Hodie est a.d. VI Id. Aug. 2776 AUC ~ 22 Hekatombaion in the third year of the 700th Olympiad

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Public Facing Classics

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Assorted Twitter Threads

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• So You Think You Can Rule Persia: 44.5 Can Alexander Rule Persia? on Apple Podcasts

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!

• Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold: But What About Rome?! Roman Mythology & the Great Mother Cybele on Apple Podcasts

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

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• Maroon IN LATIN (Taylor Swift cover) – “carbunculus” – YouTube
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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

• Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies

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

• 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  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)

Hodie est a.d. VII Id. Aug. 2776 AUC ~ 21 Hekatombaion in the third year of the 700th Olympiad

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• Roman road network spanning the south west of England identified in new research | The Independent

In Case You Missed It

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Greek/Latin News

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• Ephemeris ~ IMRAN KHAN COMPREHENSUS EST Vir politicus Pakistanus de peculatu condemnatus est 

Fresh Bloggery

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• Why we should use Latin spellings of Greek names – Roger Pearse
• Does Jerome say that Christians need never shower again after baptism? – Roger Pearse
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Rome : éduquer et combattre. Un florilège en forme d’hommages
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• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Pratiques religieuses, mémoire et identités dans le monde gréco-romain
• Put Those Cares to Sleep! – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• The Letter of Claudius to the Alexandrians – Roger Pearse
• Het oudste Jeruzalem – Mainzer Beobachter
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• Laudator Temporis Acti: Plotting Our Destruction
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• PaleoJudaica.com: Rhetorical poetics of the Aramaic incantation bowls
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• Houtkamer – Mainzer Beobachter
• PaleoJudaica.com: Ship-protection talisman found near Israeli beach

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• Restoration of three entablature blocks on the north facade of the Temple of Epicurean Apollo – The Archaeology News Network
• Gladiators were mostly Vegetarians and they were fatter than you may think – Arkeonews
• Archaeologists uncover Roman mosaic depicting Medusa | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
• Delphi: A Guide to the History of the Ancient Site
• Aeneid IX.207-313 – by publius vergilius maro
• Aeneid IX.314-409 – by publius vergilius maro
• Ancient necromancy: Jerusalem cave was gateway to underworld – Big Think
• How Does Ovid’s Version of the Medusa Myth Reflect Roman Anxieties About Female Sexuality? – Ekklesia Magazine
• Curse Tablets and Our Understanding of the Ancient World – Ekklesia Magazine
• Knowing Alexander (II) | The Second Achilles

Fresh Podcasts

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We sit down to chat with Genn and Jenny, the fabulous cohosts of the Ancient History Fan Girl podcast. They have recently published Women of Myth: From Deer Woman and Mami Wata to Amaterasu and Athena which examines fifty women and femme presenting figures from cultures across the globe.

• The Ancients: Pompeii: Life Before the Eruption on Apple Podcasts

The ancient city of Pompeii is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries on earth. Frozen in time since 79 AD when Mount Vesuvius erupted, its story is one that continues today. In episode one of this special series, Tristan Hughes takes you into its bustling streets: from markets to homes, experience the vibrancy and intricacies of Pompeian life. Meet one of the city’s most impressive residents and unearth the textures of everyday existence in a world paused in time, only to be rediscovered centuries later.

• History Rage: S8 E01 – Kira Jones on AI Reconstructions en Apple Podcasts

We’re back with Series 8 and kicking off the rage this week we welcome art historian, and Latin Consultant for Wandavision (is that not the coolest credit ever?) Dr. Kira Jones and she wants to rage ENOUGH WITH THE AI RECONSTRUCTIONS ALREADY! We’ll be talking about how many reconstructions are made from careless and false information. How Ancient Romans didn’t view portraits in the same way we would, how the Cleopatra coin is more about Mark Anthony than Cleopatra, and a lady whose funeral portrait came with interchangeable hair.

• History Extra podcast: Rome vs Persia: an unwinnable fight on Apple Podcasts

The Roman empire was used to getting its own way – but there was one power it was never able to overcome. Despite frequent bouts of warfare, the Parthian and later Persian empire managed to hold its own against Rome for more than six centuries, until a new force emerged that would transform the Middle East forever. Historian of the ancient world Adrian Goldsworthy speaks to Rob Attar about the evolving relationship between Rome and Persia, and explains why neither was ever able to vanquish the other.

