Hodie est a.d. VIII Id. Sept. 2776 AUC ~ 21 Metageitnion in the third year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Did Jewish Gladiators Exist? – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- Coin finds linked to 1970s Roman hoard unearthed at Scole – BBC News
- Treasure hunt: Israeli youth finds Roman-era ring in national park
- Zahi Hawass to Mohamed Salah: “You have a duty towards your country to participate in Egyptian antiquities recovery campaign” – EgyptToday
- Three foreign tourists fine for allegedly scratching the stones at Sarmizegetusa Regia – The Romania Journal
- Archaeologists Are Using Modern Tools to Learn About Visitors to an Ancient Egyptian Temple | History| Smithsonian Magazine
- Bronze Age girl buried with more than 150 animal ankle bones, potentially to help her to the next world | Live Science
- Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords found in Judean Desert, likely from Bar Kochba revolt | The Times of Israel
- Four Roman Swords in Almost Perfect Condition Found in Cave Near Dead Sea – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
In Case You Missed It
- British Museum curator pictured for the first time since he was sacked following disappearance of 2,000 artefacts from world renowned institute | Daily Mail Online
- Manhattan Prosecutors Seize a Bronze Bust Valued at $5 Million – The New York Times
- Worcester Art Museum turns over $5 million bronze bust to Manhattan District Attorney – CBS Boston
- Authorities Seize $5M Roman Bust From Massachusetts Museum
- Ancient Roman bust seized from Massachusetts museum in looting probe | AP News
- 2,800-year-old figurines unearthed at Greek temple may be offerings to Poseidon | Live Science
- British auctioneer faces jail for falsely selling rare coins from Palestine
- New Papyrus With Early Jesus Sayings Released by Scholars
Greek/Latin News
- Ephemeris ~ CAEDES BOREOAMERICANA De vigiliarum vi
- Akropolis World News ~ Αὐστραλία – Σίνα
- Ephemeris ~ DE RE FRUMENTARIA Consilia Russica
Fresh Bloggery
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World Video Lecture Archive
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Monograph Series: Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization (SAOC)
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Propylaeum-DOK: Digital Repository: Ancient Near Eastern Studies
- Laudator Temporis Acti: I Hear a Different Drummer
- My Exciting Adventure in Greece, Part 7 – Tales of Times Forgotten
- Laudator Temporis Acti: A Grotesque Fault
- Memorabilia Antonina: Screening Britannia course update
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
- CANI and co. on Claudius « The Classical Association in Northern Ireland
- Launch of a new Ure Museum exhibition | Classics at Reading
Other Blog-like Publications
- Results of 2023 excavations at Pyla-Kokkinokremos
- Türkiye’s Neolithic Settlement Çayönü Hill Discovered New Tombs from Early Bronze Age – Arkeonews
- 3700 years old Brain and skin remnants discovered at Bronze Age settlement in western Türkiye – Arkeonews
- 10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
- The Roman custom by James Hankins | The New Criterion
- 5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
- A Dice Game board from 5th century BC found in western Turkey’s Daskyleion – Arkeonews
- Aeneid XII.728-842 – by publius vergilius maro
Assorted Twitter Threads
- @DocCrom on Ovid, Ibis 11-22
- @DocCrom on coins of Commodus venerating Hercules
- @DocCrom on Apuleius, Metamorphoses 1.1
- @DocCrom on Apuleius, Metamorphoses 1.9
Fresh Podcasts
As many as 2,000 historic items are thought to have gone missing from the British Museum’s collections in the past decade. How could it have happened, and how easily can museums get stolen artefacts back?.
This week Jeff and Dave wrap up their two-part series on the Homeric Hymn to Demeter. Here we learn about Demophoon, infant child of Queen Metaneira of Eleusis. It seems he has a problem with mortality, and Demeter has the cure: nightly fire purgations. As the kids say, “srsly?” But things don’t go so well when the blazing goddess of grain is caught in the act of burning off Demophoon’s (not huggable but mortal) portions, and rather than wreak havoc on the innocent inhabitants of Eleusis, she decides to set up a cult and allow them to worship her. Meanwhile, what about Persphone? Hey girl, beware the pomegranate! Tune in for an update on Dave’s Greece trip, the usual, blithe and bland banter, and maybe a pun or two about Grape Nuts. As the kids say, “Whaaa?”
NT Pod 101 is a conversation with Matthew Page about his new book, 100 Bible Films
In the sixth episode of ‘The Classics Podcast Does…Careers’, we welcome Sabah Hussain, Migration and Citizenship Team Leader at Rights & Security International, to discuss Odysseus’ no 1 virtue, the resonance of faith, studying abroad and the weirdness of the ancient world. Sabah studied her undergraduate degree in Ancient World Studies at University College London before an MA in Investigative Journalism at City University.
Book Reviews
- The American Scholar: It’s All Greek to Her – Amanda Kolson Hurley
- [BMCR] Scott McGill, Virgil: Aeneid book XI. Cambridge Greek and Latin classics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020.
- [BMCR] James D. Moore, New Aramaic papyri from Elephantine in Berlin. Studies on Elephantine, 1. Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2022.
- [BMCR] Nicholas P. L. Allen, Jacob J. T. Doedens, Turmoil, trauma and tenacity in early Jewish literature. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2022.
- How to Be by Adam Nicolson | Book review | The TLS
- Galen by P. N. Singer | Book review | The TLS
- [BMCR] Giuseppina Magnaldi, Illuminare i testi: la parola-segnale nelle tradizioni manoscritte di prosatori latini. Lexis supplements, 7. Venice: Edizioni Ca’Foscani, 2022.
- [BMCR] Nicoletta Rozza, Andrew Burnett, Porcelio de’ Pandoni. De sestertio et talento. Naples: Paolo Loffredo, 2022.
Exhibition Related Things
- Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Cornell University, Near Eastern Studies
- Assistant Professor – Greek Literature – UT Austin
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- The Black Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
- Vapheio Gold Cups are Masterpieces of Ancient Greek Art
- Cleopatra’s champagne – The Varsity
- Sennacherib’s Prisms Reveal the Glorious Reign of an Assyrian King
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 women having greater power than their nature would suggest they have.
… 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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