Hodie est a.d. IV Non. Aug. 2776 AUC ~ 16 Hekatombaion in the third year of the 700th Olympiad
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- The Times view on archaeological findings: Roman Britain
- Huge section of London’s original Roman wall dating back 1,800 years that was hidden in a basement for 40 years goes on public display | Daily Mail Online
- London Roman wall on display after 40 years hidden in basement – BBC News
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Classicists and Classics in the News
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Fresh Bloggery
- Huns and Alans: Ammianus Marcellinus on “savage” nomadic threats (late fourth century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Libyans / Africans: Ancient and modern composite statue of “The Moor” | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Thracians and other Black Sea peoples: Ammianus Marcellinus on their “savage” character and on Roman control (late fourth century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- PaleoJudaica.com: Fiano, Three Powers in Heaven (Yale)
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Taking Notes
- A punchmark esthetic? – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Police Investigations in Lancashire and Cumbria
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- Cicero Says August Is the Start of a Whole New Year! – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: A Study on Judean Cultural Identity in Egypt during the Fifth Century BCE: characterizing Judean Cultural Identity using elements of Judean Matrimonial Law attested in the Aramaic Matrimonial Property Arrangements from Elephantine Island
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Silenced Voices : Hearing Biblical Women Through the Genesis Apocryphon
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Henoch und der Tempel des Todes: “Henochs Vision von den zwei Häusern” (1 Hen 14,8-25) zwischen Schriftauslegung und Traditionsverarbeitung. Mit einer Einführung in die Quellenlage, Neuedition und Übersetzung von 1 Hen 14-16
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: ‘I Descended to the Depths of the Earth’: A Rhetorical Poetics of the Jewish Babylonian Aramaic Incantation Bowls
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- Biblical Studies Carnival 208 for June and July 2023 – Reading Acts
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- Richard Gordon 80 | Roman religion
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Association/Departmental Blogs and News
- Book Club | August 2023: Alexander the Great, part 2 – The Kosmos Society
- SIAC NEWSLETTER – 219 (07 /2023) | Tulliana News
Other Blog-like Publications
- Using Gemstones’ Unique Characteristics To Uncover Ancient Trade Routes
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- Aristotle’s 6 Most Important Works
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Fresh Podcasts
In Episode 1 of ‘The Classics Podcast Does…Careers’, Katrina chats to Helena Lee, Features Director at monthly fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar, and they discuss learning how to develop and defend an argument, becoming a writer and an advocate, and who would be the cover star of an ancient edition of Harper’s Bazaar! Helena studied Classics at university (with no previous knowledge of ancient languages) and she is now the author of East Side Voices, as well as a Visiting Lecturer at City University. In this series, we meet guests from all walks of life, fascinating people with a connection to classics who lead fascinating lives and we discuss where studying the past can take you; what classicists bring to the workplace (and the world!); how to forge your own path; and the resonance of the #ancientworld.
The story of Hannibal didn’t stop at Cannae. Following this victory he met obstacle and success as he took on Rome in southern Italy. In this episode I unwrap what happened and how it all led to his final battle with Rome at Zama (which I also discuss).
Fresh Youtubery
- Ancient Greece and Rome with @runshawclassics
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- La Grande Pompei – YouTube | Pompeii
Book Reviews
- Homer and His Iliad by Robin Lane Fox – review by Tim Whitmarsh
- BMCR ~ Claudia Moatti, Emmanuelle Chevreau, L’expérience de la mobilité de l’Antiquité à nos jours, entre précarité et confiance. Scripta antiqua, 148. Bordeaux: Éditions Ausonius, 2021.
- BMCR ~ Luis Unceta Gómez, Łukasz Berger, Politeness in ancient Greek and Latin. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2022.
- BMCR ~ Metaxia Tsipopoulou, Eleni Nodarou, Petras, Siteia II: a Minoan palatial settlement in eastern Crete. Late Bronze Age pottery from houses I.1 and I.2. Prehistory monographs, 67. Philadelphia: INSTAP Academic Press, 2021.
Exhibition Related Things
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- TRAC 2024 – Big Data in Roman Archaeology
- Constructing and Affirming Identity through Material Culture
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
Research Papers of Possible Interest
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- The Ancient Greek Myth of Sisyphus that’s Trending on TikTok and Twitter
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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 both an outbreak of diseases and a shortage of necessities.
… 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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