Hodie est a.d. IV Id. Iul. 2776 AUC ~ 24 Skirophorion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends a sudden cold snap in the summer and spoilage of the necessities of life.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d. V Id. Iul. 2776 AUC ~ 23 Skirophorion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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Fresh Podcasts

• Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold: Wandering Across the Ancient World, the Mesopotamian & Phoenician Origins of Aphrodite on Apple Podcasts

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Diversions

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‘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 hot weather and rainstorms and a shortage of grain.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d. VI Id. Iul. 2776 AUC ~ 22 Skirophorion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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• Archaeology season opens in Türkiye
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Public Facing Classics

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• Penelope to Odysseus | Heroides I.1-58 – by M. – Ovid Daily
• Tombs rich in artefacts discovered by Swedish expedition in Cyprus – The Archaeology News Network
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• The Ancient World: Episode C23 – Eclipse on Apple Podcasts

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• History of the World podcast: The History of the World podcast Magazine – 10th July 2023 on Apple Podcasts

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Book Reviews

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• BMCR ~ Céline Urlacher-Becht, Dictionnaire de l’épigramme littéraire dans l’Antiquité grecque et romaine. Turnhout: Brepols, 2022.

Dramatic Receptions

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Online Talks and Conference-Related Things

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• SCS Events Calendar

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Alia

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Diversions

• Latin Wordle – latindictionary.io
• GNT Wordle
• Verbdum – Ludus verborum cotidianus

‘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 beneficial river waters.

… 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)

Hodie est a.d. VIII Id. Iul. 2776 AUC ~ 20 Skirophorion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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Public Facing Classics

• Notre-Dame de Montréal | Blog post by Mary Beard | The TLS
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Fresh Bloggery

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Fresh Youtubery

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Book Reviews

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• AJA ~ Global Perspectives on Landscapes of Warfare. Edited by Hugo C. Ikehara-Tsukayama and Juan Carlos Vargas Ruiz. Louisville: University Press of Colorado 2022.
• AJA ~ Potters at Work in Ancient Corinth: Industry, Religion, and the Penteskouphia Pinakes, by Eleni Hasaki
• AJA ~ Old Age in Greek and Roman Art, by Susan B. Matheson and J.J. Pollitt Alan Shapiro
• AJA ~ Field Manual for the Archaeology of Ritual, Religion, and Magic, by C. Riley Augé Thomas E. Emerson
• AJA ~ Shifting Horizons: Observations from a Ride Through the Syrian Desert and Asia Minor. A Translation of Johannes Elith Østrup’s “Skiftende horizonter”, translated by Cisca Spencer Robert J. Stark

Online Talks and Conference-Related Things

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• SCS Events Calendar

Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters

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• Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies

Alia

• Tunisia’s Roman Colosseum of El Jem is an ancient reminder of human ingenuity
• Magnificent Palaces Were the Centers of Power in Bronze Age Greece
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Diversions

• Latin Wordle – latindictionary.io
• GNT Wordle
• Verbdum – Ludus verborum cotidianus

‘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 peace for the people but destruction for herds of cattle and the outbreak of a dry cough.

[Sunday] If it thunders today it portends the appearance of the gods and the advancement of many good 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)

Hodie est Non. Iul. 2776 AUC ~ 19 Skirophorion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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• Spain’s entombed ‘Ivory Lady’ reveals leadership role of women in antiquity | Reuters
• New season of archaeological excavations begin in ancient Aizanoi | Daily Sabah
• French woman returns marble fragment to Greece – Neos Kosmos
• Gateway to Ancient City Abandoned Thousands of Years Ago Discovered

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Classicists and Classics in the News

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Greek/Latin News

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Public Facing Classics

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Fresh Bloggery

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• Kiwi Hellenist: How Eratosthenes measured the earth. Part 4
• PaleoJudaica.com: New head of UC’s Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
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Association/Departmental Blogs and News

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Fresh Podcasts

• Stories From Glasgow: Prosthetics and Assistive Technology in Antiquity on Apple Podcasts

We’re travelling back in time to the ancient world with Dr Jane Draycott, as we discuss the use of prosthetics and assistive technology in classical antiquity. What was the lived experience of people with disabilities and impairments? What were the different types of prostheses and assistive technology available? Who created them, and what materials were they made from? Jane talks to Cia about the literary and archaeological evidence as to when, how, and why people in classical antiquity might have adopted prostheses and assistive technology, as well as societal attitudes towards medicine, science, and the human body.

