Hodie est a.d. X Kal Iul. 2776 AUC ~ 4 Skirophorion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- The tragedy of Syrian heritage told through six UNESCO sites
- Virgil quote found on fragment of Roman jar unearthed in Spain | Archaeology | The Guardian
- An archaeological first: A poem by Virgil appears on the remnants of a Roman oil amphora
- Ancient Greek theater in Italy’s Syracuse gives new life to classics
- The Acropolis Museum: A Beacon of Art and Culture is Now 14 years old – The National Herald
- Federal agents, National Hellenic Museum conduct largest repatriation of ancient coins to Greece in recent HSI history | ICE
- Central District of California | Palmdale Man Found Guilty of Illegally Importing an Ancient Roman Mosaic from Syria Depicting Hercules | United States Department of Justice
- Palmdale man convicted of illegally importing ancient Roman mosaic from Syria – CBS Los Angeles
- San Casciano dei Bagni, presentate le placche poliviscerali trovate durante lo scavo nel tempio di cura etrusco-romano – Stile Arte
- How a Mix-up in Antiquity Involving Jesus Could Support Identification of ‘The Real Bethsaida’ – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
In Case You Missed It
- Archaeologists Discover Secret to the Prosperity of the Biblical Kingdom of Israel – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- Purple from Holy Temple objects traced to snail guts at 3,000-year-old Haifa factory | The Times of Israel
- Roman square where Julius Caesar was killed opens to tourist
Classicists and Classics in the News
- Mediterranean archaeology offerings help students ‘rehumanize the past’ | University of Arizona News
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Pliny the Elder: A guide for reading ethnographic passages | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Asian Albanians, Iberians, Mardians and others: Demodamas and Pliny the Elder on peoples in the Caucasus region and further east (third century BCE / first century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Karmanians, Ichthyophagians, and others: Nearchos, Onesikritos, Juba, and Pliny on the area around the Persian Gulf (fourth century BCE-first century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Peoples of Arachosia and Ariana: Pliny the Elder on peoples between Baktria and India (first century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Gladiators of Ancient Rome |
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Jebb’s Lectures
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Had Plato Learned Greek at Harrow
- Incrimination and Punishment – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Resilience
- Clovis Loves Killing – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: eΜousikē: Ancient Greek Music Online
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Corpus of the Epigraphy of the Italian Peninsula in the 1st Millennium BCE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Virtual Reality Oracle
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Roman Attica Project
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Los Angeles Man Convicted of Illegally Importing Ancient Roman Mosaic depicting Promethius from Syria
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Chicago, hotspot of Unpapered Ancient Coin Imports: Repatriation Goes Wrong
- Three Things Thursday: Another Big Book, A Mistake, and Bazball | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- The woman born with Rome – The History Blog
- Italië op weg naar een crisis – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: Who Is Balaam Son of Beor?
- PaleoJudaica.com: Great Revolt coins found near Black Sea
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Grinding and Snarling at His Texts
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Tragic Curses
- Ignorance of Animals – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
Other Blog-like Publications
- Laocoön and His Sons in Frankfurt
- Found in Spain a poem by Virgil engraved in a Roman amphora – Arkeonews
- Who Were the Amorites? – Biblical Archaeology Society
- Aeneid III.506-609 – by publius vergilius maro
- June 22 | Fastorum Liber Sextus: Iunius – by M.
- The Babylonian Princess Who Founded the World’s First Museum
- Rules of the Trojan War? – Heralds interceding at nightfall – Ancient World Magazine
- Pasts Imperfect (6.22.23)
Fresh Podcasts
Bless my soul! We’re on a roll discussing the myths of Hercules/Heracles because Ancient Aliens thinks he’s an alien.
This episode we return to the ‘Golden Age of Hollywood’ with a classic sword and sandal epic, Quo Vadis (1951). This film is available through many streaming platforms and we highly recommend revisiting it. In Part Two of two episodes on Quo Vadis, we delve into our analysis of the film. If you have not listened to Part One, you might want to check it out for the context.
Fresh Youtubery
- Moan Inc.
- Gay/Vague #Etymology – YouTube | Alliterative
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny was FANTASTIC! #indianajones – YouTube | Dig it With Raven
- Federal court convicts Palmdale man of illegally importing ancient Roman mosaic from Syria – YouTube
- ACOR Celebrated the International Drone Day – YouTube
- Conférence annuelle de l’École française d’Athènes 2023 – 2e partie_FR – YouTube
- What is the Value of AI Marcus Aurelius? : Archaeo-Scope – YouTube | Archaeosoup
- Paul Cartledge on Commentating on Herodotus: the Cambridge Green and Yellows – YouTube | Herodotus Helpline
Book Reviews
- IG X 3, 3 Inscriptiones Scythiae minores: Sectio 1: Callatis et ager Callatianus | Spartokos a lu
- BMCR ~ Stuart McKie, Living and cursing in the Roman west: curse tablets and society. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.
- BMCR ~ Russell E. Gmirkin, Plato’s Timaeus and the Biblical creation accounts: cosmic monotheism and terrestrial polytheism in the primordial history. Copenhagen international seminar. Abingdon; New York: Routledge, 2022.
Exhibition Related Things
- Greek and Roman Gods return to Liverpool in epic exhibition – Liverpool Echo
- L’Amato di Iside: alla Domus Aurea di Roma arriva la mostra dedicata alla Dea dai mille volti
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- Graeco-Aegyptiaca II: Naukratis. New fieldwork and new results
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Brock Sessionals 23-24 – The Classical Association of Canada
- Sessional Positions: Bishops University 23-24 – The Classical Association of Canada
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- Why Are Most Ancient Roman Statues Headless?
- Can the ancient Greeks really offer us ‘life lessons’ today? | The Spectator Australia
- The ancient Greeks will never be feminists – New Statesman
- How to throw the greatest toga party
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 damaging hot weather.
… 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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