Hodie est a.d. VI Id. Aug. 2776 AUC ~ 22 Hekatombaion in the third year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Alderney skeleton about 2,500 years old, archaeologists say – BBC News
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- Archaeologists Find Ancient Roman Luxury Baths With Underfloor Heating
- ‘No parallel in region’ for central Jordan Iron Age site — Canadian archaeologist | Jordan Times
In Case You Missed It
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- Roman road network identified in Devon and Cornwall – BBC News
- Roman road network spanning the south west UK identified in new research
- ‘Magical Mirror’ to Protect Against Evil Eye 1,500 Years Ago Discovered
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Talking Too Much and the Work of Existing – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- A Blessed Man – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE\
- Bits and Bobs 3 – More stuff from the inbox – Roger Pearse\
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Petition to Support and Expand the Packard Humanities Institute’s Greek Inscriptions Database!
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Des rois au Prince: Pratiques du pouvoir monarchique dans l’Orient hellénistique et romain (IVe siècle avant J.-C. – IIe siècle après J.-C.)
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Penser l’oligarchie à Athènes aux Ve et IVe siècles: Aspects d’une idéologie
- Bits and Bobs 4 – Roger Pearse
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Different Things
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- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Réalités et imaginaire des supplices en Grèce ancienneJudging the Days of the Week – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Clasping a Butterfly – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: One Born Every Minute
- VI Ferrata, het Gestaalde Legioen (1) – Mainzer Beobachter
- VI Ferrata, het Gestaalde Legioen (2) – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: Henze & Lincicum (eds.), Israel’s Scriptures in Early Christian Writings (Eerdmans)
- New translations of Thucydides added » Perseus Digital Library Updates
Other Blog-like Publications
- Roman Training Ground Found at Megiddo – Biblical Archaeology Society
- L’or de Massalia, ou l’antique tentation des numismates | L’Antiquité à la BnF
- Roman road network spanning the South West of England identified in new research – Arkeonews
- Archaeologists identify Roman road network | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- USF team discovers 2,000-year-old Roman house during excavation in Malta – Arkeonews
- Precious Roman Gem Engraved with Mythological Figure Discovered in Italian Lagoon – Arkeonews
- Aeneid IX.410-502 – by publius vergilius maro
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
In Episode 2 of ‘The Classics Podcast Does…Careers’, Katrina chats to Tristan Hughes, Producer and Presenter at History Hit and the host of The Ancients podcast. They chat Rome Total War, ed tech start ups, studying Down Under, the secrets of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and whether podcasts can beat TV…
In this interview episode, Leigh talks with Dr. Elizabeth Gloyn, Reader in Latin Language and Literature at Royal Holloway, the University of London, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research focuses on the intersection between Latin literature, ancient philosophy, and gender studies; as well as topics of classical reception (particularly monsters) and the history of women in Classics. She is also the author of Tracking Classical Monsters in Popular Culture. Thanks to listener Cheryl Morgan for connecting us for this wonderful conversation on queerness in the ancient world (including adorable poly couples), what Seneca really said about the Amazons, and how fanfiction has created a unique space for queering classical monsters.
Join us today for a wonderful crossover with the Alexander Standard where we’ll chat about all things Alexander, his immediate successors, and everything in between!
Liv dives (or perhaps wades into the shallows) of Roman mythology and religion, and tells the story of how the Phrygian goddess Cybele ended up in Italy.
Fresh Youtubery
- Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus – YouTube | Smarthistorh
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- Was Jesus a Revolutionary? – YouTube | Digital Hammurabi
- Maroon IN LATIN (Taylor Swift cover) – “carbunculus” – YouTube
- LatinPerDiem Latin Lessons: Bradwardine, De Causa Dei 2 – YouTube
- Who Was The REAL Plato of Athens? ROBIN WATERFIELD On The Most Famous Philosopher of Ancient Greece – YouTube | Moan Inc.
Book Reviews
- BMCR ~ Warren S. Smith, Religion and Apuleius’ Golden Ass: the sacred ass. Routledge monographs in classical studies. Abingdon; New York: Routledge, 2023.
- BMCR ~ Lavinia Galli Milić, Annick Stoehr-Monjou, Au-delà de l’épithalame: le mariage dans la littérature latine (IIIe s. av. – VIe s. ap. J.-C.). Giornale italiano di filologia – Bibliotheca, 27. Turnhout: Brepols, 2022.
- BMCR ~ Filippo Canali De Rossi, Le iscrizioni degli antichi autori greci e latini. Roma: Scienze e Lettere, 2021.
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- Graduate Student Conference: “Change and Continuity” – The Canadian Institute in Greece
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
Alia
- When Lord Elgin Removed the First Sculptures from the Parthenon
- What was it like to be a woman in Ancient Sparta? | Sky HISTORY TV Channel
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 harmless diseases for the animals.
… 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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