Hodie est Kal. Sept. 2775 AUC ~ 6 Boedromion in the second year of the 700th Olympia
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- Rare find by UB archeologist provides new insight into Etruscan life under Rome – University at Buffalo
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- “The Cheapness of Our Tongue”: Three Latin Passages on Translation – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
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- Lust, Longing, and Laughter – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
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- Funny Religious Hats – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Waar staan we? – Mainzer Beobachter
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- Plato (8): De ideale staat – Mainzer Beobachter
- Multilingual Syro-Anatolian Iron Age inscriptions – my research as a CREWS Project Visiting Fellow: Guest post by Claudia Posani
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Fresh Podcasts
Prosthetics – an artificial feature or body part commonly used to either help restore functions of lost limbs, or change a person’s appearance. Today, advancements in technology mean prosthetics can sense touch and be controlled by the mind – a far cry from their origins in antiquity as ivory embellished arms or hair extensions made out of plant fibres. In this episode, Tristan is joined by Dr Jane Draycott from University of Glasgow to talk about the brilliant uses of prosthetics in ancient societies, where the concept originated from, and how sources like Pliny the Elder and excavated wigs can tell us how their functions have changed across millennia.
Fresh Youtubery
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- Philosophy Attractions of Athens – The Good Men Project
- Putting the Luwian Culture on the Map
- Ancient Greek Story of Antigone Warns Against Sin of Pride
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 and good times.
… 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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