Hodie est a.d. IV Id. Oct. 2776 AUC ~ 28 Boedromion in the third year of the 700th Olympiad
In the News
- Pompeii: History, Mt. Vesuvius eruption, travel and unearthed secrets – Deseret News
- Switzerland hands Foreign Ministry list of seized Libyan antiquities | The Libya Observer
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- An underground necropolis in Battipaglia: a Greek marble sarcophagus found
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In Case You Missed It
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- Scientific analysis reveals the true colors of the Parthenon Sculptures
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- Renowned Graeco-Roman Museum in Alexandria has finally reopened – Museums – Antiquities – Ahram Online
Greek/Latin News
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Public Facing Classics
- Explainer: Socrates and the life worth living
- An AI Wake-Up Call From Ancient Greece by Adrienne Mayor – Project Syndicate
- How the Romans would have solved HS2 | The Spectator
Fresh Bloggery
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Boastfulness
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- Survey Archaeology and Modern Greece: Some Focus | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Thucydideeses! | Sphinx
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: POPULUS: Living and Dying in Ancient Rome
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Texts Added to the TLG on 2023-09-28
- Caesar landt in Hadrumetum – Mainzer Beobachter
- Theseus Died Like His Father, Except Worse – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- PaleoJudaica.com: Wilson-Wright, Jeremiah’s Egypt (SBL)
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- NEW BOOK DAY: Archaeologies of Roads | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
Other Blog-like Publications
- The Tomb of Cerberus discovered in Giugliano
- Baffling Burials – Biblical Archaeology Society
- Major Themes for Reading and Teaching the Iliad
- Nimrud Lens – Atlas Obscura
- 4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
- Sealed “Tomb of Cerberus” discovered in Giugliano | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
Men aren’t the only ones who think about the Roman Empire (Or the Roman Republic!) all the time. We do too–and so does Dr. Emma Southon, creator of the History is Sexy podcast and author of many fascinating, women-centered books on ancient Rome. Her most recent book, a Rome of One’s Own—the Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire, tells the story of 21 fascinating women often overlooked by history–who nevertheless played a huge role in shaping ancient Rome. These women are rebels, empresses, lovers, firebrands, entrepreneurs, sex workers, whistleblowers, and survivors–and through their stories, we can see this period in history in a whole new light.
This file contains the first three episodes of our Spartacus series. You’ll learn about the conditions in Italy that gave rise to the Third Servile War; how Spartacus rebelled and the pressures he was under in holding together a disparate crowd of rebels with differing priorities. It’s a riveting tale that’s sure to keep you hooked.
In 480 BC, the Persian Great King Xerxes descended on mainland Greece with one of the largest armies and navies the world had ever seen. The Persians swept through the approaches to Greece, winning allies and destroying their foes along the way, before meeting the Spartan king Leonidas at the Hot Gates of Thermopylae.
Fresh Youtubery
- Ancient Egypt’s Mega Fortresses – 3D DOCUMENTARY – YouTube | Invicta
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- Law/Lager #etymology – YouTube
- Explore Dubrovnik with Darius Arya! – YouTube | Darius Arya Digs
- Mysteries of the Sumerian Ziggurats – YouTube | Ancient History Guy
- Did LIES WE SING TO THE SEA by Sarah Underwood Deserve All Its Backlash? (Book Review w LACAJADEISA) – YouTube | MoAn Inc
- Workshop 11 Ottobre. Tempio Di Iside a Pompei. Conoscenza, scavo, restauro e fruizione | Pomeriggio – YouTube | Pompeii
Book Reviews
- [AJA] Housing in the Ancient Mediterranean World: Material and Textual Approaches, edited by J.A. Baird and April Pudsey
- [BMCR] Markus Vinzent, Resetting the origins of Christianity: a new theory of sources and beginnings. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2023.
- [BMCR] Adrien Lecerf, Ghislain Casas, Philippe Hoffmann, Essence, puissance, activité dans la philosophie et les savoirs grecs. Kaïnon – anthropologie de la pensée ancienne, 21. Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2022.
Exhibition Related Things
- Ancient Egypt October listings | The Past
- Tarver Library unveils student-curated exhibit, “Setting the Ancient Table: Dining and Drinking in Antiquity”
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
- Course: Introduction to Bioarchaeology
- Job Opportunities: Department of Classics – Northwestern University
- Job Information – The University of Manchester
- Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies
Alia
- Hypsipyle and the Murderous Greek Women of Lemnos
- How Greek Antiquities Slipped Through the Nazis
- The Ancient Greek Culture and Language in Africa
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 prosperity but also oppressive winds.
… 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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