Thelxinoe ~ Classics News for August 3rd, 2023

Hodie est a.d. III Non. Aug. 2776 AUC ~ 17 Hekatombaion in the third year of the 700th Olympiad

In the News

• Libya recovers colonial wolf statue sold as scrap and found on a farm | Reuters
• NYU expedition uncovers remarkable archaeological finds on Geronisos Island, KNEWS
• UCy unearths buried fortress dating back to Cypro-Classical era | in-cyprus.com
• Egypt allocates $97m budget for restoration of antiquities
• Excavations reveal ‘significant cultural treasures’ off Peyia | Cyprus Mail
• Why Egyptian archaeology bodes ill for biblical research?
• Serbian coal miners uncover Roman ship | Reuters
• 4th century Roman ship uncovered by Serbian coal miners – The Jerusalem Post
• Israeli High-schooler on Day Dig Finds Mirror Plaque Against Demons – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
• Ancient ‘magic mirror’ discovered in northern Israel by youth leader – The Jerusalem Post
• Archaeologists uncover Roman pottery in Cowley excavation | Oxford Mail
• Further Roman structural remains discovered close to Domvs Romana – The Malta Independent
• Did the Romans and Greeks really enjoy orgies?

In Case You Missed It

• Roman-Era Cemetery With Over 100 Tombs Unearthed in Gaza | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
• Statuary Heads of Aphrodite and Dionysus Found in Turkey – ARTnews.com

Greek/Latin News

• Ephemeris ~ DE BELLO INFINITO Nova ab Europa orientali 
• Nuntii Latini mensis Iulii 2023 – Bremen Two

Public Facing Classics

• Roman holiday | The Spectator Australia

Fresh Bloggery

• Egyptians: Ammianus on their “dark” complexion and insubordinate behaviour (late fourth century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
• Ammianus Marcellinus: A guide for reading ethnographic passages | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
• Romans: Ammianus Marcellinus on the danger of decline into uncivilized lifestyles (late fourth century CE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
• Goodbye Heroes! – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• Thinking about Corinth (and starting to write) | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
• Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Another Metal Detecting Business set up to Empty the Fenland Fields of the Archaeology
• Laudator Temporis Acti: Coastal Cities
• Leaders, Corrupting the State for their Own Profit – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• Laudator Temporis Acti: Criticisms of Other Scholars
• Plato Says It’s Like We’re Drunk All The Time – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East 06-09 April 2021, Bologna. Vol. 1: Environmental Archaeology. Hammering the Material World. Cognitive Archaeology. Modeling the Past. Networked Archaeology. Endangered Cultural Heritage
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Multiscapes: Eine Methodensuche zur Annäherung an hethitisches Ritualgeschehen im ‚offenen Raum‘
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Inventory of Ancient Associations
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom, Version 4
• Pompeius en de Cilicische Piraten – Mainzer Beobachter
• Museum discovers origin of rare polychrome gladiator relief – The History Blog
• Laudator Temporis Acti: A Record?
• Stabia, dai nuovi scavi di Villa San Marco il “racconto” delle dinamiche dell’eruzione del Vesuvio del 79 d.C. – Pompeii Sites
• Bodi in Bonn – Mainzer Beobachter
• Laudator Temporis Acti: The Whole Truth

Association/Departmental Blogs and News

• Philo of Alexandria, Translations, and Perseus the Next Thirty Years » Perseus Digital Library Updates

Other Blog-like Publications

• Excavations of the University of Cyprus at Laona-Palaipafos
• Geronisos Island Expedition at Maniki Harbor and Meletis Necropolis, 2023
• Unusual Potter’s Signature or Graffito found during excavation of a Roman tile kiln in England – Arkeonews
• Ancient Greek Coins of Aiolis: Aigai, Cyme and Myrina
• Aeneid VIII.626-731 – by publius vergilius maro
• A lararium? A home shrine? A metal crow found now in a Roman rural building – Stile Arte
• Pompei: rinvenuti resti di sacrificio nel Complesso dei Riti Magici – MediterraneoAntico

Assorted Twitter Threads

• @DocCrom on Ovid, Remedia Amoris 361-372

Fresh Podcasts

• This Week in the Ancient Near East: A Late Roman Cave for Necromancy and Intrigue, or, A Backdoor to the Underworld in Beth Shemesh? on Apple Podcasts

A cave near Beth Shemesh in Israel seems to have been a Late Roman portal to the underworld. How do we know? Did the detached skulls tell us? Our contestants take pro and anti-necromancy stances, but in a good way.

• When in Rome: Villa of Theseus on Apple Podcasts

Cyprus was in an excellent position for trade in the mediterranean, not just for the Roman empire but later for the Byzantine empire as well. In the old capital of Neo Paphos, one of the richest and most extensive residences is the Villa of Theseus. Guest: Dr Christopher Gribbin (Adjunct Lecturer, Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University)

• The Ancients: Cyrus the Great on Apple Podcasts

The ancient Persian ruler who founded the Achaemenid Empire, known for his benevolent governance and conquests – Cyrus the Great was a giant of history. History remembers him as someone who conquered numerous lands, established a legendary empire, respected local customs, and allowed religious freedom for his subjects. But what does the archaeology tell us – and was he really that great? In this episode Tristan welcomes Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones back to the podcast, to delve into this ruler’s life. Looking at this origins, travels, family and ultimate demise – what can we learn about Cyrus the Great, and does the archaeology back it up?

• The Partial Historians: The Commonwealth of Slaves on Apple Podcasts

After the kerfuffles of 420 BCE, it’s time for a brand new year or two! In this episode we consider 419 and 418 BCE. These two years are packed with exciting moments as we get to learn about an uprising from below – we’re siding with the slaves!

Fresh Youtubery

• Tour the Gladiators’ secret tunnels under the Colosseum – YouTube | Darius Arya Digs
• An Honest Book Review of Bea Fitzgerald’s GIRL, GODDESS, QUEEN – YouTube | Moan Inc.

Book Reviews

• New novel imagines the story of ‘Medusa’s Sisters’ | Entertainment | yakimaherald.com
• BMCR ~ Paul Cartledge, Carol Atack, A cultural history of democracy in antiquity. The cultural histories series. London; New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
• BMCR ~ Rudolf Kassel, Stephan Schröder, Menander. Dyscolus et fabulae quarum fragmenta in papyris membranisque servata sunt. Poetae comici graeci VI, 1. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2022.
• BMCR ~ Ku-ming (Kevin) Chang, Anthony Grafton, Glenn W. Most, Impagination – layout and materiality of writing and publication: interdisciplinary approaches from East and West. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2021.

Exhibition Related Things

• Beauty, wine and death in the ancient world | Pursuit by The University of Melbourne

Online Talks and Conference-Related Things

• See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
• SCS Events Calendar

Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters

• Assistant Curator/College Lecturer in Classical Archaeology
• Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies

Alia

• The Settlements of the Ancient Greeks in Egypt
• Ancient Greece Had a Thriving Pop Culture
• Battle of Chaeronea Confirmed Macedonia’s Dominance Over Rest of Greece
• The Most Consequential Clash Between Macedonians and Romans
• How Have Conspiracy Theories Changed the Course of History? | History Today
• XII Reasons Roman Numerals Are Better Than Arabic Numerals | The New Yorker

Diversions

• Latin Wordle – latindictionary.io
• GNT Wordle
• Verbdum – Ludus verborum cotidianus

‘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 lawsuits and debates among the common people.

… 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)