Hodie est a.d. III Kal Quint. 2772 AUC ~ 9 Skirophorion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad

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Alia

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‘Sorting’ Out Your Day:

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

If it thunders today, it portends an improved situation for the capital.

… 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 Kal Quint. 2772 AUC ~ 8 Skirophorion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad

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• ‎When in Rome: Vindolanda on Apple Podcasts

Vindolanda was an auxiliary Roman fort, just south of Hadrian’s wall in the province of Britannia. It has gained significance as an archaeological site, for what we can learn about the military and the lives of everyday Romans. Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University)

Book Reviews

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• [BMCR] Laura Eastlake, Ancient Rome and Victorian masculinity. Classical presences. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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• ISURIUM BRIGANTUM: An Archaeological Survey of Roman Aldborough – Classics for All
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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 a good harvest.

… 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 Kal Quint. 2772 AUC ~ 7 Skirophorion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad

This week’s video-based gleanings (which may take a while to load):

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Center for Hellenic Studies Festival of the Muses

 

Bettina Joy de Guzman

 

Darius Arya/American Institute for Roman Culture

 

Digital Hammurabi

 

Runshaw Classics

 

Emily RC Wilson

 

Michael Levy

 

Stupid Ancient History GCSE

 

Aimed at Students

Alia

 

See also …

Natalie Haynes: #OvidNotCovid series (Facebook)

Hodie est a.d. VI Kal Quint. 2772 AUC ~ 6 Skirophorion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad

In the News

• Turkey’s ancient city of Aizanoi to be restored
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• Etymology? Leave it to the Prose – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
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• Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Operation MEDICUS, Artefacts Being Smuggled to UK Market
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• Eight LGBTQ objects to celebrate Pride 2020 – The British Museum Blog

Fresh Podcasts

• ‎Ancient Warfare Podcast: AWA – How was the ancient Athenian army organised? on Apple Podcasts

In Ancient Warfare Answers, Jasper (editor of Ancient Warfare Magazine) and Murray (deputy editor) tackle your questions on ancient military topics. In this episode Murray tells us how the ancient Athenian army was organised.

Book Reviews

• La Mésie seconde et la Scythie au IVe-VIIe siècle | Spartokos a lu
• [BMCR] Mireille Cébeillac-Gervasoni, Nicolas Laubry, Fausto Zevi, Ricerche su Ostia e il suo territorio. Collection de l’École française de Rome, 553. Roma: École française de Rome, 2019.
• [BMCR] Fabio Acerbi, Gudrun Vuillemin Diem, La transmission du savoir grec en Occident: Guillaume de Moerbeke, le Laur. Plut. 87.25 (Themistius, in de an.) et la bibliotheque de Boniface VIII. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 2019.
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Professional Matters

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Alia

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• What Is Ataraxia? | Psychology Today
• Rosetta Stone to be added to British Museum LGBTQ+ tours | Culture | The Guardian

‘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 especially harsh winter for 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. VII Kal Quint. 2772 AUC ~ 5 Skirophorion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad

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• Kazakh archaeologists start field season, find new artifacts | Kazakhstan News: Latest news on Kazakh TV | Kazakh TV
• Archaeologists in search for Seleucid relics in Laodicea Temple – Tehran Times
• Punic tomb removed from Central Link site for conservation – Newsbook

In Case You Missed It

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• Alaskan Megaeruption Contributed To The Collapse Of The Roman Republic
• Three Ancient Roman Boats Reconstructed in 3D | Archaeology | Sci-News.com
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Public Facing Classics

• Thucydides in Times of Trouble | The Yale Review
• Hercules in White: Classical Reception, Art and Myth — The Jugaad Project
• What can Roman outbreaks of malaria teach us about Covid? | The Spectator

Fresh Bloggery

• New Humanities Commons page for open-access publications – It’s All Greek To Me
• Another looted conflict antiquity from the Temple of Eshmun in Sidon, Lebanon seized. This time at Royal Athena Galleries in New York ~ ARCAblog
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• Iconoclasm and the Suburbs | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
• The Language of Non-Thought – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• Laudator Temporis Acti: Incendiarism
• Greek tragedy in lockdown: developing and performing theatre online with By Jove Theatre Company | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
• Alexander the Great and the Physician Philip of Acarnania, Painted By Henryk Siemiradzki (1843–1902) | The Historian’s Hut

Fresh Podcasts

• BBC Radio 3 – Free Thinking, Rethinking the Curriculum

From a greater focus on Black history and poetry to classics in state school classrooms and an understanding of the history of science. Rana Mitter and guests debate the syllabus. [Edith Hall among the guests] 

• ‎Freedom, Books, Flowers & the Moon: Vanilla sex in Pompeii on Apple Podcasts

Rebecca Langlands on lessons learnt in the only known ancient Roman brothel; Caroline Moorehead reviews Elena Ferrante’s latest novel; Rory Waterman reads a new poem, “Defences” (“‘Crikey!’ you say. ‘It’s gorgeous!’…”)

• ‎Ancient History Fangirl: How to Train Your Gladiator on Apple Podcasts

What did it take to be a gladiator? Who ended up in the arena, and why? And how did the gladiatorial games—one of the bloodiest sporting events known in the ancient world—come to be? From the ancient roots of Etruscan funeral games to the height of Roman spectacle, we examine the history of gladiatorial combat—and explore what life was like for gladiators in the time of Spartacus.

• BBC Radio 4 – In Our Time, Hannah Arendt

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of Hannah Arendt who examined totalitarianism and politics and, when covering the Eichmann trial, explored ‘the banality of evil’.

Book Reviews

• [BMCR] Mauro Bonazzi, Thinking, knowing, acting: epistemology and ethics in Plato and ancient Platonism. Brill’s Plato studies series, volume 3. Leiden: Brill, 2019.
• [BMCR] Antonio Gonzales, Marie Teresa Schettino, Les sons du pouvoir des autres: actes du troisième colloque SoPHiA, 27-28 mars 2014, Strasbourg. Institut des sciences et techniques de l’Antiquité. Besançon: Presses universitaires de Franche-Comté, 2017.

Professional Matters

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Alia

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• Digital Mycenae
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• Opinion | Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia could be in a fight against time – The Washington Post
• Roman lesbian lamp shines light on diversity for British Museum | News | The Times

‘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 wars and all sorts of bad things.

… 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)