Hodie est Kal. Aug. 2776 AUC ~ 15 Hekatombaion in the third year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Archaeologists Find Roman Military Amphitheater in Israel, With Blood-red Walls – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- Ancient treasures are being looted, but blockchain could help protect them | CNN
- Reperti archeologici confiscati e poi devoluti al museo archeologico di Bibbiena
- Investigation uncovers maritime treasures at Dreamer’s Bay off Akrotiri | in-cyprus.com
- Herculaneum, the Roman city destroyed by Vesuvius that still hides its mysteries | Culture | EL PAÍS English
- Archaeologists unearth building from Babylon’s siege of Jerusalem – The Jerusalem Post
- Hawass suggests investing in Egyptian antiquities discovered in Saudi Arabia – Egypt Independent
In Case You Missed It
- Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered near Italian capital with near intact cargo | Euronews
- Archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old Roman house in Rabat
- Three Ancient Roman Coins That Were Part of a Hoard Found in the U.K. Were Mysteriously Swapped With Other, More Valuable Coins
- Statuary Heads of Greek Gods Unearthed in Ancient City of Aizanoi
- Israeli force raid archaeological site north of Nablus
- UNESCO to rule on ancient Jericho as Palestinian World Heritage site – The Jerusalem Post
- BTA :: Archaeologists on the Brink of Major Discovery, Assume Third Thracian Decorated Tomb the Likes of One at Kazanlak
- How AI aids ancient history
Classicists and Classics in the News
- Unraveling Ancient Mystery Cults • Sweet Briar College
- ‘The classics are everywhere; most of us are likely just not looking for them’ | University of Chicago News
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Persians and neighbouring eastern peoples: Ammianus Marcellinus on Persian territories and lifestyles (late fourth century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Russian Influence behind Polish Antiquities Legislation Changes?
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Trade in “Khazar” Artefacts through Poland
- De Karthaagse olifant – Mainzer Beobachter
- Don’t Stop Thinking about…Tomorrow? – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- The Men Broken by Success | The Second Achilles
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ben Sira’s Teaching on Friendship
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Next Year in Jerusalem: Exile and Return in Jewish History
- Being Awake in The Shared World – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Translating Zephaniah in context
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Laughing In The Face of Violence : Theological Implications of the Inter-relationships between Violence and Humour in the Book of Judges.
- New: Roman Chickens | Greek Myth Comix
- Roman Chickens: Marc Egg-thony, Cleo-Bawk-tra, Egg-ustus | Greek Myth Comix
- Suvery Archaeology, Rural Sites, and Diversity | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Giving Proper Names to Inanimate Objects
- Introducing our second new VIEWS researcher – The VIEWS project
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
- Looking at stones all day long – Work of lithics specialists at Göbekli Tepe (by Thore Hübert) – Tepe Telegrams
- Blog: How Much Latin Does ChatGPT “Know”? | Society for Classical Studies
Other Blog-like Publications
- Odysseus at San Quentin – The Good Men Project
- Restoration of Türkiye’s 2,000-year-old King’s Daughter Roman bath nears completion – Arkeonews
- Rare Roman steelyard beam found at Milecastle 46 on Hadrian’s Wall | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Aeneid VIII.407-519 – by publius vergilius maro
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
EPISODE 60 | In Part II of our discussion on Cleopatra VII and reception, ownership, and race we welcome guests Dr. Mai Musie and Professor Rebecca Futo Kennedy. Dr. Musie and Professor Kennedy both study aspects of identity formation, race, and ethnicity in the ancient world and bring their expert perspectives to this discussion of Cleopatra VII, her world, and our modern obsession with her.
Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in the autumn of AD79 remains one of the deadliest and best-known in history. The plume of super-heated volcanic gases spewed skyward formed a cloud 21 miles high, with the volcano ultimately releasing 100,000 times the thermal energy of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Join Tom and Dominic as they piece together the disaster, destruction and death caused by the Vesuvius’s eruption.
Liv is joined by the Partial Historians who share the myths surrounding the foundation of Rome. Liv also shares the Athenian foundational myth.
Fresh Youtubery
- Jens Notroff Explains the Secrets of Göbekli Tepe – YouTube | Flint Dibble
- Ruins of ancient Nero’s Theater discovered near Vatican – YouTube | AP
- How Did the Romans Remember the Dead? #shorts – YouTube | Invicta
- Art Break: The Aesthetics of Body Fat in Greek and Roman Sculpture – YouTube | Getty Museum
- Gustave Moreau, Jupiter and Semele – YouTube | Smarthistory
- A Detailed Summary of THE EUMENIDES by Aeschylus – YouTube | Moan Inc.
Book Reviews
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- For a Feminist, Postcolonial, Roman Archaeology
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Department of Classics seeks a Roman historian (Lecturer)
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- Sparta: The Only Ancient Greek City with No Defensive Walls
- Did Barbie Read Homer’s Odyssey? How (Art) History Shaped Pink
- The Greek-inspired Architecture of the Ancient City of Petra
- The Neighboring Cultures of the Ancient Greeks
- All that glitters is not gold – emulating luxury in the ancient Greek world | British Museum
- The 1,500-Year-Old Lady’s Sandals with Sweet Message in Greek
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 better things for the affairs of state and also abundance.
… 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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