Hodie est a.d. VIII Kal Iul. 2776 AUC ~ 6 Skirophorion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Feature: Rare Roman-era mosaic panel resurfaces amid Syrian archaeologists’ restoration efforts-Xinhua
- Siria, scoperto un nuovo mosaico romano vicino a Homs | Euronews
- Syrian Archaeologists Unveil 1600-Year-Old Greek Mosaic | News | teleSUR English
- Turkish police recover thousands of artifacts in anti-trafficking raid-Xinhua
- Bronze Statues Reveal Ancient Healing Rituals – The New York Times
- Abortion is ancient history and that matters today | CNN
- 3,680 antiquities seized by police at Tehran airport – Tehran Times
- Relics Of History’s First Known Goddess Emerge In Assyrian City Razed By ISIS | IFLScience
- Cumbria’s ancient fort that’s the ‘best preserved in the Roman Empire’ – and where ‘archaeologist’ moles do what humans can’t – LancsLive
- Rich trove of burial items uncovered during excavations near Tekke | Cyprus Mail
- Excavations At Dromolaxia-Vyzakia Site Unearth Rich Burial Gifts
- A Feast Fit for an Assyrian King (And 69,574 Guests) – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- Mystery shrouds Roman head sculptures | Columnists | kpcnews.com
- Found in Pompeii high relief of an agatho-demon serpent. Indicates the presence of a lararium that will be brought to light – Stile Arte
In Case You Missed It
- Archaeologists discover broken statue of ancient Greek god in Turkey – Greek Herald
- Virgil Quotation Found Etched on 1,800-Year-Old Roman Jar | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
- Rare find of 24 ancient bronzes in Tuscany goes on display in Rome | Italy | The Guardian
- Found in Ancient Spa, Stunningly Preserved Bronze Statues Go on View in Rome | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
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Fresh Bloggery
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- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Digital Classicist Wiki
- Humanities Thirst Trap – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: India/US Cultural Property MOU
- Video tour of new Largo Argentina site – The History Blog
- De Philaeni – Mainzer Beobachter
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Quidquid Agunt Homines
- Spencer Alley: Copies of Antique Sculpture at the Royal Academy Schools
- History, Stranger than Fiction – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
Other Blog-like Publications
- Archaeologists Reveal First Settlement of Cimmerians in Anatolia – Arkeonews
- Tomba affrescata di un guerriero del IV secolo a.C trovata ora in Campania. Il defunto indossava una coroncina d’oro – Stile Arte
- Ancient Jerusalem—Not Where We Thought? – Biblical Archaeology Society
- 8 Key Facts on Ancient Greek Marriages & Wedding Ceremonies
- Aeneid IV.1-89 – by publius vergilius maro – Aeneid Daily
- June 24 | Fastorum Liber Sextus: Iunius – by M.
- 24 June 44 BCE: To Atticus (at Rome) from Cicero (at Tusculum)
- Freud, the Antique Collector | The New Yorker
Fresh Podcasts
The treacherous death of Gallienus saw the rise of a man of war. Claudius Gothicus definitely earned his title, but with a reign of only two years perhaps he made the right kind of impact without the time to leave a bad impression. For an emperor in the third century that was more than enough, and he left an example for all who followed after. Guest: Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (Head of the Centre for Classical Studies at the Australian National University).
Liv speaks with PhD student Yentl Love about queerness in the ancient world and Greek mythology, about classical reception in Lil Nas X (!!) and so much more.
Fresh Youtubery
- Why Teach Classics? – YouTube | Classics for All
- Moan Inc.
- This chapter is … not a necessity #greekmythology #shorts #theodyssey #ancientgreece #greekmyth – YouTube
- Menelaus … not now #greekmythology #ancientgreece #odyssey #shorts #telemachus #helenofsparta – YouTube
- Odysseus does not handle this situation very well imo #greekmythology #ancientgreece #shorts #homer – YouTube
- Pretty rich coming from a goat herder. #greekmythology #ancientgreece #shorts #odysseus #homer – YouTube
- Odyssey book 18 bringing all the gossip 👀 #greekmythology #ancientgreece #shorts #homer – YouTube
- The Ancient Romans at War – Warfare and Strategy – YouTube | World History Encyclopedia
Book Reviews
- AJA ~ Pots and Graves: The Lost Centuries of Early Iron Age Tenos. By Nota Kourou (Études d’Archéologie 18). Paris: Éditions de Boccard 2021.
- AJA ~ Pots and Graves: The Lost Centuries of Early Iron Age Tenos. By Nota Kourou (Études d’Archéologie 18). Paris: Éditions de Boccard 2021.
- AJA ~ The Julian Basilica: Architecture, Sculpture, Epigraphy. By Paul D. Scotton, Catherine de Grazia Vanderpool, and Carolynn Roncaglia (Corinth 22). Princeton: American School of Classical Studies at Athens 2022.
- Le site d’Ovidiu (Roumanie) | Spartokos a lu
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- CfP: BES Autumn Colloquium (London, 18/11/23) – Current EpigraphyCurrent Epigraphy
- Assistant Professor – Contractually Limited Term Appointment, Classics
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
Alia
- What Exactly Is the Antikythera Mechanism, the Mysterious Ancient Greek Device in the New ‘Indiana Jones’ Movie? Here Are 5 Big Questions, Answered
- Did Indiana Jones help or hurt archaeology?
- The “Gate to Hell” in the Ancient Greek City of Hierapolis
- Athens: The Origin of the Name of the Greek Capital
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 abundance
[Sunday] If it thunders today it portends wars and countless bad things.
… 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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