Hodie est a.d. XIV Kal. Mart. 2776 AUC ~ 26 Gamelion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
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- Surprising find in Krimpen aan de Lek provides insight into Roman excursion along the Hollandsche IJssel – RTV Krimpenerwaard
- Why did the Romans want to settle in the Cotswolds? | Great British Life
- Man digs up Greek coin while weeding in the garden | Metro News
- Debate: Sorry, British Museum, a loan of the Parthenon Marbles is not a repatriation
- Michael Steinhardt’s Exile From the World of Antiquities
- Damaged cultural heritages taken under protection: Ministry – Türkiye News
- Antiquities Authority says seized “Capitoline Wolf” is not the same as the one in Tripoli | The Libya Observer
- How and why did the ancient Romans bury lightning? The Special Superintendence – Style Art explains it
- Imposing Roman stele with portrait emerges during the excavations of a roundabout in Abruzzo – Stile Arte
- Parthenon marbles could be seen both in London and Athens, museum chair says | Reuters
- Protests erupt outside Archaeological Museum in Athens as David Chipperfield revamp announced
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- Knossos Research Center in for overhaul | eKathimerini.com
- Major renovation planned for Athens’ archaeological museum – ABC News
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Fresh Bloggery
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- A Stoic Who Loves Epicurus – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
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- The Need for a Serious Friend or a Committed Enemy – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Het hellenisme in Mesopotamië – Mainzer Beobachter
- 44 out of 234 days: More notes from Rome – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Roman Archaeology Blog: Roman city uncovered by archeologists in Luxor
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- PaleoJudaica.com: “Legends of Destruction” film dubbed in English
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One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Colossus of Rhodes has lived on in legend – with fact and fiction often blurring. A 108 ft high statue of the Sun God Helios, it was erected in celebration by the people of Rhodes after successfully defending the island against Alexander the Great’s successors in 304 BC. But what happened to this monumental statue, and why did it only stand for 50 years? In this episode Tristan is joined by Professor Andrew Erskine to delve into this iconic monument and the legacy it left. From Alexander the Great to Game of Thrones, what can we learn about the Colossus of Rhodes, and just how wonderful was it really?
Both Greek and Hindu mythology are populated with fascinating women—goddesses, heroines, and monsters alike. Award-winning and best-selling author and poet Nikita Gill incorporates both into her work, forging a compelling connection between ancient narratives and personal mythologies of place and family. Nikita’s poetry is haunting, fiercely feminist, and filled with insight and heartbreak. Join us for a conversation about the women of Hindu and Greek mythology, the feminist themes in both, and which “monsters” we identify with most.
Prepare yourself, dear listener, for a drought or two! After spending several episodes on individual years, we are speeding ahead in our latest episode. We are covering not one, not two, but THREE years in a single instalment. Join us as we tackle 430, 429 and 428 BCE.
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- A Youtube playlist of conference papers at the Louvre: Bahrein et ses voisins
- What Would Your Life (And Death) Be Like In Ancient Egypt? | In The Valley Of The Kings | Odyssey – YouTube
- The Untold Truth Of Gladiator – YouTube | Looper
Book Reviews
- Review: The Destruction of the Canaanites – Biblical Archaeology Society
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- Anaximander and the Nature of Science by Carlo Rovelli review — the greatest philosopher you’ve never heard of | Times2 | The Times
- BMCR ~ Simon Forty, Jonathan Forty, Limits of empire: Rome’s borders. Havertown: Casemate, 2021.
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- BMCR ~ C. W. Marshall, Latin poetry and its reception: essays for Susanna Braund. Routledge monographs in classical studies. Abingdon; New York: Routledge, 2021.
- MAARC Keynote Lecture 2023 – YouTube | Chau Chak Wing Museum
Exhibition Related Things
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Dramatic Receptions
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Alia
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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 auspicious things for the people, but bad things for the powerful out of discord.
… 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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