Hodie est a.d. III Non. Mart. 2775 AUC ~ 3 Elaphebolion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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Public Facing Classics

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Diversions

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

• Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
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• Consult the Oracle at UCL

Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

[Saturday] If it thunders today, it portends a sunny spring and fruitful summer

[Sunday] If it thunders today, it portends the same and more.

… 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. Mart. 2775 AUC ~ 2 Elaphebolion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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Assorted Twitter Threads

• @DocCrom on Statius, Thebaid 1.46-55
• @pompeii_sites on the Antiquarium of Pompeii
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Fresh Podcasts

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A stone game board from Oman has us puzzled. Is this rare find a signpost in the evolution of human cognition or a flat rock with divots? What are games anyway? New ways to think or old ways to kill time? It’s all a game to you people, isn’t it?

• Ancient Warfare Podcast: How did ancient armies inspire loyalty among their troops? on Apple Podcasts

Anne asks ‘how did ancient armies and generals inspire (coerce?) loyalty among the troops?’

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Book Reviews

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Dramatic Receptions

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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 great prosperity.

… 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 Non. Mart. 2775 AUC ~ 1 Elaphebolion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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Greek/Latin News

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Public Facing Classics

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Fresh Bloggery

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• Laudator Temporis Acti: Splendid Liars
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Digital Humanities Awards Nominations for 2021
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• The Tragic Deaths Of The Helvidius Priscus Clan | The Historian’s Hut
• The Daughters Of Pelias Asking Medea To Rejuvenate Their Father, By Charles-Édouard Chaise (c. 1759-1798) | The Historian’s Hut
• Oud-oosterse maatschappelijke verhoudingen – Mainzer Beobachter
• The History Blog » Blog Archive » Archaeological collection of Kings of Italy reopens
• PaleoJudaica.com: Antiochus Epiphanes in Illinois?
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• Exciting Things! – The Partial Historians

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Assorted Twitter Threads

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Fresh Podcasts

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It’s not often we cover current affairs on The Ancients (the clue is in the name), but in light of Putin’s claims that Ukraine was “entirely created by Russia”, we wanted to highlight Ukraine’s extraordinary ancient history. From the Palaeolithic to the Iron Age. To provide an overview of the country’s ancient history, Grand Valley State University’s Dr Alexey Nikitin joins us on the podcast and explains why he believes that the origins of Ukraine can be traced back to the Bronze Age.

• Ancient History Fangirl: Gender Rebels of Ancient Greece and Rome: Eunuchs (Part 2) on Apple Podcasts

Last week, we focused on people who chose to undergo castration for religious reasons. But this probably wasn’t the most common experience most people had who were castrated. Enslaved people were castrated as well–often in childhood. Today, we’re going to take a deep dive into their lives and circumstances.

• Warlords of History: Interview with Professor Barry Strauss (Ancient Military Leadership and Attributes for Greatness) on Apple Podcasts

In this episode, Professor Strauss, a leading expert on ancient military history and best selling author, joins the podcast as a featured guest. We explore the attributes and motivations that define those that reach the upper echelons as the most effective military leaders in antiquity. Before going deeper into one of the greatest, Octavian, the future Augustus and first Roman Emperor. Discussing his spectacular rise in the face of a formidable opposing duo, Mark Antony and Cleopatra. All of whom are featured in his newest book “The War that Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra and Octavian at Actium.”

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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 discord for the state followed by famine.

… 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 Non. Mart. 2775 AUC ~ 29 Anthesterion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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Greek/Latin News

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Assorted Twitter Threads

• @DocCrom on some coins of Otho:
• @DocCrom on the Foss Dyke Mars
• @DocCrom on Ovid, Amores 3.9.1-16

Fresh Podcasts

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Heracles is a complicated fellow… Or maybe it’s not so complicated. Sophocles’ Trachiniae, the Women of Trachis, looks at the life, and tragedy, of Heracles’ last mortal wife, Deianeira.

• Ad Navseam: ’Beware of Falling Turtles!’ and other Strange Tales: Death Stories of famous Greeks and Romans” (Ad Navseam, Episode 75) on Apple Podcasts

There seems to be a universal archetype wherein a famous person dies or utters last words befitting the life she lived. The Greeks and Romans were no different, but why are so many of these stories so odd? Aeschylus: terminated by a tortoise; Euripides: devastated by dogs. And Sophocles? graped in the glottis. Is there any truth to these tales or is this just another episode of When Hubris Met Nemesis? As always, pick up lots of practical advice along the way, such as–choose  walnut to avoid getting venus flytrapped by an oak. And if a friend while on his deathbed asks you to burn his literary masterpiece, the answer is always “NO.”

• Life Of Caesar: Seneca Falls on Apple Podcasts

Next on the chopping block is Seneca, Nero’s old tutor and adviser and leading Stoic. Historians seem to think he wasn’t directly involved in the conspiracy – but he probably knew about it.

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• See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
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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 end of threatening affairs.

… 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 Kal. Mart. 2775 AUC ~ 28 Anthesterion in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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• Egypt announces discovery of five ancient water wells in North Sinai
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Assorted Twitter Threads

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Fresh Podcasts

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Tom and Dominic explore what Edward Gibbon called “the greatest, perhaps, and most awful scene in the history of mankind”: the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.

• The Rest Is History: 157. Byzantium and the Ghosts of Rome on Apple Podcasts

What happened to the Roman Empire after its fall? In the second of two episodes, Tom and Dominic discuss where Rome endured, how its ghost still haunts 21st century geopolitics, and which member of the British Royal Family Tom thinks is the last true Roman!

• The Maritime History Podcast: The Delian League: High and Dry in Egypt on Apple Podcasts

Today we continue following the evolution and exploits of the Delian League. In the 450s BCE, they become embroiled in two theaters of conflict. The first saw them begin to more squarely meet Sparta and many other allied cities of the Peloponnesian League in what is called the First Peloponnesian War. At the same time, Athens and the Delian League answered the call of a rebel leader in Egypt and there the League got tangled up fighting Persia yet again. A siege at the White Castle (no, not that one) ensues, and in the end the Delian League suffers some pretty heavy losses in a foreign land.

• Ancient History Hound: The Second Punic War. Trasimene on Apple Podcasts

The focus on Trasimene is often largely about the events of the day, but what is as interesting are the events leading up to it. What choices did Hannibal have and how did Rome try to anticipate him?

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• Why Humans Love Hell – A Tour of Hades – Extra Mythology – #Shorts – YouTube | Extra Credits
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• Favourite History, Mythology and Historical Fiction Books of 2021 – YouTube | World History Encyclopedia
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Book Reviews

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Exhibition Related Things

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Online Talks and Conference-Related Things

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Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters

• Careers@Wesleyan | Visiting Assistant Professor in Greek Archaeology
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• Homeromanteion | Online Homeric Oracle
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• Consult the Oracle at UCL

Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:

If it thunders today, it portends a year of strife and arguments.

… 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)