Hodie est a.d. XIV Kal. Dec. 2774 AUC ~ 14 Maimakterion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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• ‎The Ancients: The Legacy of the Minoans on Apple Podcasts

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• ‎Ancient History Fangirl: Mythology of Aphrodite on Apple Podcasts

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• ‎Against the Lore: BONUS EPISODE – Music Part 3 on Apple Podcasts

In which Meg chats to Bettina Joy de Guzman, classicist and multi-instrumentalist, about ancient instruments. Bettina plays us several beautiful lyres – deep ones, small ones, some in the shape of triangles – as well as the aulos and a selection of drums.

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John J. Miller is joined by Barry Strauss of Cornell University to discuss Josephus’s ‘The Jewish War.’

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends war and misfortune for city folk.

… 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. XV Kal. Dec. 2774 AUC ~ 13 Maimakterion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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• “Bar Kokhba: The Jew Who Defied Hadrian and Challenged the Might of Rome” by Lindsay Powell FOLLOWING HADRIAN
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• PaleoJudaica.com: A Hellenistic fort and a Hasmonean victory?
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Fresh Podcasts

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• ‎Visualising War: The Poetics of Rome’s Punic Wars on Apple Podcasts

In this week’s podcast, Alice and Nicolas talk with Dr Thomas Biggs, a lecturer in Latin at the School of Classics at St Andrews, about Roman representations of war, from the beginnings of Latin literature in the third century BCE to the imperial period and beyond. They particularly discuss the impact of Rome’s Punic Wars on Roman storytelling habits. Tom is the leading expert on the reception of the First Punic War in antiquity and how it influenced the ways in which the Romans thought about and visualised war more generally.  His book Poetics of the First Punic War was published in 2020.

• ‎Life Of Caesar: CONSTANTINE AT THE BRIDGE on Apple Podcasts

Nero has some freedmen executed but the stories are murky. The Parthians decide to try their luck taking back Armenia while Corbulo tries to keep the peace.

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• [BMCR] Monika Woźniak, Maria Wyke, The novel of Neronian Rome and its multimedial transformations: Sienkiewicz’s “Quo vadis”. Classical presences. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2021.
• [BMCR] Camilla Horster, Marianne Pade, Cultural encounter and identity in the Neo-Latin world. Analecta romana instituti danici. Supplementa, 54. Roma: Edizioni Quasar, 2020.
• [BMCR] Cynthia Jordan Bannon, A casebook on Roman water law. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2020.
• [BMCR] Peter Keegan, Livy’s women: crisis, resolution, and the female in Rome’s foundation history. Abingdon; New York: Routledge, 2021. /
• [BMCR] Benoît Chazal, La Rhétorique du blâme dans l’Histoire Auguste. POLEN: Pouvoirs, lettres, normes, 20. Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2021.

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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 plenty of food for the flocks.

… 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. XVI Kal. Dec. 2774 AUC ~ 12 Maimakterion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

nb There may or may not be an issue of #Thelxinoe tomorrow … and early morning appointment may or may not mess up with the timing …

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• Easternmost Roman aqueduct discovered in Armenia
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• Photogrammetric map of Iasos made
• All that glistened was gold: Roman coin study reveals thriving empires | University of Oxford

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Greek/Latin News

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• (Dys)praxia: the fortunes and misfortunes of being a neurodivergent Classicist – Asterion | Celebrating Neurodiversity in Classics
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Fresh Podcasts

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We talked to Jeremy Swist about his work on the reception of antiquity in heavy metal music. He discussed the ways the genre looks to the past for stories and imagery, and the many fantastic songs and albums that have been produced from this mix. We also talked about the problems with racism and white nationalism that can plague the intersection of the ancient world and metal music.

• ‎The Maritime History Podcast: Series 2 Recap on Apple Podcasts

This episode is a recapitulation of the 20 episodes that make up Series 2 of the Maritime History Podcast. The season as a whole examined the high points of maritime history during the early Iron Age, with a specific focus on the maritime activity of the Phoenicians and how they eventually intersected with the Greeks. Although initially a land-centric empire, the Persians also make a significant appearance. Hopefully this recap can serve as a good summary as we now look to Series 3 and maritime history during classical Greece, and beyond.

