Hodie est a.d. V Non. Quintiles (Iulias) 2772 AUC ~  2 Hekatombaion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad

In the News

• Massive intact mosaic to go on display
• Calstock dig reveals ‘unexpected’ Roman mine – BBC News 
• How do you read ancient scrolls too brittle to unfurl? An American scientist may have an answer. – The Washington Post 
• The incredible Roman remains discovered in modern York – Yorkshire Post 
• Minster FM – News – First concept pictures for the York Roman Quarter plan 
• Getty Villa Welcomes Its Ancient Ancestors | Art Talk 
• Complementary vibrational spectroscopic techniques used to test ancient burned bones 

In Case You Missed it

• LAST SUPPER IN POMPEII | Ashmolean Museum 

Latin/Greek News

• AVTORAEDA INCENDIARIA – EPHEMERIS. Nuntii Latini universi. 

Fresh Bloggery

• Dirk Obbink and the Museum of the Bible: A Brief History | Variant Readings 
• Science This! Some Ancient Theories on Eclipses – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE 
• A 1987 plan for the ruins of the Roman fort of “Walton Castle” – Roger Pearse 
• Auction Alert – Bonhams Auction House – An il(licit) Apulian red-figure janiform kantharos? ~ ARCAblog 
• Object Withdrawn – Bonhams Auction House – Apulian red-figure janiform kantharos ~ ARCAblog 
• Questions for Christie’s with regards to its upcoming sale of the Quartzite head of the young pharaoh portrayed as the ancient god Amun ~ ARCAblog 
• Tawdry Tuesday Returns: A Priapic Poem That’s A Tad Too Defensive – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE 
• Laudator Temporis Acti: Difficulty of Translating 
• PaleoJudaica.com: Herod the Gardener? 
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Archéologie des Conflits / Archéologie en Conflit: Documenter la Destruction au Moyen-Orient et en Asie CentraleArchaeology of Conflict / Archaeology in Conflict: Documenting Destruction of Cultural Heritage in the Middle-East and Central Asia 
• Attic Inscriptions Online Updated – Current Epigraphy 

Book Reviews

• [BMCR] Sviatoslav Dmitriev, The Birth of the Athenian Community: From Solon to Cleisthenes. 
• [BMCR] Christopher Collard, Colloquial Expressions in Greek Tragedy: Revised and Enlarged Edition of P. T. Stevens’s Colloquial Expressions in Euripides. Hermes. Einzelschriften, 113. 
• [CJ ~ pdf]  Reperforming Greek Tragedy 
• [CJ ~ pdf] : Classical Art 

Dramatic Receptions

• All about Euripides – Cyprus Mail 

Professional Matters

• Lecturer in Classical Literature and Roman History/Culture (Liverpool) 
• Lecturer in Classical Studies (Greek)  (Liverpool) 
• Digital Scholarship Librarian | UOklahoma 

Alia

• Why Rome continues to underpin western culture and politics – an extract from Mary Beard’s book ‘SPQR’ | World Economic Forum 
• Terrorists are trafficking antiquities with impunity on Facebook — Quartz
• Designer Vassilios Kostetsos’ new collection inspired by Aphrodite de Milo calls for return of antiquities to Greece | Neos Kosmos 
• Opinion | A Revolution in Happiness – The New York Times 
• Thirteen UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships | University of Chicago News
• Grandmother, 82, secures a place at UCy – Cyprus Mail 
• Trump as Alexander the Great 
• Trump’s Rape of America, and Other Greek Tragedies 

 

Hodie est a.d. VI Non. Quintiles (Iulias) 2772 AUC ~  1 Hekatombaion in the third year of the 699th Olympiad

In the News

• Biblical era purple dye industry discovered in Haifa – Israel News – Jerusalem Post 
• 3rd Century AD Marble Child Head, Ancient Chamber Pot Discovered in Roman City Novae near Bulgaria’s Svishtov – Archaeology in Bulgaria 
• Archaeologists restart excavations at ancient Christian pilgrimage site in northern Turkey – Daily Sabah

In Case You Missed It

• Found: An ‘Undisturbed’ Roman Ship Near Cyprus | Smart News | Smithsonian 
• Roman road and medieval house discovered during archaeological dig in Cornwall – Cornwall Live 
• Indianapolis Museum Hosts Ancient Greek Artifacts Exhibition (video) | USA.GreekReporter.com

