Hodie est a.d. XI Kal. Apr. 2775 AUC ~ 20 Elaphebolion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:
If it thunders today, it portends the death of birds but plenty of daily necessities.
… 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)
Hello again, David. Rome at War (in ‘Fresh Youtubery’ today) refers to the 20th century history of Italy.
there’s a bit of reception in there …
Yes, indeed. Well spotted!