Hodie est a.d. XII Kal. Nov. 2776 AUC ~ 7 Pyanepsion in the third year of the 700th Olympiad
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- Ancient trade routes revealed in Greek Papyrus – Greek Herald
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- Roman remains in Sala. Furnaces, structures and a skeleton re-emerge
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- Researchers help study and catalog museum’s ancient Greek coins
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- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Of marks and men : the functional and historical context of the workmen’s marks of the Royal Theban Necropolis
- Unique Roman sandal found in well in Spain – The History Blog
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- Unique 2,000-year-old Decorated Roman Sandal Discovered in Spain – Arkeonews
- The greatest Roman lyric poet – by Armand D’Angour
- Beautiful’ Water-Nymph statue turns out to be Aphrodite – Arkeonews
- Ancient Greek helmet found at Elea-Velia | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
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- Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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Book Reviews
- The Poet Vergil: His Own Man | The New York Sun
- Review: The decadence of Roman emperors | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Alia
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- The Demons of Ancient Greece
- Why Spartan Men Had Long Hair
- When the Israelites Revolted Against the Ancient Greeks
- ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Maniac’ and Our Terrifying Prometheus Moment – The New York Times
Diversions
‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:
- Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
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- Consult the Oracle at UCL
Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:
[Saturday] If it thunders today it portends coughing diseases and cardiac issues
[Sunday] If it thunders today it portends bad conditions and skin diseases for the 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)
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