IN THE NEWS …
- Massive Roman-Era Stone Sarcophagus Unearthed at the Ancient ThracianCcity of Perperikon – По света и у нас – БНТ Новини
- Modern Highway Meets 2,000-Year-Old Roman Road | Arkeonews
- Unique Roman Funerary Monument Found in Emona’s Northern Cemetery in Ljubljana | Arkeonews
- Long-lost Byzantine-era vines are again cultivated on ancient Negev terraces | The Times of Israel
- Ancient bullets reveal where a Roman camp hid in the Pyrenees of Spain before being ambushed | Live Science
- Tomb of the Giants Discovered Beneath the Undergrowth Near Macomer, Sardinia | Arkeonews
- Colossal 2,500-year-old marble statue unearthed in Sardis
- Archaeologists Decipher 626 Ancient Greek Stonemason Marks
- Infant twins found buried in ancient Roman latrine could have been seen as ill omens | The Independent
- Mysterious Sanctuary Near Athens Could Rewrite the History of Ancient Greece | BGNES
ALSO OF INTEREST …
- Why Was Socrates Killed? – GreekReporter.com
- Perge, the jewel of ancient world
- Was Ancient Greece Capitalist? The Truth About Its Economy – GreekReporter.com
- Thucydides’ account of war is as timely as it is misunderstood | Aeon Essays
- Cicero & the Value of Skepticism | Issue 175 | Philosophy Now
- This queen was said to be as fair as Helen of Troy—but she was no political pawn | National Geographic
- Amphipolis’ Kasta Tomb on Track to Open in 2028 – GreekReporter.com
- With Red Ink the Battle for the Parthenon Marbles – tovima.com
CLASSICISTS AND NEARLY SO …
- UMSL professor Michael Cosmopoulos featured in National Geographic series on ancient Greece – Greek City Times
- Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ disappoints in its portrayal of Homer’s women
- BBC Radio 4 – Ancient Lives with Mary Beard – Mary Beard reveals five ways the Odyssey is a Genre Skipping Classic
RECEPTIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS …
- Greek past, American present in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ | Daily Sabah
- Film review: Audiences share concern for inaccuracies in Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” – The Daily Utah Chronicle
- Nolan’s Odyssey shows what happens when a leader’s violations are rewarded | Jamil Smith | The Guardian
- The right hates The Odyssey because of its ‘wokeness’ – but it missed an even bigger threat to its worldview | Peter Swallow | The Guardian
- From Homer to Heaney: Ray Burke on Ireland’s enduring connection to The Odyssey – The Irish Times
- Nolan’s film could make The Odyssey the most sought-after book in the US | Books | The Guardian
- What was in Circe’s stew in The Odyssey’s revolting pig scene
FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE …
- (3) Aeneid IX.1-106 – by publius vergilius maro – Aeneid Daily
- The Moment That Emperor Severus Almost Died at Lugdunum | TheCollector
- The Overly Ambitious Project of the Alexandria That Never Was at Mount Athos | TheCollector
- Wreading Wednesday: AI and I | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Getting my first MA | Classically Inclined
- News From Amphipolis 4/8/26 | Sphinx
- De Germanen (6) Religie – Mainzer Beobachter
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Four Reasons
- PaleoJudaica.com: The Nash Papyrus and the Odyssey
- PaleoJudaica.com: Update on Avdat’s vintage resurrection
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Monograph Series: Fragmenta comica: (FrC) ; Kommentierung der Fragmente der griechischen Komödie
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Monograph Series: Keilschrifttexte aus Assur literarischen Inhalts
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Journal: Athenischen Mitteilungen
FRESH PODCASTERY…
- Amycus Brief: The Argonautica of Apollonius, Part IV (Ad Navseam, Episode 225) | Ad Navseam
- Odyssey? Shmoddesy?, or, The Gang Goes to the Movie | This Week in the Ancient Near East
STREAMING MEDIA …
- Ancient coins expose a Roman family’s power struggle
- (634) Why Does The Odyssey Still Speak to Us NOW? – YouTube
- (638) Who is Homer? – YouTube
- (639) Professor Mark Humphries guest lecture 27th July 2026 – YouTube
- Roman heritage preservation efforts resume in Libya | Reuters
- (641) Storytelling Ep 31. Flint Dibble. Animal Bones in Bronze Age & Odyssey world. Bettina Joy de Guzman – YouTube
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POSTDOCS AND EMPLOYMENT…
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