Hodie est a.d. IV Id. Nov. 2774 AUC ~ 5 Maimakterion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad
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Fresh Bloggery
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- Prow Stems again – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Life Without a Nemesis – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Perhaps Literal Translations Do Have Their Uses
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Overpopulation
- Your Strongest Argument is Total Sh*t! – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Saturnalia / Lenaia / Christmas Shop is Open! | Greek Myth Comix
- Illustration: The Maenads | Greek Myth Comix
- Kort Irakees (15): Gropius in Bagdad – Mainzer Beobachter
- The History Blog » Blog Archive » Gallo-Roman mosaic floors found under château stable
- PaleoJudaica.com: More gold-print, “1,000-year-old” Hebrew books from Turkey
- PaleoJudaica.com: Isaiah’s super-power sighting of incognito, shape-shifting Jesus
- Love it When They Hate Me – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Women in Diogenes Laertius’ Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, part 3 – The Kosmos Society
- Catullus 85 and Bipolar Me: Diagnosis, Interpretation, Transformation – Asterion | Celebrating Neurodiversity in Classics
Other Blog-like Publications
- Polite Emails to the Ancients: Winners and Runners-Up – Antigone
- You’re looking at one of the oldest pieces of cloth in the world
- The Archaic Smile on Ancient Coins
- Rethinking the Early Philistine Threat – Biblical Archaeology Society
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
In this episode, Alice talks to Drs Owen Rees and Roel Konijnendijk, two experts on ancient Greek warfare and its enduring influence. Owen has written about both land and sea battles in the ancient world, and his current research focuses on the experiences of soldiers: in particular, how they were prepared for war and how they transitioned back to civilian life afterwards. This has led to wider work comparing veteran experiences in ancient and modern times, and Owen has also published on trauma and PTSD in the ancient world. Roel is an expert on ancient Greek military thought, from its origins in storytelling to its codification as a ‘science of warfare’. His book Classical Greek Tactics re-examines the literary evidence for Greek tactical thought during the 5th and 4th centuries BC, distinguishing between idealising representations and the more brutal, chaotic reality. He has also looked at how later military thinkers (both soldiers and scholars) have drawn on ancient models and deployed or adapted them in their own times. Owen and Roel are both regular contributors to Ancient Warfare Magazine, among other publications, and Roel recently achieved YouTube stardom with an interview rating the representation of battle tactics in films and TV….
In a very special episode, Colin, Eli, Christie and special guest Zoé Thomas sit down with Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, the creators and head writers of Blood of Zeus (2020). We dig into the brothers’ inspirations for the show, their strong ties to Greece and Greek culture and their approach to a forward-thinking adaption of ancient myth. Other discussion topics include the underappreciated tradition of Helen in Egypt, fully funded dream projects and “monster tiddies”.
Fresh Youtubery
- Deposits from invisible to visible” project | Trailer | Parco Colosseo
- THE TRIAL OF NEAERA: An Insight Into How Women Were Treated and Viewed In Ancient Greece | Moan Inc
- The Earliest Reformer? Urukagina of Girsu and His New Order | Penn Museum
- Ancient Roman Steak Sauce | Tasting History
- Under Jerusalem – Interview with Andrew Lawler | Digital Hammurabi
Book Reviews
- [BMCR] Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis, Antiquity in Gotham: the ancient architecture of New York City. New York: Fordham University Press, 2021.
- [BMCR] Rodolfo Funari, Lectissimus pensator verborum: tre studi su Sallustio. Testi e manuali per l’insegnamento universitario del latino; nuova serie, 145. Bologna: Pàtron Editore, 2019.
- [BMCR] Erich S. Gruen, Ethnicity in the ancient world – did it matter?. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2020.
Exhibition Related Things
Online Talks and Professional Matters
- 7th International Meeting for the restoration of the Acropolis monuments
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Calendar: Classics, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology Webinars
‘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 an end to the twiisted plans of those in power. A parching wind will damage the trees.
… 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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