Hodie est a.d. VI Mai. 2776 AUC ~ 12 Mounichion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Ancient Romans Dropped Their Bling Down the Drain, Too – The New York Times
- Highway Construction in Crete Reveals Ancient Pipelines
- Austria says talks underway on returning Parthenon marbles to Greece | Reuters
In Case You Missed It
- Archaeologists Unearth Buddha Statue in Ancient Egyptian Port City | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
- Searcher finds 1,700-year-old treasure trove in Romania | Bradenton Herald
- Gosbecks Archaeological Park Colchester targeted for theft | Gazette
Public Facing Classics
- Go Woke or Go Broke: A Critical Look at Netflix’s Cleopatra through the Eyes of a ‘WOG – Neos Kosmos
- The children (and men) of the Piraeus | eKathimerini.com
Fresh Bloggery
- Herodotos of Halikarnassos: A reading guide for ethnographic passages | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Agatharchides of Knidos: A reading guide for ethnographic passages | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Why Odysseus would not get tenure – The Philological Crocodile
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Hittite Toponyms (HiTop)
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Dio Chrysostom: a Philosopher in Civic Space
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Hyper-Democracy: The Politics of Aristophanes
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Religion and Rhetoric at the Courts of the Theodosians, c. 379-404 A.D.
- De “komst van de Grieken” – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: Biblical Studies Carnival 206
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Muricidus
- Biblical Studies Carnival 206 for April 2023 – Reading Acts
- Christina Rossetti, ‘When I am dead, my dearest’ (Latin elegiacs) | Permessus
- PaleoJudaica.com: More on the Moroccan “genizas”
- PaleoJudaica.com: Olariu, Theodotion’s Greek Text of Daniel (Brill)
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Intestinal Upset
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
Other Blog-like Publications
- Hidden Hellenistic underground chamber detected in Naples
- Like new: a 2,300-year-old pair of scissors surprises researchers
- May 1 | Fastorum Liber Quintus: Maius – by M. – Ovid Daily
- May 2 | Fastorum Liber Quintus: Maius – by M. – Ovid Daily
- 1 May 44 BCE: To Atticus (at Rome) from Cicero (at Puteoli)
- 2 May 44 BCE: To Atticus (at Rome) from Cicero (at Puteoli)
- Lost Roman Army Camps Discovered in Jordan – Biblical Archaeology Society
- The 6,000-year-old settlement found in island of Corsica – Arkeonews
- Roman mosaic uncovered in Buckinghamshire | The Past
- From the Cynics’ self-sufficiency to an ecology of wanking | Aeon Essays
Fresh Podcasts
It’s British edu-tainment at its finest? Opinions, like empires, are divided over this movie, a raunchy comedy adapted from of a popular TV/Youtube series adapted from a popular book series. Joined by a new wonderful guest, Emma Coffey, we get into Boudica’s revolt, representation of historical women in film and Britain’s representation of its own colonial history as mediated through its ancient past. And poop jokes. All in all pretty standard fair. Is this a clever and effective way to teach history or Youtube sketch that overstayed its welcome?
Young Meleager enjoys the quiet of the forest, until his father, King Oeneus, shouts through the trees to wish him happy birthday. They return to the palace for the festival of the first fruits, and everyone celebrates! But they have made a terrible mistake – which places their kingdom in dire peril. Combining the artistry of foremost contemporary theater-makers with the timeless stories of Greek myth and the imaginative power of audio, Live from Mount Olympus is an adventure for tweens and their grownups.
Definitely not for children…
Fresh Youtubery
- Archaeology PhD students talk about their research! HAPS interviews 2023 #6 – YouTube | Digital Hammurabi
- Archaeology PhD students talk about their research! HAPS interviews 2023 #5 – YouTube | Digital Hammurabi
- Historical Warfare : Iphikrates Peltast – YouTube | Ancient History Guy
- Who were the Numidian Cavalry? #shorts – YouTube | Invicta
- WCC mentoring updates 2023 – YouTube | WCC UK
- A Detailed Summary Of The AGAMEMNON By Aeschylus – YouTube | Moan Inc.
- The Temple of Zeus at Olympia -The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World | Part 3 – YouTube | Dig it With Raven
- 58. Maximin Daia – Divine Justice – YouTube | Classical Association Northern Ireland
- Basilica Iulia I. Gli Scavi di Laura Fabbrini (1960 – 1964) – YouTube | Parco Colosseo
Book Reviews
Exhibition Related Things
- The Black Classicists of Central Texas | Texas Standard
- Eskenazi Museum of Art to showcase ‘Life and Legend: Storytelling and Greek Pottery’ – Indiana Daily Student
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
Alia
- Virtues, Happiness, and Stoicism | Psychology Today
- The Stories of Ancient Greek Heroines | The Nerd Daily
- Even The Most Recognized Ancient Greco-Roman Sculptures Once Looked Completely Different
- The Oracle of Delphi, Priestess Pythia, Who Spoke Truth to Power
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 shortages.
… 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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