Hodie est pr. kal. Ian. 2774 AUC ~ 28 Poseideon in the first year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Art cops bring back 200 antiquities from USA – English – ANSA.it
- The most amazing coin treasures uncovered in 2021 (and one that’s still missing) | Live Science
- Over 2,000 archaeological artifacts discovered in Iraq in 2021: minister-Xinhua
- More than 100 animal species are found living on ruins of a 2,000-year-old warship near Sicily | Daily Mail Online
In Case You Missed It
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- Roman-Period Statue Unearthed in Southern Greece – Archaeology Magazine
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- From manga to bunting: year-long festival to celebrate Hadrian’s Wall | Roman Britain | The Guardian
Classicists and Classics in the News
Fresh Bloggery
- My Other Project: North Dakota Quarterly | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Free Content for your Bible and Archaeology Classes from the F. W. Albright Institute
- The Strange Madness of a ‘National Divorce’ – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Rome and the Near Eastern Kingdoms and Principalities, 44-31 BC: A Study of Political Relations During Civil War
- Did Ancient People Really Think That Gods People Didn’t Believe in Would “Fade”? – Tales of Times Forgotten
- Annual Top 10: Into The Fire out Of The Fire – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- The Best New Year’s Gift – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Archaeology of Egyptian Non-Royal Burial Customs in New Kingdom Egypt and Its Empire
- Three common mistakes when consulting the Fathers – Roger Pearse
- The Effect of the Classics on Young and Old – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Domitianus (7): Vespasianus keizer – Mainzer Beobachter
- Looting Matters: Steinhardt objects returning to Italy
- Looting Matters: The Steinhardt objects: the 2018 intervention
- Blogging ancient epigram: ‘Love-Epigrams’, part two: widened horizons
Other Blog-like Publications
- The End of the Affair. Catullus, The American Songbook, and… | by Mark Buchan | In Medias Res | Dec, 2021 | Medium
- The Hole Truth: Ancient Coins That Were Pierced
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Youtubery
- Pompeii from above! Discover ancient Pompeii with original drone footage and on site access. – YouTube | Ancient Rome Live
- EARLY REVIEW of Jennifer Saint’s ELEKTRA (April 2022!) *Mythology Spoilers* – YouTube | Moan Inc
- Storytelling, Philosophy & Reception 07. Aliki Markantonatou. Ancient Music. Bettina Joy de Guzman – YouTube
| Book Reviews
- ‘Lore Olympus’ by Rachel Smythe a fresh retelling of Greek mythology – The Virginian-Pilot
- 150 years of excavating Jerusalem: A rich layer cake – The Jerusalem Post
Exhibition Related Things
Online Talks and Professional Matters
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Calendar: Classics, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology Webinars
Alia
- Do You Know The Long History Of The Second Most Important City In Greece, Thessaloniki? — Greek City Times
- The Stunning Greek Mosaics of Zeugma are Archaeological Treasures
- The modern relevance of the Ancient Greeks | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT
- The Jockey of Artemision: Greek Art in All its Stunning Glory
- Le 10 più interessanti scoperte archeologiche del 2021
‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:
- Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
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- Consult the Oracle at UCL
Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:
No entry for today!
… 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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