Hodie est a.d. IV Kal. Apr. 2775 AUC ~ 26 Elaphebolion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Robot dog called in to help manage Pompeii | Robots | The Guardian
- Earliest mosaic in Israel dedicated to Jesus may soon be sprung from prison | The Times of Israel
- Turkey won’t be so quick to release its archaeological hostages – www.israelhayom.com
- 2,500-year-old burial mound found in Siberia’s ‘Valley of the Kings’ | Live Science
- British Museum accused of ‘gross distortion’ by Elgin Marbles scanner | The Times
- York’s Roman Quarter plans ‘unethical’ and ‘flawed’ say archaeology chiefs | York Press
- Smells like ancient society: scientists find | EurekAlert!
- Libya seeks to prove its ownership of a smuggled archaeological statue in Brazil | The Libya Observer
In Case You Missed It
- Antiquities Withdrawn from Christie’s Auction Following Ownership Red Flags – ARTnews.com
- British Museum facing legal action over Parthenon marbles 3D scan refusal | Parthenon marbles | The Guardian
Classicists and Classics in the News
- Harm Pinkster (1942-2021) in: Mnemosyne Volume 75 Issue 2 (2022)
- Obituary for Klaus Alpers (1935-2022) – University of Hamburg
- How Florida’s professors are using UF’s supercomputer to address society’s pressing issues and more – News – University of Florida
- Fulkerson to retire after 22-year career as classics professor, valued administrator – Florida State University News
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Athlete
- Shall good fortune be fleeting? | Turkish Archaeological News
- Laudator Temporis Acti: The Dead and the Living
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: The Journalist, the Customs Official and the Dodgy Antiquities (part 1)
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: The Journalist, the Customs Official and the Dodgy Antiquities (part 2)
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Mission archéologique syro-française de Ras Shamra – Ougarit
- Explaining the Cuckoo: Women Know Everything – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Just a Novice, Seen it on TV: Can’t be Expected to “No the Lore”?
- The Legates Of Alexander The Great Investing The Gardener Abdalonymus With The Insignia Of The Kingship Of Sidon, By Nicolaes Knupfer (c. 17th century) | The Historian’s Hut
- The History Blog » Blog Archive » Farmer plows up unique Hittite gold bracelet
- Herodotos de moralist – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: Springing the Megiddo Jesus mosaic?
- PaleoJudaica.com: Discovering Isaiah
- Greco-Roman Studies and the Future of Europe » Perseus Digital Library Updates
- Spencer Alley: Francesco Maffei and Alessandro Magnasco
- SPOT, a quadruped robot at the service of archaeology to inspect archaeological areas and structures in safety – Classicult
- Reconstructing Claudius’ arch in Rome | OUPblog
Other Blog-like Publications
- Lives of the Czars, Caesars of the Third Rome | by Gabriel Kühl | In Medias Res | Mar, 2022 | Medium
- Smells like Ancient Society: Ways to study and reconstruct past scents
- Major archaeological discovery in Southern Jordan
- PaleoJudaica.com: Rollston on the Mount Ebal amulet
- Is the Gospel of Luke a Greco-Roman Biography? – Biblical Archaeology Society
Assorted Twitter Threads
- @TheClassicalCo on a Theseus mosaic from Utica
- @DocCrom on a denarius of Didius Julianus
- @DocCrom on Ovid, Amores 1.9.33-46
- @fakehistoryhunt on Thermae Romae Novae
Fresh Podcasts
Welcome to a bonus episode of Times Will Tell for an archaeology update of an item that, if verified, may be one of the greatest discoveries of the century. On Thursday, March 24, Dr. Scott Stripling held a press conference in Houston, Texas, unveiling what he claims is the earliest proto-alphabetic Hebrew text discovered in ancient Israel. …
After his victory in at Mutina, Octavian desired honours that the senate declined to award him. This led him to re-evaluate who his enemy truly was, and make an alliance with the recently defeated Mark Antony. Part IV of ‘The Liberator’s War’ Guest: Dr Rhiannon Evans (Associate Professor in Classics and Ancient History at La Trobe University).
Fresh Youtubery
- The Animated History of Ancient England – YouTube | Ancient History Guy
- Statue of a Victorious Youth: Getty Conversations – YouTube | Smarthistory
- Mummy of Herakleides: Getty Conversations – YouTube | Smarthistory
- 2. Tiberius – The Fall of Sejanus #Shorts – YouTube | Classical Association Northern Ireland
Book Reviews
- JBMCR- ohn C. Gibert, Euripides. Ion. Cambridge Greek and Latin classics. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2020.
- BMCR – Francesca Alesse, Ludovica de Luca, Philo of Alexandria and Greek myth: narratives, allegories, and arguments. Studies in Philo of Alexandria, 10. Leiden: Brill, 2019.
- BMCR – Anja Bettenworth, Jürgen Hammerstaedt, Writing order and emotion: affect and the structures of power in Greek and Latin authors. Spudasmata, Band 188. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, 2020.
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
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- TEACHING FACULTY OF CLASSICS at UW–Madison
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics | Society for Classical Studies
- 2021-2022 Non-Tenure Track Faculty Pool job with University of Texas at Austin | 467859
- Placement: Advertisements 2021-2022 | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- Chariot Racing: Ancient Rome’s Most Popular, Most Dangerous Sport – HISTORY
- 30 of the world’s most valuable treasures that are still missing | Live Science
- Did women fight brutal wrestling matches in ancient Rome? – EgyptToday
- The apostles: How Jesus’ followers founded Christianity | Live Science
Diversions
‘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 good reputations for women.
… 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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