Hodie est a.d. V Id. Sept. 2776 AUC ~ 24 Metageitnion in the third year of the 700th Olympiad
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In Case You Missed It
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Greek/Latin News
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Public Facing Classics
- “The Iliad may be ancient – but it’s not far away” Emily Wilson on Homer’s blood-soaked epic | Classics | The Guardian
- Historia review: I, Claudius – Historia Magazine
- The Roman Empire in 40 minutes, with Cambridge scholar Mary Beard – Big Think
Fresh Bloggery
- Friday Varia and Quick Hits | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Anger, Eggs, and Some Semen: A Recipe for Apostasy – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
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- What I Owe To The Ancients | Sphinx
- Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: “To safeguard yourself from such situations, diligent research and thoroughness are imperative”.
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Other Blog-like Publications
- The Eye of the Bat: Truth in Aristotle’s Metaphysics – Antigone
- The first Great Escape – Engelsberg ideas
- Marble statue depicting a nymph uncovered at Amasra | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Beautiful’ Water-Nymph Marble Statue Found in Amastris ancient city – Arkeonews
- How the Plebs Punched Upwards
Fresh Podcasts
In this interview we speak to Alice Henley who portrayed Livia, about stepping in to a well established cast in what was one her first roles on television.
Welcome to Satura Lanx, upper beginner / intermediate podcast told in beginner-friendly, easy spoken Latin. Every other Saturday I chat about everything concerning Latin (literature, language, culture), my own life and reflections and the questions you’ll ask me.
Fresh Youtubery
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Book Reviews
- [AJA] Bronze Monsters and the Cultures of Wonder: Griffin Cauldrons in the Preclassical Mediterranean, by Nassos Papalexandrou
- [AJA] The Saqqara Necropolis Through the New Kingdom: Biography of an Ancient Egyptian Cultural Landscape, by Nico Staring
- [AJA] Isis in a Global Empire: Greek Identity Through Egyptian Religion in Roman Greece, by Lindsey A. Mazurek
Dramatic Receptions
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
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- Assistant Professor – Greek Literature – HigherEdJobs
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Research Papers of Possible Interest
- Photogrammetry and 3D modelling in university teaching. A case study applied to the history degree | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
- A New Frontier: AI and Ancient Language Pedagogy | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
- At the gymnasium through your football buddy’s aunt. Accessibility of classical education in the Netherlands | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
- ‘Translating’ Classics for Generations Z and Alpha | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
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:
[Saturday] If it thunders today, it portends a disease-bearing wind
[Sunday] If it thunders today, it portends strife where the thunder is heard
… 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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