Hodie est a.d. III Non. Iul. 2776 AUC ~ 76 Skirophorion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
[apologies for incompleteness this am … i seem to be having major tech issues]
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Joining Charlotte in today’s episode is Dr. Aven McMaster. In a conversation that could have carried on for HOURS, they talk about sexual and gender politics in Rome. From Ovid to Catullus. Aven tells the story of the woman she believes everyone should know about and mentions a few sources by the end, for anyone who enjoys a rabbit hole;
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:
If it thunders today, it portends abundance but also the fall of a virtuous leader.
… 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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