Hodie est a.d. VII Id. Jul. 2775 AUC ~ 11 Hekatombion in the second year of the 700th Olympia

In the News

• Akamas peninsula excavation raises new questions for archaeologists | Cyprus Mail
• 2,000-year-old Roman tomb found in northern Gaza – Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East
• Torre Guaceto, scoperte altre 20 tombe – L’Ora Di Brindisi – L’informazione senza compromessi
• 1,600-year-old Anglo-Saxon cemetery holds speared man and wealthy woman | Live Science
• Roman remains and an ancient crypt unearthed beneath new university site in Gloucester – Gloucestershire Live
• Israeli Soldiers Invade Sebastia – – IMEMC News
• Archeologia, a Pompei si torna a scavare nel complesso dei “riti magici” – Ildenaro.it
• AADF Allocates ‘$500 Million’ for Durres Amphitheatre UNESCO Application – Exit – Explaining Albania

In Case You Missed It

• “Head of Eros” Reunited with Sarcophagus in Turkey – Archaeology Magazine

Greek/Latin News

• Ephemeris – INTERFECTIO CONSULIS

Public Facing Classics

• Boris Johnson and Greek heroes | Blog post by Mary Beard | The TLS

Fresh Bloggery

• Settling Disputes, Casting Lots – Papyrus Stories
• Lawlessness and The City – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• Autism and Classical Myth: All about Roehampton, autism and classical myth – including some updates!
• Always Relevant: An Iliad of Troubles – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Economy and the Maritime Cultural Landscape of Greece
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Cities, Resources and Religion – Economic Implications of Religion in Graeco-Roman Urban Environments
• New-old comic: Divine Inspiration redrawn! | Greek Myth Comix
• Divine Inspiration (redrawn!) | Greek Myth Comix
• The July Poems in the Chronography of 354 – Roger Pearse
• Best of all things is water – The Kosmos Society
• Bordeaux 2022 – XVI Congressus Internationalis Epigraphiae Graecae et Latinae (VII) – Current EpigraphyCurrent Epigraphy
• Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: A Picture of the Past
• PaleoJudaica.com: Another LBA Canaanite curse inscription?
• PaleoJudaica.com: Deborah & Jael on a new Huqoq synagogue mosaic
• Laudator Temporis Acti: Cheerfulness
• Meanders: Zara Naveed
• An Open Letter to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Roehampton
• Myth & the MCU: Thor: Love and Thunder

Association/Departmental Blogs and News

• Blog: Teaching in a Time of Anti-Asian Violence: Reflections on Asian & Asian American Experiences in Classical Studies, Part 2 | Society for Classical Studies

Other Blog-like Publications

• Evidence of cancer in Ancient Egyptian mummy – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
• Digging In: Tel Hadid – Biblical Archaeology Society

Assorted Twitter Threads

• @DocCrom on Ovid, Amores 2.1.17-28

Fresh Podcasts

• Classically Trained: Episode Sixteen: The Last Olympian on Apple Podcasts

In this episode on the FINAL (AT LAST) Percy Jackson book, we talk about the Iliad (some more), Nico DiAngelo ex machina, and why Hestia is the most underrated Greek deity.

• The Delicious Legacy: The curious search for Cyrenaic Silphium on Apple Podcasts

What is Silphium and why was it so valuable for ancient Greeks and Romans alike? In today’s episode I am exploring the long history of the mysterious plant Silphium, how is it connected with the prosperous ancient Greek colony of Cyrene, in modern day Libya, and I try to answer the question if indeed went extinct! Join me for another archaeogastronomical adventure into the deep Meditarannean past; let’s taste some ancient recipe with Silphium and see if we can unravel the mystery of its supposed disappearance and how we today can we get a taste of it…!

• Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold: Conversations: Textual Ghosts, The Intersection of Athenian Autochthony and Disability, w/ Justin Lorenzo Biggi on Apple Podcasts

Liv speaks with Justin Lorenzo Biggi who studies Athenian citizenship, autochthony, and how both intersect with disability in ancient Athens. It turns out Autochthony isn’t just about being born of the snakey-legged early peoples of Athenian mythology…

• A.D. History Podcast: How Did The Library of Alexandria Actually Burn Down? | 391 AD-400 AD on Apple Podcasts

The Library of Alexandria evokes powerful images for the destruction of the greatest institution of higher learning and research in the ancient world. Many assume the Library of Alexandria’s demise occurred in a single sweeping inferno. In reality, the Library’s destruction occurred in several major episodes over the span of centuries. We not only explore the history of the celebrated Library and how it actually met its fate, but focus on the events of 391 AD; with the Library enduring one of the final nails in its coffin. As an unfortunate innocent bystander – it was the victim of the anti-pagan Christian purges occurring due to Theodosius I declaring the Roman Empire’s official adoption of Christianity as the single state religion…

Fresh Youtubery

• #OfficineETRU – Il restauro del tempio di Alatri – seconda parte – YouTube | Etruschannel
• What were Roman Vacations like? #shorts #history #documentary – YouTube | Invicta
• Andromache. Iliad 6-22. – YouTube | Bettina Joy de Guzman

Book Reviews

• BMCR – Maria Chiara Bettini, Chiusi Villanoviana. Monumenti etruschi, 14. Roma: Giorgio Bretschneider Editore, 2021.
• BMCR – María Dolores Jiménez López, Sintaxis del griego antiguo. Manuales y Anejos de Emérita, 54. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 2020.
• BMCR – Helaine L. Smith, Mirth and laughter. Aristophanes: seven comic scripts. : Helaine L. Smith, 2021.

Exhibition Related Things

• Wonders of Ancient Greek Technology Displayed at Athens Museum
• British Museum exhibition celebrates 200 years since cracking Egyptian hieroglyphs code

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

• Placement: Advertisements 2021-2022 | Society for Classical Studies

‘Classical’ Opinion Pieces

• Cassidy Hutchinson and Greek tragedy show that courage is rare and cowardice more common
• Brown: What Can Zelensky learn from Scipio Africanus and Q. Fabius Maximus? – Mainline Media News

Alia

• Greek Man in Roman-Era London Used Amulet to Ward Off Plague
• Homer Beyond Ideology | City Journal
• VICTORIA K Tells The Story Of “Persephone” With New Single – BraveWords
• Talos: The Giant Mythological Robot Protecting Crete
• The extraordinary tale of Hadrian’s Wall: ‘Men have been deified for trifles compared with this admirable structure’ – Country Life
• The Ancient Greek Tradition of Birthday Cake

Diversions

• Latin Wordle – latindictionary.io
• GNT Wordle
• 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:

[Saturday] If it thunders today, it portends a vision of the gods and the promotion of many good people.

[Sunday] If it thunders today, it portends lifesaving river waters.

… 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)