Hodie est a.d. XII kal. Ian. 2774 AUC ~ 17 Poseideon in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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• Steun de Mainzer Beobachter – Mainzer Beobachter
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Fresh Podcasts

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The permanent home of the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, has been the subject of a heated, decades-long debate. Currently housed in the British Museum, Greece has been proactively campaigning for their return since the 1980s. But, how did this controversy start and why did the marbles end up in London, to begin with? In this episode, we find out with the help of Nick Malkoutzis and Georgia Nakou, two Greek journalists and contributors to Macropolis (www.macropolis.gr). You can also hear more from Nick and Georgia on the English-language podcast about greek politics and society, The Agora.

• New England Classical Journal Podcasts: Reinventing Classical Pedagogy: Content-Based Instruction in the Intro Latin Classroom on Apple Podcasts

In this episode, we interview Professors Daniel Libatique and Dominic Machado of the Holy Cross Classics Department. We delve into their recent article, Lector Intende, Laetaberis: A Research-Based Approach to Introductory Latin, that was published in NECJ’s spring 2021 issue. How have colleagues received their new idea of pedagogy? How effective has their approach been during the pandemic? What are the pros and cons of content-based instruction? Listen to find out.

• Subject to Change: The declines of the Roman Empire with Edward Watts on Apple Podcasts

Edward Watts startled me with his claim that the Western Roman Empire didn’t fall in AD 476. And he has other revisionist takes on Roman history. (Domitian a much better emperor than Trajan??) I love Roman history and enjoyed this episode hugely. His book The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome: The History of a Dangerous Idea is absolutely terrific. A superb balance between the detail and a sweeping narrative.

Fresh Youtubery

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• Robots help archaeologists reconstruct ancient Roman city of Pompeii
• Ecole française d’Athènes
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• Ancient Greek artefacts from across the ancient world on display | ABC Australia

Book Reviews

• Interdisciplinary research on the antiquity of the Black Sea : Pontica et Caucasica, vol. II | Spartokos a lu
• [BMCR] M. David Litwa, Posthuman transformation in ancient Mediterranean thought: becoming angels and demons. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2021.
• [BMCR] Christof Rapp, Oliver Primavesi, Aristotle’s “De Motu Animalium”. Symposium Aristotelicum. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2020.
• [BMCR] Lorenzo Calvelli, Il tesoro di Cipro: Clodio, Catone e la conquista romana dell’isola. Studi ciprioti, 1. Venice: Edizioni Ca’Foscari, 2020. 
• [BMCR] Fred S. Naiden, Daniel Raisbeck, Reflections on Macedonian and Roman grand strategy. Bogotá: Ediciones UGC, 2019. 

Online Talks and Professional Matters

• See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
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Alia

• When Stoicism is a political not just a personal virtue | Aeon Essays
• The Renaissance comes to you: Teaching art history while the Princeton University Art Museum is under construction
• Iraqi museum restores treasures destroyed by jihadists – France 24
• ‘We’ve no intention of removing anything from display’
• Ghost hunt at Fishbourne Roman Palace near Chichester | The Argus

‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

• 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 hot and disease bearing wind.

… 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. XIII kal. Ian. 2774 AUC ~ 16 Poseideon in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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• Prehistoric Israelis enjoyed their booze some 7,000 years ago – The Jerusalem Post
• Notorious Pontius Pilate is the one who built Jerusalem aqueduct, study finds – Israel News – Haaretz.com
• Egypt resumes hunt for Nefertiti’s tomb amid historical debate – Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

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Greek/Latin News

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Fresh Bloggery

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• Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Egypt Deports Ambassador for Smuggling Antiques
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• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ancient World Mapping Center Annual Reports
• Laudator Temporis Acti: Not My Fault
• Domitianus, de verborgen expositie (2) – Mainzer Beobachter
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• Io Saturnalia 2021! | Greek Myth Comix
• PaleoJudaica.com: Top 10 “ancient Greek archaeological discoveries” 2021
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• The Saturnalia – Ancient Blogger
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Fresh Podcasts

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Synopsis: Even as Anatolia, Syria and Egypt confronted the Bronze Age Collapse, the eastern kingdoms of Assyria, Babylonia and Elam continued their ancient cycle of dynastic conflict.

