Hodie est a.d. XIV Kal. Nov. 2775 AUC ~ 24 Pyanepsion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Archaeologists Find Grave of Aphrodite Priestess in Ancient Black Sea City – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- The 100th Anniversary of Howard Carter in Egypt – Egypt Independent
- First known map of night sky found hidden in Medieval parchment
- Ancient synagogue in Israel was likely a Roman temple – Big Think
- Findings show that the Vikings’ self-image was influenced by Ancient Rome
- Ancient world’s multicultural secrets revealed by handwriting analysis of scrolls
- Now is the moment for the women of Ancient Greek mythology | The Independent
- Ornate golden belt unearthed by Czech farmer – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Has the mystery behind the fresco in the Tomb of the Diver been solved? | Culture | EL PAÍS English Edition
- Echoes of sacred past unearthed on Despotiko | eKathimerini.com
- Oldest Map of The Night Sky Appears Hidden Within Medieval Codex : ScienceAlert
- 2,000-year-old whistle found at child’s grave in Türkiye’s Assos | Daily Sabah
- Phanagoria: Aphrodite’s Medallion And Iranian Sword Found In A Greek Colony In Russia (PHOTOS)
In Case You Missed It
- National Archaeological Museum to show two small Eros statues for the first time – Hellenic News of America
- Ancient plants show volcano eruptions buried Italian village | Miami Herald
- 1800-year-old Ancient Military Medal Of Medusa Discovered In Ancient Greek City Of Perre
- Tomb of ‘Santa Claus’ is FOUND: Burial spot of Saint Nicholas discovered underneath Turkish church | Daily Mail Online
- Exact burial spot of St. Nicholas, inspiration for Santa Claus, discovered in Turkish church | Live Science
- Researchers investigate ancestral origins of ancient Greek army combatants | The Past
Fresh Bloggery
- Gauls: Cicero and the link between imperial conquest and negative stereotypes (mid-first century BCE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- #ClassicsTober Day 18: VINE | Greek Myth Comix
- L’Année épigraphique 2019 – Current EpigraphyCurrent Epigraphy
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Heraclitus the Agelast
- The Gift of the Briefest of Lives – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Journal: Ad Familiares – Classics for All’s online journal
- The Tense And Mobilizing Elections Of 329 BCE In Rome | The Historian’s Hut
- Lucan | The Historian’s Hut
- 17th-Century Tapestry Depicting Charles Le Brun’s Painting Of Alexander Entering Babylon | The Historian’s Hut
- Sweettalking From Trees and Stone – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- The History Blog » Blog Archive » Child’s terracotta whistle found at Assos
- Aristoteles (14): Een conservatief denker – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: Ancient Judaism & RS job at USC
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Some Insults
- Laudator Temporis Acti: A Howl of Derision
- PaleoJudaica.com: Lost astronomy recovered in a Syriac palimpsest
- PaleoJudaica.com: Battle of Zama anniversary
- How Croesus Lost His Kingdom — ConsultTheClassics
- Spencer Alley: Edgar Degas – Early Studies for Paintings
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
Other Blog-like Publications
- Music was ubiquitous in ancient Greece. Now we can hear how it actually sounded | Aeon Videos
- A 2,000-year-old whistle was found in a child’s grave in the ruins of Assos, Turkey – Arkeonews
- A cobbled ford uncovered near Evesham could be the finest Roman example of its type in Britain – Arkeonews
Assorted Twitter Threads
- @DocCrom on a bronze inscription from Lusitania
- @DocCrom on coins Caligula made in honour of his mother
- @abby_fecit on a 1700 years bp inscription at Leeds
Fresh Podcasts
The find of ivory decorations for furniture in Iron Age Jerusalem raises many questions. Where does the furniture come from and why does it look so uncomfortable? Were these diplomatic gifts or local knockoffs? Were there really elephants wandering around Syria in this period? Isn’t that what we should really be talking about?
This week’s fun-size offering tackles the mysterious, quasi-historical object known as the Palladium. Readers of myth might remember this as the talisman held in the Trojan citadel which protected the city until it was stolen away by Odysseus and Diomedes. But the story doesn’t end there. Rumor says it went to Athens or Sparta, and then maybe Rome. Is the Palladium something that makes the jump from mythic symbol to historical artifact? Was it something like the ξόανον the Athenians kept in the Erechtheion? Did Elagabalus move the Palladium into his Rumpus Room? Did Constantine bury it under his column? Could it still be there?
The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a bit of a break for October, 2022. In the mean time, we’re introducing you to some of the other fantastic shows that we produce. Here’s an episode from Tea Break Time Travel about Scottish prehistory and the Pictish Beastie. This month Matilda focuses on the prehistory of Scotland, and specifically that enigmatic carved stone symbol known as the Pictish Beastie. Is it a dolphin? Is it an elephant? Is it a unicorn? To help uncover the mystery of this symbol and provide some background context about Pictish society is guest Hamish Findley Lamley, owner of Pictavia Leather. Join the journey to hear all about the different cultures in Scottish prehistory, the significance of standing stones, and why you would make a zebra-skin sporran.
In this special bonus series of episodes, Liv is collaborating with QCODE’s new podcast Cupid! Liv will be looking at the mythological background of characters, concepts, and storylines in Cupid. Find Cupid wherever you get your podcasts. Find the Spotify playlist featuring recommended LTAMB episodes here.
Fresh Youtubery
- Necropoli di Porta Stabia – William Van Andringa – YouTube | Pompeii
- 30b. Pupienus and Balbinus II – Two Heads Better Than One – YouTube | Classical Association Northern Ireland
- Historian SLAMS Daily Mail Article About The Trojan War – YouTube | Moan Inc.
- The Hole Where King Tut’s Heart Used to Be | Overheard at National Geographic – YouTube | National Geographic
- Alexandria: The Ancient Greek Megacity Of Knowledge | Metropolis | Timeline – YouTube
Book Reviews
- BMCR – Kim Bowes, The Roman Peasant Project 2009-2014: excavating the Roman rural poor. University museum monograph, 154. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2020.
- BMCR – Stefano Maso, Cicero’s philosophy. Trends in classics, 3. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2022.
- BMCR – Marc Domingo Gygax, Arjan Zuiderhoek, Benefactors and the polis: the public gift in the Greek cities from the Homeric world to late antiquity. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2020.
- Visiter Chersonèse Taurique de chez soi | Spartokos a lu
Exhibition Related Things
Dramatic Receptions
- Cambridge Greek Play returns – with English surtitles
- Getty Villa Presents Memnon Ran Online Live Play-Reading By The Classical Theatre Of Harlem
- Sophie Okonedo to play Medea at new West End theatre | Theatre | The Guardian
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- Studia bithynica. An e-conference on the archaeology and history
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Fellowships in Archaeology and Classics: Britain and Germany.
- Sessional Positions at Brock University – The Classical Association of Canada
- UNC Chapel Hill, TT Latin Historiography – The Classical Association of Canada
- Lecturer in Roman History (Teaching and Scholarship) at The University of Manchester
- University of Alberta TT Position: Roman Archaeology – The Classical Association of Canada
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- The Lion of Kea: An Intriguing Enigma of Ancient Greece
- Ancient Greek Helmet From the Persian Wars Found in Israel
- The mysterious story of the Roman bust – The Paisano
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 the downfall of a ruler of the overthrowing of a king, but it also warns about discord among the common people and also suggests abundance.
… 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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