Hodie est pr. Kal. Nov. 2775 AUC ~ 7 Maimakterion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- 10 restoration teams following routines in Pasargadae – Tehran Times
- Sacrificial Bull Head From Minoan Cemetery Reveals Ancient Elite Society
- King Tut Died Long Ago, but the Debate About His Tomb Rages On – The New York Times
- Egyptians helped discover King Tut’s tomb. Now, they’re finally being recognized. | Live Science
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Classicists and Classics in the News
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Fresh Bloggery
- Samaritans: Josephos on Chuthean origins and relations with Judeans over centuries (late first century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Kimmerians and Kolchians: Herodotos (mid-fifth century BCE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Indian wisdom: Josephos integrates Indians into Eleazar’s Masada speech (late first century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Hesiod’s House of Horrors – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: An Oracle
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Civilization
- #ClassicsTober Day 28 (a day late): ANCESTOR | Greek Myth Comix
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: L’Homme et l’Animal au Maghreb, de la Préhistoire au Moyen Âge: Explorations d’une relation complexe
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Monograph Series: Archéologies méditerranéennes
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Serial: AIUK Papers (Attic Inscriptions in UK Collections)
- “A Ball Game With Body Parts”: The Death of Pentheus – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- The History Blog » Blog Archive » Roman gold coin, 1 of only 2 known, for sale
- De sleutels van het Koninkrijk – Mainzer Beobachter
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Honor Thy Mother
- First Fragments at the Chester Beatty | Variant Readings
- Responses to Monstrosity – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Werewolf Week, Religious Returns: St. Augustine on Lycanthropy – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- #ClassicsTober day 30: OFFERING | Greek Myth Comix
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Epitaph of Titus Cissonius
- Byzantine Verse on Lycanthropy for Werewolf Week – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Urbanisation grecque de la région nord de la mer Noire de l’époque archaïque
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Journal: Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique (recent issues)
- Icarus (1974) – Animated Antiquity
- Archeomagnetisme, of: de Bijbel misbruikt – Mainzer Beobachter
- CP Snow’s Three Cultures or why Wordcels should shut up and learn Ancient Greek – The Philological Crocodile
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Giving Credit Where It’s Due
- Spencer Alley: François Lemoyne – Figure Studies for Paintings I
- Civil war and the end of the Roman Empire | OUPblog
Other Blog-like Publications
- Integritas: the Importance of Being Whole – Antigone
- The Newcastle Scholarship – Antigone
- Ephesos: Area of the city discovered under a burnt layer
- The Nymphs and Satyrs of William-Adolphe Bouguereau | by Remy Dean | Signifier | Oct, 2022 | Medium
- MODERNISED MYTH + MEDUSA TATTOOS
- Beth Shean Sarcophagi: Why are these finds significant? – Retrospect Journal
Fresh Podcasts
Located in modern day Ukraine, Olbia was the largest ancient Greek settlement on the coast of the Black Sea. A mix of Scythian and Greek culture, Olbia interacted with settlements and cultures across the ancient world. In this episode, Tristan is joined by Dr Owen Rees to talk about the fascinating and wonderful history of this peripheral city state – that despite all odds, managed not only to survive, but ultimately thrive.
Synopsis: The Country Lords of Carchemish adorned their city with temples and monuments. But Assyrian conquests in the Khabur River valley heralded a growing eastern threat. “I am the ruler Katuwa, Country Lord of Carchemish, son of the Country Lord Suhi (II), grandson of the Country-Lord Astuwatamanza. The gods raised me by the hand and they gave to me my paternal succession. And because of my justice the gods raised me in strength….I myself then constructed the temple for the Storm God of Carchemish with that abundance, and I established for him seasonal offerings.” – Inscription of Katuwa on the King’s Gate at Carchemish, late 10th/early 9th century BC
- The John Batchelor Show | The War That Made the Roman Empire (Barry Strauss) (playlist)
Eight episodes
Kicking off a new batch of the series that seeks to find out how the classics compares to modern day, Jasmine is joined by the brilliant Andrew Hunter Murray, best selling author, journalist and one of the indomitable QI elves. Talk ranges from misunderstood monsters to modern horror and, just to warn you, there is some bad mouthing of Cicero…
Fresh Youtubery
- Kingdom of Armenia – Between Rome & Parthia – Ancient History DOCUMENTARY – YouTube | Kings and Generals
- The Greco-Persian Wars – YouTube | Ancient History Guy
- Naked and in Paradise! Creation of man in Latin w/ bonus content [Ecclesiastical] – YouTube |Found in Antiquity: Latin
- How to become a fluent Latin speaker || Tria exercitia – YouTube | Satura Lanx
- BARNABEIday – YouTube | Etruschannel
- True Size of a Roman Legion (3D) DOCUMENTARY – YouTube | Invicta
- AD238: The Year of the Six Emperors – YouTube | Classical Association Northern Ireland
- Spooky Snake-y Monsters Of the Ancient World – YouTube | Classics in Color
- UCLA/Getty Program’s Distinguished Speaker Series feat. Roger Michel – YouTube
- Where does the saying “rich as Croesus” come from? – YouTube | Herodotus Helpline
- Autumn Seminars 2022: R. Wiśniewski (Warsaw/Reading) Four sermons, some relics, a bishop and a curse – YouTube | ClassicsUnivRdg
- How did Carthage go from a Colony to an Empire? – YouTube | Ancient History Guy
Book Reviews
- Urbanisation grecque de la région nord de la mer Noire de l’époque archaïque | Spartokos a lu
- Review: In ‘Cleopatra,’ Francine Prose dispels the sexualized mythology surrounding a powerful ruler | Datebook
- BMCR – Michèle Biraud, Camille Denizot, Richard Faure, L’exclamation en Grec ancien. Collection linguistique, 107. Leuven; Paris: Peeters, 2021.
- BMCR – Marília P. Futre Pinheiro, J.R. Morgan, Literary memory and new voices in the ancient novel. Ancient narrative, supplement 29. Groningen: Barkhuis & Groningen University Library, 2022.
Exhibition Related Things
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Alia
- The Stunning Ancient Greek Temple of Aphaea on Aegina Island
- 7 Ancient Greek Women Who Left Their Mark in History
- The Boy Playing with Yo-Yo Shown on Ancient Greek Pottery
- Accessing the Ancient Mediterranean Studies Classroom — ANCIENT JEW REVIEW
- An Asian Homer Now Sings for the West Also
- What Ancient Greece Thinkers Believed About Extraterrestrial Life
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:
[no entry for today]
… 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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