Hodie est a.d. XIII Kal. Mai. 2776 AUC ~ 29 Elaphebolion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Anemia found to be common in ancient mummified Egyptian children
- Coffins among seized artifacts hoard | eKathimerini.com
- Antiquities Smugglers Arrested on Greek Island of Crete
- Antiquities Smuggling Ring In Crete Was Dismantled – The Finds Exceed One Million Euros
- Amphipolis Tomb Opens For Scientists, Researchers
- Greece Partially Opens the Amphipolis Tomb
- Tornos News | Kasta Tomb monument opens in Amphipolis of Northern Greece
- Find Roman monuments in the inherited house in Veneto. And he relies on the law – Stile Arte
- The Kylix Marvel: Why Experts Distrust the Story of an Ancient Cup’s Rebirth – The New York Times
In Case You Missed It
- Archaeologists uncover remains of Roman fortlet in West Dunbartonshire | The National
- Roman Britain rebuilt: The gateway to Britannia is back after 2,000 years
- New gateway opens on spot where Romans first invaded Britain – BBC News
- 1,600-year-old underground Roman temple unearthed in Germany | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
- 1,600-year-old temple to mysterious Roman god unearthed in Germany. Take a look
- An Ancient Roman Bust Purchased for $35 at a Texas Thrift Store Is Now Being Repatriated to Germany
- Roman bust found at Goodwill to be repatriated from San Antonio to Germany next month | Arts Stories & Interviews | San Antonio | San Antonio Current
- Figurine of Greek love god and more historical treasures found in Italy – The Jerusalem Post
- Severed hands buried in ancient Egyptian palace were likely ‘trophies’ exchanged for gold | Live Science
- Hundreds of years after the first try, we can finally read a Ptolemy text | Ars Technica
- How 5000 ancient Romans disappeared without a trace – Big Think
- Temple believed to be dedicated to Roman god of war uncovered in France – The Jerusalem Post
- Underwater Nabataean temple discovered in major archaeological find in Italy
Classicists and Classics in the News
- Stoicism according to Dr. Matthew Sharpe
- Italian princess with SC ties faces eviction this week from her $150M Roman villa
- Roman Empire expert to speak at CMLL Distinguished Lecturer Series this week | Mississippi State University
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Fresh Bloggery
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- De Zesentwintigste Dynastie – Mainzer Beobachter
- Autism and Classical Myth: Getting ready to arrive someone new for an autistic take on classical myth in London
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Abuse and Mutual Recrimination
- NEH Grant: Perseus on the Web — preparing for the next thirty years » Perseus Digital Library Updates
- PaleoJudaica.com: Review of Llewellyn-Jones, Persians
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- Laudator Temporis Acti: Enough
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Other Blog-like Publications
- Remains of Roman fortlet discovered next to Antonine Wall | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Bust depicting Greek god of wine making found in Cockermouth, England | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Fragments of large wall painting found in Cartagena’s Roman theatre | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- April 19th | Fastorum Liber Quartus: Aprilis – by M.
- 19 April 44 BCE: To Atticus (at Rome) from Cicero (at Cumae)
Fresh Podcasts
Professors Miriam Leonard and Daniel Orrells, curators at the Freud Museum London, dig into the Austrian’s collection of ancient objects, and how archaeology shaped his approach to psychoanalysis in the 20th century.
Fresh Youtubery
- 56. Maxentius – Enemy of the Romans – YouTube | Classical Association Northern Ireland
- The Metro Station with Latin Signs! | Wallsend, Hadrian’s Wall – YouTube | Archaeosoup
- MONUMENTO FUNERARIO DI 2.000 ANNI FA RITROVATO E CONSEGNATO AL MUSEO | 18/04/2023 – YouTube
Book Reviews
- Book Review: ‘Greek Lessons,’ by Han Kang – The New York Times
- BMCR ~ Andrea Bollinger, Urs Breitenstein, Annemarie Kaufmann-Heinimann, Johann Jakob Bachofens gesammelte Werke V: archäologische Schriften. Basel; Berlin: Schwabe Verlag, 2020.
Dramatic Receptions
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- Seventh Sir Jeremy Morse Lecture – Prof. Katherine Harloe Tickets, Thu 11 May 2023 at 17:00 | Eventbrite
- Maria Wyke | “Feminizing Ancient Rome: Women at the Cinema from the 1900s to the 1920s” – Humanities Division – UCLA
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
Research Papers of Possible Interest
Alia
- The Bars, Pubs and Taverns of Ancient Greece
- This Is The World’s Oldest Bar Joke, But Literally Nobody Knows Why It’s Funny | IFLScience
- Don Winslow on the Aeneid, Hollywood, and Reaching the End of His Career as a Novelist ‹ CrimeReads
- Descendant of Indian King Porus Discusses Alexander the Great and Greece
- The Nabataeans and the Lost City of Petra | Discover Magazine
- Why Is There a Teeny Replica of a Parthenon Marble Hidden in the British Museum? This Activist Group Was Hoping You Would Ask
- Archestratus: The Author Of The First Cookbook In Ancient Greece
- Domus Aurea: This Extraordinary Ancient Roman Palace Complex Is Partially Open Today
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 a powerful man of state being deprived of both his reputation and property.
… 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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