Hodie est pr. Kal. Dec 2775 AUC ~ 7 Poseideion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- ! Murcia Today – Cartagena To Spend 5.4 Million Euros On Archaeological Heritage In 2023
- Archaeologist Blegen’s 90-year archive opens for Troy researchers | Daily Sabah
- Antiquities finding their place in Thessaloniki metro | eKathimerini.com
- Tornos News | Greek PM says Parthenon Marbles could return but won’t push
- Roman-era statue found in Osmaniye
- School field trip near Tel Aviv leads to discovery of 3,000-year-old scarab seal | The Times of Israel
- Tutankhamun’s tomb: how The Times unearthed the world’s biggest story | News | The Times
- Egyptians call on British Museum to return Rosetta Stone | Ely Standard
In Case You Missed It
- Submerged Ancient Greek City With Long-Lost Tombs Revealed by Drought
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Classicists and Classics in the News
- How a Rochester, Minn. archaeologist became a go-to expert in Herculaneum | MPR News
- Dr. Murphy receives Archaeological Institute’s undergrad research award – UNCGNews
- New words created by Pentucket Latin students added to online dictionary
- Riverside School Latin Students Compete At Yale Certamen | Education news | caledonianrecord.com
Fresh Bloggery
- Scythian wisdom: Curtius Rufus on the Scythian elder’s speech about Alexander the bandit (first century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Apollo Almost Thinks About Consent – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- PaleoJudaica.com: Heinsch, The Figure of Hagar in Ancient Judaism and Galatians (Mohr Siebeck)
- Mapping Ottoman Turkey 1883-1923 Virtual Exhibition | Ancient World Mapping Center
- PaleoJudaica.com: A Pahlavi-Aramaic inscription from Beit She’arim
- Late Antiquity at Ancient Arsinoe | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Helma Dik’s Nifty Greek Handouts
- The Secret Keys to Sex and Pretense – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Go Away
- ACE Moves to Durham University – ACE Classics
- The History Blog » Blog Archive » Barn converted to baths found at Rutland Roman villa
- Een reliëf van de god Chnoem – Mainzer Beobachter
Other Blog-like Publications
- Looters caught in an ancient well near Rahat
- A Companion to North Africa in Antiquity
- New important finds at ancient Antissa
- Archaeologists uncovered a second mosaic in Rutland Roman villa in England – Arkeonews
- Rare investigation in Verulamium | The Past
Assorted Twitter Threads
- @DocCrom on an inscription from the Temple of Athena Polias at Priene
- @DocCrom on Ovid, Ars Amatoria 2.33-48
- @DocCrom on a Roman milestone from Hadrian’s era
- @DrJEBall on a tombstone from Chester
Fresh Podcasts
We welcome back Paul Anthony Jones, of Haggard Hawks fame, to ell us about his new book “Why Is This a Question?”. We talk about how his experience of social media has changed since we last interviewed him in 2016, what it was like researching a book covering such wide-ranging topics, the state of the publishing industry, and more.
New data shows that cities in southern Mesopotamia were often islands in the stream divided by canals with lots of open spaces. What does it mean for early urban life if you have to take a gondola to work? Did kids learn to swim at Sumerian YMCAs? Who knew that urbanism was such a splash?
“Before, sleep felt like coming alive. Before, in dream, he walked among heroes”… Heather Chapman’s solemn, atmospheric tale of war brings us towards the end of our audiobook – but fear not, there are still a few stories still remaining. This episode was narrated by Dr Alex McAuley, Honorary Secretary of the Classical Association.
Atlantis is one of the most compelling legends – an advanced, mythical civilisation, wiped out by an unknown phenomenon. The allure of this civilisation, rich in lost knowledge and culture, is obvious. But how do archaeologists separate fact from fiction? How can they be confident about the past, whilst remaining open to new ideas? Flint Dibble, an archaeologist at Cardiff University, joins Dan to talk about Atlantis and how experts should treat new discoveries and evidence.
The excellent Simon Elliot returns to talk all about the material legacy of Ancient Rome visible in the world today.
How should we live? This is the basic question for all of us. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Edith Hall, author of the book Aristotle’s Way, gives a sympathetic answer to Aristotle’s take on this question.
Fresh Youtubery
- Essere Etrusco. Miti e misteri ieri e oggi- Presentazione del libro di Barbro Santillo Frizell – YouTube | Etruschannel
- The Best Greek Mythological Retellings (According To An Ancient Historian) – YouTube | Moan Inc.
- L’idraulica del Colosseo. Nuovi dati dalle ricerche archeologiche nei collettori fognari – YouTube | Parco Colosseo
- 36. Volusian – Inexplicable Indolence – YouTube | Classical Association Northern Ireland
- Re-creating the Colossus of Constantine on Vimeo
- Dr William Caraher 58th Public Lecture Series – Winter Semester 2022 – YouTube | Archaeological Research Unit – University of Cyprus
- DANGEROUS FALSE HISTORY? | Ancient Apocalypse by Graham Hancock – YouTube | Ancient History Guy
- Gilad Stern of the Israel Antiquities Authority on the discovery – YouTube | YYanover
Book Reviews
- BMCR ~ Francesco Ginelli, Cornelius Nepos: the commanders of the fifth century BCE. Introduction, text, and commentary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.
- BMCR ~ Françoise Dunand , According to the Order of the God: Oracular Practices in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt. Paris: Editions de Boccard, 2022.
- BMCR ~ Claudia Marsico, Socrates and the Socratic philosophies. Selected papers from Socratica IV. International Socrates Studies, 2. Baden-Baden: Academia Verlag, 2022.
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- Athens and Attica in the Early Iron Age and the Archaic Period
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Early Career Fellowships in Hellenic Studies in Greece and Cyprus
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- 5 Greek Curses That Show the Gods Needed to Chill | Cracked.com
- What happened minute-by-minute in the Dallas Museum of Art as an intruder called 911
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 a time when mortals are favoured by the gods. Of course, there will be evils as well.
… 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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