IN THE NEWS …

• Wooden beams from First Temple’s destruction found ahead of Tisha B’Av | The Jerusalem Post
• Kazakh Archaeologists Discover Rare Ancient Glass Linked to Sarmatians – Caspianpost.com
• Did These Ancient Egyptian Princesses Wield Weapons and Train in Martial Arts, Just Like the Men of Their Time?
• Rare archaic necropolis unearthed in southern Italy reveals exceptional ancient treasures
• New study reveals how Cypriot goldsmiths united four ancient cultures
• Eight Ancient Sandals Woven from Tough Esparto Grass Found in Spain’s Riotinto Mines | Arkeonews
• Archaeological dig reveals full extent of Roman villa with intricate mosaic and bath house – University of Exeter News
• Roman mosaic excavated from Devon farmer’s field
• EPHEMERIS: HISPANIA ALTERUM TITULUM CERTAMINIS MUNDIALIS PEDIFOLLIS REPORTAT
• Did the Qumran Sect Really Use Its 364-Day Calendar?
• Odysseus Cult on Ithaca Flourished for a Thousand Years, Study Shows – GreekReporter.com
• Discovery of Ancient Theater and Greek Hippodrome in Susa

ALSO OF INTEREST …

• Tom Hiddleston Studied Latin to Read Graffiti at Pompeii – WSJ
• Uncovering a global ancient history beyond Greece and Rome | Aeon Essays
• Getting tied up to resist the Sirens: what Ulysses’ choice reveals about law
• To Sell the ‘Odyssey,’ Publishers, Like Its Hero, Get Wily – The New York Times
• Birth of a Legend: Alexander the Great, July 20-21, 356 B.C. – GreekReporter.com
• Ancient Rome’s Strange Hair Law: Long Locks Out, Bald Heads In | Arkeonews
• Antikythera mechanism: Greek computer that predicted eclipses 2,000 years ago | Euronews
• The Original Ozempic Society of Ancient Rome – Archaeology
• Ancient Greek Theaters Used Moveable Stages Over 2,000 Years Ago – GreekReporter.com
• Greek fire was the most devastating weapon in the Eastern Roman empire. But what was it?
• DNA Analysis Reveals Minoan and Mycenaean Genetic Origins – GreekReporter.com
• These people say worshiping ancient Greek gods is a route to modern happiness | CNN
• What Greeks Ate And Drank During The Age Of The Odyssey
• The Tabula Capuana: the sacred Etruscan calendar that has not yet been fully deciphered

CLASSICISTS AND NEARLY SO …

• LSA classical studies professor teaches history of art using Tarot cards | The University Record
• Classics professor plays guide to ancient Pompeii’s daily life on TV series | Department of Classics
• Classics professor shares thoughts on the film ‘The Odyssey’ – College of Arts and Sciences

RECEPTIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS …

• Nolan’s Odyssey, not Homer’s – Engelsberg ideas
• Sex, beds and grisly executions: what Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey changed, invented – and left out | Film | The Guardian
• Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’: Biggest Changes From Homer’s Epic
• Odysseus gets lost in translation: What separates Homer’s epic from Nolan’s blockbuster – ABC Religion & Ethics
• Who cares if Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey is nothing like the book? | The Spectator
• Is the Odyssey the first historical novel? How Homer recreated a world of gods and monsters | HistoryExtra
• The Odyssey: Homer’s Ancient Adventure Prized as a Handbook for Leadership – The National Herald
• ‘The Odyssey’: What is Zeus’ Law of Hospitality?
• Greek translator says Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ movie misses key Homer themes | AP News
• ‘The Odyssey’ Review: Never get out of the boat… unless you were goin’ all the way | Fort Worth Report
• With ‘The Odyssey’, Christopher Nolan earns his place as Hollywood’s great liberal humanist

AT THE MUSEUMS…

• Special exhibition reveals how ancient marble busts were altered over centuries

FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE …

• Digital Epigraphy training – Gent and Leuven, autumn 2026 – Current EpigraphyCurrent Epigraphy
• (4) Aeneid VII.1-106 – by publius vergilius maro – Aeneid Daily
• (4) Crafty – by The Paideia Institute – In Medias Res
• Weekly Varia no. 191, 07/19/26 – Noodlings
• The Odyssey on the Big Screen – Noodlings
• Aristophanes’ Acharnians on CANEPress – CANE
• Dipping my toe into the Hannibalic War – Liv Mariah Yarrow
• Telemachos in Leiden? – Mainzer Beobachter
• Penelope in Leiden – Mainzer Beobachter
• Laudator Temporis Acti: Wonder
• PaleoJudaica.com: The Deists and the lost scriptures?
• PaleoJudaica.com: Temple-era burned beams in Jerusalem
• PaleoJudaica.com: An Aramaic ostracon from the Amman Citadel Excavation
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Building the Countryside: Rural Architecture and Settlement in Tripolitania during the Roman and Late Antique Periods
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Building the Countryside: Appendices A-D
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ancient Olive Presses and Oil Production in Cyrenaica (North-East Libya)
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ancient Olive Presses: Appendices I–II

FRESH PODCASTERY…

• The Mycenaean World – Dan Snow’s History Hit | Acast

STREAMING MEDIA …

• (231) Classicist Analyses Christopher Nolan’s ODYSSEY – YouTube
• (232) Ancient Historian Breaks Down Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey – YouTube
• (234) Why ‘The Odyssey’ is one of the most influential stories in the world – YouTube
• (231) How do you piece together what life was like in Pompeii? (Full Video Interview) – YouTube
• (233) The Battle of Salamis | Greco Persian Wars | Animated History Documentary – YouTube
• (234) The Roman Empire stretched to Morocco! – YouTube
• (234) Fashion Forward: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ancient Apparel | SASA Virtual Conference Day 1 – YouTube
• Audio-Nachrichten auf Latein 18.07.2026 – Vatican News
• (235) Ancient Indians in Egyptian Valley of the Kings – Roman Era – YouTube

BOOK REVIEWS…

• Sextus Empiricus on fallacies and expert knowledge – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
• Things unseen: essays on evidence, knowledge, and the late ancient world – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

POSTDOCS AND EMPLOYMENT…

• Part-time instructor, Department of Classics @ University of Pittsburgh