is Nefertiti, one of the most famous queens of Ancient Egypt. Professor Joyce Tyldesley speaks to Tristan not only about the famous image of Nefertiti, but also about the theories surrounding her life, death and burial (no aliens in sight!). Joyce is a professor at the University of Manchester and an expert on the role of women in Ancient Egypt.

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends plenty of vegetables, but less wine.

… 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 pr. Non. Oct. 2774 AUC ~ 30 Boedromion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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• ‎Movies We Dig: The Ancient World on Film: Episode 27 – Clash of the Titans (1981), with Christie Vogler on Apple Podcasts

We’re back with our first episode of season 2. Joined by threepeat guest and avowed servant of Rita Repulsa, the always amazing Dr. Vogler, we dig into Ray Harryhausen’s 1981 Clash of the Titans. Naturally, we spend the first 5 minutes talking about our speaking habits and fancy vocab words before getting to the actual movie, but his film is fascinating to us both as a work of classical reception and as an artifact of modern cinema. It’s a fairly down the middle adaptation of a myth and perhaps the last example of a Hollywood tradition of movie-making embodied in the effects of Ray Harryhausen. Listen to our takes on the gods, heroes, monsters, behind-the-scenes drama, whales and more.

Fresh Youtubery

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Online Talks and Professional Matters

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Alia

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

• Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
• Sortes Virgilianae (English)
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• Consult the Oracle at UCL

Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends the mere appearance of future abundance, but the harvest won’t be as plentiful and there will be virtually no fruit in the autumn.

… 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. III Non. Oct. 2774 AUC ~ 29 Boedromion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

In the News

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• Royal flush: Rare First Temple-era private toilet unearthed in Jerusalem | The Times of Israel
• Excavations explore history of religions in Turkey’s Dülük | Daily Sabah
• Unique Roman 10-year-dig starts in Zottegem | VRT NWS: news
• VD: scoperto un cimitero dell’età del Bronzo finale a Denges – TVS tvsvizzera.it
• Ancient Greece: Marble statue traced to its likely origin | New Scientist

In Case You Missed It

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Greek/Latin News

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Public Facing Classics

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Fresh Bloggery

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Fresh Podcasts

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

• Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
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• Consult the Oracle at UCL

Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends a surplus of all necessities except grain.

… 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. IV Non. Oct. 2774 AUC ~ 28 Boedromion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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In Case You Missed It

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Classicists and Classics in the News

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Greek/Latin News

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Assorted Twitter Threads

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Fresh Podcasts

• ‎The Ancients: The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great on Apple Podcasts

In his lifetime King Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, forged one of the largest empires in ancient history. But it was what happened to Alexander following his demise – his ‘life after death’ – which resulted in one of the great archaeological mysteries of the ancient Mediterranean. Following his death, aged just 32, his corpse became of prime importance for his former subordinates – a talismanic symbol of legitimacy during the tumultuous period that was the Wars of the Successors. Later still, the body and tomb of this great conqueror – placed right in the centre of ancient Alexandria – retained its importance. From Ptolemaic pharaohs to Roman emperors, Alexander’s tomb became a place of holy pilgrimage for many seeking power and prestige. For several centuries the tomb of this Macedonian ruler was one of the great attractions of the ancient Mediterranean. That was, however, until the end of the 4th century when all mention of this building, and the precious corpse housed within, disappeared. So what happened to Alexander’s tomb? And where might Alexander’s body be buried today? To talk through several theories surrounding one of ancient history’s great archaeological mysteries, Tristan chatted to Dr Chris Naunton. The third of 3 episodes we recorded with Chris earlier this summer.

• ‎History Hack: History Hack: Before the Pharaohs on Apple Podcasts

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Book Reviews

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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 the lower classes getting the upper hand over their superiors; the mildness of the air will be healthy.

… 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. VI Non. Oct. 2774 AUC ~ 26 Boedromion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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• Greek Minister of Culture; High time for Parthenon sculptures to come home – Hellenic News of America

In Case You Missed It

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Classicists and Classics in the News

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Greek/Latin News

• [Ephemeris] EDE NOVO DVCE GVINENSI.

Public Facing Classics

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Fresh Bloggery

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Fresh Podcasts

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After a century of nearly entire un-inhabitation in the fifth century, Pompeii began becoming repopulated in the fourth. Ivo van der Graaff, Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire, Durham, returns to the show to discuss what was occurring in Pompeii during the fifth and fourth centuries BCE.

Fresh Youtubery

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Book Reviews

• ‘Twelve Caesars’ Review: Power in Profile – WSJ
• Pınar Durgun, ed., An Educator’s Handbook for Teaching about the Ancient World (Oxford: Archaeopress, 2020).

Exhibition Related Things

• How Mummies from Pompeii Made Their Way to Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Magazine

Dramatic Receptions

• UGA reboots Euripides’ ‘Alcestis’ with new adaptation – UGA Today

Online Talks and Professional Matters

• Colloquio Bartolomeo Borghesi in ricordo di Angela Donati – Current EpigraphyCurrent Epigraphy
• Chaire de Recherche du Canada en Historie romaine (Laval) – The Classical Association of Canada
• Mark Golden Book Award / Le Prix du Livre Mark Golden – The Classical Association of Canada
• Edinburgh Classics Research Seminar – semester 1, 2021-2022: The alumni series – The Classical Association
• See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
• SCS Calendar: Classics, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology Webinars

Alia

• Reconstructing the past
• Nestor – October 2021 issue available
• Dior Showcases Sneakers In Cruise Campaign At The Temple Of Zeus
• The Myth of Narcissus: The Consequences of Being Vain in Greek Mythology

‘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 prosperity but mice will overrun the dry land.

[Sunday] If it thunders today it portends hurricanes and other events which uproot trees; there will be great destruction in people’s everyday lives.

… 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)