Hodie est a.d. XVI Kal. Sept. 2776 AUC ~ 1 Metageitnion in the third year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Water drainage system discovered in Dromolaxia-Vyzakia archaeological site | in-cyprus.com
- 5 facts about amphorae — antiquity’s packaging – DW – 08/16/2023
- British Museum staff member dismissed as gold, jewellery and semi-precious gems dating back to the 15th century BC are found ‘missing, stolen or damaged’ from collection – bosses vow to find treasures but say recovery will be a ‘painstaking job’ | Daily Mail Online
- British Museum sacks member of staff over missing and stolen items | Reuters
- British Museum Fires Worker Accused of Stealing Gold and Gems – The New York Times
- British Museum sacks staff member after items vanish from collection | British Museum | The Guardian
- Exclusive: British Museum was told three years ago that member of staff was stealing artefacts
- 42 BC coin marking assassination of Julius Ceasar sells for $240,000
- Archaeologists Find Perplexing 4,000-year-old Canaanite Arch in Northern Israel – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- Archaeologists find 3,800-year-old vaulted passageway in Jezreel Valley – The Jerusalem Post
- In northern Israel, massive 3,800-year-old monument stuns and stumps archaeologists | The Times of Israel
- Latest archaeological discovery at the ancient Thracian city of Perperikon – Българска национална телевизия
- Tools used to make rosary beads found in Nero’s Theatre
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- Israel may uproot ancient Christian mosaic near Armageddon. Where it could go next sparks outcry | U.S. | EL PAÍS English
- Israel may uproot ancient Christian mosaic, send it to US Evangelical museum | The Times of Israel
- ‘Most Ancient Gate’ in Holy Land Found by Archaeologists in Israel
- Remains of a Synagogue from the time of the Second Temple were Discovered in Russia – The Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS
- Cyprus dig reveals key trading hub in antiquity
- Ancient Roman tablets document how Hadrian marked becoming emperor
Classicists and Classics in the News
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Think You’re Done with that Pee? Wait, There’s More! – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Out, Damned Spot, Out
- Laudator Temporis Acti: What Harm?
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ancient Fable Society
- Spaces and Scripts: The Dynamic of Reading in Ancient Texts – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Greek and Latin Texts with Facing Vocabulary and Commentary: Free digital files for the textbook series written by Geoffrey Steadman
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Attic Inscriptions Online (AOI) update
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: LAREGRE. – Latin Relics in a Greek East
- Octavianus – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: Gold coins and baby sacrifices excavated at Carthage
- PaleoJudaica.com: Megiddo “Jesus” mosaic to be loaned to Museum of the Bible?
- The Difference Between Life and Death – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
Other Blog-like Publications
- Unique finds unearthed in the ancient city of Olba in southern Türkiye – Arkeonews
- Excavations uncover gothic cemetery filled with ornate jewellery | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Aeneid X.510-605 – by publius vergilius maro – Aeneid Daily
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Fresh Podcasts
A new article suggests that an elite Copper Age burial in southern Spain belonged to a young woman, not a man, and that society was a matriarchy. Our contestants are a little conflicted about reconstructing society starting with a single tooth, but it sounds a bit like Barbie Land, which is cool with us.
We sit down with Yentl Love to talk all about classical reception in Lil Nas X’s 2021 music video for ‘Call Me By Your Name’. Yentl Love is the famous Queer Classicist and we recommend checking out her blog for accessible analysis of the ancient world. We are thrilled to have Yentl return to the show – you may remember her from the insightful conversation we had about the reception of Cleopatra…
Despite controlling a huge swathe of the Near East for the better part of a century, the Neo-Babylonian Empire is nearly forgotten today, aside from one key act: the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of the people of the kingdom of Judah.
Fresh Youtubery
- Dido’s Lament. Purcell. Harpsichord, cello. Bettina Joy de Guzman. Robert Littman. (1st Practice) – YouTube
- (Practice) Dido’s Lament. Purcell. Harpsichord, 1792 cello. Bettina Joy de Guzman. Robert Littman – YouTube
- Annual Dabis Lecture (2023): Lene Rubinstein & Elena Isayev – ‘Ancient War and Displacement’ – YouTube |RHUL Classics
- Edge/Ear #etymology – YouTube | Alliterative
- The Lost Books of the Odyssey, Part 1 – YouTube | Reading Party Podcast
- 12 Romance Books Inspired By Greek Mythology You NEED TO READ! – YouTube | MoAn Inc.
Book Reviews
- Review: Render Unto Caesar – Biblical Archaeology Society
- Pratiques cultuelles et dynamiques religieuses entre le Pont-Euxin et la mer Égée dans l’Antiquité | Spartokos a lu
- BMCR ~ Luca Basso, Dee di maggio: introduzione e commento a Ovidio, Fasti 5, 1-378. Millennium, 12. Alessandria: Edizioni dell’Orso, 2022.
- BMCR ~ Rebecca J. Henzel, Honores inauditi: Ehrenstatuen in öffentlichen Räumen Siziliens vom Hellenismus bis in die Spätantike. Cultural interactions in the Mediterranean, 6. Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2022.
- BMCR ~ Jessica Clementi, Mariateresa Curcio, Rachele Dubbini, Un atleta venuto dal mare: criticità e prospettive di un ritorno. Adrias, 9. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider, 2023.
- BMCR ~ Timothy A. Joseph, Thunder and lament: Lucan on the beginnings and ends of epic. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022.
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Classics (Mediterranean or Near Eastern Culture beyond Greece or Rome) – HigherEdJobs
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- Was Alexander the Great an Alcoholic?
- Epictetus on Nero – The Good Men Project
- Work and Wages in Ancient Greece
- Snakes Were Used to Heal the Sick in Ancient Greece
- The Quest to Unravel Herculaneum’s Lost Library
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 gloomy times for lower class 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)
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