Hodie est a.d. VI Kal. Iun. 2776 AUC ~ 8 Thargelion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Brew your own ancient beer: Yeast from 3,000-year-old Philistine beer jug now on sale | The Times of Israel
- Ancient quarry discovered during trenching works in Marsaxlokk
- National Archaeological Museum of Naples opening new branch in the city’s famous Real Albergo dei Poveri
- Egypt announces the discovery of the two largest mummification workshops, two tombs, a number of artifacts in Saqqara – EgyptToday
In Case You Missed It
- From the Romans to Sex and the City: how body hair went out of fashion in the UK | Roman Britain | The Guardian
- Romans to blame for no-body-hair trend, says English HEritage | English Heritage
- Researchers discover what a perfume from Ancient Rome smelled like: patchouli | Culture | EL PAÍS English
- Ancient Roman perfume likely to be patchouli, archaeologists say
- Ancient Greek gold coin from Crimea sells for a record-breaking £4.8m
- Heavy rains expose ancient phallus and ‘imposing’ face carvings at Roman fort in Spain | Live Science
- Early evidence of dysentery found in biblical-era Jerusalem toilets – The Jerusalem Post
Greek/Latin News
Public Facing Classics
- Luxury at Athens and Rome | Blog post by Mary Beard | The TLS
- Classics: Inside Out and Upside Down by Joshua T. Katz | NAS
- War has shown Ukrainians – and the rest of us – why museums are so important for telling our stories | Charlotte Higgins | The Guardian
Fresh Bloggery
- That Ancient Roman Rex Factor – The Partial Historians
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Jackdaws
- The Countless Lives Within Us – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: You Are an Idiot
- A Prygian Helmet for Ptolemy?! – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Earliest Iron Age house in Attica found – The History Blog
- Corrupt Ages and the Character of Speech – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Knaxzbi, Chthyptes, Phlegmo, Drops
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
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Other Blog-like Publications
- Archaeologists discovered the earliest Iron Age house in Athens and Attica – Arkeonews
- Colossal carved heads found at Roman bathhouse near Hadrian’s Wall | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Study finds evidence of Legio X Fretensis in Georgia | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Faeces from early toilets indicates dysentery in Kingdom of Judah | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- 27 May 44 BCE: To Atticus (at Rome) from Cicero (at Tusculum)
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
In this episode of Metropolitan Masterpieces, I am exploring the Temple of Dendur!
This week, we chat with Dr Fiona Radford and Dr Peta Greenfield (AKA Dr Rad and Dr G, the Partial Historians) about their new book Rex: The Seven Kings of Rome. Much to Ali’s surprise, before the Emperors and before the Republic, ancient Rome was ruled by kings. From Romulus and the founding of Rome to Tarquinius Superbus and the fall of the kings, we learn about the kings and the early history of Rome, then decide how well the kings would fare under the Rex Factor criteria.
Fresh Youtubery
- Being Egyptian – Expressing home – YouTube | Egypt Exploration Society
- Hecate | The Ancient Origins of the Goddess of Witchcraft – YouTube | Lady of the Library
- Trajan: The FIERCEST Roman Emperor | Rome: Rise And Fall Of An Empire (S1, E6) | Full Episode – YouTube | Military Heroes
- Female Gladiators of the Ancient Roman Empire – YouTube | World History Encyclopedia
- Jennifer Saint’s “Atalanta” #shorts #greekmythology #ancientgreece #artemis #atalanta – YouTube | Moan Inc.
- Up Close: The Archaeology of the Athenian Acropolis – YouTube | Flint Dibble
- What made Mark Knowles want to write about the #Jason of #greekmythology ? #shorts #ancientgreece – YouTube | Moan Inc.
- Who were the #amazons in #greekmythology ? #shorts #ancientgreece #greekmyth #penthesilea #hippolyte – YouTube | Moan Inc.
- The bachelor meets the hunger games in this #ancientrome inspired novel #shorts – YouTube | Moan Inc.
Book Reviews
Exhibition Related Things
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- Tragedy Queered – Queer Tragedy
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- YorkU CLST4103 – The Classical Association of Canada
- 23-505 Course Instructor – Trent University2 – The Classical Association of Canada
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- In pictures: Depictions of Cleopatra through the ages | Middle East Eye
- The Sword of Damocles: Why Great Power Comes with Great Danger
- What is the ‘ship of Theseus’ thought experiment? | Live Science
- Minoans’ Sophisticated Diet Included Imported Spices From Asia
- At 9,400 Years Old, Çatalhöyük Is One Of The Oldest Buildings Still Standing | IFLScience
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 omens and the appearance of a comet.
[Sunday] If it thunders today, it portends the same.
… 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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