• ‎Live from Mount Olympus: Bonus Mythlet 3: A Mouth Like Flame and Breathing Death on Apple Podcasts

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• ‎The Source: Old-world literature greatly influenced America’s founders. Can classical knowledge help remedy our 21st-century political ills? on Apple Podcasts

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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 a flourishing of locusts and field voles, danger for the king, and an abundance of 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. XVII Kal. Dec. 2774 AUC ~ 11 Maimakterion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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• Russia begins restoration of Arc of Triumph in Syria’s Palmyra – Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
• Anfiteatro di Volterra, chiuso lo scavo e si attendono i fondi da Roma – Il Tirreno Pontedera

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• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Thiasos Biblioteca virtuale
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• The History Blog » Blog Archive » 4th c. B.C. Greek amphora pits found in Marseille
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• Child Sacrifice in Biblical Phoenicia – Biblical Archaeology Society

Fresh Podcasts

• ‎The Ancients: The Rise of the Praetorian Guard on Apple Podcasts

From Gladiator to Rome Total War to I, Claudius, today the Cohortēs praetōriae are one of the most distinctive military units of Imperial Rome. It was their job to protect the Roman Emperor and his household, a task for which they hold a somewhat ‘chequered’ record (especially when we focus in on the Praetorian Prefects). But what do we know about this unit’s origins? How did this powerful force become protectors of the Emperor and his household? What other functions did they serve? And how did they differ from the standard Roman legions in their structure? To talk through the rise of the Praetorian Guard, with a specific focus on the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius, Tristan caught up with historian Lindsay Powell at Fishbourne Roman Palace in West Sussex. Lindsay is the author of several books about the Early Roman Imperial Period. His latest book, Bar Kokhba: The Jew Who Defied Hadrian and Challenged the Might of Rome, is out now.

• ‎Emperors of Rome: Epsiode CLXXVII – Witches in the Roman World on Apple Podcasts

A witch occupied a strange niche in the Roman world. Distrusted but respected, persecuted but employed by the most elite, a witch in Rome existed on the sidelines and spoken of in hushed terms, and to many of the powerful, a weapon that could be employed. Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Head of Department of Languages and Linguistics, La Trobe University)

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Book Reviews

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• The Beginning of Coinage in the Cimmerian Bosporus | Spartokos a lu
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• [BMCR] Robert Kanigel, Hearing Homer’s song: the brief life and big idea of Milman Parry. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
• [BMCR] J. Danckers, C. Cavazzuti, M. Cattani, Facies e culture nell’età del Bronzo italiana?. Artes (Institut historique belge de Rome), XI. Turnhout: Brepols, 2019.

Dramatic Receptions

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• Greek tragedy “Antigone” recreated by Vietnamese director | Culture – Sports | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)

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• A Monument Lost to Time: The Pharos of Alexandria | Egyptian Streets
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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 an abundance of fish but bad times for water-based animals. The  Republic will do well.

… 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 Id. Nov. 2774 AUC ~ 8 Maimakterion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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Fresh Podcasts

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• ‎Nuntii Latini: diē duodecimō mēnsis Novembris on Apple Podcasts

Dē rēbus Haitiānīs; Americānī dē Aethiopiā dēdūcuntur; Eurōpa in perīculō; Rūthēnia Alba Eurōpae mīnātur; Seattlēnsēs anxiētāte labōrant; Diēs Caelibum; Dracō in caelō; Discipulus periit.

• ‎Ancient Warfare Podcast: How were Roman marines equipped, how did they fight? on Apple Podcasts

Daniel asks, ‘I was curious about Roman marines. I see them depicted in video games the same as a classic 1st century legionary, but with their red clothing and shield swapped out with blue. Did Marines fight, and were they equipped the same as a regular legionary soldier? Did they participate in land battles and were they seen as inferior or superior to the regular army? Did they have the same terms of service as their land bases counterparts?

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Book Reviews

• [BMCR] Erika Simon, Jakob Zeyl, Alan Shapiro, The gods of the Greeks. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2021.
• [BMCR] Andreas Serafim, Religious discourse in Attic oratory and politics. Routledge monographs in classical studies. Abingdon: Routledge, 2020.
• [BMCR] Stephen Harrison, Christopher Pelling, Classical scholarship and its history: from the Renaissance to the present. Essays in honour of Christopher Stray. Trends in classics, 1. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2021.
• Book review: Anne Carson’s modern reworking of ancient Greek tragedy, Arts News & Top Stories – The Straits Times
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Online Talks and Professional Matters

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

• Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

[Saturday] If it thunders today, it portends a prosperous but sickly time, with bodies tormented by parasites.

[Sunday] If it thunders today, it portends venomous snakes being gently dealt with by humans.

… 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)