Hodie est a.d. V Id. Oct. 2775 AUC ~ 16 Pyanepsion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Illegal metal detecting at Richborough Roman fort near Sandwich leads to increased security
- Nero never fed Christians to the lions in the Colosseum | Culture | EL PAÍS English Edition
- Castleshaw uncovered Excavations look for Roman road – Saddleworth Independent
- Unknown fortress, key to Apollonia Pontica, discovered near Sozopol – Българска национална телевизия
In Case You Missed It
- Ancient Roman ‘fridge’ found with meat, bones still inside | Miami Herald
- Ancient Greek Mosaics Unearthed in Turkey
- Archaeologists may have found temple of Poseidon in Greek Samicum – The Jerusalem Post
- Archaeologists discover 1,800-year-old military Medusa medal – The Jerusalem Post
- Leonard Stern’s Cycladic Art Will Be Shown by Met but Owned by Greece – The New York Times
Greek/Latin News
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Syrian perspectives: Lucian self-identifies as “barbarian” and “Assyrian” (mid-second century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Barbarian wisdom: The Thunder, Perfect Mind (before the fourth century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Mediterranean peoples: Artemidoros theorizes foreign elements in dreams (second century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- What Kinds of Stories Should I tell? Lies. – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: To the Wealthy
- Discoveries: Detfri and Amica | Classically Inclined
- Manuscripts of Martial | Variant Readings
- Coming Up with a Plausible Story – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: An Inscription from Termessos
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Monograph Series: Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society
- Aethra Showing Her Son Theseus The Place Where His Father Had Hidden His Arms, By Nicolas-Guy Brenet (c. 1728-1792) | The Historian’s Hut
- Round up of Campana Iconography – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- A Winning Hairstyle? – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- De slag op de Grote Vlakten – Mainzer Beobachter
- The Myth Of The Feud Between The Healer, Asclepius, And The God Of Death | The Historian’s Hut
- #ClassicsTober Day 10: PSYCHE | Greek Myth Comix
- Art Crime Research Opportunities: 11 October 2022
- Aristoteles (3): Oordelen – Mainzer Beobachter
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Ukraine: “Russian troops have stolen artefacts from nearly 40 museums”
- PaleoJudaica.com: Revival of the Hakhel ceremony?
- PaleoJudaica.com: Harland et al., website on Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World
- Two Things Tuesday: Two Hesperia Articles | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Aristoteles (4): Onlogisch redeneren – Mainzer Beobachter
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Historians in Qatar stop the sale of stolen Afghan manuscripts
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
Other Blog-like Publications
- A Corpus of Greek Graffiti from Dalmatia
- Archaeologists may have uncovered the sanctuary of Samian Poseidon at Samicum – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Zominthos, a palace on the mountain
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
In this episode, Malinda and Nicole discuss the Golem of Prague and other myths of people made of clay. Featuring special guest Wendy Haines.
… In this second and final part of the series (for the first part you can check Episode 47)about the clash between Rome’s power with Germanic tribesmen, we’ll consider topics such as how suicide post-defeat in battle was a family tradition for one of the key characters in our story, when Varus ordered 2,000 people crucified, the training of the Roman army, Arminius’ skill at playing the long con, the battle that changed history, having to cut your friends’ throat out of kindness, the German passion for human sacrifice, Roman vengeance, how these events may be tied to the creation of the English language, and much more. …
Located on the banks of the River Nile in Luxor, Egypt, the Karnak Temple complex is one of the largest buildings ever constructed for religious purposes. Dedicated to the god Amun-Ra and covering over 200 acres – the Karnak Temple complex is bigger than some ancient cities. Earlier this year, Tristan from The Ancients podcast, visited the Temple complex and spoke to the Director of Karnak Temples, El-Tayeb Gharieb Mahmoud. In this special, on-location episode, Tristan and Tayeb give us a tour of one of the most colossal sites left from the ancient world. Journeying around the complex, looking at the reliefs, architecture, and reflecting on the Pharaohs responsible for its construction – what can we learn from this 4,000 year old building?
Dads who devour their children. Disembodied baby heads. Corpses that stand up on the battlefield to prophesy doom. Women who return from the grave to carry on steamy affairs. The Ancient Greeks did ghost stories…a little differently. This week, we team up with Liv Albert from Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! to bring you three ghostly tales from ancient Greece that will send a shiver down your spine.
WITCHES! To accompany the conversation with Antonia Aluko, this week Liv dives in to Ovid’s versions of the witches Circe and Medea. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv’s Patreon for bonus content!
Fresh Youtubery
- Il restauro dello scheletro del cavallo di Maiuri – YouTube | Pompeii
- Exploring Classics at Oxford: Philology – YouTube | Faculy of Classics, University of Oxford
- Conferenza internazionale Bluenet 2022 – YouTube | Parco Colosseo
- What was Rome like after The Punic Wars? – YouTube | Ancient History Guy
- Will o’ the Wisp (Excerpt from Alliterative’s video “Jack o’ Lantern”) #spookyseason – YouTube | Alliterative
- Homeric Hymn 17, to Castor and Pollux (10-minute loop, deep Hellenic meditation with fire sounds) – YouTube | Ancient Literature Dude
- Triennial Gilbert Murray Trust lecture – Poet and translator A. E. Stallings – YouTube | University of Glasgow’s College of Arts
- Aphrodite the Goddess of Love and Beauty in Greek Mythology – YouTube | World History Encyclopedia
- Greek Playwright Aeschylus Was Killed By a Turtle – YouTube | Weird History
- 30a. Pupienus and Balbinus – The Senatorial Die is Cast – YouTube | Classical Association Northern Ireland
Book Reviews
- BMCR – Christopher W. Gowans, Self-cultivation philosophies in ancient India, Greece, and China. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2021.
- BMCR – Antonio La Penna, Giovanni Niccoli, Stefano Grazzini, La favola antica. Esopo e la sapienza degli schiavi. Pisa: Della Porta Editori, 2021.
- BMCR – Yves Roman, Cicéron. Paris: Fayard, 2020.
Exhibition Related Things
- Step into the Aleppo Synagogue – Biblical Archaeology Society
- Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt at the British Museum review | Evening Standard
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- Fragmentation of votive offerings in the Temple of Zeus in Olympia
- Corinth after the Flavian Earthquake
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Institute of Classical Studies Public Engagement Grants
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- A Socratic Response to Revelation ~ The Imaginative Conservative
- Who invented music? The search for stone flutes, clay whistles and the dawn of song
- Ajax: Exploring the Anguish of War in Ancient Greece
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 strange wind which will be beneficial to pastures.
… 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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