• Ancient Warfare Podcast: Did the ancients use volley fire? on Apple Podcasts

In this episode, Murray muses on a question sent in by Nathan asking if, in the ancient world, there was some sort of volley fire such as we see in the 19th century with ranks of infantry.

• History Is Sexy: Episode #73 – Caligula (1979) on Apple Podcasts

Caligula is a 1979 film made by pornographers, starring Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Sir John Gielgud, and Peter O’Toole. It’s also completely bananas. Join Emma (seen it dozens of times) and Janina (not seen it before) as they discuss this scandalous and notorious historical film.

• History Extra podcast: Tom Holland on Rome’s golden age on Apple Podcasts

As history shows, ruling a vast empire is no mean feat. But in the second century AD the Romans seemed to be able to manage it with relative ease. This was the golden age of Ancient Rome, or “Pax Romana”, where peace and prosperity was said to have prevailed across the Mediterranean world. So, how did the Romans do it? Speaking with Rob Attar, historian, author and podcaster Tom Holland considers just this – from the fall of Nero to the reign of Hadrian.

• Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold: Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book IX on Apple Podcasts

Liv reads Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book IX, translated by Brookes More. Heracles angers a centaur and dies a painful death, his mother and Iole tell stories. Byblis falls for her brother and Iphis loves Ianthe.

Fresh Youtubery

• Annual Dabis Lecture (2023): Lene Rubinstein & Elena Isayev – ‘Ancient War and Displacement’ – YouTube | RHUL Classics
• How did Hannibal defeat Publius Scipio? Masterful cavalry leadership at Ticinus! ⚔ – YouTube | History Marche
• Warwick Ancient Drama Festival 2023: Prof Eric Csapo on The Iconography of “Attic” Comedy – YouTube
• Warwick Ancient Drama Festival 2023 Dr Xavier Buxton The Domestication of the Polis in Aristophanes – YouTube
• Hesitate/Adhesive #etymology – YouTube | Alliterative
• Was Oedipus A Willing Participant In His Fate? TRAGEDY, THE GREEKS AND US Book Review – YouTube | Moan Inc.
• Classics for All: Teaching Awards 2023 – YouTube
• The Flavian Dynasty of the Roman Empire – YouTube | World History Encyclopedia

Book Reviews

• Women Expressed Pain Through Belief In Female Monsters, Know Why
• BMCR ~ Selfhood and rationality in ancient Greek philosophy from Heraclitus to Plotinus
• BMCR ~ Jessica Powers, Roman landscapes: visions of nature and myth from Rome and Pompeii. San Antonio: San Antonio Museum of Art, 2023
• BMCR ~ Lee M. Jefferson, Death and rebirth in late antiquity: essays in honor of Robin M. Jensen. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, 2022.

Exhibition Related Things

• Artifacts And Antiquities: Delving Into Naples Archaeological Museum

Dramatic Receptions

• Sophocles’ Antigone raises curtain on International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama | Cyprus Mail
• New York Euripides Summer Festival Final Summer Season Closes with Bacchae – The National Herald
• Trojan Women coming to ancient Curium | Cyprus Mail

Online Talks and Conference-Related Things

• See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
• SCS Events Calendar

Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters

• Research Fellow (Papyrology) job with MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY – SYDNEY AUSTRALIA | 345413
• Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies

Research Papers of Possible Interest

• Sending Laurion Back to the Future: Bronze Age Silver and the Source of Confusion. Wood et al. Internet Archaeology 56.
• Listening to Dura Europos: An Experiment in Archaeological Image Sonification. Graham and Simons. Internet Archaeology 56.
• From Archive to GIS: Recovering Spatial Information for Tholos IV at the Palace of Nestor from the Notebooks of Lord William Taylour. Loy, Stocker and Davis. Internet Archaeology 56.
• Creation of Functional Replica Roman and Late Antique Musical Instruments through 3D Scanning and Printing Technology, and their use in research and museum education. Swift and Bosworth. Internet Archaeology 56.
• Big Data on the Roman Table. Table of Contents. Internet Archaeology 50.

Alia

• The Griffin Warrior: A Staggering Discovery from Ancient Greece
• Philoxenia: The Ancient Roots of Greek Hospitality
• In a Word: Cracking Onomatopoeia | The Saturday Evening Post

Diversions

• Latin Wordle – latindictionary.io
• GNT Wordle
• Verbdum – Ludus verborum cotidianus

‘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 rainfall which will damage the grain fields.

… 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)