Hodie est a.d. III Kal. Sept. 2776 AUC ~ 14 Metageitnion in the third year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Roman ship of 12 meters loaded with wine amphorae found at a depth of 152 meters in the province of Salerno. All bans are triggered – Style Art
- Elite sniffer dogs help archaeologists unearth 3,000-year-old skeleton | Tech News | Metro News
- The British Museum knows a thing or two about handling stolen art – ask the Greeks | The Independent
- Will the British Museum give back the Elgin Marbles? History explained | Evening Standard
- Mendoni: British Museum lost argument that Parthenon Sculptures safer in London | eKathimerini.com
- British Museum obliged to return stolen antiques to their owners – Chinadaily.com.cn
- Welsh nationalists call on British Museum to return Greek and Chinese relics
- Why Irony Of British Museum Thefts Not Lost On Nations Awaiting Return Of Looted Artifacts – Analysis – Eurasia Review
- Express View on theft at the British Museum: Stolen goods | The Indian Express
- Worry over fate of ancient torc after British Museum thefts | Worcester News
- Archaeologists set for York dig where Roman fortress once stood – YorkshireLive
- The ancient bridge that once linked England and Wales: Archaeologists discover a 2,000-year-old wooden structure at the River Wye | Daily Mail Online
- Rare 2,100-year-old cremation burial found in France: photos | The Wichita Eagle
- First Temple-era channels in Jerusalem stump Israeli archaeologists – The Jerusalem Post
- Researchers baffled by unique and mysterious structure from First Temple period | The Times of Israel
- Archaeologists find ‘mystery’ ducts near biblical Jerusalem relics | Reuters
- Zahi Hawass urges UNECSO to help repatriate Egyptian artifacts from British Museum – Ancient Egypt – Antiquities – Ahram Online
- Long-Lost Ancient Temple of Apollo Uncovered
- Get your own art detective! My simple solution for the British Museum fiasco | Art and design | The Guardian
- ‘It’s time to publish the British Museum’s list of stolen items’
In Case You Missed It
- Ancient Roman walls discovered in Swiss Alps are an ‘archaeological sensation’ | Live Science
- Roman walls and fancy ancient coinage found in Switzerland | Popular Science
- 1,800-year-old bones of Roman ‘lap dog’ found in UK villa | Miami Herald
- Longest Stretch of Ancient Jerusalem’s Upper Aqueduct Revealed – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
Classicists and Classics in the News
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Blessings of Peace
- Isolation and Self-Sufficiency – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- More experiments with Amharic and technology – Roger Pearse
- Tragedy and the Mind: Some Thoughts on Sophocles and Psychology – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Cause for Dislike
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: ›On Avoiding Distress‹ and ›On My Own Opinions‹
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Traduire Cicéron au XVe siècle – Le ›Livre des offices‹ d’Anjourrant Bourré
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Reading Cicero’s Final Years: Receptions of the Post-Caesarian Works up to the Sixteenth Century – with two Epilogues
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Portraying Cicero in Literature, Culture, and Politics: From Ancient to Modern Times
- Gaat dicht: het Pergamonmuseum in Berlijn – Mainzer Beobachter
- Large Roman building found in Swiss gravel pit – The History Blog
- Scratching a name for oneself | Turkish Archaeological News
- FIEC Blog: « Frogs » : the world’s first film in ancient Greek
Other Blog-like Publications
- Aeneid XII.1-112 – by publius vergilius maro – Aeneid Daily
- Large Roman Complex found in Swiss Gravel Quarry – Arkeonews
Fresh Podcasts
In Episode 5 of ‘The Classics Podcast does…Careers’ Sam Betley talks about digging abroad, how love (and classics) brought him to ultra-running, and daily life in the civil service. Sam studied Ancient History and Archaeology at Durham University and he is currently a Senior Policy Adviser in Financial Service Taxation at HM Treasury.
A bonus episode where Liv reads select speeches from Seneca’s Medea, translated by Frank Justus Miller. This should accompany the three part series covering Seneca’s Medea or else it won’t make much sense!
Fresh Youtubery
- Prometheus Eternal Punishment for Defying Zeus The Story of Stolen Fire – YouTube
- Oedipus Dating Sim! (Mother’s Day Special) – YouTube | Save Ancient Studies Alliance
- Battle of Edessa, 260 AD How did a Roman emperor become a slave? Birth of the Sasanian Empire – YouTube
History Marche
Book Reviews
- ‘Plato of Athens’ by Robin Waterfield review | History Today
- [BMCR] Enrico Piergiacomi, “Amicus Lucretius”: Gassendi, il De rerum natura e l’edonismo cristiano. Cicero: studies on Roman thought and its reception, 5. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2022.
- [BMCR] Patrizia de Bernardo Stempel, Fontes epigraphici religionum Celticarum antiquarum II: Provincia Germania inferior. Teilband 1: Die sprachliche Analyse der niedergermanischen Votivformulare und Dedikantennamen. Denkschriften der philosophisch-historischen Klasse, 539; Forschungen zur antiken Religion, 1. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2022.
Exhibition Related Things
Dramatic Receptions
- Classic Greek tragedy opera revived with Māori, Pacific twist – Te Ao Māori News
- ‘Oedipus’ staged at Shilpakala
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Assistant Professor of Classical Studies (Greek) – 000139 Univ. of Richmond, VA
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
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 diseases in the city where the thunder occurs.
… 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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