Hodie est a.d. XI Kal. Dec 2775 AUC ~ 28 Maimakterion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Report: Yemen’s stolen artefacts auctioned off in US, other countries – Middle East Monitor
- Penn gives a new look at the ancient world – WHYY
- Revealed, site of battle that shook Rome in AD9 | World | The Times
- New Inscriptions in Roman City in Israel Shed Personal Light on Early Christians – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- Ancient Roman Roads Still Have a Mysterious Effect, Even When They Vanish : ScienceAlert
- Former culture secretary Ben Bradshaw joins campaign to return Elgin Marbles to Greece
- Illicit excavations ruin Kuwait’s archaeological sites: Professor – Kuwait Times
Classicists and Classics in the News
- ACTFL names 2023 National Language Teacher of the Year
- Death of Brading Roman Villa trustee and archaeologist Dr Ross Thomas | Isle of Wight County Press
Greek/Latin News
Fresh Bloggery
- A Medical Justification for Taking Part in a Feast – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Anacreon Mosaic
- Different Hopes for Different Folks – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Archaeologists Have Discovered the Oldest Known Writing in Basque – Tales of Times Forgotten
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Enough Have Been Admitted
- How To Earn A Dinner Invitation: Some Roman Advice – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- PaleoJudaica.com: Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opens at Penn Museum
- PaleoJudaica.com: Watson & Curtis, Conversations on Canaanite and Biblical Themes (De Gruyter)
- PaleoJudaica.com: The Willoughby Papyrus of John is now at UT
- PaleoJudaica.com: The Mysterious Nabataeans
- PaleoJudaica.com: Mystery amulet from Amastris
- Wat is een “alabastron”? – Mainzer Beobachter
- Wat is het breken van een alabastron? – Mainzer Beobachter
- The History Blog » Blog Archive » House of the Vettii reopens
- The Ancient Greeks Ate Cicadas and Grasshoppers! – Tales of Times Forgotten
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Double-Edged Arguments
- Unclear Outcomes and Shining Songs – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Wrestlers
- PaleoJudaica.com: Academic Genealogies of Near Eastern Scholars
- PaleoJudaica.com: Review of Ackerman, Gods, Goddesses, and the Women Who Serve Them
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Saving Grace
- Laudator Temporis Acti: One Big Tribe?
- Archilochus, With Mixed Messages on Grief – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- The Grand Relay [Большая эстафета] (1979) – Animated Antiquity
- Strijd in Alexandrië: Caesar te water – Mainzer Beobachter
- Seasonal Gifting! | Greek Myth Comix
- The Pleasure Each Day Brings – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- PaleoJudaica.com: New discoveries at Hippos-Sussita
- PaleoJudaica.com: The Armenian Monastery Museum in Jerusalem
- A Journey in the Mediterranean on the Eve of the Great War, 1914. | From the Archivist’s Notebook
- Socrates’s city of sows lacks roses & lilies contending beautifully – purple motes
- Pompeia and Fulvia in Roman de Merlin & Roman de Silence – purple motes
- Socrates wanted to suppress discussion of castration culture – purple motes
- Memorabilia Antonina: Article by me on the influence of Jackson’s LOTR on ancient world movies
- Servilii – Liv Mariah Yarrow
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
Other Blog-like Publications
- V.S. Naipaul, Latin Literature and Ancient Rome: Part III – Antigone
- The Old School of Classics and the New – Antigone
- MA program in Classics, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Klazomenai, ceramic center of ancient period was found the first seal belonging to the city – Arkeonews
Fresh Podcasts
A new story for a new theme – in the final section of our EPIC Compendium, we’re showcasing stories of war, inspired by the Open category theme ‘Troy’. We begin with an epistolary story from Ellie Field, narrated by Professor Douglas Cairns, Chair of the Classical Association Council and a Fellow of the British Academy. Can you spot the tribute to Stephen Fry in Ellie’s story? EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition, inspired by Stephen Fry’s trilogy Mythos, Heroes and Troy.