• The Ancients: King Herod on Apple Podcasts

Thanks largely to his feature in the Gospel of Matthew, King Herod ‘the Great’ of Judaea is one of the most infamous figures from the whole of history. So what do we know about this ancient near eastern ruler, who in his lifetime had contacts with a series of ‘goliath’ figures from the ancient Mediterranean World: from Caesar to Cleopatra and from Marc Antony to Augustus. To talk about King Herod, with a particular focus on the material and meaning of his monumental tomb at Herodium, Tristan was re-joined by Holy Land archaeologist Dr Jodi Magness. A wonderful speaker, Jodi has previously been on the podcast to talk all about the Siege of Masada and Jewish burial at the time of Jesus.

• History of the World podcast: Vol 4 Ep 7 – The Byzantine Empire, Part Two on Apple Podcasts

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Book Reviews

• [BMCR] John Walsh, Elizabeth Baynham, Alexander the Great and propaganda. Abingdon; New York: Routledge, 2021
• . [BMCR] Erlend D. MacGillivray, Epictetus and laypeople: a stoic stance toward non-stoics. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2020. 
• [BMCR] Sara Lindheim, Latin elegy and the space of empire. Oxford studies in classical literature and gender theory. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2021. 
• [BMCR] Rosa Maria Piccione, Greeks, books and libraries in Renaissance Venice. Transmissions: studies on conditions, processes and dynamics of textual transmission, volume 1. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2021. 

Exhibition Related Things

• 5 things you didn’t know about Ancient Greece from the National Museum of Australia’s new exhibition | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT

Online Talks and Professional Matters

• See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
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Alia

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• A is for … ox? How the Latin alphabet is descended from Egyptian hieroglyphs | CBC News
• 15 Heroes of the Trojan War | History Hit
• Volunteer on a dig for the thrill of digging up the past (you’ll also learn to hate buckets)

‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

• 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 shortage of necessities.

… 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. XV kal. Ian. 2774 AUC ~ 14 Poseideon in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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• Senior gang smuggled Italian antiquities on train trips | World | The Times
• Marble Heracles statue found in Aizanoi
• Hadrianoupolis to be known for its mosaics
• Egypt deports UAE ambassador for smuggling antiques – Middle East Monitor
• Archeologists unearth 2,000-year-old statues in western Turkey

In Case You Missed It

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Classicists and Classics in the News

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Greek/Latin News

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Fresh Bloggery

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My intermediate / advanced Latin course (entirely in spoken Latin) is finally out! I tell you everything about (Y)PLC, “(Your) Perfect Latin CURRICULUM!”.

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Book Reviews

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• [BMCR] Diego Chapinal-Heras, Experiencing Dodona: the development of the Epirote sanctuary from Archaic to Hellenistic times. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2021. 
• [BMCR] Allen E. Jones, Death and afterlife in the pages of Gregory of Tours: religion and society in late antique Gaul. Social worlds of late antiquity and the early middle ages, 6. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2020.
• [BMCR] Emma-Jayne Graham, Reassembling religion in Roman Italy. Abingdon: Routledge, 2020. 
• Two Books on Seneca: Letters From a Fellow Sufferer – WSJ
• Review: ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ weaves history, myth into ‘paean to books’

Online Talks and Professional Matters

• See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
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Alia

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• Fact or fiction? The mass-suicide at Masada | Tuvia Book | The Blogs

‘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 major war

[Sunday]  if it thunders today, it portends a prolongation of 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 a.d. XVI kal. Ian. 2774 AUC ~ 13 Poseideon in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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In Case You Missed It

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• US returns $10 million of looted treasures to Italy – Wanted in Rome

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Greek/Latin News

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Fresh Bloggery

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• De ondergang van Assyrië – Mainzer Beobachter
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• Looting Matters: Almagià and the Steinhardt Collection
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Association/Departmental Blogs and News

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Other Blog-like Publications

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• Casting Through Ancient Greece: 43: The Greek Periphery, Macedon on Apple Podcasts

