Hodie est a.d. III Non. Dec 2775 AUC ~ 10 Poseideion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
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Welcome to The Classics Podcast Does…Ancient History A Level, designed for students, teachers and anyone interested in learning more about the ancient world! Episode 6 features Dr Rosie Wyles and James discussing how we can enjoy and use Aristophanes as a valuable source for this period of ancient Greek history. Part 3 focuses on the Athens Depth Study.
Welcome to The Classics Podcast Does…Ancient History A Level, designed for students, teachers and anyone interested in learning more about the ancient world! Episode 6 features Dr Rosie Wyles and James discussing how we can enjoy and use Aristophanes as a valuable source for this period of ancient Greek history. Part 2 focuses on the Sparta Depth Study.
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:
[Saturday] If it thunders today it portends people overconsuming their flocks because of a shortage of fish
[Sunday] If it thunders today it portends a harsh winter, but there will also be 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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