Hodie est a.d. IV Non. Iun. 2775 AUC ~ 3 Skirophorion in the first year of the 700th Olympia
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- Ancient Greek equivalent of ‘graduate school yearbook’ discovered on stone | The Independent
- Do not open: Odd 1,800-year-old grave marker for Jacob the Convert found in Galilee | The Times of Israel
- [Paywalled] Coins from Pompeii’s ruins hint at finances of the dead
- It is dishonourable for the British Museum to keep the Parthenon marbles | Parthenon marbles | The Guardian
- Louvre Antiquities Trafficking Investigation: Key Warning Was Ignored – ARTnews.com
- The ‘predatory’ global economy of looted antiquities
- 1,800-year-old Geometric Patterned Mosaic Found In The Ancient Greek City Pergamon Now Modern Turkey
- Trovati reperti di duemila anni fa Ogni scavo un tesoro a cielo aperto – Cronaca – lanazione.it
- Campaigners call for focus on Hadrian’s Wall 1,900-year ethnic history – BBC News
- Rural women’s touch in archaeology
- Strada romana riemerge durante gli scavi per la fibra ottica in provincia di Pesaro-Urbino – Stile Arte
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- Ancient Bronze Age city reemerges from Iraq river after extreme drought | Live Science
- NY District Attorney’s Office Seizes Allegedly Looted Antiquities From the Met
- Archaeologist finds earliest wool production in all of Europe – study – The Jerusalem Post
- Remains at Bronze Age Funeral Pyre in Italy Analyzed – Archaeology Magazine
- Study sheds light on life beyond Rome’s frontier | The University of Edinburgh
- Ruins of an ancient temple for Zeus were unearthed in Egypt : NPR
- New section of ancient engineering wonder excavated in Jerusalem – www.israelhayom.com
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- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Brooch was in Two Universes at Once Before Appearing on UK Antiquities Trade
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- Valsheid in gesteente – Mainzer Beobachter
- The History Blog » Blog Archive » Yet another Roman phallus, but with a twist
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- PaleoJudaica.com: A first-century Galilean fortress
- PaleoJudaica.com: Biblical Studies Carnival 195
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- The Wretched of the Earth – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Industrial manufacturing of wool and wool textiles in the Bronze Age Italy
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There are surprising intersections between video game creation and archaeology, and that, of course, comes along with the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of mining ancient history for content creation. Neither Anna nor Amber really grew up playing video games, so we are extremely lucky to have a guest expert, Dr. Bill Farley, Associate Professor of Anthropology at South Connecticut State University. Bill will be our guide on the subject. The Toad to our Mario Party. Right? That’s a thing, right?
Although medieval Europe was firmly Christian, pagan deities still loomed large in the popular imagination. Rhiannon Davies spoke to Ronald Hutton about four of these divine figures: the powerful and protective Mother Earth; the glamorous fairy queen; a night-roaming supernatural lady; and a Gaelic giantess.
Boudica has become a hero of British folklore. An ancient queen, her leadership of the Iceni in an uprising against the forces of the Roman Empire in around 60 AD is echoed around school classrooms. But what evidence do we have for her actions, appearance and eventual defeat? And how was she portrayed by the Romans in comparison to her contemporaries. On this Platinum Jubilee, we have put all of our Boudica content into one episode. Listen as Tristan speaks with Caitlin Gillespie, the author of ‘Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain’ about Boudica’s power and our differing memories of her. This episode was published in two parts on 7th March and 21st March 2021.
We’re taking a slight departure from our Gender Rebels series to tell you the story of Zeus and Ganymede. This is the story about the time Zeus kidnapped a teenage boy named Ganymede and brought him to Olympus to be his “cup bearer.” Zeus and Ganymede were not gender rebels. In fact, they set the standard for the erastes-eromenos binary of the time. This story was used to send the message that the gods approved of pederastic practices that were widespread in ancient Greece and Rome. It’s a dark story, but it’s an important one. Join us as we drag it out into the light.
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Alia
- The Surge of Converts to Judaism in Ancient Rome – aish.com
- Text Treasures: Cairo Geniza – Biblical Archaeology Society
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:
If it thunders today, it portends easy births for women, but miscarriages for cattle, and an abundance of fish.
… 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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