Public Facing Classics

• What is Horace doing with Lydia? – Mary Beard 

Fresh Bloggery

• PaleoJudaica.com: A secret sale of biblical Oxyrhynchus fragments? 
• More on the Texts in Oxyrhynchus Papyri Vol 83 | Larry Hurtado’s Blog 
• I’m about to be speaking on Hercules as the subject of activities for autistic girls – here I begin to explain why | Mythology and Autism – Susan Deacy 
• Two ancient Latin versions of the letter of Arius to Eusebius of Nicomedia – Roger Pearse 
• Landscapes of the Western Argolid | Summertime Fragments 

Fresh Podcasts

• QDP Ep 143: De Carmine Burano Canendo – Quomodo Dicitur? Podcast 

Hoc in colloquio, Augustus et Catharina, Iusto absente, carmen quoddam e Carminibus Buranis sumptum cantant enodantque

• Sermo Raedarius 95 | Sermones Raedarii 

Book Reviews

• [BMCR] Arja Karivieri (ed.), The Early Christian Basilica of Arethousa in Macedonia. I: Production, Consumption and Trade. Papers and monographs of the Finish Institute at Athens XXIII. 
• [BMCR] Louise H. Pratt, C. Michael Sampson (ed.), Engaging Classical Texts in the Contemporary World: From Narratology to Reception. 

Professional Matters

• CFP: Meaning, Memory, and Movement: Ancient and Medieval Spaces.
• CFP: Convegno «Il teatro della πόλις» (Pisa 2019) | Centro Studi sul Teatro Classico 

Alia

• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Texts Added to the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae in 2019 (so far) 
• Christianity Is the Bad Guy?: Bemoaning the Demise of the Classical World 

Hodie est a.d. Kal. Quintiles (Iulias) 2772 AUC ~  29 Skirophorion in the second year of the 699th Olympiad

In the News

• Fashion house Fendi to fund restoration of ancient Roman temple dedicated to Venus 

Greek/Latin News

• Nuntii Latini mensis Iunii 2019 – Latein-Monatsnachrichten – Bremen Zwei – Radio Bremen
• Ephemeris ~ CUCULLUS NON FACIT MONACHUM 
• Ephemeris ~ Pictura nova Romana 
• Radiogiornale Latino 29.06.2019 – Vatican News 

Public Facing Classsics

• The lows and highs of visiting Athens – Mary Beard 

Fresh Bloggery

• Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: June 30 
• The Edithorial: Murderers who Moonlit as Classicists 
• Latin Spells Deciphered from TV Shows Part II | Latin Language Blog 
• Decompartmentalising Thucydides – Institute of Classical Studies Blog 
• Blog: Celebrating the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae, Maria Pantelia, and the Beginnings of Classical Digital Humanities | Society for Classical Studies 
• Borges’ Reception | Sphinx 
• The Moral Influence of Classical Learning – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE 
• Islamophobic Site Finds Evidence of a “New Dark Ages” in the Fall of Rome :: Pharos 
• Weekend Reading: The Man in Black – Classical Studies Support 
• Jerry Pattengale on Dirk Obbink and the Mark Fragment | Variant Readings 
• Meaningless Beliefs and Life’s Limits: Four More Maxims from Epicurus – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Fresh Podcasts

• Coffee and Circuses / Dunstan Lowe (University of Kent) 

Dunstan joins David to discuss his research on the grotesque in the Roman World and how it compares to today. What was considered ugly in Roman society? Why were some scars respectable and others not? What is the ‘uncanny valley’? Dunstan also chats about his other main area of study: the ancient world in video games. He reflects on being initially resistant to reception studies, but how a chat in the pub changed his mind and led him to explore this topic. How realistic do we want games set in the ancient world to be? How might they be incorporated into the curriculum? How do they create alternate histories? What is Dunstan’s favourite beat-em up franchise?

• Etruscan bronze figurine from Monte Falterona (Phil Perkins) by Open Material Religion 

Phil Perkins talks about an Etruscan bronze figurine from Monte Falterona.

Professional Matters

• CFP: Valuing Labor in Greco-Roman Antiquity | Society for Classical Studies 
• CFP: Sixth Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Heritage of Western Greece | Society for Classical Studies 
• Pindar in Sicily 2019 | Fonte Aretusa 
• Plato on Comedy – Durham University (July 6-7, 2019) 
• Lecturer in Biomolecular Archaeology – University of Leicester 
• Lecturer in the Heritage of the Middle East – University of Leicester 

Alia

• TLL Update | Society for Classical Studies 
• Full text of Robert Cargill’s BAR 45/4&5 First Person Editorial: The Gender Divide | XKV8R: The Official Blog of Robert R. Cargill, Ph.D. 
• Our favourite ‘Greek freak’ lines all his blazers with Ancient Greek images | Neos Kosmos 
• Q & A: Glimpsing into the black market for ancient artifacts with an archaeologist | CBC News 
• The Golden Era of the Archaeologist Spy – Nightlife – ABC Radio 