Many tribes existed throughout the Balkan region in the Neolithic to the Bronze Age where we would see defined cultures develop with the onset of the Iron Age. We hear origin stories and hints at the early Macedonians in Myth through Homer and Hesiod. We even get through Herodotus, the hint of a tribe called the Makednoi during the Bronze Age in the mountains north of Greece…

• The Hellenistic Age Podcast: 067: Rome and Carthage Between the Punic Wars on Apple Podcasts

The period from the signing of the Treaty of Lutatius in 241 until the siege of Saguntum in 219 is often passed over by those learning about the Punic Wars, but it is integral to understanding how the Romans and Carthaginians went to battle once again. Rome fought to stem the tide of Celtic warbands invading from Northern Italy, whereas Carthage faced an existential crisis with the Mercenary War (241-237) before its rescue by Hamilcar Barca. Hamilcar and his clan then expanded into Spain, building a powerbase which enabled his son Hannibal to challenge the Romans for supremacy in one of the greatest conflicts in antiquity.

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Book Reviews

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Online Talks and Professional Matters

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Alia

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• [Paywalled] Retracing Julius Caesar’s path through France | The Economist
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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 the birth of small locusts, although there will still be abundant crops.

… 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. XVII kal. Ian. 2774 AUC ~ 12 Poseideon in the first year of the 700th Olympiad

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• A Trove of Artifacts Officials Call ‘Stolen’ Are Returned to Italy – The New York Times
• New York returns 200 stolen antiquities to Italy
• Second Temple era burial caves totally neglected, report finds | News 7
• Ancient mound unearthed under dam water

In Case You Missed It

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Greek/Latin News

• [Ephemeris] DE RE CORONARIA.

Public Facing Classics

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Fresh Bloggery

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• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Epidicus by Plautus: An Annotated Latin Text, with a Prose Translation
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• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Archibab News Juin 2021
• Christianity Today on the Hobby Lobby vs. Obbink Case | Variant Readings
• The Alamogordo Atari Excavation as the Archaeology of An American Experience | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
• The Temple of Melqart in Cádiz – Mainzer Beobachter
• Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: US Post-Fact “Philanthropy” on Trafficked Antiquities
• PaleoJudaica.com: New English translation of the Talmud Yerushalmi online
• PaleoJudaica.com: Egyptian ostraca galore!
• PaleoJudaica.com: More on those apprehended Bar Kokhba-era artifacts
• Goed nieuws over papyrologie! – Mainzer Beobachter
• Spencer Alley: Nineteenth-Century German Paintings (Neoclassical)
• Christianity Today on the Hobby Lobby vs. Obbink Case | Variant Readings
• Twinkle, twinkle, or stars and sparks | OUPblog

Association/Departmental Blogs and News

• Alexandra Morris and Debby Sneed, interviewed by Cressida Ryan

Other Blog-like Publications

• GERMANIA. 41 monete celtiche d’oro trovate nel campo con metal detector e scavo. – Archeologia online – Archeomedia
• Survey reveals submerged ancient ruins – HeritageDaily – Archaeology News

Fresh Podcasts

• Emperors of Rome: Episode CLXXIX – Q and A VII on Apple Podcasts

For the seventh time, listeners provide questions and Rhiannon and Matt answer! In this episode: – What happened to the original sources – Did the Romans have dogs, and how did they use them? – What types of jobs did the Romans have that don’t exist today? – Did far-flung provinces retain their own languages? – What kind of libraries did the Romans have? – Did Emperors support the arts? – Have we rethought Domitian? Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Head of School of Languages and Linguistics, La Trobe University)

• The Ancients: How to Party Like a Roman on Apple Podcasts

Contrary to popular belief, parties in Ancient Rome were not all depraved wine-fuelled orgies. In fact, Roman get-togethers were relatively tame by the standards of today. They often consisted of noble families sharing elaborate food dishes and entertaining one another with theatrical hysterics. Parties among less wealthy citizens were simpler, yes, but no less raucous. Bashes of all kinds—whether to celebrate great military victories or mark important festivals such as Saturnalia—were beacons of status and huge networking opportunities, which explains why they became such a core feature of everyday Roman life. So, not all crazy sex parties after all! In this episode, Tristan is joined by Dr Ian Goh, Professor of Ancient History at Swansea University, to find out how to party like it’s 1 BC.

