Hodie est a.d. III Kal Iul. 2776 AUC ~ 11 Skirophorion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
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- As States Isolate Moscow, Israel Sends Rare Artifact to Russian Exhibition – Israel News – Haaretz.com
- Do we really know how ancient Romans pronounced Latin words? (Part 2) | New Scientist
- Metal detectorists are caught red-handed plundering a Roman villa | Daily Mail Online
- Türkiye stands as global hub for underwater archaeology
- 2,000-year-old Roman hoard discovered in Suffolk. – Suffolk County Council
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- Archaeologists Discover Pizza Roman Fresco Pompeii | Hypebeast
- A possible precursor of modern pizza has been discovered in Pompeii | Culture | EL PAÍS English
- “Pizza” Depicted in Pompeii Fresco Is Sadly Just Focaccia
- Ancient Pompeii fresco shows a possible pizza precursor | The Times of Israel
- A Picture of What Looks a Lot Like a Pizza Was Found in the Ruins of Pompeii
- Tourist Carves Girlfriend’s Name Into the Colosseum | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
- Marble head could be from Caligula-era sunken ships – DW – 06/28/2023
Classicists and Classics in the News
- Ancient history unearthed – Brighter World
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- The Times view on languages in schools: Latina Invicta
Greek/Latin News
Public Facing Classics
- The question of being ‘Roman’: Examining ancient history more closely
- 2,000-year-old ‘not a pizza’ fresco discovered in Pompeii | Live Science
- The lewdness and lyricism of ancient Roman graffiti | The Spectator
- Essay: How Different Translators Bring New Life to the ‘Iliad’ – The New York Times
- Why Putin should watch his back | The Spectator
- The Making of a Bad Woman (2,000 Years Ago) ‹ Literary Hub
Fresh Bloggery
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Why Are You Laughing?
- 2022-2023 Annual Report | Ancient World Mapping Center
- Preliminary Polis Thoughts | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Priestess of Bacchus
- Screaming and Intemperance of Words – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- The Ancient Greek Goddess Who Must Not Be Named – The Historian’s Hut
- Euripides – The Historian’s Hut
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Sources et modèles des historiens anciens, 2
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Analogies végétales dans la connaissance de la vie de l’Antiquité à l’Âge classique
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Rome and the Colonial City: Rethinking the Grid
- Fertility Troubles? Have You Tried a Puppy? – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Kiwi Hellenist: How Eratosthenes measured the earth. Part 2b
- Bronze Age metal hoard found at Roman battlefield in Swiss Alps – The History Blog
- Twelve Days in the Year: 27 July 2023 | Sphinx
- Jugurtha – Mainzer Beobachter
- MUSIC VIDEO: Actaeon | Greek Myth Comix
- PaleoJudaica.com: More on raising the Mazzarón II
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Freedom of Speech
- Laudator Temporis Acti: A Minor Omission
- Laudator Temporis Acti: The Big Toe of Pyrrhus
Other Blog-like Publications
- New methods for ancient texts
- Pasts Imperfect (6.29.23)
- Sheba on the Front Lines – Biblical Archaeology Society
- A still life fresco discovered in new excavations of Pompeii Regio IX – Arkeonews
- Aeneid IV.504-632 – by publius vergilius maro
- June 29 | Fastorum Liber Sextus: Iunius – by M.
- 29 June 44 BCE: To Atticus (at Rome) from Cicero (at Tusculum)
- Pompeii: a still life discovered by the new excavations of Regio IX – The Archaeology News Network
Fresh Podcasts
s the Babylonian Empire fell into decline, and it’s power faded, the Persian Empire stepped in to fill the void that was left – but how did this event directly effect the narrative of the Old Testament, and what other sources are available to learn more about this period? As Babylon’s infrastructure deteriorated, with crumbling walls and blocked canals reflecting a spiritual decline, rival powers emerged both within and beyond Babylon. Viewed as the chosen one by the Babylonian gods, Cyrus the Great claimed to liberate the Babylonians, but why was this event so crucial in the creation of a Jewish identity – and beyond the bible, what sources do we have to consolidate this story? In this episode, Tristan welcomes back Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, to examine this important moment in ancient, and biblical, history. Looking at how Persian influences can be observed in certain books of the Bible, with Persian words appearing alongside Hebrew descriptions, and how the narrative of Joseph and the technicolour coat draws parallels with Persian court stories – just how big an influence did Persia have on the Old Testament, and what legacies has it left into the modern day?
Nicholas explains about imprisonment in ancient Iraq. Were there prisons? Who would be confined, how long for, and why? What would someone do in prison? And whose interest did confinement serve?
In this episode, we return to the beach at Actium with author, historian, and academic Barry Strauss as our tour guide. His new book, The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium, discusses the infamous sea battle Marc Antony and Cleopatra fought against Octavian and Agrippa for love, for supremacy, for their very survival. Join us as we deconstruct this battle, paint a vivid picture of ancient war at sea, and tackle the one question everyone’s asking: why did Cleopatra flee the battlefield?
What really happened in the last years of the 6th century BC? The Romans believed that this was the time when they overthrew their last king, Tarquinius Superbus, and founded the Republic, but how much did they actually know about events centuries in the past?
Book Reviews
- La Culture archéologique scythe III-II siècles. avant n.è. du nord-ouest de la mer Noire | Spartokos a lu
- What ‘pax’ meant in Rome’s golden age of imperialism | The Spectator
- BMCR ~ Anastasia Meintani , The grotesque body in Graeco-Roman antiquity . Image and context, 21. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2022.
- BMCR ~ Camilla Colombi, Valeria Parisi, Ortwin Dally, Martin Guggisberg, Giorgio Piras, Comparing Greek colonies: mobility and settlement consolidation from Southern Italy to the Black Sea (8th–6th century BC). Berlin: De Gruyter, 2022.
- BMCR ~ Alexandre Tourraix, L’empire perse, les Grecs et le politique. Institut des sciences et techniques de l’Antiquité, 1544. Besançon: Presses universitaires de Franche-Comté, 2021.
Exhibition Related Things
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- Thalia Potamianos Annual Lecture Series – Lecture I: The Vulnerability of Heroism | American School of Classical Studies at Athens
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Departmental Lecturer in Roman History (2 posts) Faculty of Classics, Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- Is Indiana Jones racist? The literary origins are. – The Washington Post
- The Real History Behind the Archimedes Dial in ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ | History | Smithsonian Magazine
- The Goddess Hera’s Place in Ancient Greek Mythology
- Kerameikos in Athens: The Largest Necropolis of Ancient Greece
- Elephants that once threatened Rome could help save their descendants – Horizon Magazine Blog
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 good business in the ruling city.
… 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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