Hodie est pr. Id. Ian. 2776 AUC ~ 21 Poseideion II in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Parthenon Sculptures belong in UK, says Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan – BBC News
- Dispelling Rumors, Greece Has Rejected the British Museum’s Offer to Return the Parthenon Marbles as a Long-Term Loan | Artnet News
- Greek PM dashes hopes of swift return of Parthenon marbles | Reuters
- The British Museum shouldn’t just return the Elgin marbles, it should offer British artefacts too
- Archaeologists discover Roman ‘ritual centre’ at Overstone housing site – BBC News
- Ancient Roman shrine and Bronze Age burial mound discovered in ‘highly significant’ Northampton dig – Northants Live
- Roman town unearthed in England. Evidence of makeup found | Raleigh News & Observer
- Archaeologists Find Surprising ‘Moment in the Life’ of Prehistoric Hunters in Israel – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- Ancient Byzantine church with preserved mosaic floor found near Jericho – The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli Archaeologists Discover First-ever Cooked Ostrich Eggs, Maybe – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- Leftovers of 2,000-year-old feast unearthed at UK farmstead | Centre Daily Times
- The Biden Administration’s archaeological absurdity | Israel National News – Arutz Sheva
- Busy Colchester car parks will be closed for excavation works of ancient Roman wall – Essex Live
In Case You Missed It
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- Pompeii reopens House of the Vettii after 20 years – Wanted in Rome
- Elite Life And Erotic Art: Pompeii House Reveals Its Secrets After 20 Year Restoration
Classicists and Classics in the News
Public Facing Classics
- Speculum: the creepy history of this ancient gynaecological device and why it’s still feared today
- What the ancients would have made of Harry and Meghan | The Spectator
Fresh Bloggery
- Judean wisdom: Pseudo-Clement on a journey to Peter the Judean wise man (third century CE and on) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Teaching about Orientalism in 2023: A History/Anthropology/Classics Syllabus – Everyday Orientalism
- Be More Amateur | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- A True Note of Praise – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Hard
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- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Kelten und Germanen im 2.-1. Jahrhundert vor Christus: Archäologische Bausteine zu einer historischen Frage
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Die Grabdenkmäler aus Pompeiopolis in Paphlagonien
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- 9 of 234 days: Nemi lake finds – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Herculaneum en Pompeii in Assen – Mainzer Beobachter
- The Nemi Temple – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Zeitschrift für Provenienzforschung und Sammlungsgeschichte
- De slag bij Ipsos – Mainzer Beobachter
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- Laudator Temporis Acti: A Lowering of Moral Standards
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
- La bourse Neda et Franz Leipen – The Classical Association of Canada
- Bourse d’études ICEM-ICG – The Classical Association of Canada
- Frederick and Joan Winter Student Travel Bursary – The Classical Association of Canada
- News – 2023 Council Election Results – Archaeological Institute of America AIA News
Other Blog-like Publications
- Burning Sappho in Love and Song – Antigone
- Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable?
- Ancient Latin texts written on papyrus reveal new information about the Roman world – Arkeonews
- The Mesha Stele and King David of the Bible – Biblical Archaeology Society
- 5 Auxiliary Units of the Roman Army
- 4 Famous Horses from the Ancient World: Most Noble Steeds
- What’s So Special About the Venus De Milo? | by Christopher P Jones | Jan, 2023 | Medium
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
This episode contains references to sexual assault and suicide. When you think of Ancient Rome, you don’t often associate it with the idea of a Monarchy. But long before the likes of Julius Caesar, Augustus, or even Nero – Kings ruled over the land. Specifically – seven of them. But what happened to these Kings of Rome, and why aren’t they immortalised in history the same way as their Emperor successors? In this episode of The Ancients, Tristan is joined by fellow Podcast hosts and authors Dr Peta Greenfield and Dr Fiona Radford, to take us through this mysterious part of Ancient History. Looking at the key figures and myths who defined this period of Ancient Rome – what really happened to the Kings of Rome?
We are SO excited that we have a book coming out in February 2023! Our book, Women of Myth, will be available worldwide from Simon and Schuster. Listen in as we talk about our favorite Women of Myth from around the world with Liv Albert from Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! Our book is about epic women in mythology from around the world. We cover a diverse range of cultures, from Greek and Roman mythology to important figures from regions such as Africa and African Diaspora countries, the Pacific Islands, Asia and the Middle East, indigenous cultures from North, South, and Central America; and more. We cannot wait to share these tales with you.
Fresh Youtubery
- Pompeii’s House of the Vettii reopens after 20-year restoration – YouTube | The Times
- ‘Phaethon’ – a film inspired by a surviving fragment of a lost Euripides’ play – YouTube | BareFacedGreek
- Spotlight Lecture: The Kandake Today: The legacy of Sudanese Hero-Queens – YouTube | Egypt Exploration Society
- Visiting Ovid in Sulmo! Recitation Tristia 1,3 (cum subit illius) – YouTube | Musa Pedestris
- Punic-Sicilian Wars The Battle of Crimissus – Last Stand of the Sacred Band (339 BC) DOCUMENTARY – YouTube | Invicta
Book Reviews
- Die Grabdenkmäler aus Pompeiopolis in Paphlagonien | Spartokos a lu
- BMCR ~ Craig A. Evans, Adam Z. Wright, Gods, spirits, and worship in the Greco-Roman world and early Christianity. Jewish and Christian texts in contexts and related studies, 23. London; New York: T & T Clark, 2022.
- BMCR ~ Attilio Mastrocinque, The Mithraic prophecy. BAR international series, 3074. Oxford: BAR Publishing, 2022.
Exhibition Related Things
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- Unsung Pioneer Women in the Archaeology of Greece
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Pre-doctoral Fellowships in Hellenic Studies 2023-2024: Call for applications | Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- 2022 wasn’t the year of Cleopatra – so why was she the most viewed page on Wikipedia?
- The Philosophical Therapy of Anaxagoras – The Good Men Project
- Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II’s ‘handsome’ face revealed in striking reconstruction | Live Science
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 men having their reputations damaged but there will be plenty of fodder for horses and cattle and an abundance 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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