Hodie est a.d. XI kal. Ian. 2774 AUC ~ 18 Poseideon in the first year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- First evidence of social beer drinking found in 7,000-year-old town | The Independent
- Archaeologists identify oldest use of fossil fuels in Europe – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- Ancient underwater treasure found in Caesarea with Christian gold ring – The Jerusalem Post
- Serres: Father and daughter in possession of more than 500 coins of great archaeological value | ATHENS 9,84
- Biblical Archaeology’s Top 10 Discoveries of 2021 | News & Reporting | Christianity Today
- Archaeologists tell of efforts to conserve ancient culture near developing dam – Tehran Times
- ‘Good Shepherd’ gold ring found in Roman-era wreck off Israel
- Ephesus Ancient Canal project takes its shape
In Case You Missed It
- Altar site for Greek goddess Demeter found in Turkey’s Blaundus | Daily Sabah
- The Search for Sources of Roman Silver – Archaeology Magazine
- Temple Of Hercules Gaditanus Where The God Was Worshipped By The Ancient Greeks And Romans In The 9th Century BC May Have Been Discovered Off The Coast Of Spain — Greek City Times
- Young Boris Johnson was passionately advocating for the return of the Parthenon marbles – Neos Kosmos
Classicists and Classics in the News
Greek/Latin News
- [Ephemeris] DE REPERTO SINENSI.
Public Facing Classics
- The Art of Life: Charlotte Higgins | Apollo Magazine
- Holiday Supply Chain Issues of Ancient Rome – JSTOR Daily
- Golden-Tongued Mummies Might Have Talked With Ancient Gods
Fresh Bloggery
- Laudator Temporis Acti: The Shame of a Monoglot
- Writing the Greek Revolution | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Travel Plans for the Holidays: On to Bethlehem with the Protoevangelium of James – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Wish
- Love as Classroom Management – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Using the Past as a Guide for the Future – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Het Antikythera-mechanisme – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: In memory of Baruch Levine
- PaleoJudaica.com: CT’s biblical archaeology top ten 2021
- PaleoJudaica.com: Two shipwrecks found at Caesarea
- Domitianus (3): Jeugd – Mainzer Beobachter
- 7 Questions You Have About the Manhattan DA’s Agreement with “A New York Antiquities Collector”
- Poetic dispatches from the Dacian Limes – MAPPOLA
- Women Doing Ancient History: A Best Of 2021 – Everyday Orientalism
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
- Statement of the SCS Executive Committee | Society for Classical Studies
- Übersetzung 1: “Die sechs Säulen für die Einbindung von Forschenden in das Forschungsdatenmanagement (FDM)” – EcoDM – Ökosystem Datenmanagement
- Inaugural Scholarship Contest for LCA Teachers | The Louisiana Classicist
- News – Society Sunday is January 2, 2022! – Archaeological Institute of America
Fresh Podcasts
Thanks largely to his feature in the Gospel of Matthew, King Herod ‘the Great’ of Judaea is one of the infamous figures from the whole of history. So what do we know about this ancient near eastern ruler, who in his lifetime had contacts with a series of ‘goliath’ figures from the ancient Mediterranean World: from Caesar to Cleopatra and from Marc Antony to Augustus. To talk about King Herod, with a particular focus on the material and meaning of his monumental tomb at Herodium, Tristan was re-joined by Holy Land archaeologist Dr Jodi Magness. A wonderful speaker, Jodi has previously been on the podcast to talk all about the Siege of Masada and Jewish burial at the time of Jesus.
Fresh Youtubery
- JERASH, JORDAN | 24 Archaeological Sites You Should Know About | Dig it With Raven
- Who were the Minoans? (Extended Version) | Epimetheus
- Review of PANDORA’S JAR by Natalie Haynes | Moan Inc
- The Death of Emperor Vespasian | Dr Raoul McLaughlin
- Louvre aulos, Ancient Greek instrument. After my 10th lesson. Oahu, Hawaii. Bettina Joy de Guzman
- Ecole française d’Athènes
Book Reviews
- [AJA] An Enchantment of Digital Archaeology: Raising the Dead with Agent-Based Models, Archaeogaming and Artificial Intelligence By Shawn Graham (Digital Archaeology 1). New York: Berghahn Books 2020.
- [AJA] Wine Jars and Jar Makers of Cyprus: The Ethnoarchaeology of Pitharia By Gloria London. Nicosia: Astrom Editions 2020.
- [AJA] Les arrière-pays des cités phéniciennes à l’époque hellénistique (IVe–Ier s. av. N.È.): Approches historique et spatiale d’une aire géoculturelle By Élodie Guillon (Collezione di Studi Fenici 50). Rome: CNR Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale 2020.
Exhibition Related Things
Online Talks and Professional Matters
- Non-Stipendiary Research Associates at the ICS
- Oxford Online Course in Phoenician
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Calendar: Classics, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology Webinars
Alia
- New York Times: Britain Remains Silent About Parthenon Sculptures | ATHENS 9,84
- “House of Menander” in Pompeii Showcases Ancient Greek Themes
- Watch: A 3D Flythrough Tour of Classical Athens – Greek Herald
‘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 hot summer with abundant crops.
… 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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