Hodie est a.d. XI Kal. Mart. 2775 AUC ~ 18 Anthesterion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad
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- 4th Century Coins Found on Ugljan Island
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- “From your Valentine” – a modern legend, plus a bibliographical puzzle partly resolved – Roger Pearse
- Online Open House | Apollonius’ Argonautica: Earth, Sky, and Sea, with Jackie Murray – The Kosmos Society
- Blog Post #49: Bringing the Beers of Ancient Mesopotamia Back to Life with Tate Paulette – Peopling the Past
- The Rumble of War – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Lies About Etymology and Etymological Lies – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: The Fall of the Mighty
- How Were Eunuchs Perceived in the Ancient Mediterranean World? – Tales of Times Forgotten
- Domitianus (37): De Nasamonen – Mainzer Beobachter
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Credit Where Credit is Due: “Renate”
- The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife Fiasco
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Curator Andrew Shapland shows us a tiny fragment which reveals the story of the man who set out to hunt down the mythical minotaur. Sir Arthur Evans went on to become known as the father of archaeology, but his journey reveals a culture war between empires in the Mediterranean.
Raedariī Canadēnsēs comprehēnsī….
Nero hunts down the main conspirators. Some of them are captured, while others help execute their own colleagues without betraying their allegiance to the cause. Piso is urged to mount the rostra in the Forum and make a case to the people, but decides to take the easy way out instead.
Fresh Youtubery
- Thebes: Lost City of Ancient Greece with Professor Paul Cartledge – YouTube | Classics for All
- Dr Janina Ramirez: Knossos – Lost Women of the Ancient World – YouTube | Lytham St Annes Classical Association Lytham St Annes Classical Association
- ODYSSEY BOOK 10: Circe Finally Makes Her Debut In Greek Mythology! – YouTube | Moan Inc.
- In the Beginning – History, Legend, and Myth in Genesis. Interview with Dr. Bart Ehrman – YouTube | Digital Hammurabi
- History of the Iliad and the Trojan War – YouTube | World History Encyclopedia
Book Reviews
- BMCR – Hannah Cobb, Karina Croucher, Assembling archaeology: teaching, practice, and research. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2020.
- BMCR – Alan K. Bowman, Charles V. Crowther, Simon Hornblower, Rachel Mairs, Kyriakos Savvopoulos, Corpus of Ptolemaic inscriptions. Volume 1, Alexandria and the Delta (Nos. 1-206). Part I: Greek, bilingual, and trilingual inscriptions from Egypt. Oxford studies in ancient documents. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2021.
Exhibition Related Things
- Pompeii reveals all about ancient love for erotic art | World | The Times
- Ancient Rome’s fascination with nudity and lovemaking will be celebrated with an exhibition | Daily Mail Online
Dramatic Receptions
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- WNCC theater performs ancient Greek play ‘The Furies’ | Education | starherald.com
- Traveling Players Presents DIONYSIAN PLAY FESTIVAL, March 12-20
- French art chiefs tell US tech giants to end ‘ludicrous’ censoring of nude masterpieces | Daily Mail Online
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Calendar: Classics, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology Webinars
Alia
- Madaba: The World’s Oldest Holy Land Map – Biblical Archaeology Society
- Law, morals and marbles | eKathimerini.com
- Pont du Gard – Smarthistory
- Watch the Final Hours of the Once Vibrant City, Pompeii
- History of Cheating in Olympics Goes Back to Antiquity
- Centauridae, the Mystical Creatures from Ancient Greek Mythology
- The curious story of Rome’s talking statues – Wanted in Rome
‘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:
[Saturday] If it thunders today, it portends and outbreak of reptiles and worms
[Sunday] If it thunders today, it portends pleasant breezes.
… 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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