• Movies We Dig: The Ancient World on Film: Episode 34 – Cleopatra (1970) on Apple Podcasts

Get ready for a real trip back to ancient Egypt, where Caesar is green, triumphs feature sports cars and gladiators bring handguns to the arena. Joined by animation expert Chiara Sulprizio, we dig into this animated adult fantasy/sci-fi/historical epic by Osamu Tezuka and Eiichi Yamamoto. This is really one of the wilder takes on ancient history we’ve ever seen and even if it’s not your bag – and for many it probably won’t be – it’s definitely worth a viewing just to take in its sheer wildness and reconsider our modern myths about Cleopatra.

• The Partial Historians: Episode 120 – Rebels Without a Cause on Apple Podcasts

After spending many, many episodes on the events of 449 BCE, we are now flying through multiple years in ONE episode! Ah, the ups and downs of the early Republic. Tune in to find out what happened to Rome in 448, 447 and 446 BCE.

Fresh Youtubery

• How to Defeat Your Opponent with the Hidden Flank #shorts | Kings and Generals
• Review of VENUS AND APHRODITE by Bettany Hughes | Moan Inc
• I papiri di Saffo: scoperte, etica e testi | Collegio Ghislieri
• The Death of Emperor Caligula | Dr Raoul McLaughlin
• New on my channel | Musa Pedestris
• Did Christmas Copy the Sun God’s Birthday? | Religion For Breakfast
• An Ancient Cabaret – Reading Greek Tragedy Online | Center for Hellenic Studies
• Virtual Ancient Rome in 3D – Baths of Caracalla, 13 minute detailed video tour | History in 3d

Book Reviews

• A New Book Makes the Case for the Importance of the Humanities | Columbia News
• How to tell your Roman emperors apart | The Spectator
• [BMCR] Margherita Erbì, Epicuro. Lettere: frammenti e testimonianze. Biblioteca di studi antichi, 99. Pisa: Fabrizio Serra Editore, 2020.
• [BMCR] Thomas Kuhn-Treichel, Rollen in Relation: das poetische Ich in verschiedenen Gattungen bei Pindar. Zetemata, 156. München: Verlag C.H. Beck , 2020.
• [BMCR] Edwin Carawan, Control of the laws in the ancient democracy at Athens. Cultural histories of the ancient world. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020. 
• [BMCR] Leofranc Holford-Strevens, Aulus Gellius: Attic Nights, preface and books 1-10 (Auli Gelli Noctes Atticae: Praefatio et Libri I-X). Oxford classical texts. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. 
• [BMCR] Steven Skultety, Conflict in Aristotle’s political philosophy. SUNY series in ancient Greek philosophy. Albany: SUNY Press, 2019. 
• [BMCR] Christodoulos Papavarnavas, Gefängnis als Schwellenraum in der byzantinischen Hagiographie: eine Untersuchung früh- und mittelbyzantinischer Märtyrerakten. Millennium-Studien, 90. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2021.

Exhibition Related Things

• Ancient Greek blockbuster exhibition opens at National Museum of Australia in Canberra – Greek Herald
• Phanagoria, Russia’s archaeological treasure

Dramatic Receptions

• ‘… (Iphigenia)’ Review: A Sacrificial Character Finds Her Voice – WSJ

Online Talks and Professional Matters

• Three Assistant Professorships in Classics at Cambridge
• Wonder Woman for President – The Classical Association of Canada
• See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
• SCS Calendar: Classics, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology Webinars

Alia

• Did Any Ancient Greeks Visit Britain? – HistoryExtra
• A modern caryatid pleads for her sister’s return | eKathimerini.com
• Ancient Romans & Greeks in Kashmir
• How do you unwrap a mummy? New technique doesn’t need human hands
• More than 100 underwater animal species found living on 2,200-year-old Mediterranean shipwreck | Mirage News
• My Dreams of the Antikythera Mechanism
• The Ninth Legion: What Happened To Britain’s Lost Roman Legion? – HistoryExtra

‘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 complicated situations for the state.

… 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)