Hodie est a.d. III Non. Sept. 2775 AUC ~ 8 Boedromion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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• Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
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• Consult the Oracle at UCL

Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends a serious famine.

… 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)

Hodie est pr. Id. Sept. 2775 AUC ~ 17 Boedromion in the second year of the 700th Olympia

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• Greek Mythology Retold: Achilles: Mother and Commander, Part 2 of 2 on Apple Podcasts

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• History Extra podcast: Roman women: everything you wanted to know on Apple Podcasts

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• 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:

If it thunders today, it portends rain during harvest time and famine.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d. IV Id. Sept. 2775 AUC ~ 15 Boedromion in the second year of the 700th Olympia

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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 strife in the area where the thunder is heard, but nowhere else

[Sunday] If it thunders today, it portends the  subordinates of the well-born stirring up rebellion in the state.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d. V Id. Sept. 2775 AUC ~ 14 Boedromion in the second year of the 700th Olympia

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• Israeli archeologists find 4,000-year-old village in Ramallah – Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East
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• Iraqi Museum receives 270 artifacts – Iraqi News
• BTA :: Archaeological Season 2022 at Perperikon Ends, New Pagan Temple Revealed
• Cerro del Villar: the dig resumes two decades on | Sur in English
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• Comparing Ancient Biblical Manuscripts – Biblical Archaeology Society
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• History Extra podcast: Author, adventurer, archaeologist: Agatha Christie’s action-packed life on Apple Podcasts

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• Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold: Conversations: Life Outside the Wolf Den, Ancient Pompeii & the House With the Golden Door w/ Elodie Harper on Apple Podcasts

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Book Reviews

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• BMCR – Richard Last, Philip Harland, Group survival in the ancient Mediterranean: rethinking material conditions in the landscape of Jews and Christians. London; New York: Bloosmbury Academic, 2020.
• BMCR – Karel Thein, L’âme comme livre. Étude sur une image platonicienne. Paris: Éditions Classiques Garnier, 2021.
• BMCR – G. Anthony Keddie, Michael Flexsenhar III, Steven J. Friesen, The struggle over class: socioeconomic analysis of ancient Christian texts. Writings from the Greco-Roman World, supplement 19. Atlanta: SBL Press, 2021.
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• SCS Calendar: Classics, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology Webinars

Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters

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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:

If it thunders today, it portends a disease-carrying wind.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d. VI Id. Sept. 2775 AUC ~ 13 Boedromion in the second year of the 700th Olympia

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• The Strange Story of ‘King Solomon’s Throne’ Found in Jerusalem – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
• Archaeologists in Iran unearth 5,700-year-old skeleton of baby buried in wall foundation – Tehran Times
• Ingathering of the exiles? Extremely rare First Temple-era papyrus repatriated | The Times of Israel
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• 3,700-year-old domed oven shows links with Anatolian culture in Troy | Daily Sabah
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends somevery powerful people will consider illegal actions in government but it will not turn out well for them.

… 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)