Hodie est Non.Ian. 2776 AUC ~ 14 Poseideion II in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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Public Facing Classics

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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 healthy flocks.

… 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 pr. Non.Ian. 2776 AUC ~ 13 Poseideion II in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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Fresh Podcasts

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Diversions

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• 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 common folks agreeing to make peace.

… 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 Non.Ian. 2776 AUC ~ 12 Poseideion II in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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• 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 after victory, a loss for those in war. Even so, there will be 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. IV Non.Ian. 2776 AUC ~ 11 Poseideion II in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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Fresh Podcasts

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• Latin Wordle – latindictionary.io
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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 an unexpected war.

… 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 pr. Ian. 2775 AUC ~ 9 Poseideion II in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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• The Nativity Explained: The Three Kings? | Bible & Archaeology – YouTube | XKV8R
• Tarragona rediscovers ancient Roman past with Christmas lights projection – YouTube | Catalan News

Book Reviews

• Izvestiya Imperatorskoy Arkgheologicheskoy Komissii | Spartokos a lu
• Lapidarium du Musée d’histoire locale de Kherson | Spartokos a lu
• Is this the world’s most dangerous political symbol?

Exhibition Related Things

• New Exhibit Based on Pompeii to Open at Museum of Science and Industry in 2023 – NBC Chicago

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

• Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies

Alia

• Nestor – January 2023 issue available
• New Year’s Eve in Ancient Times
• Ancient Rome’s greatest buildings | Sky HISTORY TV Channel
• Nikopolis: An Extraordinary Time Capsule of Roman-Era Greece
• Who Was Emperor Aurelian?

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 ~ no entry]

[Sunday] If it thunders today it portends a swift wind, but not a dangerous one.

… 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)