Hodie est a.d. V Kal. Oct. 2775 AUC ~ 2 Pyanepsion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Exact replica of early Roman armour created – The University of Auckland
- The neighbors of the caliph: Archaeologists uncover ancient mosaics on the shore of the Sea of Galilee
- Archeologia in Calabria, nuova scoperta: dagli scavi emerge “fabbrica”
- Human skeletons found in ancient port city
- Rosetta Stone’s significance still echoes after 200 years
In Case You Missed It
- Intact Burial from the Reign of Ramesses II
- Anchor discovered during offshore wind farm work could date from ROMAN times, archaeologist claims | Daily Mail Online
- Hercules Statue Unearthed in Greek Excavation – ARTnews.com
- The Discovery of an Ancient Horn’s Mouthpiece Gives Insight Into What War Sounded Like in Roman Days | Artnet News
- ‘Miracle plant’ used by ancient Greeks is rediscovered after it was thought to have gone extinct | Daily Mail Online
- Copper industry 3,000 years ago irreparably damaged natural ecosystems in the Timna Valley, Israel
- Canterbury Archaeological Trust documents Folkestone Roman villa mosaic at risk from coastal erosion
Greek/Latin News
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Britons, Armenians, Bessians, and others: Reliefs of subjugated peoples at Aphrodisias (first century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Scythians and barbarians: Colossians and others on ritual recitations (late first or early second century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Parthians, Libyans, Egyptians and others: Acts of the Apostles on legends of Judean migration (early second century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Kretans: Stereotypes in Titus (early second century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Laudator Temporis Acti: The Worship of Artemis
- Custom, Violence, and Law – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Blog Post #63: Graduate Student Feature with Neal Payne – Peopling the Past
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The MORTEXVAR database
- Trees and wood | Part 3: Mythological trees – The Kosmos Society
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Institut des Sources Chrétiennes: Auteurs anciens
- Kleptophilosopher! – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Funding for Faculty – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- The Ancient Advice For Masters Of Their Craft To Keep Taking Lessons Even After Achieving Greatness | The Historian’s Hut
- The Combat of the Horatii and the Curiatii, by Jean-François Janinet (c. 1752 – 1814) after Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier I (1738 – 1826) | The Historian’s Hut
- The History Blog » Blog Archive » Roman anchor retrieved from North Sea
- Het heiligdom van Yanouh – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: More on the Gaza mosaic
- PaleoJudaica.com: Temple Mount sifters find stone vessel fragments
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
Other Blog-like Publications
- Archaeologists uncover ancient mosaics on the shore of the Sea of Galilee
- Roman-era marble sundial found for the first time in Turkey’s second Ephesus – Arkeonews
- 2000-year-old anchor discovered at the bottom of the North Sea – Arkeonews
- Archaeologists uncover mosaics on the shore of the Sea of Galilee – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
It’s finally time to look closely at the god of war and gore, Ares, and all the ways he was actually kind of cool. Listen to past episodes on Aphrodite (Apple or Spotify) and Hephaestus (Apple or Spotify) for more on Ares’ relationship with the goddess of love. Become a Patron of LTAMB here.
Fresh Youtubery
- History of the Roman Empire – YouTube | Ancient History Guy
- Local and Global Dynamics in a Roman Frontier Settlement (Elizabeth Greene) – YouTube | New Directions in Classics
- Crustulificium! @RVMAK panem brevem (Shortbread) parat! – YouTube | Musa Pedestris
- Abortion in the Ancient World – YouTube | World History Encyclopedia
- Jale Inan | Celebrating Jale İnan – YouTube | Doodle Catalog
- 28. Gordian I – The Reluctant Octogenarian Augustus – YouTube | Classical Association Northern Ireland
- Trailer lungo del documentario L’anello di Grace – YouTube | Etruschannel
- CASTROCIELO: Open Day Aquinum del 24-09-2022 – YouTube | Teleuniversotv
Book Reviews
- Antiquités scythes de Crimée, 2e édition | Spartokos a lu
- BMCR – Peter E. Pormann, Hippocratic commentaries in the Greek, Latin, Syriac and Arabic traditions: Selected papers from the XVth Colloque Hippocratique, Manchester. Studies in ancient medicine, 56. Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2021.
- BMCR – Jitse Dijkstra, Jacques van der Vliet, The Coptic life of Aaron: critical edition, translation and commentary. Vigiliae christianae, supplements, 155. Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2020.
- BMCR – Thomas Graumann, The Acts of Early Church Councils: production and character. Oxford early Christian studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.
Exhibition Related Things
- How did Alexander become ‘the Great’? A new exhibition explores the making of a myth
- Ancient Greek Cemetery Findings From Faliron Exhibited for the First Time
- Who Were the Painters of Pompeii? | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- Upcoming talk considers ancient, modern war memorials – The Brock News
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Clark University Job Posting: Assistant Professor of Art History
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- Tomb-raiding in ancient Egypt | Apollo Magazine
- Jean-François Champollion Deciphers the Rosetta Stone – JSTOR Daily
- Does “pagan” mean what you think it does?
- The Enduring Appeal of Cleopatra that Gal Gadot Hopes New Movie will Tap into – CelebMix
- The amazing Athenian tetradrachm | Coin Update
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 powerful men stirring up hatred amongst themselves and taking sides against each other.
… 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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