Hodie est a.d. XIX Ian. 2775 AUC ~ 21 Poseideion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends both civil war and 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)

Hodie est Id. Dec 2775 AUC ~ 20 Poseideion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends abundance but also threatens disease.

… 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)

Hodie est pr. Id. Dec 2775 AUC ~ 19 Poseideion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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• Consult the Oracle at UCL

Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends an outbreak of dysentery

… 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)

Hodie est a.d. IV Id. Dec 2775 AUC ~ 17 Poseideion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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• Consult the Oracle at UCL

Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

[Saturday] If it thunders today, it portends the death of humans from diseases, but an abundance of fish.

[Sunday] If it thunders today it portends a hot summer and plenty of foreign imports.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d. V Id. Dec 2775 AUC ~ 16 Poseideion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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Fresh Podcasts

• Ancient Warfare Podcast: Ancient Warfare Consumes Media on Apple Podcasts

With the holiday season almost upon us, the Ancient Warfare Magazine team discuss new books released in 2022, old and new documentaries that are now available on streaming services and throw in a couple of audiobook suggestions for good measure!

• Emperors of Rome: Episode CCII – The Death of Cleopatra and Antony on Apple Podcasts

With Octavian triumphant at the Battle of Actium the scene is finally set for a dramatic showdown in Alexandria. Cleopatra and Antony, a couple famous for their strategy and volatility will pay the ultimate price for resisting Rome, leaving Octavian free to assume a role of undisputed power. Guest: Dr Rhiannon Evans (Associate Professor in Classics and Ancient History at La Trobe University).

• Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold: Conversations: The Forgotten Polis of Ancient Greece, History & Mythology of Thebes w/ Michael Furman on Apple Podcasts

Liv is joined by Michael Furman, a professor of ancient Thebes and Boeotia and they talk all things wonderful and Theban, even touching upon pseudoarchaeological claims about the ancient city…

Fresh Youtubery

• 2022-12-08 Women’s Religious Rituals and the Sea: Phoenician Coastal Evidence (Aaron Brody) – YouTube |  Archaeological Research Facility, UC Berkeley
• Noctes Latinae III: Cicero passive aggressive?!  Catilina | SUBTITLED! @RVMAK – YouTube | Musa Pedestris
• MUST READ New Greek Mythology Books For Beginners (According To An Ancient Historian) – YouTube | Moan Inc.
• Sky high Terracina and the Via Appia – YouTube | Ancient Rome Live
• The Origin of the Quran’s Name for Jesus – YouTube | ReligionForBreakfast
• The Battle of Cannae 216 BC – YouTube | Great Military Battles
• De pangendis carminibus Latinis, cum Francisco Busti || “Rara avis” Podcast, S1EP6 – YouTube | Satura Lanx
• HANCOCK IS WRONG! | Ancient Apocalypse by Graham Hancock | The Vulture Stone – YouTube | Ancient History Guy

Book Reviews

• BMCR – Maria Intrieri, Ermocrate: siceliota, stratego, esule. Diabaseis, 9. Pisa: Edizioni ETS, 2021.
• RCR – Vincent Hunink, Acta Martyrum Scillitanorum: A Literary Commentary. Giornale Italiano di Filologia Bibliotheca 24 (Turnhout: Brepols, 2021).

Online Talks and Conference-Related Things

• The changing face of the Eastern Caelian: Recent work by the ‘Rome Transformed’ Team – bsr.ac.uk
• See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
• SCS Events Calendar

Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters

• Visiting Assistant Professor in Classics | Haverford College
• Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies

Alia

• Going To Bulgaria? Time Your Visit For An Event In One Of The Best Preserved Roman Theaters
• Leptis Magna, Known As A Jewel Of The Roman Empire, Lays Neglected In Libya
• Five things science has told us about the mummy of Tuta…
• Transphobes Are Becoming Armchair Archaeologists To Justify Their Bigotry | The Mary Sue
• The Hidden Woman Behind Socrates | Psychology Today
• Poena Cullei Is The Most Cruel And Unusual Punishment Ever Dreamt Up | IFLScience
• Hypatia: The Female Greek Philosopher Killed for Her Beliefs

Diversions

• Latin Wordle – latindictionary.io
• GNT Wordle
• Verbdum – Ludus verborum cotidianus

‘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 downfall of a famous man.

… 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)