#Thelxinoe ~ Classics News for February 21, 2022

Hodie est a.d. IX Kal. Mart. 2775 AUC ~ 20 Anthesterion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

In the News

• Polish and Russian archaeologists find 2,500-year-old skeleton – The Jerusalem Post
• New Pompeii treasures uncovered in work to shore-up excavations
• Roman Mosaics Unearthed in UNESCO-Protected Historical Centre of Stari Grad, Hvar
• Treasures of ancient crypt could be home to largest illegal silversmithing site in Roman Britain | Daily Mail Online

In Case You Missed It

• Archaeologists find massive collection of Egyptian pottery sherds – The Jerusalem Post
• Hadrian’s Wall under threat from climate change on 1900th birthday | Euronews
• Pompeii: Rebirth of Italy’s dead city that nearly died again | Stuff.co.nz

Classicists and Classics in the News

• New Brading Roman Villa trustee is British Museum archaeologist | Isle of Wight County Press

Greek/Latin News

• Ephemeris – DE TEMPESTATIBUS AMERICANIS
• Radiogiornale Latino 20.02.2022 – Podcast – Radio Vaticana – Vatican News
• Akropolis World News – Χὸγκ-Κὸγκ

Public Facing Classics

• Classics Are Instrument of Freedom for Black People | National Review

Fresh Bloggery

• Bypassing Treatment for Sorrow – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• PaleoJudaica.com: Review of Goldingay, The Book of Lamentations
• PaleoJudaica.com: Review of Berardi et al., On the track of the books
• The Truth about Daedalus and Icarus – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Minería y metalurgia antiguas: Visiones y revisiones. Homenaje a Claude Domergue
• De Bergrede (16): de Mammon – Mainzer Beobachter
• Even iets over de Mainzer Beobachter – Mainzer Beobachter
• International Lego Classicism Day 2022: Antenociticus the Geordie God – Classical Studies Support
• PaleoJudaica.com: TikTok Talmud controversy
• PaleoJudaica.com: How did Israelites care for their dead?
• Laudator Temporis Acti: Connecticut Latin
• The Five Categories of the Soul – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• A Reminder: An Epidemic’s First Acts – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Mycenaean Atlas Project News
• Nationale en regionale musea – Mainzer Beobachter
• PaleoJudaica.com: Orion Center Zoom Symposium
• The Burden of Opulence — ConsultTheClassics
• Identifying the portable toilets of the Romans: the Gerace chamber pot
• Spencer Alley: Albrecht Altdorfer – The Battle of Alexander

Association/Departmental Blogs and News

• Eta Sigma Phi: Summer Travel Scholarships | Society for Classical Studies
• NEH Summer Institute for K-12 Teachers: Timeless Parallels: Veteran Voices and Classical Literature | Society for Classical Studies
• European Festival of Latin and Greek Returns in Reading Classics | Classics at Reading

Other Blog-like Publications

• Looking for Antinous – Antigone
• Restoration works continue in the Ancient Theatre of Dodona
• Elena Ferrante and the History of the Italian Language  – Retrospect Journal

Fresh Podcasts

• Satura Lanx: How to learn Latin || Where do I find other Latin speakers? on Apple Podcasts

Finding other Latin speakers can be very hard, but it’s necessary if you want to learn how to speak Latin fluently (and have fun).

• The Ancients: Eureka! Innovation in Ancient Greece on Apple Podcasts

It’s often thought that the ancient Greeks were devout in tradition, strict in their ways and beliefs. But how true is this? When it comes to creative thinking and innovation, the ancient Greeks excelled! In this episode, Tristan is joined by professor and historian Dr Armand D’Angour as they explore the impact of Ancient Greek innovation, delving into their perception of ‘new’. From famous figures in the arts, philosophy, and the ideas of the model state, we look beyond the lens of tragedy. What can we learn from the Ancient Greeks today?

• Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold: Liv Reads Ovid: Valentine’s Selections from the Ars Amatoria on Apple Podcasts

Liv reads selections from Ovid’s Ars Amatoria (big thanks to Michaela Smith for the selections and commentary!), translated by Henry T. Riley. Sometimes called a commentary on the idea of love, and elegy broadly, other times simply deemed an ancient guide to picking up women, Ovid’s Ars Amatoria is at the very least… entertaining. The incredible twitter thread mentioned is here. CW/TW: Ancient Pick Up Artist style issues… Lots of them.

• Let’s Talk Assassin Creed: History Through Gaming on Apple Podcasts

In This Episode We Take A Look At How Assassin’s Creed And Other Titles Are Able To Help Teach history Through Gaming.

Fresh Youtubery

• How Greece was Christianized DOCUMENTARY – YouTube | Kings and Generals
• How to learn Latin || Where do I find other Latin speakers? – YouTube | Satura Lanx
• How to Talk About Sh*t in Latin – YouTube | Classics in Color
• Etruscan Origins | Ancient Myths and DNA – YouTube | Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages
• A rebirth of the ancient city of Pompeii – YouTube | AP
• The dates of Jesus – YouTube | Kiwi Hellenist
• Professor Isabelle Torrance – YouTube | Greek and Latin UCL

Book Reviews

• Book Review: ‘Rescuing Socrates’ Valuable and Persuasive | National Review
• Histoire de Sébastopol Volume I. La Crimée du sud-ouest de l’Antiquité à 1774 | Spartokos a lu

Dramatic Receptions

• Uprooting Medea Film Connects Ancient Tale to Modern Experience – The Heights

Online Talks and Conference-Related Things

• Lecture Announcement: EARTHEN EMPIRE: EARTH AND TURF CONSTRUCTION IN THE NW PROVINCES AND BEYOND – NEW INSIGHTS FROM GEOARCHAEOLOGY – DAİstanbul
• The cult statue rendered on a Mycenaean krater from Cyprus
• See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
• SCS Calendar: Classics, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology Webinars

Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters

• Queen’s University, Departments of History and Classics Marjorie McLean Oliver Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the History of Classical and/or Medieval Europe, Departments of History and Classics

Alia

• Why Spartan Men Had Long Hair
• Stylites Were Byzantine Era’s Most Extreme Hermits
• The Real Faces Of Ancient Greeks (VIDEO) — Greek City Times

‘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 abundance.

… 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)