Fresh Youtubery

• Ancient Greek Culture, Now. Cosmote TV, History Channel. Trailer, Season 2. Bettina Joy de Guzman. – YouTube
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• Ancient Roman ship uncovered in Serbia | ANC – YouTube
• Turning Hades & Persephone into a YA Rom-Com: CHAOSONOLYMPUS Talks New Book “Girl, Goddess, Queen” – YouTube | Moan Inc.
• Medicinal Suppression: “Healing” Female Lust in Ancient Greece – YouTube
• The Legion Part 2 First Century BC – YouTube | Adrian Goldsworthy

Book Reviews

• BMCR ~ Baukje van den Berg, Homer the rhetorician: Eustathios of Thessalonike on the composition of the Iliad. Oxford studies in Byzantium. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 2022.
• BMCR ~ Kyriakos Tsantsanoglou, Tragic papyri: Aeschylus’ Theoroi, Hypsipyle, Laios, Prometheus Pyrkaeus, and Sophocles’ Inachos. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2022.
• BMCR ~ Amy J. Maitland Gardner, Carl Walsh, Tracing gestures: the art and archaeology of bodily communication. London: Bloomsbury, 2022.

Exhibition Related Things

• Tracing Freud on the Acropolis review – Freud’s big fat Greek guilt complex | Art | The Guardian

Dramatic Receptions

• New tragicomedy prods and pokes at social norms

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

• Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies

Alia

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• The Greek Historian Herodotus, Known as “The Father of History”
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• Abu Simbel: Ramses the Great’s incredible temple complex – ABC Radio
• This Castle Just Outside Of Rome Is Actually The Ancient Tomb of Caecilia Metella
• On the Spot: Bettany Hughes | History Today
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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 severe winds and an outbreak of diseases.

… 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)

Hodie est Non. Aug. 2776 AUC ~ 19 Hekatombaion in the third year of the 700th Olympiad

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• The art of Roman water management revealed

Fresh Bloggery

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• Pocket Calculator | Sphinx
• Ilja Pfeijffer, Alkibiades (4) – Mainzer Beobachter
• Matthias Henze and David Lincicum, eds. Israel’s Scriptures in Early Christian Writings – Reading Acts
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• Ancient Greek Cosmology: How Did the Greeks See the Universe?
• A rare 2,500-year-old marble disc, designed to protect ancient ships and ward off the evil eye discovered near Palmachim Beach – Arkeonews
• Aeneid IX.107-206 – by publius vergilius maro

Fresh Podcasts

• History Hack: History Hack: Big Caesars and Little Caesars on Apple Podcasts

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Dramatic Receptions

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• SCS Events Calendar

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• Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies

Alia

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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:

[Saturday] If it thunders today, it portends that women are more wise.

{Sunday] If it thunders today it portends there will be an abundance of honey, but a shortage of water and other food items.

… 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)

Hodie est pr. Non. Aug. 2776 AUC ~ 18 Hekatombaion in the third year of the 700th Olympiad

In the News

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• What the British Museum reveals about the Torah’s view of beauty – The Jewish Chronicle
• What did the Romans do for us? Aqueducts and the art of Roman water management | University of Oxford
• The art of Roman water management revealed
• Submerged basilica in Türkiye’s Lake Iznik to open for VR visits | Daily Sabah

In Case You Missed It

• Highschooler unearths Byantine-era ‘magic mirror’ in northern Israel
• Roman-era structure uncovered close to Domus Romana
• Further Roman structural remains discovered close to Domvs Romana – The Malta Independent
• 4th century Roman ship uncovered by Serbian coal miners – The Jerusalem Post
• Archeologists Unearth Ancient Mosaic of Winged Medusa in Spain
• Elemental magic: How gemstones can reveal ancient trade routes – The Jerusalem Post

Classicists and Classics in the News

• UofA researchers develop virtual tours of ancient Roman sites

Public Facing Classics

• Radio Romans | Blog post by Mary Beard | The TLS

Fresh Bloggery

• PaleoJudaica.com: Biblical Studies Carnival 208
• All the Simons You’ll Ever Need – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Correcteur de latin et de grec Titivillus
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Glaspasten im Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität Würzburg. Band 1 Abdrücke von antiken und ausgewählten nachantiken Intagli und Kameen
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Gynaecological Papyrus Kahun
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Le pouvoir des bons mots: « Faire rire » et politique à Rome du milieu du IIIe s. a.C. à l’avènement des Antonins.
• The Dream of Love that Lingers – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• Are You Down with O.P.P. (Other Peoples’ Pimples)? – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• The Travails of an Untimely Tongue – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• Lucian – The Historian’s Hut
• Mark Antony And The Legend Of Hippias’ Wild Wedding In Occupied Rome During Julius Caesar’s Civil War – The Historian’s Hut
• Knowing Alexander (I) | The Second Achilles
• Ilja Pfeijffer, Alkibiades (1) – Mainzer Beobachter
• Ilja Pfeijffer, Alkibiades (2) – Mainzer Beobachter
• PaleoJudaica.com: Demon-repellant magic mirror excavated at Usha?
• Traders in Britannia
• Memorabilia Antonina: A Greek and Roman Mythology Walk around London II: Embankment

