Hodie est Kal. Dec. 2774 AUC ~ 27 Maimakterion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Why are the many layers of history hidden beneath modern Rome causing a problem? | ITV News
- Volunteers from around the globe dig up Turkey’s history | Daily Sabah
- McDonald’s tries to flip ban on Roman baths restaurant | World | The Times
- 1,600-year-old steelyard weight found in Turkey’s Hadrianopolis | Daily Sabah
In Case You Missed It
- UK man stumbles upon 800-square-foot Roman mosaic on his father’s farm | Live Science
- Largest collection of ancient graffiti ever found in Pompeii. Some are hysterically funny – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- Size of Roman Army Camp in Netherlands Reconsidered – Archaeology Magazine
- Digging for Roman riches on trans-Pennine route – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
Classicists and Classics in the News
Greek/Latin News
Fresh Bloggery
- Soil as an Archaeological Archive: A Contribution to World Soil Day on December 5th – Groundcheck
- A Visit to the Hallstatt Salt Landscape – Groundcheck
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Gone to Pot
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The newest issue of the Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies
- Teaching Tuesday: The Wesley College Documentation Project as Radical Pedagogy 2 | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Romulus, Quirinus et Victoria: La construction d’une mémoire collective à Rome entre 338 et 290 av. J.-C.
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Royal Library of Belgium joins Nomisma
- Bad Helen of Troy – Ancient Rome Refocused
- On Auctoritas and Antiquity – History From Below
- Oedipus and Antigone, Painted By Per Wickenberg (c. 1812-1846) | The Historian’s Hut
- Why There Are No Nu or Xi Variants of COVID – Tales of Times Forgotten
- Throwback Bon Appetit Wednesday! Celebrating a Sephardic Hanukkah with Sfenj | AntiquityNOW
- Caesar in Orikon – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: Zillionth Hellenistic-era oil lamp excavated in Israel!
- PaleoJudaica.com: Zoom event: Dr. Sarah Sallon on reviving ancient date palms
- PaleoJudaica.com: Biblical Studies Carnival 189
- LatinNow flips the script!
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
- 2021 Gruen Prize | Society for Classical Studies
- CAMWS: The Anthony Fauci Award in STEM and Classics | Society for Classical Studies
- From the Fields to the Depots: The Pitane Survey in 2021 – Pergamon Micro-Region
- Celebrating Egyptian Month in Reading | Classics at Reading
- CAC/SCEC Council and Executive Positions – The Classical Association of Canada
Other Blog-like Publications
- ¨Cyprus and Aphrodite: The Original Love Island? – Antigone
- Building from the time of the exiled Sanhedrin discovered in Yavne
- Archaeologists discover building from the time of the exiled Sanhedrin – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Appreciating ancient Greek epigraphy from a modern Greek perspective | by James Hua | Ostraka | Dec, 2021 | Medium
Assorted Twitter Threads
- @abby_fecit on an unusual Latin inscription from Risingham (and more)
- @DocCrom on the Risingham Dedication Slab
Fresh Podcasts
This week the guys hopscotch from Babylon, to Memphis (not TN), to Alexandria (not VA), and even to Venice (not FL) in search of an answer to one of the most captivating and lingering archaeological questions of all time—what happened to the tomb and body of Alexander Ille Magnus? How could this centuries-long tourist attraction (visited by some of the greatest Caesars who ever caesared) and massive, Wal-Mart sized complex simply vanish? As they say, it’s complicated. We’ve got cross-desert catafalquing, followed by temporary tomb subletting, and toxic mosque-ulinity, capped off by some embarrassing nose-mangling, and maybe even a mummy heading for its final stop in a gondola. Paging Heinrich Schliemann!
Ridley Scott, a prolific director and producer, is responsible for some of the most critically acclaimed films of all time. While “Alien” (1979) and “Blade Runner” (1982), are regarded as significantly influential sci-fi films, “Gladiator” (2000) and “Black Hawk Down” (2001), to name just a few, highlight his dedication to epic historical dramas.
Many moons ago, I had a thought. “Hey! It would be fun to do a bookend series covering the Hellenistic Age with Alexander and the Great and Cleopatra!” 21 episodes and small novel’s worth of notes later, we have reached the conclusion of the series. After the Battle of Actium, Cleopatra and Antony continue to fight but are running out of options. As Octavian closes in on Alexandria, the situation turns desperate. Ultimately, the ramifications of the events in this episode mark a turning point in Western Civilization. Tune in for the conclusion of Cleopatra’s epic tale!!!!
Do you dare set foot in the Emperor Augustus’ childhood nursery? They say anyone who does is seized by shuddering and terror… This story has been inspired by Suetonius, Augustus, 6 & 94, and is followed by a discussion of the Emperor Augustus, his life and achievements, and ancient poltergeists.
Fresh Youtubery
- SAPPHO: The LGBTQ+ Poetry Icon of the Ancient World | Moan Inc.
- Leda and the Swan (Original Composition for Solo Lyre) | Michael Levy
- Colors in Latin · Lingua Latina Comprehensibilis · Basic Colors – YouTube | Scorpio Martianus
- Battle of Cornus, 216 BC Hannibal (Part 16) Second Punic War | History Marche
- Career Development Seminar – November 18, 2021 | Society for Classical Studies
- What Normal Life Was Like In Ancient Rome | Meet The Romans: Complete | Odyssey
- Catullus 43 in Latin & English, Vocabulary & Grammar Notes: Salve, nec minimo puella naso | David Amster
Book Reviews
- “My Fellow Beasts of Burden, My Cohabitants”: On Peter Singer’s Edition of Apuleius’s “The Golden Ass” – Los Angeles Review of Books
- Études d’archéologie et d’histoire en honneur de Victor Henrich Baumann | Spartokos a lu
Exhibition Related Things
Online Talks and Professional Matters
- CFP: Pushing the Boundaries: African and Asian Interactions with the Ancient Mediterranean | Society for Classical Studies
- CFP: Natural Resources and Flourishing in Ancient Greece | Society for Classical Studies
- Event Announcement! Winckelmann Celebration DAI Istanbul – DAİstanbul
- The Portus Magnus of Alexandria
- News – Job Posting: Programs and Professional Services Coordinator – Archaeological Institute of America
- 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 history of adding insult to injury | Salon.com
- Philo of Alexandria (c.20BCE-c.50CE) | Issue 147 | Philosophy Now
- Hegel Reading Heraclitus | Issue 147 | Philosophy Now
- Country diary: The underground secret by Hadrian’s Wall | Archaeology | The Guardian
- Nestor – December 2021 issue available
- Inside the stolen art trade of NYC’s Upper East Side
- Who Were the Hasmoneans? – Tablet Magazine
- Towards The Reunification Of The Parthenon Gods — Greek City Times
- L’aqueduc de Fréjus | L’Antiquité à la BnF
‘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 year of good health and concord.
… 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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