Hodie est a.d. XVII Kal. Iun. 2776 AUC ~ 26 Mounichion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends the need for atonement because of bad news.

… 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 Id. Mai. 2776 AUC ~ 25 Mounichion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends abundance.

… 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. III Id. Mai. 2776 AUC ~ 23 Mounichion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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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:

[Saturday] If it thunders today, it portends  a rise in river waters and diseases for humans.

[Sunday] If it thunders today it portends a war in the East and major shortages.

… 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. IV Id. Mai. 2776 AUC ~ 22 Mounichion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

[in catchup mode … more tomorrow]

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• Does the Mesha Stele Really Reference the Dynasty of King David of the Bible? – Biblical Archaeology Society
• Late Roman watchtower discovered on Swiss border | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
• Neoplatonism: How Does it Relate to Plato?
• Staging of religion on rock paintings that are thousands of years old in southern Egypt desert – Arkeonews
• May 12 | Fastorum Liber Quintus: Maius – by M. – Ovid Daily
• May 11 | Fastorum Liber Quintus: Maius – by M. – Ovid Daily
• Plato Solved Social Media’s Problem With Meanness 2,000 Years Ago
• 11 May 44 BCE: To Atticus (at Rome) from Cicero (at Puteoli)
• 11th May 44 BCE: To Atticus (at Lanuvium) from Cicero (at dinner with Vestorius)
• ANE Today – The Maritime Transport of Sculptures in the Ancient Mediterranean
• Rome and the Coinages of the Mediterranean Conference: Part II
• The mythical hero of Troy and Rome Aeneas’s peerless mosaic discovered in Türkiye – Arkeonews

Fresh Podcasts

• Freakonomics Radio: 542. Is a Museum Just a Trophy Case? on Apple Podcasts

The world’s great museums are full of art and artifacts that were plundered during an era when plunder was the norm. Now there’s a push to return these works to their rightful owners. Sounds simple, right? It’s not. (Part 2 of “Stealing Art Is Easy. Giving It Back Is Hard.”)

• The Ancients: Messalina: Empress of Rome on Apple Podcasts

In this episode of The Ancients, host Tristan Hughes speaks with historian Honor Cargill-Martin about the notorious Empress Messalina, third wife of Emperor Claudius. A lot has been said about Messalina over two millennia: that she was a nymphomaniac who organised orgies and engaged in prostitution, even going so far as to work as a prostitute in the streets of Rome, or had sex with 25 men in 24 hours, are just a few examples. Cargill-Martin sheds light on the political and social climate of ancient Rome during Messalina’s reign and how she was a complex figure who deserves a more nuanced understanding.

• The Partial Historians: The Tenacious Tempanius on Apple Podcasts

Welcome to 423 BCE and your introduction to the one and only Sextus Tempanius! You may not know his name just yet, but we’re pretty sure you’ll be as impressed with him as we are. Suffice it to say, 423 BCE is one of the more interesting and dramatic years of the decade….

• Ancient Warfare Podcast: Why Javelins? on Apple Podcasts

Robert asks, ‘Why javelins? It seems that a bow would be a much better weapon for a skirmish in the ancient world, but it seems that javeLin armed light troops may have been the most common type in Europe. Additionally, if using javelins, why not an atlatl to throw them with? This would make a difference in hitting a target, but one has to believe that range would be an important factor while skirmishing.’

• Emperors of Rome: Episode CCIX – A Diminished Rome on Apple Podcasts

While much of the Roman Empire was lost during the rule of Gallienus, We don’t really know how much of that is his fault, or really get a sense of his reign. Was he responsible for the loss of territory, or was he just a victim of the time? Part IV of ‘Gallienus’ Guest: Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (Head of the Centre for Classical Studies at the Australian National University).

• Tides of History: The Birth of Rome on Apple Podcasts

Rome eventually became the heart of one of the largest and most powerful empires the world has ever known, but in the beginning, it was just a collection of villages on the Tiber River. How those villages merged and became a city, then a state, is one of the crucial stories in human history.

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

Liv reads Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book 7, translated by Brookes More. It’s time for none other than MEDEA and Jason… and some other happenings including a hint of Theseus and the little Myrmidon ants.

Book Reviews

• BMCR ~ Milinda Hoo, Eurasian localisms: towards a translocal approach to Hellenism and inbetweenness in central Eurasia, third to first centuries BCE. Oriens et Occidens, 41. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2022.
• BMCR ~ Anna Magdalena Blomley, A landscape of conflict? Rural fortifications in the Argolid (400–146 BC). Abingdon: Archaeopress, 2022.

Online Talks and Conference-Related Things

• Dickinson Summer Latin Workshop 2023: Navigatio Brendani | Dickinson College Commentaries
• Dickinson Digital Latin Workshop July 12-15, 2023 | Dickinson College Commentaries
• Conventiculum Dickinsoniense 2023 | Dickinson College Commentaries
• Dickinson Summer Greek Workshop 2023: Plutarch, Bravery of Women | Dickinson College Commentaries

Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters

• Academic employee (f/m/d) in Classical Philology: Greek Literature
• Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies

Alia

• Ancient Egyptian tablet is an “attendance sheet” listing excuses for missing work | Boing Boing
• Queen Cleopatra: 8 Reasons Why She Was Such a Powerful Ruler
• The Story of Oedipus: The Most Tragic of All Greek Myths
• The Mystery of the Ancient Greek Statues Found in Italy

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 the destruction of fish.

