Hodie est a.d. III Mai. 2776 AUC ~ 15 Mounichion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Roman Marble Bust Among 11,000 Stolen Artefacts Recovered in European Crackdown
- Cyprus police participates in European art trafficking bust that recovered over 11,000 artefacts (PHOTOS) | in-cyprus.com
- 60 arrests made in international art trafficking crackdown – The Jerusalem Post
- King Charles’ Greek Ties Chance for Return of the Stolen Parthenon Marbles – The National Herald
- Bloomberg: The Parthenon Sculptures are not Britain’s to keep | eKathimerini.com
- Will King Charles III advocate for the return of Parthenon Sculptures? – Neos Kosmos
- Roman Artifacts Uncovered in Ismailia’s Tell El-Maskhouta | Sada Elbalad
- The Egyptian Goddess and Her Graffiti | About us
- Antiquities Ministry detects 2 Egyptian artifacts on auction in London – Egypt Independent
- Archaeologists examine Dumyat hillfort near Stirling – BBC News
In Case You Missed It
- 1st-century burial holds Roman doctor buried with medical tools, including ‘top-quality’ scalpels | Live Science
- Pompeii Chariot Stars in Rome Exhibit Probing Ancient Roots (Photos) – The National Herald
- Parisian Archaeologists Have Located a Long-Lost Ancient Roman Site Buried Underneath a Train Station
- Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum In Talks To Send Back Parthenon Marble Pieces To Greece | MENAFN.COM
Classicists and Classics in the News
- FSU classicist elected National Humanities Center Fellow – Florida State University News
- Classics Society marks ‘Floralia’ in ancient Roman style – The Saint Anselm Crier
- Thomas ROBINSON Obituary (1936 – 2023) – Toronto, ON – The Globe and Mail
- Augustana sophomore from Beardstown wins diversity award
Fresh Bloggery
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Words to Live By
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Where is the Cuneiform?
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: La bibliothèque du musée d’Anapa
- Trojan ancestry in Republican art – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Skepsis (2): Niet oordelen – Mainzer Beobachter
- Caesar in Tarsos – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity (CUP)
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Children Can Choose Their Parents
- How Do I Feel About the Liberal Arts? – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- OTTC: A Blog for Old Testament Textual Criticism: Lead Ruling on Herculaneum Papyri
- PaleoJudaica.com: Llewellyn-Jones, Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther (Bloomsbury)
- PaleoJudaica.com: More on the Negev wine grapes
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Show Me the Way
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
- KulturGutRetter (KGR): technical characteristics of a cultural heritage response unit – Kulturgutretter
- Double the Knowledge: TransPergMicro Announces Two New Publications – Pergamon Micro-Region
Other Blog-like Publications
- Book review: Mark Cook, Rewriting History, The Decipherment of Linear A
- ANE Today – A Sea of Law: The Romans and Their Maritime World
- Israeli researchers create AI to translate ancient cuneiform Akkadian texts – Arkeonews
- May 5 | Fastorum Liber Quintus: Maius – by M. – Ovid Daily
- A Little Backstory on Aphrodite and the Trojan War | by Ed Newman | May, 2023 | Medium
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
‘Is there today or has there been anyone trying to conduct larger-scale experimental archaeology to try and answer some of the common questions about certain infantry tactics/tropes such as the othismos and open vs closed order legions?’ Murray tells us about experimental archaeology.
Athens had now taken the decision to send aide to Corcyra after having swayed from one side of the argument to the other. However, the assistance would be limited, with it being defensive in nature. Athens would send a small force of 10 triremes to Corcyra to lend their support with the commanders being instructed they were to only engage the Corinthians if Corcyrean territory was directly threatened. This decision taken by Athens did not deter the Corinthians however, they would still set in motion the fleet that had been assembled. This would end up seeing the Corcyrean and Corinthian fleets meeting in a naval engagement known as the battle of Sybota in the waters between Corcyra and the mainland. Athens with its 10 triremes would also line up within the Corcyrean battle line where they would face the Corinthian contingent….
Liv speaks to bestselling author (and now four time guest!) Jennifer Saint about the heroine Atalanta and her new novel by the same name. Follow Jennifer on Instagram and find Atalanta wherever you get your books.
Fresh Youtubery
- Oplontis di Alessandro D’alatri – YouTube | Pompeii
- WCC AGM 2023 Financial Report – YouTube | WCC UK
- ETRU a Cultura Cavallo – 1 maggio 2023 – YouTube | Etruschannel
Book Reviews
- La bibliothèque du musée d’Anapa | Spartokos a lu
- BMCR ~ Francesco Verde, Peripatetic philosophy in context: knowledge, time, and soul from Theophrastus to Cratippus. Beiträge zur Altertumskunde, 403. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2022.
- BMCR ~ Jack J. Lennon, Dirt and denigration: stigma and marginalisation in ancient Rome. Approaches to ancient history, 1. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2022.
Dramatic Receptions
- Ugly feelings and unabated longing in ‘Electra : Haimara’ | Varsity
- Bakkhai – National Youth Theatre, London – The Reviews Hub
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Academic employee (f/m/d) in Classical Philology: Greek Literature Heidelberg
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- Iris, the Greek Goddess of the Rainbow
- How To Teach the Classics With Graphic Novels
- “Mad Honey” Once Poisoned An Entire Roman Military Column, With Deadly Consequences | IFLScience
- Greek Lighthouses of Knowledge – CounterPunch.org
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, political hardships will be exchanged. Wheat will be more plentiful than barley, but vegetables will be ruined..
… 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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