Hodie est a.d. IV Kal. Sex. 2775 AUC ~ 1 Metageitnion in the second year of the 700th Olympia
In the News
- First archaeological dig begins at site believed to be Joshua’s tomb – The Jerusalem Post
- Science project reviving ancient perfumes | Radio Prague International
- Ancient Roman boat to drop anchor in Bratislava on its Danube cruise – spectator.sme.sk
- Days Out: Remains of Roman gladiators head for Cotswolds | Swindon Advertiser
- Roman artefacts worth £38,000 stolen from Walton on Thames home – Surrey Live
In Case You Missed It
- A Soldiers’ Temple: Roman Military Sanctuary Discovered in the Netherlands | HistoryNet
- Rain Shrine in Honor of Water Goddess Found in Lost City
- A Bold, Architectural Installation Recreates an Ancient Roman Gatehouse with Messages of Belonging | Colossal
Classicists and Classics in the News
- Obituary for Corinne Ondine Pache | Society for Classical Studies
- It’s not all Greek to UCI scholar Zina Giannopoulou | UCI School of Humanities
Greek/Latin News
Fresh Bloggery
- De Romeinse stad Kyrene – Mainzer Beobachter
- A Bad End – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Three Things Thursday: Early Christian Greece, Mineral Rites, and Jimmy Carter | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: New Approaches to Seaborne Commerce in the Roman Empire
- The Tantalus of the Library – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: “Buy or Not To Buy?” Moral Conundrum for Collectors
- De eerste gladiatoren – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: Maeir on excavation publication
- PaleoJudaica.com: Firth & Melton (eds.), Reading Esther Intertextually (T&T Clark)
- PaleoJudaica.com: More on the Mt. Arbel fortress(es)
- Collections: Logistics, How Did They Do It, Part II: Foraging – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
- De Koninklijke Graven van Byblos – Mainzer Beobachter
Other Blog-like Publications
- A Lord’s Prayer inscription from Amorium
- ANE TODAY – 202207 – Decision Making and Leadership in Egyptian Warfare – American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR)
- Illegal digs reveal rare Roman-era mass grave in Turkey – Arkeonews
- The Enduring Timelessness of Sappho
- The excavations in Selinunte, Italy, which has the largest Agora in the Ancient World, “The results have gone well beyond expectations” – Arkeonews
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
With the collapse of the Mauryan Empire, the rulers of Greco-Bactria would seize the opportunity to invade India in approximately 185 B.C. Famous conquerors like Demetrius and Menander would campaign throughout the subcontinent, seizing the lands of Arachosia and Gandhara (southern Afghanistan and Pakistan) as their new domains, the so-called “Indo-Greek” kingdoms. Despite the hostilities, the Indo-Greeks would quickly acclimate to their new cultural environment: figures like Heliodorus, a Greek ambassador from Taxila and worshipper of Vasudeva-Krishna, or Sophytos, an Indian merchant from Alexandria-in-Arachosia who prided himself on his knowledge of Homer and Callimachus, provide hints of the complex interactions between the Hellenistic world and South Asia.
A few months ago, in response to episode AW137, where the team discussed the Greco-Persian war, Maxnet got in touch via Facebook to ask which source was Murray quoting with respect to the Battle of Marathon. Murray explains the sources.
Classicist and comedian Natalie Haynes reimagines the story of Medusa, putting the woman back at the centre of the story with her trademark passion, wit and feminism. She then joins Poppy Evans to talk about the crush that led her to comedy, knitting and other influences in her life.
We’re going back to Plato and his Timaeus with Kaitlyn Boulding and it’s absolutely fascinating. More context on Plato’s work, on his story of Atlantis, and even how he connects with and mimics Hesiod. Follow Kaitlyn on Twitter here.
Fresh Youtubery
- AENEID BOOK 5: Funeral Games For Anchises – YouTube | Moan Inc.
- NEC Presents: Careers in the Classics – YouTube | National Extension College
- Historical and Contemporary Archaeology in Greece – YouTube | British School at Athens
- Roman Theme 4, Partial Historians, sneak peek! Aulos, panduras, tamborello, harp.BettinaJoy deGuzman – YouTube
- #OfficineETRU – Il restauro del tempio di Alatri – Quinto appuntamento – YouTube | Etruschannel
Book Reviews
Dramatic Receptions
- ‘The Hidden Territories of the Bacchae’: Double Edge Theatre offers new take on ancient Greek epic to mark ensemble’s 40th anniversary
- ‘Oresteia’ at Park Avenue Armory review – A muddled, modernized Greek tragedy | NewYorkTheatreGuide.com
- ‘Oresteia’ Review: Family Trauma That’s Not Greek to Us – WSJ
- Review: Robert Icke Does Justice to the Oresteia While Updating It to Modern Times | TheaterMania
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
- Associate Professor Maritime Archaeology job with UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON | 303022
- Postdoctoral research assistant, Durham University
- Placement: Advertisements 2021-2022 | Society for Classical Studies
‘Classical’ Opinion Pieces
Alia
- What Does God Smell Like? The Centuries-Long Quest For An Answer
- The Stunning Ancient Greek Mosaics of Zeugma
- The Shortest History of Greece – ABC Radio National
- ANS Announces Availability of Presbeus | CoinNews
- Ancient Greek Drink Salepi Made from One Thousand Orchids
- Menorca’s ‘houses of the dead’ reveal these ancient secrets
- Lore Olympus Reimagines and Reframes Ancient Myths in Webcomic and Graphic Novel | Art & Object
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 a good harvest.
… 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)
rogueclassicism 