Hodie est a.d. IX Kal. Mart. 2776 AUC ~ 1 Anthesterion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Meet the guardian of Egyptian antiquities – Egyptian Gazette
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- How can cultural sites be saved after the Türkiye-Syria earthquakes? | Euronews
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In Case You Missed It
- Wooden artifact suggests Romans used sex toys, archaeologists say – The Jerusalem Post
- Hadrian’s Wall: Wooden ‘Roman sex toy’ found in Northumberland – BBC News
- Ancient Artifact Might Actually Be Only Known Roman Dildo, Experts Say
- Wooden object suggests ancient Romans used sex toys, study says | CNN
- ‘Ah Yes, This Is a Dick’: Archaeologists May Have Found the First Roman Dildo
- This Roman “lucky charm” may actually be an ancient dildo
- Six-inch wooden ‘tool’ could be the first Roman dildo ever found | Metro News
- This Wooden Phallus Might Be a Rare 2,000-Year-Old Dildo : ScienceAlert
- The oldest Roman dildo has been discovered
- Archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old party hall in Italy – The Jerusalem Post
Classicists and Classics in the News
Public Facing Classics
- Anger, politics, death: Revisiting ‘The Iliad’ through a modern lens | Connecticut Public
- Baby boom rewards have an ancient history of failure – Spear’s
Fresh Bloggery
- Libyans: Aelian on Libyan views and customs about animals (late second century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Assyrians, Chaldeans, Egyptians, Celts, and others: The Cicero brothers on the nature and effectiveness of divination (mid-first century BCE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Charity Toward Fellow-Blunderers
- Laudator Temporis Acti: A Refuge
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Corruption of the Body Politic
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The King as a Nodal Point of Neo-Assyrian Identity
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Dieux de Rome et du monde romain en réseaux
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Comment écrire sur les empereurs? Les procédés historiographiques de Tacite et Suétone
- Ummahnu – Mainzer Beobachter
- Vindolanda “darning tool” turns out to be wood phallus – The History Blog
- PaleoJudaica.com: Esther scrolls returned to Turkey
- PaleoJudaica.com: The Phoenix and ancient Judaism
- Etruscan writing.. in Lego! – The VIEWS project
Other Blog-like Publications
- Discarded Roman artefact may have been more than a good luck charm
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- 3 Powerful Queens of Ancient Caria
- February 21st | Fastorum Liber Secundus: Februarius – by M.
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
We’re celebrating Black History and African Heritage month with a very special episode on the women of ancient Nubia! Join Chelsea and Melissa as they welcome Dr. Jacke Phillips, an expert in Nubian history and archaeology, to the show. In this episode, we discuss women in ancient Nubia, from rulers and royals to the lives of everyday women. Listen in as Dr. Phillips introduces a variety of evidence, including graves, tattoos, statues, and historical sources. You’ll also learn the origin of the name “Candace”! Don’t miss this very special episode on a fascinating region of the ancient world.
Episode 4 is the first of three episodes breaking down the “of the Titans” saga. We start with 1981’s Clash of the Titans! Join us for the story of Perseus and Andromeda, according to both Ovid and Ray Harryhausen: golden showers, color and gender in ancient art, special effects so bad they’re good, Laurence Olivier thirst, and more!
Stop trying to make Atlantis happen, it’s not going to happen.
Fresh Youtubery
- Who did the Indus River Valley Civilization trade with? – YouTube | Ancient History Guy
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- The Legend of Herakles – the Greatest Hero in Greek Mythology – YouTube | World History Encyclopedia
Book Reviews
- BMCR ~ Janja Soldo, Seneca, Epistulae Morales book 2: a commentary with text, translation, and introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.
- BMCR ~ Arjan A. Nijk, Tense-switching in classical Greek: a cognitive approach. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Dramatic Receptions
- Odysseus: Hero, Trickster, or Colonizer? – The McGill Daily
- ‘Seneca’ Review: John Malkovich Stars As Stoic Philosopher – Deadline
- THE BACCHAE is Now Playing at the National Theatre of Prague
- Medea review: Sophie Okonedo has a moving dignity in this triumphant production | The Independent
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
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Research Papers of Possible Interest
Alia
- Novel Set In Ancient Greece Features Real Life Historical Feminist Figure Defying Social Customs – GirlTalkHQ
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- All the Wars of Alexander the Great in a Single Video
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 abundance.
… 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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