Association/Departmental Blogs and News

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Other Blog-like Publications

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• ANE Today – Before and After Babel
• New, splendid finds emerge from the excavations of Stabia, one of the towns covered by the eruption of Vesuvius – Stile Arte
• Menelaus In Greek Mythology: A Hero Lost in His Own Story
• Women with Sart Renovate Largest Synagogue of Ancient World – Arkeonews
• Aeneid IX.1-106 – by publius vergilius maro – Aeneid Daily
• 4 August 44 BCE: To Mark Antony (at Rome) from Brutus and Cassius (at Naples)
• Astrology and imperial legitimacy in ancient Rome – Ancient World Magazine

Assorted Twitter Threads

• @DocCrom on Ovid, Remedia Amoris 375-396

Fresh Podcasts

• Ancient Warfare Podcast: What do we know about ancient fire signalling? on Apple Podcasts

After recently rereading Thucydides, GC asks, “Fire-signals of an attack were also raised towards Thebes; but the Plataeans in the town at once displayed a number of others, prepared beforehand for this very purpose, in order to render the enemy’s signals unintelligible.” I would have imagined that a fire signal was quite simple, fire or no fire. This implies much greater sophistication. What is known about this?’

• Emperors of Rome: Episode CCXIII – Zenobia on Apple Podcasts

The weakness of Rome was the strength of Palmyra, and the east came to be be ruled by the Queen Zenobia. Cultured and ambitious, her empire stretched from Egypt to Turkey, which made her a formidable challenge for Aurelian. Part II of ‘Aurelian’ Guest: Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (Head of the Centre for Classical Studies at the Australian National University).

• Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold: Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses Book XI on Apple Podcasts

Liv reads Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book 11, translated by Brookes More. Orpheus is torn to shreds, Hesione faces a sea monster, the story of Ceyx and Alcyone, and more…

Fresh Youtubery

• Rome and Persia: 700 years of rivalry (with Adrian Goldsworthy) – YouTube | Toldinstone Footnotes
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Book Reviews

• BMCR ~ Dunia Filippi, Rethinking the Roman city: the spatial turn and the archaeology of Roman Italy. Studies in Roman space and urbanism. Abingdon; New York: Routledge, 2022.
• BMCR ~ A. A. Long, Plotinus. Ennead II.4: On Matter. The Enneads of Plotinus. Las Vegas: Parmenides, 2022.
• BMCR ~ Torben Behm, Städte in Ovids Metamorphosen: Darstellung und Funktion einer literarischen Landschaft. Hypomnemata, 212. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, 2022.
• BMCR ~ Katharina Volk, Gareth D. Williams, Philosophy in Ovid, Ovid as philosopher. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022

Dramatic Receptions

• Psychic Translations: Ong Ken Sen on Trojan Women at EIF – The Skinny
• You Can’t Tie a Mustang Down | Epidaurus | August 4-5 | eKathimerini.com

Online Talks and Conference-Related Things

• Cults of Boeotia Conference in December
• See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
• SCS Events Calendar

Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters

• Assistant Professor in Classical Studies, Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology Denison
• Associate/Full Professor, Latin Literature and Roman Studies Yale University: Faculty of Arts and Sciences: Humanities: Classics
• Assistant Professor of Classics job with Southwestern University | 37504237
• New Network, H-Antiquity, Seeks Editors and Advisory Board Members | H-Net
• Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies

Research Papers of Possible Interest

• Roman aqueduct maintenance in the water supply system of Divona, France | Scientific Reports

Alia

• X marks the unknown in algebra – but X’s origins are a math mystery – Raw Story – Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism
• The Deadliest Femme Fatales in Ancient Greek Mythology
• Antikythera Mechanism – in Las Vegas – CounterPunch.org

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 a shortage of food both for people and 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)

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

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• 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
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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
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• 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
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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

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Alia

• The Settlements of the Ancient Greeks in Egypt
• Ancient Greece Had a Thriving Pop Culture
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• 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)