… 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. Mai. 2776 AUC ~ 20 Mounichion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

In the News

• Ancient Female Figurines Sheltered by Boar Tusks Discovered in Ukraine Cave – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
• Address book owned by Howard Carter naming Tutankhamun backer Earl of Carnarvon | Daily Mail Online
• UK hands back 6,000 antiquities borrowed from Iraq 100 years ago
• After Seizures, the Met Sets a Plan to Scour Collections for Looted Art – The New York Times
• Remembering Champollion – Culture – Al-Ahram Weekly – Ahram Online
• Italy begins to reckon with Fascist-era colonial collections | AP News
• Alla scoperta del passato dell’antica Akragas – QdS
• Great moment for Italian archaeology, says culture minister – Lifestyle – ANSA.it
• Immaculate 2,000-year-old carvings of ‘true beauty’ found buried in Wales – Wales Online
• Is the curse of the mummy REAL? Archaeologist suffers mystery illness after opening Egyptian tomb | Daily Mail Online
• Çanakkale: Where ancient Troy sits beside the modern city | CNN
• Declassified documents on Parthenon Marbles reveal rift between UK government and British Museum

In Case You Missed It

• A California Man Repatriated 30 Ancient Artifacts He Found in His Father’s Cupboard After Reading a Viral Article About Repatriation
• Egypt recovers 4 historic artifacts from Italy
• Buddha in the land of the pharaohs: 2,000-year-old statue of Siddhartha Gautama discovered in Egypt | Culture | EL PAÍS English

Classicists and Classics in the News

• News – AIA Member Dr. Thomas Palaima Elected to Academy of Arts and Sciences – Archaeological Institute of America AIA News
• Professor Emerita Jenifer Neils awarded the Hovorka Prize for contributions to classical studies The Daily

Public Facing Classics

• Roman temple thought to be dedicated to Mars could actually have been used to worship many gods – expert explains
• Cleopatra’s skin colour didn’t matter in ancient Egypt – her strategic role in world history did
• One Of Rome’s Most Devastating Military Defeats Was Masterminded From Within

Fresh Bloggery

• Sad About Other People’s Riches – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• Zeugma Belkis Bullae – Liv Mariah Yarrow
• Lemuria, Lemures, Lemur | Greek Myth Comix
• Lemuria, Lemures, Lemur | Greek Myth Comix
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Community and Identity in the Roman Seventh Legion
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: PERAIA project: Landscapes, Networks, and Society along the ancient Libyan sea
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Bone Rules Catalogue
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Cyprus_Settlements: Cyprus Settlement Database v1.0.0
• Thorvaldsen’s Coins? – Liv Mariah Yarrow
• Escape Politics and Have Lunch on Your Own Time – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• 7,000-year-old road found under Adriatic – The History Blog
• Militaire termen in het Gallisch – Mainzer Beobachter
• Laudator Temporis Acti: Quasi-Riddles in Plautus
• Feeding the Stomach, Feeding the Mind – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• Laudator Temporis Acti: Insistence on Accuracy

Other Blog-like Publications

• Late Pharaonic and Early Christian finds located in Meir
• Battle of Thermopylae: History, Facts, and Location
• The Stone Bodies Of Pompeii Aren’t What You Think | IFLScience
• Cosmic Rays Reveal Mystery Chamber From Ancient Greece | Discover Magazine

Assorted Twitter Threads

• @DocCrom on Ovid, Ars Amatoria 3.83-94

Fresh Podcasts

• This Week in the Ancient Near East: The Little Tavern at Lagash, or, The Real Craft [and Beer] Revolution? on Apple Podcasts

The discovery of a tavern at Early Dynastic Lagash has us asking questions. Who drank there, who ran the joint, and how did you pay come to mind, along with the obvious problems of drunks and pickled eggs. With a special shoutout to wise bartenders everywhere from Siduri to Sam Malone!

Fresh Youtubery

• Ancient Roman Society and Social Order – YouTube | World History Encyclopedia
• #WCCWiki Report 2023 Victoria Leonard WCC AGM 2023 – YouTube | WCC UK
• Ancient Conspiracies: The Hunt For Cleopatra’s Truth | The Last Mystery Of Cleopatra | Timeline – YouTube
• The Sacred Band of Thebes  #ancientgreece #greekmythology #ancienthistory #shorts #queerhistory – YouTube
• CLEOPATRA (FULL DOCUMENTARY) – YouTube | Curtis Ryan Woodside

Book Reviews

• BMCR ~ Andrew Shortland, Patrick Degryse, When art isn’t real: the world’s most controversial objects under investigation. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 2022.
• BMCR ~ James McNamara, Victoria Emma Pagán, Tacitus’ wonders: empire and paradox in ancient Rome. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.

Online Talks and Conference-Related Things

• Life in Ancient Nubia: Bioarchaeological Perspectives
• Seventh Sir Jeremy Morse Lecture – Prof. Katherine Harloe Tickets, Thu 11 May 2023 at 17:00 | Eventbrite
• Madeline Miller at the Department of Greek and Latin, UCL Tickets, Thu 11 May 2023 at 17:00 | Eventbrite
• See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
• SCS Events Calendar

Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters

• Research Associate, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Egyptian Art
• Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies

Alia

• Pericles’ Funeral Oration: The Greatest Speech in History
• Aristotle on Leisure | Psychology Today
• How Hannibal Crossed the Alps (With Elephants)
• Scientists Create AI to Translate Ancient Akkadian Cuneiform
• Calypso, from myth to music – The New European

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 storms, heavy rain, flooding of rivers, and a flourishing of lizards and reptiles.

… 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)