Hodie est a.d. VI Id. Oct. 2775 AUC ~ 15 Pyanepsion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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• Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends the downfall of a praiseworthy man.

… 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. Oct. 2775 AUC ~ 13 Pyanepsion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

• Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

[Saturday] If it thunders today, it portends an earthquake with a roaring sound

[Sunday] If it thunders today, it portends the destruction of wild animals.

… 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. Oct. 2775 AUC ~ 12 Pyanepsion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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Public Facing Classics

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Book Reviews

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• BMCR – Dominique Lenfant, Les aventures d’un pamphlet antidémocratique: transmission et réception de la Constitution des Athéniens du Pseudo-Xénophon (Ve siècle avant J.-C.-XXIe siècle). Actes du colloque de Strasbourg (15-16 novembre 2018). Études d’archéologie et d’histoire ancienne. Paris: Éditions de Boccard, 2020.
• BMCR – Katherine Kretler, One man show: poetics and presence in the Iliad and Odyssey. Hellenic studies, 78. Washington, DC: Center for Hellenic Studies, 2020.
• BMCR – Daniel Ogden, The Oxford handbook of Heracles. Oxford handbooks. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2021.

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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 plenty of legumes but not as much wine.

… 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. Oct. 2775 AUC ~ 11 Pyanepsion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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• Ancient citadel discovered outside Samarkand – AKIpress News Agency
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Assorted Twitter Threads

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Fresh Podcasts

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Recorded by Xenophon, the 10,000 were a force of Greek mercenaries employed by Cyrus the Younger, with the aim of taking back the Persian Empire from his brother, Artaxexes. Travelling over 1,766 miles to the north of Babylon, where forces eventually clashed at the Battle of Cunaxa, Cyrus ultimately perished in the battle leaving the Greeks stranded and leaderless. Choosing to flee the scene rather than see themselves become slaves to the Persians, the Greeks began the perilous journey back to their homeland. In this episode, Tristan is joined by Owen Rees from Manchester Metropolitan University, to talk about the March of the 10,000 and the carnage they left in their wake.

• Ancient History Fangirl: Sea Monsters of the Ancient World (With Ryan Denson) on Apple Podcasts

Did you know that the ancient Greeks and Romans didn’t have a word for sharks–despite the fact that they must have seen them eating sailors during sea battles all the time? For that matter, they didn’t have a word for “whale” either. But they did describe the most fantastical sea creatures, including Nereids, Ketos, and “sea dogs.” Whatever those were. Just what were the ancients seeing in the sea, anyway? In this episode, ancient sea monster expert Ryan Denson helps us unpack it all.

• The Delicious Legacy: History of Wine Part Four on Apple Podcasts

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Fresh Youtubery

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Book Reviews

• BMCR – John Sellars, The Pocket Epicurean. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2021.  John Sellars, The Pocket Stoic. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2019.
• BMCR – René Brouwer, Law and philosophy in the late Roman Republic. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2021.
• BMCR – Richard Stoneman, Megasthenes’ Indica: a new translation of the fragments with commentary. Routledge classical translation. Abingdon; New York: Routledge, 2021.

Online Talks and Conference-Related Things

• See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
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Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters

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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 the appearance of future abundance, but the yield will be less plentiful and there will be practically no fruit in the fall.

… 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. Oct. 2775 AUC ~ 10 Pyanepsion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad

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Association/Departmental Blogs and News

• Autumn Term 2022 Reading Classics Research Seminars | Classics at Reading

Other Blog-like Publications

• Early Imperial cemetery in Nîmes, in the south of France – Arkeonews
• Underwater Roman remains discovered off Ponza coast – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News

Assorted Twitter Threads

• @DocCrom on Ovid, Heroides 1.1-12
• @DocCrom on a military diploma of Reburrus

Fresh Podcasts

• This Week in the Ancient Near East: Playing in the Past? Or, Bronze Age Barbie Bonanza on Apple Podcasts

A recent article on a button-like toy has us wondering, what are toys anyway and what are they for? Were there actually children in the past? And what is playing, really? No, really, what is playing? And that’s where things started getting sticky for us.

• Ad Navseam: Dis Is the Place: Aeneid Book VI, Part 2 (Ad Navseam, Episode 99) on Apple Podcasts

There’s no going back now—in this episode we follow along as Aeneas enters the Underworld proper. And if you were expecting a DMV-esque experience like Odysseus had in his jaunt, you’d be sadly mistaken. Turns out the Roman afterlife is more like the 7-story Macy’s on West 34th Street. Oh, you’re looking for the place where the souls of deceased children reside? Up the escalator past housewares and knick-knacks. The shades of warriors who were just “ok”? Hang a left at kitchen accessories and general appliances. Do we also see an Underworld that is literally becoming more “demonized” in Vergil’s hands? Why is the Roman Charon all skeletal and glowing-eyed, while his Greek counterpart is more like Joe Six-Pack? Well, whatever questions you have, get in that leaky boat, drop your obol in the bucket, and hang on for the ride (and don’t forget a Milkbone or two for Cerberus).

• The Dirt Podcast: More Parts of Cladh Hallan on Apple Podcasts

Truly we are talking ancient history, since “Cladh Hallan: A Story in Several Parts” was episode 18, way back in 2018 when we still had no idea what we were doing and long before the content that was migrated to the APN feed. This may be the first time some longtime listeners (including you?) have heard this story, and we’ll round it out with some additional context for the subject matter. Find out what we sounded like before Anna really got the hang of sound editing!

Fresh Youtubery

• Mythology Experts Review “Daughter Of Darkness” (Feat. MILA) – YouTube | Moan Inc.
• Ancient Roman Jellyfish for the Black Banquet – YouTube | Tasting History with Max Miller
• The Reading Party Podcast Season 1 Episode 1 – YouTube | Digital Hammurabi
• Echoes of Ancient Greece – YouTube | Michael Levy

Book Reviews

• BMCR – Kostas Vlassopoulos, Historicising ancient slavery. Edinburgh studies in ancient slavery. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2021.
• BMCR – Bertrand Ham, Pierre Hadot, Plotin. Traité 30, III, 8: sur la nature, la contemplation et l’Un. Bibliothèque des textes philosophiques. Paris: Vrin, 2021.
• The Nature of the Relationship between the Northern Black Sea and the Ptolemaic Kingdom | Spartakos read

Dramatic Receptions

• Department of Theatre and Dance modernizes Greek tragedy in ‘Antigone’ | Life & Arts | universitystar.com
• The Suppliants Project Ukraine. Aeschylus and refugees on a football field – New York Theater

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

• Job Description – Assistant Professor of Classics  UPitt (22007927)
• Placement:Service | Society for Classical Studies

Alia

• The Ancient Roman Origins Of French Toast
• World Animal Day: Like Us, the Ancient Greeks Loved Their Dogs – GreekReporter.com
• The Ancient Greek Battle of Thermopylae Honored in Ireland

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 a surplus of all necessities except for 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)