Hodie est a.d. VIII Kal. Feb. 2776 AUC ~ 4 Gamelion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Uno scavo di ricerca, Appia Regina Viarum – Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Roma
- Excavations in West Flanders unearth archaeological finds from Roman era
- Discovery of cisterns dating from the Punic and Carthaginian periods on the site of the church of Radès | African Manager
- Unearthing the archaeological passing of time at Lagash, a site in southern Iraq
- Rumours of Parthenon Marbles’ return ‘overhyped’, experts say | Arts and Culture News | Al Jazeera
- Egypt archaeologists uncover ‘complete’ Roman city
- Remains of ancient Roman city unearthed in Luxor on eastern Nile bank
- Water spoils archaeological quest for ‘queen’ of Roman roads | Reuters
- Roman road dig yields centuries of treasures | World | The Times
- Long-lost spectacular Roman artifact depicting god Silvanus rediscovered in Batthyaneum collection – Stiri pe surse – Cele mai noi stiri
- Excavation, restoration unearth cultural assets in ancient Heraclea | Daily Sabah
Classicists and Classics in the News
Public Facing Classics
- The deserving poor and undeserving rich? | Blog post by Mary Beard
- Yes, the Chinese care about the Western classics | Princeton University Press
- ChatGPT: Chatbots can help us rediscover the rich history of dialogue
Fresh Bloggery
- Mediterranean peoples: Pomponius Mela on peoples of the known world (mid-first century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- The Lyre of Achilles – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Justice and Happy Sons – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Inks, Imaging, and EthiCodex | Variant Readings
- 21 of 234 days: Fabatus and Cybele – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Laudator Temporis Acti: A Latin Word for Paunch
- Cut marks on Aes Grave? – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Felicem diem natalem, Hadriane! FOLLOWING HADRIAN
- Ardea 1940 (CHRR 20) – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Via Tiberina (CHRR 81) – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Monograph Series: Scripta Antiquitatis Posterioris ad Ethicam Religionemque pertinentia
- RRC 16: Lion Left! – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- De slag bij het Jodenkamp – Mainzer Beobachter
- The Wrong Monkey: A Product Listing on Amazon
- PaleoJudaica.com: Want to do archaeology this summer?
- PaleoJudaica.com: On the European “Geniza”
- The Time of Planning and Envy’s Crush – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Spencer Alley: Undertakings (and Targets) of Jupiter
- Review: THE SHADOW OF PERSEUS by Claire Heywood – Classical Studies Support
Other Blog-like Publications
- The Power of Reason: Benedict XVI and the Classics – Antigone
- ‘Golden’ mummified boy reveals its secrets
- New finds from Ancient Tenea, Chiliomodi, Corinthia
- Kinship formation in Neolithic Anatolia helped communities avoiding inbreeding
- Philosophy of Atomism: Did Ancient Greek Thinkers Discover Atoms?
- Remains of Roman city found in Luxor
- The unexpected popularity of Ancient Greek Language courses – Neos Kosmos
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
Imagine an ancient Greek or Roman body, and the first picture that pops into your head is probably made of marble or stone – perhaps an austere bust, or a gleaming, musclebound sculpture, polished, cold and pale. But what about the experience of living in a real body, in all its pleasure, pain and flaws, during antiquity? Speaking with Elinor Evans, Caroline Vout presents the flesh and blood realities of life – and death – in ancient Greece and Rome.
Fresh Youtubery
- Per Ercole! Storia di un semi / dio (?) dell’Italia Antica. – YouTube | Etruschannel
- How Were Ancient Women Discussed in 1975? Review of Sarah B. Pomeroy’s “GODDESSES, WIVES, & SLAVES” – YouTube | Moan Inc.
- 44. Tacitus – Benefitting from Interregnum – YouTube | Classical Association Northern Ireland
- Alison Whyte | Venus With Cupid: Discoveries in the Conservation Lab – YouTube | Oriental Institute
- Why Tyrian Purple Dye Is So Expensive | So Expensive | Insider Business – YouTube
Book Reviews
- BMCR ~ Richard P. Saller, Pliny’s Roman economy: natural history, innovation, and growth. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2022.
- BMCR ~ Amy C. Smith, Virginia Woolf’s mythic method. Classical memories/modern identities. Columbus: The Ohio State University Press, 2022.
- BMCR ~ Katharina Bracht, Jan Dirk Harke, Matthias Perkams, Meinolf Vielberg, Heteronome Texte: kommentierende und tradierende Literatur in Antike und Mittelalter. Transmissions, 6. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2021.
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- Celtic Conference in Classics, Coimbra 2023
- Ancient Tithronion
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
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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 unrest among the enslaved people.
… 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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