Hodie est pr. Non. Mai. 2775 AUC ~ 6 Thargelion in the first year of the 700th Olympia
In the News
- Poprad prince will return to Slovakia – spectator.sme.sk
- Italy seeks Unesco World Heritage Status for Appian Way
- Ancient Egyptian mummy forgotten in storage turns out to be sacred bird often sacrificed to Thoth | Live Science
- WAFA: “Israeli authorities expropriate 22,000 dunums of land near Jericho” – – IMEMC News
- Digs shed light on Hittite, Assyrian history of Turkey’s Karkamış | Daily Sabah
- Goodwill Sold a Bust for $34.99. It’s an Ancient Roman Relic. – The New York Times
- Ancient treasure found in Dursley | Gazette Series
In Case You Missed It
- Gothic Warrior and His Weapons Found Buried in Greece’s Thessaloniki
- Canvey man helps find ancient Roman coins worth around £40k | Echo
- Roman “storage” vessels turn out to be portable toilets
- Huge archaeological discoveries in Gabal el-Haridi area of Sohag – EgyptToday
- Tombs with Death Certificates in Greek Discovered in Egypt
- Amateur Archaeologist Stumbles Onto Trove of Coins Dated to Constantine the Great’s Reign | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
Classicists and Classics in the News
Greek/Latin News
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Teaching Thursday | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- A Husband Writes Home with a Packing List – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Quick Turnaround
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Gospel of Thomas Resource Center
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Monograph Series: Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies Special Collections
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Monograph Series: Keilschrifttexte aus Assur literarischen Inhalts
- “Instead of a Bed, a Tomb; Instead of a Bride, A Stone” – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- The History Blog » Blog Archive » Found: sarcophagus of Protector of the Divine Flank
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Who’s Watching the UK Antiquities Market?
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine: “Russian Troops Destroying Ancient Tombs”
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Freedom of Speech
- Waren de Grieken en Romeinen kleurenblind? – Mainzer Beobachter
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Russian Invaders Reportedly Remove Scythian Gold [UPDATED]
- PaleoJudaica.com: The Mount Ebal amulet again
- PaleoJudaica.com: More discoveries in Sohag
- PaleoJudaica.com: Evans & Wright (eds.), Gods, Spirits, and Worship in the Greco-Roman World and Early Christianity (T&T Clark)
- Spencer Alley: Gian Paolo Panini (1691-1765) – Rococo Ruins
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
Other Blog-like Publications
- Nemea to be awarded the European Cultural Heritage Label
- Pavlopetri in Laconia comes to life
- ANE TODAY – 202205 – What’s in a Name? Warriors and Warrior Burials in the Near East – American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR)
- A Roman Emperor’s Villa is Now Producing Olive Oil – Gastro Obscura
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
Patron of the podcast Lubos asks, ‘Why was the greek phalanx so ineffective against the Romans? Were they just obsolete or just that the Greek generals didn’t evolve their tactics and formations to counter roman maniples?’ Murray gives us his opinion.
In 222 B.C., two of the world’s most powerful kingdoms saw the coronation of two young monarchs: Antiochus III of the Seleucid Empire, and Ptolemy IV Philopator of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. As Antiochus tries to keep his realm from falling apart in the face of rebellions and the assassination of his older brother, the laziness of Ptolemy allows the court of Alexandria to fall into a whirlwind of conspiracies and corruption among his advisors, serving as a dramatic prelude to the Fourth Syrian War.
Leagues in Greece were not a new concept, with many being in existence in one form or another. So, far the major leagues that we have followed have been the Peloponnesian league and the Hellenic league, with both of these still in operation by 477BC. These were primarily defensive in nature and were formed around city states that had shared interests or a common foe. Though, what would happen once interests were conflicted or a threat had been extinguished?…
Liv speaks with Eduardo García-Molina who studies the Hellenistic Period and the Seleukids specificially, they talk Hellenistic kings and empires, the cultures and people of the east, and so much more (including video games)!
Messalina aka Messy Messalina is the Roman empress with the nastiest reputation. But does she deserve it? TL;DR: we actually don’t know, but probably not. But we can’t wait to hear what you think. If you enjoyed this episode and want more trashy ancient Roman marriages, check out our Agrippina the Younger series. Here’s part 1.
Fresh Youtubery
- DAUGHTER OF SPARTA Is A Greek Mythological Mess – YouTube | Moan Inc.
- Latin learning challenge (18-19-20-21 May 2022) – YouTube | Satura Lanx
- How Did Byzantine Fire Ships Work? #Shorts #History #Documentary – YouTube | Invicta
- Catullus and Pop Music Ep.2: Sour – YouTube | mytholotea
- Sex in the Ancient City | Dr. Dylan K. Rogers – YouTube | Archaeology Now
- The gladiatorial graffiti of the Roman amphitheatre: long-lived memorials of imperial munera – YouTube | British School at Rome
Book Reviews
- Hannibal: Rome’s Greatest Enemy (Pegasus Books), by Philip Freeman – Shepherd Express
- BMCR – Amministrare e comunicare nell’Egitto tolemaico: La funzione delle copie (antigrapha) nella documentazione papirologica
- BMCR – Peter Thonemann, Lucian: Alexander or the false prophet. Clarendon ancient history series. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2021.
- Laura Beatty: Looking for Theophrastus – adventures in psychobiography
Dramatic Receptions
- Review: ‘The Trojan Women’ is a Native American Greek tragedy – Washington Square News
- Medea – Shock Therapy Productions Put Their Touch On A Greek Tragedy
- On European Stages, Myths and Memories Merge – The New York Times
- Masque and Gown performs modern rendition of Greek comedy – The Bowdoin Orient
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- ROMARCH: Rome: City and Country; U. Reading Symposium, 11 May « [quem dixere chaos]
- 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
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 that crops will ripen too quickly and be ruined.
… 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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