Hodie est pr. Id. Nov. 2775 AUC ~ 19 Maimakterion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
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Classicists and Classics in the News
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Fresh Bloggery
- Weekend Reading: On Leaving the House – Classical Studies Support
- Ichthyophagians: Nearchos and Agatharchides on “Fish-eaters” around the Arabian Sea (fourth-first centuries BCE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Online Open House | Technolarynges and the Production of artificial voice in Antiquity, with Maria Gerolemou – The Kosmos Society
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Association/Departmental Blogs and News
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Fresh Podcasts
Carmina Undecima: Ovid tells the reader that he has been composing his book while on his voyage east, and voices his fears about leaving the known perils of the sea for the unknown perils of the land.
Polyglot Jerome (347-420) had a gigantic impact on all subsequent Christian history, leaving behind a huge body of works, including the Latin Bible.
We head back 8,000 years this week! Agios Petros is the earliest submerged site in the Aegean. This Neolithic site is 8000 years old and reveals astonishing insights into how the farmers, fishermen and seafarers that lived there, were part of an expansive Neolithic network connected by sailing ships – far more sophisticated than ever imagined. The team even found remains of tuna bones and specialized fishing equipment, indicating that they were capable of deep sea fishing. Domesticated animal remains also suggest that these Neolithic farmers were transporting cows and other livestock by boat! Bettany talks to the site director about the discoveries and Lucy delves into ancient seafaring to uncover evidence of how people were crossing the Aegean thousands of years ago. We also learn about obsidian, a rare volcanic glass which gives insights into ancient trade.
Fresh Youtubery
- Archaeology of Ancient Magic and Ritual Practice [Dr. Kirsten Dzwiza Interview] – YouTube | The Modern Hermeticist
- The Eternal Questions of Antigone – YouTube | Books & Bridges
- The Greek Myth of Pandora’s Jar – YouTube | World History Encyclopedia
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Assistant Professor, Ancient Greek Language & Literature, Classics
- Classics – 2022-2023 Non-Tenure Track Faculty Pool – HigherEdJobs
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- Everyone His Own Historian? | National Review
- Oldest Underwater City in the World is Pavlopetri in Greece
- New archaeological discoveries in Iraq uncover questions of community ownership | Middle East Eye
- Hannibal: The African General That Almost Conquered Rome
- Among gods, men: Mount Nemrut still most dazzling spot to see sunrise | Daily Sabah
- Cats Today Find Safety Where Julius Caesar Was Stabbed | Discover Magazine
- Plato’s “Timaeus” and the Will to Order ~ The Imaginative Conservative
- Battle Of Issus In 333 BC Between Alexander The Great And Darius III, Which Brough First Persian Empire
- Tour the well-fortified Tel Gezer, the biblical Canaanite holdout that wouldn’t fall | The Times of Israel
- Who Is Kathleen Martínez, The Woman Who’s Led The Search For Cleopatra For Almost 20 Years?
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:
[Saturday] If it thunders today, it portends insomnia for a while for people.
[Sunday] If it thunders today, it portends a prosperous but sickly period, with bodies being affected by internal parasites.
… 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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