Hodie est a.d. VIII Id. Mart. 2775 AUC ~ 6 Elaphebolion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders, it portends rain.

… 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)

Hodie est Non. Mart. 2775 AUC ~ 5 Elaphebolion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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Book Reviews

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Diversions

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• Verbdum – Ludus verborum cotidianus

‘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 a major wind which will drive the affairs of powerful men.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d. III Non. Mart. 2775 AUC ~ 3 Elaphebolion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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Public Facing Classics

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Diversions

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

• Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
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• Sortes Virgilianae (Latin)
• Consult the Oracle at UCL

Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

[Saturday] If it thunders today, it portends a sunny spring and fruitful summer

[Sunday] If it thunders today, it portends the same and more.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d. IV Non. Mart. 2775 AUC ~ 2 Elaphebolion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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Dramatic Receptions

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Diversions

• Latin Wordle – latindictionary.io
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‘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 great prosperity.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d. V Non. Mart. 2775 AUC ~ 1 Elaphebolion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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• Ancient History Fangirl: Gender Rebels of Ancient Greece and Rome: Eunuchs (Part 2) on Apple Podcasts

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• Etruschannel
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Diversions

• Latin Wordle – latindictionary.io
• GNT Wordle
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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

• Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
• Sortes Virgilianae (English)
• Sortes Virgilianae (Latin)
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends discord for the state followed by famine.

… 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)