Hodie est a.d. IX kal. Ian. 2774 AUC ~ 20 Poseideon in the first year of the 700th Olympiad
n.b. there may or may not be a post on Christmas Day … it all depends on when everyone wakes up
In the News
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In Case You Missed It
- Israeli archaeologists find Christian ′Good Shepherd′ ring in Roman shipwreck | News | DW | 23.12.2021 –
- Hellenic-era Statue Found In Veria, Greece — Greek City Times –
- Lost temple of Hercules ‘discovered’ off coast of Spain | World | The Times –
- The Turkish shelling threatens the archaeological sites in Al-Hasakah – ANHA | HAWARNEWS | English –
Classicists and Classics in the News
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Fresh Bloggery
- Coming Soon, Citizens! – Ancient Rome Refocused –
- The sacrifice before battle – An ancient Greek ritual – Ancient World Magazine –
- No, Virginia…There is No Tragic Flaw – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE –
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: MEDJEHU PROJECT: Investigating woodcraft along the Nile –
- Naked Graces and Noble Foxes: Some Proverbs on Gifts – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE –
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Online Sample Copy: ORIENS ANTIQVVS · SERIES NOVA: Rivista di studi sul Vicino Oriente Antico e il Mediterraneo orientale – A Journal of Ancient Near-Eastern and East Mediterranean Studies –
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: How did the US become a major hub for stolen ancient artefacts? –
- The History Blog » Blog Archive » Unfinished Roman-era statue found in Greece –
- Het stof van Babylon – Mainzer Beobachter –
- PaleoJudaica.com: Surprise sifting soil –
- PaleoJudaica.com: A stop in a grotto –
- PaleoJudaica.com: Demythologizing the Cairo Geniza? –
- They make a post-apocalyptic wasteland and call it peace: Caesar in Fallout: New Vegas | Anchors Aweigh –
- 22 Years Later… – The Temple Mount Sifting Project –
- WORD OF THE DAY – Advent Series | The Muddy Archaeologist’s Blog –
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Fire and Apples –
- Ignorance is Better – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE –
- Historical women’s clothing styles and the physical impact of pregnancy – Juliette Harrisson –
- Ovid, Titian, and the Depiction of Violence Against Women –
Other Blog-like Publications
- ANE TODAY – 202112 – Rethinking Austen Henry Layard – American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) –
- Pasts Imperfect (12.23.21) –
- The fall of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News –
- Underwater archaeologists recover treasures from ancient shipwrecks – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News –
- Pontius Pilate and the Jerusalem Aqueduct – Biblical Archaeology Society –
Assorted Twitter Threads
- @DocCrom on the Ilam Pan inscription
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- @DocCrom on a coin of Vitellius
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Fresh Podcasts
Desperate to find the perfect gift to slip into your favorite scholar’s (budding and otherwise) stocking this year? Of course you are, because if he or she finds another bath bomb or scented whazzit in there someone’s going to get hurt. Fear not! Dave and Jeff are here to help with their curated best-of lists. And the gamut is run—yes, there are plenty of heady tomes to set your beloveds on the proper path, but also many surprises along the way, including shred metal guitar, stunningly bad movies, and shocking sources of dietary fiber! Who knows, if you do it right maybe you’ll end up like Sting and celebrate Yuletide by finding many words to rhyme with “Charybdis”.
Fresh Youtubery
- Ancient Coins: Channel Recommendations | Classical Numismatics
- A historic tour of little known Pompeii sites (villas, a farm, a new museum) in the Bay of Naples! 1,027 viewsDec 22, 2021 | American Institute for Roman Culture
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- The Death of Emperor Titus 210 viewsDec 22, 2021 | Dr Raoul McLaughlin
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- What was Watchtower Duty like on the Roman Frontier? DOCUMENTARY 63,604 viewsDec 23, 2021 | Invicta
- Inside The Trojan Horse | Erica Stevenson
- How the Origin of “Nation” Connects to Myth, Language, Gender, and More (feat. Cynical Historian) | Alliterative
- Review of LAST DAYS OF TROY by Simon Armitage | Moan Inc
- Virtual Ancient Rome in 3D – Imperial Forums: Forum of Peace | History in 3d
Exhibition Related Things
Online Talks and Professional Matters
- CFP: Exemplary Representation(s) of the Past | Society for Classical Studies –
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Calendar: Classics, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology Webinars
Alia
- The Cosmos of Ancient Greece’s Antikythera Mechanism –
- Europe is beginning to return artefacts, but the UK doesn’t want to lose its marbles | The Independent –
- The Greek And Roman Origins Of Christmas Traditions –
‘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 civil wars for the city and disease for forest-dwelling creatures.
… 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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