Hodie est a.d. X Kal. Mai. 2776 AUC ~ 2 Mounichion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Illegal archaeological collection recovered by carabinieri – Piedmont – ANSA.it
- Discover the fascinating history of the Romans at one of Britain’s ‘most exciting archaeological sites’ – Manchester Evening News
- Greek Antiquities Return to Thessaloniki Metro
- Under Lisbon’s streets, ancient Roman galleries tell story of the past | Reuters
In Case You Missed It
- Un nuovo tempio a Paestum – MediterraneoAntico
- Is this the first look at a lost civilisation linked to Atlantis? | Daily Mail Online
- Archaeologists Uncover the Ancient Gods of a Lost Civilization in Stunning Find
- Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old graves in the heart of Paris | Culture | EL PAÍS English
- Ancient Necropolis Unearthed in Paris
- Bust of ancient Greek figure found during archaeological dig in the UK – Greek Herald
Classicists and Classics in the News
- Writing history through the eyes of slaves | eKathimerini.com
- Students read ‘Odyssey’ aloud at National Hellenic Museum’s ‘Homerathon’ – Chicago Sun-Times
Greek/Latin News
- Audio-Nachrichten auf Latein 22.04.2023 – Vatican News
- Ephemeris ~ DE BELLO AFRICO Res publica Sudanensis intra laniatur
- Akropolis World News ~ Οὐκραίνα
Fresh Bloggery
- PaleoJudaica.com: More on “The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel”
- PaleoJudaica.com: The coins of the Jewish revolts and modern Zionism
- Feelings and What You Feel from Them – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: The Work of a Lifetime
- Friday Quick Hits and Varia | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Wars, Foreign and Domestic
- Happy Birthday Rome–You Were Almost Remora! – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: What is Philology?
- Blog Post #80: Graduate Student Feature with Matt Coleman – Peopling the Past
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: RoboGreek
- Helmets with Faces – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: La colonisation militaire en Phrygie (IVe siècle avant-IIIe siècle après J.-C.). Tome 1 : synthèse: Dynamiques spatiales, économiques et sociales
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: La colonisation militaire en Phrygie (IVe siècle avant-IIIe siècle après J.-C.). Tome 2 : corpora: Dynamiques spatiales, économiques et sociales
- Antigone: A Marionette Staging (2005) – Animated Antiquity
- The Old Drink and Slink – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Summer Course in Provenance Research, Theory and Practice ~ ARCAblog
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Crimean Gold and China’s View on Russia
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Two Methods of Translating
- MARGINALIA: Felicem, Roma, diem natalem!
- OTTC: A Blog for Old Testament Textual Criticism: The Textual History of the Bible from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Biblical Manuscripts of the Vienna Papyrus Collection
- Unpolished Words and Saying What You Mean – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Decline
Other Blog-like Publications
- Joining the Dots: A Musical Puzzle on an Ancient Vase – Antigone
- Online Open House | The Lexeis project: The great Greek author-lexica of the 19th century, with Jeffrey Rusten – The Kosmos Society
- Why The Ultimate Way To Defeat Your Enemy Was To Steal Their God
- OnSite: Petra – Biblical Archaeology Society
- The Evolution of Shields: From Ancient Soldiers to Riot Police
- The Ancient Roman Coins of Carus and His Brief Dynasty
- 22 April 44 BCE: To Atticus (at Rome) from Cicero (at Puteoli)
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
The analogy of a powder keg in historical events it often used to describe a volatile situation that is waiting to explode into something larger. The most famous example of this is the events leading up to the breakout of World War 1. A seemingly remote region in the Balkans would see an act of violence take place that would end up embroiling all the empires within Europe in the most destructive war to that time. A similar powder keg situation would develop in the ancient Greek world just before the breakout of the Peloponnesian War. This would be in a region north of Greece on the Albanian coast line far away from the interests of both Sparta and Athens. What would unfold here would be known as the affaire of Epidamnus, a colony both Corinth and Corcyra would lay claim to and enter into conflict over. Both Corinth and Corcyra would engage in battle over the developments around Epidamnus, Corinth suffering a defeat at sea. This would not deter them and they would divert more resources towards bringing a renewed offensive against Corcyra. This would see Corcyra, not a part of any alliance, now look for assistance in this growing threat…
Fresh Youtubery
- “A Life in Classics” A lecture by Diane Harris Cline – YouTube
- Paul Vădan | Fellow Talk – YouTube | Center for Hellenic Studies
- Battle of the Margus, 285 AD The Last battle of the Third Century Crisis – YouTube | History Marche
- Were Priceless Roman Mosaics Destroyed By A Railway Line? | Time Team | Odyssey – YouTube
- Letters & Politics – Class Struggle In Ancient Athenian Democracy – YouTube | KPFA
- The Brutal History Of Ancient Rome’s Punic Wars | History Of Warfare | Odyssey – YouTube
Book Reviews
- JCT ~ Plautus: Mostellaria (G.F.) Franko Pp. xvi + 159. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.
- JCT ~ The Facility and Other Texts – Re-imagining Antigone (B.) Bleiman, (A.) McCallum, (L.) Webster (edd.) Pp. 160. ills. London: English & Media Centre, 2022.
- JCT ~ Pontius Pilate on Screen: Soldier, Sinner, Superstar (C.) McDonough Pp 296, ills. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2022.
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Lecturer in Classical Archaeology | Society for Classical Studies
- PhD positions in Classical Literature (2.0 FTE) (V23.0279) | Job opportunities | University of Groningen
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Research Papers of Possible Interest
Alia
- How did Rome begin? How did Rome fall? The history of the Roman empire – Deseret News
- Why was the Ancient Greek City of Hadrianopolis Abandoned?
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:
[Saturday] If it thunders today, it portends destruction of flies.
[Sunday] If it thunders today it portends a rain helpful at planting time.
… 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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