Hodie est a.d. VIII Kal. Sept. 2776 AUC ~ 9 Metageitnion in the third year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- ‘Avoca te’: prof ontdekt nieuwe Latijnse uitdrukking op opgegraven drinkbeker | De Standaard
- History’s one of oldest water channels discovered in Türkiye’s Izmir | Daily Sabah
- Five Fascinating Pompeii Finds Since Mount Vesuvius Erupted
- British Museum theft: underfunding of UK sector has weakened safeguarding of collections, museums body says
- Plaster Used to Cast Pompei’s Victims May Have Contaminated Their Remains : ScienceAlert
In Case You Missed It
- Hundreds of items ‘missing’ from British Museum since 2013 | British Museum | The Guardian
- The British Museum’s embarrassing failure
- Asphyxiation a likely cause of death at Pompeii – study – Lifestyle – ANSA.it
- It’s laughable for Greeks to say the Elgins are at risk | The Spectator
- London police interview man about British Museum thefts | Reuters
- Police interview man over theft of 1,500 artefacts from British Museum as police fear… – LBC
- Man interviewed by police following ‘thefts’ at British Museum | The Independent
- Police interview man over alleged artefacts thefts at British Museum
- Man questioned by police over thefts at British Museum
- Police interview man in connection with suspected British Museum thefts | British Museum | The Guardian
- Met Police interview man over British Museum ‘thefts’ as it its revealed that sacked curator’s Twitter name is same as ebay seller who flogged 70 items to whistleblower | Daily Mail Online
- British Museum boss Hartwig Fischer defends 2021 theft investigation – BBC News
- Revealed: Sacked British museum curator’s Twitter name is same as ebay seller who flogged 70 items to whistleblower – who now says museum director is ‘an idiot who lives on a cloud in cloud cuckoo land’ | Daily Mail Online
- Do Bricks Have DNA? This One From Ancient Mesopotamia Did – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- Analyses of Pompeii victims with X-ray fluorescence suggests they died of asphyxiation
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Classical Culture
- Theotokos: A review of the scholarship on the paleographical date of P.Ryl. III 470 (“Sub Tuum Praesidium”) – Roger Pearse
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ägyptologische „Binsen“-Weisheiten IV : Hieratisch des Neuen Reiches : Akteure, Formen und Funktionen : Akten der internationalen Tagung in der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz im Dezember 2019
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Lost History of Sextus Aurelius Victor
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Junian Latinity in the Roman Empire Volume 1: History, Law, Literature
- 10 Quotes From The Roman Historian, Tacitus – The Historian’s Hut
- 8-year-old finds 1,800-year-old silver denarius in school sandbox – The History Blog
- PaleoJudaica.com: Sanders on who invented the alphabet
- PaleoJudaica.com: In memory of Amnon Ben-Tor
- No Bull, Just Zeus – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Blogging ancient epigram: Theodorus titivates a bath
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
Other Blog-like Publications
- ARCHEOLOGY / Selinunte, an ancient sima with a lion’s head comes to light (PHOTO / VIDEO) – Stories & Archaeostories
- Straordinaria testa di leone di un tempio perduto trovata ora dagli archeologi a Selinunte, in Sicilia. 250 chili di potenza e leggiadria, IV secolo a.C. – Stile Arte
- Archaeologists uncover large Roman complex in gravel quarry | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Aeneid XI.399-497 – by publius vergilius maro
Fresh Podcasts
Daniel writes, ‘Plutarch mentions a letter to Alexander from Anaxarchus in his Moralia. It was stated that there were ‘worlds innumerable’ and that Alexander wept as he had not even conquered a single one. Firstly, could this be an early precursor to the ‘multiverse’ theory so popular in media at the moment? Secondly, would you be able to comment on the contrast between this statement and the usual notion that Alexander wept when ‘there were NO more worlds left to conquer’, as these both seem to contradict each other?’
Aurelian has seen off vandals, goths, and conquered the forces of Zenobia to reclaim the east. But to the west lies the Gallic Empire, once firm territory of Rome, awaiting his attention. Part III of ‘Aurelian’ Guest: Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (Head of the Centre for Classical Studies at the Australian National University).
In this fascinating interview, I have the privilege of sitting down with Prof. Yvonne Korshak, a distinguished historian and accomplished writer, to delve into the captivating world of her latest masterpiece, “Pericles and Aspasia.” This remarkable work of Historical fiction shines a brilliant light on the period preceding the Peloponnesian War in Athens. Instead of merely employing historical events as a distant backdrop, Prof. Korshak skillfully weaves them into the very fabric of her narrative. Through “Pericles and Aspasia,” Yvonne Korshak paints a vivid tapestry of unfolding historical events, interwoven with the intricacies of personal and intimate interactions. It’s a perspective that transcends traditional history books, offering readers a glimpse into the emotional depth and human experience of that era. By meticulously piecing together clues from historical records, Prof. Korshak masterfully constructs a narrative that feels authentic and relatable…
Liv speaks with author Meagan Cleveland about Statius’ Thebaid… A very Roman (read: violent and dark) epic about the Oedipus dynasty and the Seven Against Thebes.
Fresh Youtubery
- Up close with Colossal Constantine reconstructed – YouTube | Darius Arya Digs
- Stealing from the British Museum: How, why, who? – BBC Newsnight – YouTube
- BRITISH MUSEUM THEFT – Whistleblower BLASTS Museum Director – YouTube | Ancient History Guy
Book Reviews
- ‘Homer and His Iliad’ by Robin Lane Fox review | History Today
- [BMCR] Walter T. Wilson, Ancient wisdom: an introduction to sayings collections. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2022.
- [BMCR] Daniel Delattre, Philodème de Gadara. Sur la Mort: book IV. Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 2022.
Exhibition Related Things
- Exhibitions | Between modern and ancient: 4 statues of the goddess Artemis brought together for the first time – Stile Arte
- New Pompeii exhibit opening at Museum of Science and Industry – CBS Chicago
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
Alia
- Ancient Greek Papyrus Is Europe’s Oldest Surviving Book
- The Spot Where Lovers Jumped to Death in Ancient Greece
- What Happened to Achilles After the Iliad?
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 a stormy winter and a shortage of tree fruit.
… 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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