Hodie est Kal. Mai. 2776 AUC ~ 11 Mounichion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Italy returns ancient stele, illegally exported, to Turkey | Daily Mail Online
- More Cypriot antiquities to be repatriated in next three months | Cyprus Mail
- Tiny Bead, Found In Bulgaria, Is World’s Oldest Gold
- Apparent Roman villa remains found at Southwick Court Fields | South West Farmer
- Rogue metal detectorists warned by police over holes at Roman temple site | Evening Standard
In Case You Missed It
- Roman army may have included kosher-observant Jews 2,000 years ago, study finds | The Times of Israel
- Nearly 200 ancient Roman coins found in Italy | CNN
Greek/Latin News
- Ephemeris ~ NOVA AB UCRAINA
- Nuntii Latini mensis Aprilis 2023 – Bremen Two
- Akropolis World News ~ Σίνα
Public Facing Classics
- Classical Deception: Reactionary Misappropriation of Greek Classics Fuel Culture Wars in Education – Neos Kosmos
- Ancient ‘urine flasks’ for smelling (and tasting) pee uncovered in trash dump at Caesar’s forum in Rome | Live Science
Fresh Bloggery
- Parapamisadians: Curtius Rufus on peoples east of Baktria (first century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Sogdians: Curtius Rufus on Alexander’s assessment of their noble and courageous character (first century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Indians: Curtius Rufus on the environment and the peoples (first century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Curtius Rufus: A reading guide for ethnographic passages | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- PaleoJudaica.com: SBL review panel on Carlson, Unfamiliar Selves, part 3
- PaleoJudaica.com: The Buddha at Berenike?
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Conjectural Emendation and Proofreading
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Satellite Technologies for Monitoring Archaeological Sites at Risk
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Journal of Cultural Heritage Crime: An Editorial Project
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Agrippina Maggiore: Una matrona nella politica della domus Augusta
- What Is the Correct Plural Form of ‘Octopus’? – Tales of Times Forgotten
- De vroege Stoa (5): Logica – Mainzer Beobachter
- Laudator Temporis Acti: An Emendation by Nietzsche
- He Sees The Secrets That We Keep – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- PaleoJudaica.com: Re-aedificanda est Carthago
- PaleoJudaica.com: Where did the money to build the Colosseum come from?
- Quintilian’s Reading Recommendations – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: La Crimée à l’époque hellénistique
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Busybodies
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ancient theories of wind, and the physical principles on which they are based, from the earliest times to Theophrastus
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Latin Satire, Ars Sermonis
- “Nothing Wakes the Dead”: Your Weekly Reminder that Life is Short – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
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- Celtic scissors found in Munich grave – The History Blog
- Zwart, maar – Mainzer Beobachter
- April 2023 in Turkish archaeology | Turkish Archaeological News
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Fortune
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- Spencer Alley: The Antique, The Living Model & The Study of Anatomy – VI
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- MARGINALIA: Orpheus: “I was thinking about you. And music.”
- PaleoJudaica.com: Wold, Qumran Wisdom and the New Testament (CUP)
- PaleoJudaica.com: Exhibition on the Afghan “Geniza” manuscripts
- The Symphony of an Educated Mind – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
Other Blog-like Publications
- Is Ancient Glass Unbreakable? | Getty News
- Did the Ancient Greeks Warn Us About Robots?
- Archaeologists discover Roman sanctuary and cemetery in Belgium | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Female Stereotypes in the Odyssey: Do Homer’s Women Have Agency?
- Major Roman bathhouses revealed in Carlisle | The Past
- Acropolis Museum: Everything You Need to Know (Guide & Highlights)
Fresh Podcasts
Perhaps a name better known for recent appearances in horror films – Lilith is a woman who’s origins go far beyond that of the Hollywood screens. Often blamed for illnesses, ailments, and male embarrassment – Lilith is force to be reckoned with. So just where does Lilith come from, and can ancient Mesopotamia help shed some light on this misunderstood figure? Sarah Clegg, author of the new book ‘Woman’s Lore’ joins Tristan on the podcast today, to help unravel the myth and mystery surrounding Lilith and her counterparts. Looking at ancient incantation bowl, family’s of exorcists, and Lilith position in modern Feminism – what can we learn about Lilith across history? And more importantly, what can we learn from this formidable woman?
Fresh Youtubery
- Digitising the Saqqara Sacred Animal Necropolis object cards – YouTube | Egypt Exploration Society
- DEBATE: Should you learn Classical or Ecclesiastical Latin? – YouTube | polyMATHY
- Angiulillo LULLABY || Cover in Classical Latin – YouTube | Satura Lanx
- Jake Doublyoo
- They never saw it coming – YouTube | HistoryMarche
- Buried Wonders of the Roman Empire: The Hall of 10001 Columns – YouTube | Classics in Color
- Jesus’s Triumphal Entry: A Well-Orchestrated Mock Coronation | Bible & Archaeology – YouTube
- CSMFHT Reads the Odyssey: Book 3 – YouTube
- Buddha Statute Uncovered in Egyptian Temple | Bible & Archaeology – YouTube
- The Macedonian Gold Stater – YouTube | Classical Numismatics
Book Reviews
- Review: “Uncommon Wrath” by Josiah Osgood | Merion West
- Une cité antique à travers ses sculptures. La sculpture en pierre à Tomis à l’époque du Principat (Ier-IIIe siècles) | Spartokos a lu
- Why the Chinese Are Reading Plato, Aristotle, and… Leo Strauss?
Exhibition Related Things
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Two Permanent Professorships (243062) | University of Oslo
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Research Papers of Possible Interest
Alia
- Plato’s Philosophy Is an Aristocratic Attack on Democracy and Popular Rule
- Hypatia of Alexandria, the ‘pop star’ of antiquity that resists oblivion | Culture | EL PAÍS English
- Did Ancient Greeks Play Chess?
- Nestor – May 2023 issue available
- Egyptian documentary channel to produce film about Cleopatra – Screens – Arts & Culture – Ahram Online
- The Archaeological Earl: Earl of Carnarvon | Hampshire Chronicle
- Alexander The Great’s Plan To Conquer Arabia
- The Colosseum’s Jewish Connection – Aish.com
- Did the Library of Alexandria really exist? – europeantimes.news
- Ancient recipes: Pullum Numidicum (Numidian Chicken)
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 the flight of the common people and the loss of honour.
… 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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