Situated in the North of Italy, the Etruscan’s were once a powerful civilisation, dominating the Italian peninsular. Predecessors to Ancient Rome, the Etruscans excelled in trade, art, and sculpture, surviving for centuries from the early 1st Millenia BC until their fated clash with the Romans. The might of the Etruscans is undisputed – but what does the archaeology tell us about this mysterious civilisation, and why does is counteract ancient sources? In this episode Tristan is joined by Dr Lucy Shipley to give an introduction to the Etruscan civilisation and their meteoric rise on the Italian peninsular. Looking at their international relations, language and culture, just who were the Etruscans, and why were they so important in antiquity?
Situated in the North of Italy, the Etruscan’s were once a powerful civilisation, dominating the Italian peninsular. Predecessors to Ancient Rome, the Etruscans excelled in trade, art, and sculpture, surviving for centuries from the early 1st Millenia BC until their fated clash with the Romans. The might of the Etruscans is undisputed – but what does the archaeology tell us about this mysterious civilisation, and why does is counteract ancient sources? In this episode Tristan is joined by Dr Lucy Shipley to give an introduction to the Etruscan civilisation and their meteoric rise on the Italian peninsular. Looking at their international relations, language and culture, just who were the Etruscans, and why were they so important in antiquity?
The Reception Police are back with another take on the how Vergil’s Aeneid is secretly lurking behind all your favorite shows and movies. This week, Maxwell T Paule pitches his theory that AMC’s The Walking Dead (2010-2022) is an American re-imagining of Aeneas’ search for a new home set against the zombie apocalypse. We talk kings and police, doomed walled cities, father-son relationships and the one true sign you’ve found a place to settle down: farming.
Accredited sex therapist, author and co-host of The Real Sex Education Podcast, Jasmine’s guest today is Cate Campbell, talking about attitudes towards sex in classical times. Were the Romans really more liberal than us and if so should we take a leaf out of their book when it comes to being less prudish when talking about sex?
Fresh Youtubery
- History of Thebes – Ancient Egypt’s Holiest City – Bronze Age DOCUMENTARY – YouTube | Kings and Generals
- Ancient Sardinia – YouTube | Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages
- The Dark Fates of Carthage’s Generals – YouTube | Classics in Color
- Thebes: The Holy City of Ancient Egypt – YouTube | Religion for Breakfast
Book Reviews
- Un projet bulgare autour des frères Shkorpil | Spartokos a lu
- BMCR – Jenifer Neils, Olga Palagia, From Kallias to Kritias: art in Athens in the second half of the fifth century B.C. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2021.
- BMCR – Christina Sideri, Νεωτερικές τάσεις στην ιστοριογραφία των Μακεδόνων: Η περίπτωση της Συνέχειας Φεοφάνη (Βιβλία α’-δ’). Βυζαντινά κείμενα και μελετές, 66. Thessaloniki: Byzantine Research Centre, 2021.
Exhibition Related Things
- The Mysterious Site of Eleusis – Chau Chak Wing Museum
- Glance into ancient measurement with Pera Museum’s new exhibition | Daily Sabah
Dramatic Receptions
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- Shifting Cities in the Iberian Peninsula
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Ancient Greek Literature
- Assistant Professor in Classics (Ancient Greek History and/or Archaeology)
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- The Daily Stream: HBO’s Rome Never Should Have EndedThe Daily Stream: HBO’s Rome Never Should Have Ended
- Cicero and the Constitution – Town Hall Video | Constitution Center
- The Wealthiest Grave of the 5th Millennium BC
- Oaths in Ancient Greece | Tony Mierzwicki
- The Male Body in Ancient Greek Art
- Verulamium: The St Albans park rich in Roman history that outsiders overlook – HertsLive
- What Does 5000-Year-Old Beer Taste Like?
- What Gladiator’s Thumbs Up & Thumbs Down Signals Meant In Real Life
- Carolina leaders should heed Cicero
- The 2,000 Year Old Thracian Chariot Found With The Bones Of A Bulgarian Nobleman
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 death of mice, an abundance of grain and pasture, and plenty of fish.
… 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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