Hodie est a.d. XV Kal. Dec 2775 AUC ~ 24 Maimakterion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- NYU completes 3-month excavation in Yeronisos island off Paphos | in-cyprus.com
- German University To Return 4 Looted Antique Vases To Italy | SundiataPost
- House of Hercules! Karaftoo cave on World Heritage Tentative List – Tehran Times
- Zakhiku: The ancient city in Iraq revealed by severe drought | Climate Crisis | Al Jazeera
- Ancient City Discovered in Albania Could Have Greek Origins
- ANF | Ancient site in Van looted under the pretext of restoration
- A Hack Has Revealed What Many Long Suspected: The Owners of Auction Houses Are Also Some of Their Best Customers | Artnet News
- Ancient Temple Remains Uncovered in Kafr El Sheikh | Sada Elbalad
- 3 arrested for attempt to loot archaeological site in south | The Times of Israel
- Archaeologists on Crete Find More Details of Ancient City Phalasarna – The National Herald
In Case You Missed It
- Archaeologists Discover Pre-Roman Etruscan Temple in Italy – ARTnews.com
- Rare Papyrus Fragment of the Gospel of John Now at the Harry Ransom Center – UT News
- Temple, offerings to ancient water goddess found in Greece | Miami Herald
- Why the discovery of Cleopatra’s tomb would rewrite history
- What Witches from Ancient Greece Tell Us About Modern Witchcraft
- New building remains in western Peloponnese point to Poseidon’s temple | eKathimerini.com
- Archeologists Find 24 Roman Bronze Statues in Tuscan Spa
- Words on bronze hand may rewrite past of Basque language | Daily Mail Online
Classicists and Classics in the News
- Obituary: Penelope Biggs, classics scholar and benefactor, 85 – The Source – Washington University in St. Louis
- Classics grads sweep advanced national competition for Greek and Latin translation – Dal News – Dalhousie University
- The Boss Has Spoken – Press Room – Montclair State University
Greek/Latin News
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Assyrians, Medes and Persians: Ktesias via Diodoros and Photios on “Persian Matters” (early fourth century BCE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: UK Dealer Gets Inventive
- Born of the Same Mother – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- ASOR Annual Meeting | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Laudator Temporis Acti: A Syllogism in Some Inscriptions
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Classics Curriculum
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Then and Now
- The Dog and His Treasure: A Fable about Priorities – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Corpus Nummorum Online
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: La Justice du dialogue et ses limites: Étude du Gorgias de Platon
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Le Héros et la déesse: Personnages, stratégies narratives et effets de lecture dans l’Énéide de Virgile
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Beyond Meaning. An Artefact Approach to the Neolithic Figurines from Tell Sabi Abyad (Syria) and Ҫatalhöyük (Turkey)
- Een nieuwe techniek, nieuw soort inzicht – Mainzer Beobachter
- De Derde Heilige Oorlog (1) – Mainzer Beobachter
- The History Blog » Blog Archive » Offerings to Demeter found in archaic temple on Crete
- De Derde Heilige Oorlog (2) – Mainzer Beobachter
- The Odyssey of an Iliad Papyrus | Roberta Mazza
Other Blog-like Publications
- Kuwaiti-Polish archaeologists back at Bahra 1 in the Al-Subiyah desert
- New finds at the temple of Buto in Egypt
- Archaeologists discover rare bone flute during excavations in Kent – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Fragment of boat model among new finds at Bahra in northern Kuwait – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Archaeologists in northern Spanish have discovered what they believe to be the oldest Basque language text – Arkeonews
- Ancient temple remains uncovered on “Hill of the Pharaohs” – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
Revenge is sweet in this dramatic story by Maya Pyshkin, inspired by the theme ‘Heroes’ and written for the Senior category. It was narrated by Dr Ian Goh, a Senior Lecturer in Classics at Swansea University and a council member of the Classical Association
In this brilliant short story, James Robson takes us into the mind of Meredith Gorgo – and introduces us to a young journalist on a mission. Stone Cold was awarded Third Place in the Senior Category and it was written by Sophie Davies. James is a Professor of Classical Studies at the Open University and the Grants Officer of the Classical Association.
On the west bank of the Nile, across from the ancient city of Thebes, lies the Valley of the Kings – the final resting place of several Pharaohs and their families. The valley is a 1,000 ft wide wadi [valley] that was utilised as a royal burial ground by three dynasties of the New Kingdom for over half a millennia. Made famous by Howard Carter’s discovery of Tutankhamun in 1922, the Valley of the Kings is home to the most celebrated archaeological finds in history. For this third episode of our special miniseries on Tutankhamun, Tristan is joined by renowned egyptologist, broadcaster and author, Dr Chris Naunton to learn more about the incredible place where Tut and so many others entered the realm of the dead.
We dig back into the MCU with return guest and (pseudo-)archaeology expert, David S Anderson to excavate The Eternals (2021). Once more we revisit the thorny issue of what exactly is and isn’t a god in this universe and how to reconcile these immortal robo-stewards against the broader universe. We also dig into the problematic nature of its source material, the way ideas about myth and history slip in and out of cultural discourse and underlying assumptions about what humans are and are not good for. Is is love, creativity, hope, pyramid-building? Namor also pops up for reasons
Fresh Youtubery
- Classics Alumni Webinar | Nero: Life and Legend – YouTube | Cambridge Classics
- Casa Italia – Intervista a Valentino Nizzo – YouTube | Etruschannel
- Thumb/Thigh Etymologies – YouTube | Alliterative
- Latin word for “fart quietly” – YouTube | Ancient Literature Dude
- Alex Tarbet on Blind Pharaohs and Greek Seekers: Herodotus meets an Egyptian – YouTube | Herodotus Helpline
- The Ancient Origins Of The Roman Empire With Mary Beard | Rome: Empire Without Limit | Odyssey – YouTube
- Who was the last Tyrant of Athens? – YouTube | Ancient History Guy
Book Reviews
- BMCR – Damien Labadie, L’invention du protomartyr Étienne. Sainteté, pouvoir et controverse dans l’Antiquité (Ier-VIe s.). Judaïsme ancien et origines du christianisme (JAOC), 21. Turnhout: Brepols, 2021.
- BMCR – Raymond Marks, Marcello Mogetta, Domitian’s Rome and the Augustan legacy. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2021.
Dramatic Receptions
- Found in translation – Winnipeg Free Press
- What do you get when you cross Dracula and Dionysus? ‘The Lord of Cries’ – The Boston Globe
- McLennan Theatre’s ‘Gods of Comedy’ brings laughs down to earth
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ancient Greek Literature job with Durham University | 37362511
- Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ancient Greek Literature job with DURHAM UNIVERSITY | 316872
- Assistant Professor of Classics job with Bucknell University | 37363591
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- Giovanni Belzoni | Your Guide To The Italian Explorer & Archaeologist | HistoryExtra
- Sculpture of Ancient Greek Boxer Still Haunts Viewers Today
- The Mysterious Nabataeans and the Greek Influence
- Festina lente: A Roman emperor’s guide to getting stuff done – Big Think
- Cambridge Dictionary Announces ‘Homer’ As Word Of The Year
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 ample fodder for the flocks.
… 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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