Hodie est pr. Kal. Mai. 2775 AUC ~ 29 Mounichion in the first year of the 700th Olympia
In the News
- Ancient Nemea to receive EU Heritage Label | eKathimerini.com
- Diana figurines on display for the first time
- Ancient baby burial draws interest at museum
- Hundreds Of Slabs And Stone Inscriptions Discovered At A Persepolis Palace – Iran Front Page
- Excavations resume in Kastabala
In Case You Missed It
- Relitto italico del II a.C., con vino del Tirreno, diventa un self service di reperti. Bloccato il saccheggio – Stile Arte
- New details of Stoke Mandeville’s Roman busts | The Past
- Phoenician ‘harbour’ in Sicily revealed to be religious site aligned with stars | Italy | The Guardian
Classicists and Classics in the News
Greek/Latin News
Public Facing Classics
- How honest are job references? | Blog post by Mary Beard | The TLS
- What makes a ‘just’ war? | The Spectator
Fresh Bloggery
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Through the Fault of One Man
- At 50: The Future | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Fronto on How to Wear a Mask – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Roman Times: Part 2 of the 5th 30 minute segment of the Virtual Pompeii Walk recorded by ProWalk Tours
- To be Cancelled or Not? – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Down to Earth Archaeology
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Filling Are ‘Oles
- Working with pre-critical Latin texts – Roger Pearse
- Taking the Cure in Isolation – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Klassieke geschiedschrijvers – Mainzer Beobachter
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Emptor Caveating: Bargain Basement Gandhara
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Prayer to a Goddess
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
- Another letter from Provence… | Classical Studies
- In conversation with Caecilius, Metella and Grumio | Cambridge School Classics Project Blog
Other Blog-like Publications
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
More than two years have passed since the death of Caesar, and we now find our story at the final battle of the Liberator’s war. Octavian and Mark Antony lead their forces west to confront Cassius and Brutus, who have amassed quite the army in the meantime. Part VI of ‘The Liberator’s War’ Guest: Assistant Professor Steele Brand (History, The King’s College, New York City).
- Ancient Greece Declassified: R7 The Cave | Plato’s Republic, book 7 w/ Ben Morison on Apple Podcasts
The cave analogy, which takes up the majority of book 7 of the Republic, is one of the most famous passages in all of western philosophy. In this episode, we are joined by Ben Morison, professor of philosophy at Princeton, to dive deep into the allegory and unpack its various levels of meaning.
Juppiter ēlectus…
Fresh Youtubery
- How did Rome defend its empire? Ancient History DOCUMENTARY – YouTube | History Marche
- Does ZEUS Teach You Anything About Greek Mythology & The Greek Gods? – YouTube | Moan Inc.
- Thermae Romae Novae: How is the Latin? – YouTube | polyMATHY
Book Reviews
- BMCR – Matthieu Pignot , The Catechumenate in late antique Africa (4th-6th centuries): Augustine of Hippo, his contemporaries and early reception . Supplements to Vigiliae christianae: texts and studies of early Christian life and language, 162. Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2020.
- BMCR – Gillian Clark, Commentary on Augustine ‘City of God’, Books 1-5. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.
- BMCR – Daniel Ogden, The dragon in the West: from ancient myth to modern legend. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2021.
- BMCR – C.T. Hadavas, Statius, ‘Achilleid’: an intermediate Latin reader. Beloit: C.T. Hadavas, 2021.
Exhibition Related Things
Dramatic Receptions
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
Alia
- Who were the Picts, the early inhabitants of Scotland? | Live Science
- The shipwrecks rewriting ancient history – BBC Future
- Hadrian’s Wall: follow in the footsteps of Romans in Northumberland | National Geographic
- The Ancient Greek Tradition of Birthday Cake
- From Egypt To India: The Cities Founded By Alexander The Great — Greek City Times
- Giant Trojan War refugee puppet wows Withernsea – in pictures – Hull Live
- What Happened to the Camels of Greece? – GreekReporter.com
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:
[Saturday] If it thunders today, it portends plenty of good things
[Sunday] If it thunders today it portends the fleeing of common people and the loss of honour.
… 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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