Hodie est a.d. XV Kal. Feb. 2776 AUC ~ 27 Poseideion II in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Bronze Age eating, social habits in the Balearic Islands documented in study
- Vetulonia: nuova scoperta archeologica
- Iraq’s cultural heritage: Iraqi conservators strive to preserve ancient manuscripts – Qantara.de
- After 220 Years, the Fate of the Parthenon Marbles Rests in Secret Talks – The New York Times
- The New York Times Shines Light on the Parthenon Marbles – The National Herald
In Case You Missed It
- Pompeii Has Reopened Its Infamous House of Vettii, Home to a Portrait of a Man Weighing His Penis and Other Erotic Frescoes | Artnet News
- Archaeologists Find Possible Remains of Temple of Poseidon
- Achilles, Odysseus and the ancient history of reunions | BrandeisNOW
Classicists and Classics in the News
- Why the classical world still grips the contemporary imagination – The Irish Times
- UNCW professor leading Ancient Rome archaeological excavation – WWAYTV3
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Scythians: Clement of Alexandria [I] on the example of Anacharsis (late second century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Egyptians: Clement of Alexandria [II] on Egyptian animal worship as less offensive than Greek customs (late second century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Taurians and Greeks: Clement of Alexandria [III] on human sacrifice (late second century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Persians: Clement of Alexandria [IV] on the elements among Greek philosophers and Persian Magians (late second century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Barbarian and Judean wisdom: Clement of Alexandria [V] on the sources of Plato’s thought (late second century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Saracens: Ammianus Marcellinus on their customs (late fourth century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Isaurians: Ammianus Marcellinus on their incursions and banditry (late fourth century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- PaleoJudaica.com: Fingerprinting ancient pottery
- Laudator Temporis Acti: The Greek Participle
- Roman Archaeology Blog: Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable?
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Washed in the Blood
- Certainty, Hope, and Cures for Disease – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- 15 out of 234 days: Venusia’s weight standard – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Land of Kizzuwatna. History of Cilicia in the Second Millennium BCE until the Hittite Conquest (ca. 2000-1350)
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Irrigated Landscapes beyond Political Dynamics: Long Term Water Management Strategies on the Miyānāb Plain of Khuzistan (Iran)
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Economic Integration of a Late Roman Province: Egypt from Diocletian to Anastasius
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Assyrian Collective Identity in the Second Millennium BCE: A Social Categories Approach
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Would This Be Happening?
Other Blog-like Publications
- Two Greeks, Two Romans, and a Monsterdog: A Balloon Debate with ChatGPT – Antigone
- The Surrendering of Pactyes. Tough Decisions in the face of Cyrus… | by Rob Williams | Jan, 2023 | Short History
- Can an Old Coin Solve the Mystery of a Lost Roman Emperor? – Atlas Obscura
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
Egyptologist Dr. Campbell Price comes on the show to talk about the real purpose of mummification, common misconceptions about ancient Egypt, and much more.
Fresh Youtubery
- 43. Aurelian – Restitutor Orbis – YouTube | Classical Association Northern Ireland
- Clytemnestra & Helen: Powerful Spartan Women In Greek Myth (Go Hard Or Go Homer Livestream) – YouTube | Moan Inc.
- Harry Eyres | Horace and Why Wine Matters | Paideia Institute Online Lecture – YouTube | Paideia Media
- 25/27 – From Uruk to Susa: Deciphering Proto-Elamite par Jacob Dahl , Université d’Oxford (VO) – YouTube | Musée du Louvre
Book Reviews
- BMCR ~ Roberto M. Danese, Anna Santucci, Alessio Torino, Acheruntica: la discesa agli Inferi dall’antichità classica alla cultura contemporanea. Letteratura e antropologia, 14. Urbino: Argalía editore, 2020.
- BMCR ~ Chryssa Ranoutsaki, Purpur in Byzanz: Privileg und Würdeformel. Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, 2022.
- BMCR ~ Gerard Boter, Flavius Philostratus. Vita Apollonii Tyanei. Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana, 2043. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2022.
- BMCR ~ Myles Lavan, Clifford Ando, Roman and local citizenship in the long second century CE. Oxford studies in early empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 2021.
- BMCR ~ Sylvian Fachard, Edward M. Harris, The destruction of cities in the ancient Greek world: integrating the archaeological and literary evidence. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2021
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- Cognitive Science and the Ancient Mediterranean
- The agones for Ortheia
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
Alia
- The Greek Origins of Marseille, France’s Oldest City
- Colchester, Essex: The purpose-built capital city of Roman Britain – Country Life
- How Hebrew Came to Be Written From Right to Left » Mosaic
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 foreign events causing the people to rebel.
… 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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