Hodie est a.d. VIII Id. Ian. 2776 AUC ~ 15 Poseideion II in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- ‘Exceptionally preserved’ Corby Roman road discovery strengthens understanding of town’s 2,000-year-old manufacturing roots | Northamptonshire Telegraph
- Coin from Bar Kochba revolt found in Judean Desert – The Jerusalem Post
- Archaeological sensation in Split: The first shots of ancient columns that were hidden from the public eye for centuries
- United States repatriates cultural antiquity to Palestinian Authority
- US gives Palestinians looted antiquity owned by Steinhardt, in 1st such repatriation | The Times of Israel
In Case You Missed It
- Archaeologists Reconstruct Huge Early Christian Cathedral in Northern Israel – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- British Museum confirms talks over Parthenon Marbles – DW – 01/05/2023
- Stephen Fry calls for return of Parthenon marbles to Athens | Parthenon marbles | The Guardian
- Greece: Parthenon Marbles Deal Must Recognize They Belong to Us
- World Media: London-Athens Close to Deal Over Parthenon Marbles’ Return | GTP Headlines
- Is a deal on the Parthenon Sculptures possible? | eKathimerini.com
- Britain should give the Elgin Marbles to Greece
- The fate of the Elgin marbles can’t be George Osborne’s choice
- Ministry of Culture: British Museum has no legal right to Parthenon Sculptures, a product of theft – Neos Kosmos
- German undersecretary calls for returning Pergamon Altar to Türkiye | Daily Sabah
- U.S. Officials Repatriate a Looted Relic to the Palestinian Authority – The New York Times
- US ‘repatriates’ rare Assyrian artifact to Palestinian Authority – The Jerusalem Post
Greek/Latin News
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Did the Carthaginians sacrifice human babies? – Bad Ancient
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Enough
- Teaching Thursday: Practicum Priorities | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- 3 of 234 Days: Triple Diana or Three Nymphs? – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- A Wandering Ship of Songs – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Commonplace vs. Common Sense – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Disc-ground Amulet in a US Museum
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Mykenische Keramik aus Tell el-Amarna: Studien zum interkulturellen Austausch zweier Machtzentren
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Reconceiving Religious Conflict: New Views from the Formative Centuries of Christianity
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Profession and Performance: Aspects of oratory in the Greco-Roman world
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Monograph Series: Collection de l’École française de Rome
- Vragen rond de jaarwisseling (3) – Mainzer Beobachter
- Financing of terrorism and the market for cultural goods
- The treasures of Miletus in the Altes Museum in Berlin | Turkish Archaeological News
- Friday Varia and Quick Hits | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
- Where? New Orleans. When? 5-8 January 2023. It’s the SCS/AIA 2023 annual meeting, & RU Classics has landed |
- Architectural investigations on the Eastern Baths of Pergamon – Pergamon Micro-Region
Other Blog-like Publications
- ANE Today – Putting the Luwian Culture on the Map
- Were the Ancient Britons Really Celts?
- The Toys of Dionysus and Their Religious Significance
- Who Was the Greatest Roman Emperor?
- Rome in Chaos: The Year of the Five Emperors (193 CE)
Fresh Podcasts
‘How did the Romans keep track of who actually completed their years of service? What’s to stop you from deserting and showing up to claim your pension unfairly? Presumably, this could be tricky in an empire of mostly illiterate people from all over the known world without government driver’s licenses or passports’. Murray gives us his thoughts…
It’s that time again! I answer listener questions to mark the start of a new year and to give me an excuse not to research and write a script. We all win!
Fresh Youtubery
- Tesserae as time machine: 5th and 13th century mosaics in Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome – YouTube | Smarthistory
- Who Are The Amazons Of Greek Mythology? – YouTube | Moan Inc.
- Statua et Thesaurus | A story in Latin for beginners from Legentibus – YouTube | Latinitium
Exhibition Related Things
Dramatic Receptions
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- FOA Webinar: Chris Rollston on January 12 – American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR)
- Monsters of Alexander the Great’s Legends in World Cultures – The British Library
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
Alia
- Common Greek Myths Found Throughout Art History
- The Sacred Band Of Thebes: The Elite Unit Of Soldiers That Took Down Sparta
- Soldiers stumbled upon a 2,400-year-old tomb on the battlefields of WWII | National Geographic
- A City Where Socrates Need Not Die – The American Conservative
- Greek Art in All its Stunning Glory: The Jockey of Artemision
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 coughing illness but an abundance of fish and fruit.
… 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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