Hodie est a.d. VI Kal. Nov. 2775 AUC ~ 3 Maimakterion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
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- History mystery: Roman-era column base found near Hermon in Israel – The Jerusalem Post
- Roman vessels, rooms found in Antioch, the ‘cradle of Christianity’ – The Jerusalem Post
- Trova un tesoro in mare e lo getta nel porto – Cronaca – lanazione.it
- Former Roman camp for up to 10,000 soldiers granted special status | Shropshire Star
- Ancient Burial Ground of Elites in Ukraine Reveals Brief History of Europe – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- Dacian fortress from Sarmisegetuza to be restored through National Recovery and Resilience Plan – Stiri pe surse – Cele mai noi stiri
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Classicists and Classics in the News
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- Robert Laurence Miller Obituary – Columbia Daily Tribune
- All about the former slave who authored a Greek textbook in 1881 – Face2Face Africa
Greek/Latin News
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Babylonian and Persian wisdom: Kleitarchos on Chaldeans and Magians (late fourth-third centuries BCE) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Egyptian wisdom: King Nektanabos the astrologer and diviner in the Alexander Romance (fourth century CE and earlier) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Three Types of Men
- Werewolf Week, JAMA Edition: Diagnosis and Therapy – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Two Things on Trash in the Roman World | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- The truth stands, it doesn’t lie | Turkish Archaeological News
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Iliad Translations Online
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ancient Greek Grammar for the Study of the New Testament
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Digital Epigraphy Toolbox
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Le tombeau de Pétosiris à Touna el-Gebel. Relevé photographique: Edition numérique révisée (2022)
- Politics is Horrifying: Plato on Lykanthropy – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Confessing Secrets And Purifying With Water In The Ancient Mystery Religions | The Historian’s Hut
- Minerva Turns Arachne Into A Spider, by Antonio Tempesta (c. 17th century) | The Historian’s Hut
- Euripides | The Historian’s Hut
- Handout for Today’s Numa Lecture – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Versterkingen voor Caesar – Mainzer Beobachter
- The Peer Review Crisis: A Commitment and a Request
- Spencer Alley: Nineteenth-Century Drawings (in Paris Museums)
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Ancient Times
- PaleoJudaica.com: Review of the Aleppo Synagogue exhibition
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- Erimi-Pitharka 2022
- At Göbeklitepe, believed to be the earliest known Mesolithic temple complex, grinding stones were discovered – Arkeonews
Assorted Twitter Threads
Fresh Podcasts
Welcome back to Accessible Art History: The Podcast. This week, I’m discussing Nero’s Golden House, or the Domus Aurea.
Nicknamed the 8th wonder of the ancient world, the Colosseum still stands in splendour today. Located in the heart of Rome, nestled at the bottom of the Palatine Hill, neighbouring the ancient Roman Forum – the Colosseum is nearly 2000 years old. But who is responsible for this colossal amphitheatre, and what exactly was it built for? Tristan is joined by Dr Nathan Elkins to talk about this monument of Roman imperialism, and to take a look at the role it has played throughout history. Taking 10 years and 3 emperors to be completed – the crumbling marble was once decorated with vibrant colours and architectural features, representative of Roman might and decadence. Home to beast hunts, gladiatorial games, and one of the most remarkable sewage systems in the ancient world – what can we learn about Roman life from one of the world’s most famous monuments?
The Kushans were the premier dynasty of the Yuezhi, a nomadic confederation that migrated and settled in northern Bactria during the mid-to-late second century BC. With a steady hand, their empire would eventually encompass most of Central Asia and Northwestern India for the next 300 years, the former heartlands of the Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek kingdoms. Dr. Lauren Morris lends her expertise on this often poorly understood group, tracing the history of the Kushans and their impact on the broader framework of Eurasia by using key archaeological finds such as the Begram Hoard to illustrate the dynamism of these kings in their presentation and policies.
When Cleopatra and Antony stood side by side they were at the pinnacle of power. Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator was the queen of an ancient civilisation, and heir to the unmatched cultural achievements of Greece. Marcus Antonius of Rome contended for control of the empire. Together they fought against Octavian and would bring about the end of the republic, and the start of a new age for Rome.
Fresh Youtubery
- How to speak Ancient Sumerian – YouTube | Digital Hammurabi
- Ancient News Episode 005 – YouTube | Study of Antiquity an the Middle Ages
- Bless/Blood Etymologies – YouTube | Alliterative
- What is worth dying for? Jacques-Louis David’s The Death of Socrates – YouTube | Smarthistory
- Tokens in Late Classical and Hellenistic Athens – YouTube | British School at Athens
- Larisa Ficulle on Herodotus and the historians in the age of Justinian – YouTube | Herodotus Helpline
- What is the Cyrus Cylinder? – YouTube | Ancient History Guy
- The Gods and Monsters of Stone Blind | Natalie Haynes – YouTube | Pan Macmillan
- Understanding Ancient Tripolitania: Research, Partnerships and Knowledge Sharing – YouTube | British School at Rome
Dramatic Receptions
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
Alia
- Papyrus and the transition from the oral to written word – ABC Radio National
- Climate groups are the latest activists to target famous artwork in protest : NPR
- Perspective | Jacques-Louis David channeled erotic Greek myths to paint “Cupid and Psyche” – Washington Post
- Noted archaeologist to speak on new discoveries in Israel in Cornell lecture | The College of Arts & Sciences
- The Ancient Earthquake That Destroyed Nearly Everything on Crete
- Latin for fun and profit – The Observer
Diversions
‘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 heavy rain.
… 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)
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