 

Hodie est a.d. IV Kal. Quintiles (Iulias) 2772 AUC ~  26 Skirophorion in the second year of the 699th Olympiad

In the News

• Roman road and possible mine discovered during Cornish archaeological excavations | Mirage News 
• Ancient history waits to be uncovered in Düzce | Hurriyet 

In Case You Missed It

• Ancient Shipwreck Discovered off Coast of Protaras, Cyprus | GreekReporter.com 

Greek/Latin News

• Nuntii Latini mensis Iunii 2019 – Latein-Monatsnachrichten –  Radio Bremen 

Public Facing Classics

• Gender activism in Australasian Classics and Ancient History | Medium 
• Ambition, greed and death: the Roman roots of ‘Game of Thrones’  | The Conversation
• The lows and highs of visiting Athens – Mary Beard 

Fresh Bloggery

• The Rise of Foreign Education in Rome – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE 
• Milking the He-Goat: The Only Proverb You Need for a Thursday – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE 
• Roman Mysteries & Western Mysteries: ADORN: Protective Roman Jewellery 
• Latin vs. Philology: Part III – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE 

Fresh Podcasts

• The British Museum Membercast: Rebuilding the past – The British Museum Blog 

Iszi meets curator Peter Higgs and discusses how ancient Greek buildings and sculptures were assembled – and how they were destroyed

• #9 Audite: with Legonium’s Anthony Gibbins 

My guest this week is Legonium’s Anthony Gibbins. You might already know Anthony’s work from his Twitter presence @tutubuslatin and/or legonium.com where Latin meets Lego to form fun resources for learning the language. We caught up on Skype to talk about what inspired Anthony to start Legonium, the novel that moved him to learn Latin, and some tricks of the teaching trade.

Dramatic Receptions

• Ancient Greek tragedy still relevant today in Rock Island | qconline.com 

Alia

• Could Ancient Greek Philosophy Help You Work Smarter and Better? – The New York Times 
• Crassus was the richest man in Rome | National Geographic 
• Online Companion to the Worlds of Roman Women | Society for Classical Studies 
• How Historians Can Now See Invisible Text on Ancient Manuscripts | Gizmodo 
• FIEC: Migration is Life – An Open Letter from the Rector of the University of Palermo 
• Historians Reveal Aqueducts Were Only Small Portion Of Ancient Rome’s Intricate Water Park System | The Onion 

Hodie est a.d. V Kal. Quintiles (Iulias) 2772 AUC ~  25 Skirophorion in the second year of the 699th Olympiad

In the News

• Cyprus discovers ‘first undisturbed Roman shipwreck’ | France 24 
• Israeli archaeologists decipher Roman stonemason marks, allowing reconstruction of monumental architecture –  Haaretz.com 
• Major Roman excavation planned for York – BBC News 
• Thousands of Roman coins found across Europe and thought to be genuine are FAKE, say archeologists – The First News 
• Ancient Egyptian mummy linens seized in Port Huron 
• Georgia Nugent Named Interim President of Illinois Wesleyan University | Illinois Wesleyan 
• Resting places of Adiabenian Jewish queen to re-open in Jerusalem – Jerusalem Post 
• Jordan- How ‘pre-conceived notions’ are hindering access to heritage | MENAFN.COM 

In Case You Missed It

• Ancient Greek Monuments, Including Acropolis, Threatened by Climate Change | GreekReporter.com 

Public Facing Classics

• [Peter Jones] Rory’s classic mistakes | The Spectator 

Fresh Bloggery

• Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: June 27 
• Classics and the Disciplines | Summertime Fragments 
• A Visit from the E-Curators Team and Digital Time | Summertime Fragments 
• Spit it Out: Expectoration for Your Special Occasion – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE /

Fresh Podcasts

• EPISODE 11 DEMODOCUS and THE PHAECIANS – ODYSSEY: THE PODCAST 

Odysseus – his identity still a secret – spends a very full day as the guest of the King Alcinous and Queen Arete.  Most of the day is spent in Odysseus doing his best to NOT reveal his identity.  But songs sung by the bard Demodocus, and an ugly incident on the sporting field, both nearly blow Odysseus’s disguise.  I pause our story to explore “Homer the storyteller’s” decision to cast the bard Demodocus in such a glowing light.  Finally, I retell Demodocus’ “Aphrodite and Ares” story, and discuss Homer’s purpose in including the story in The Odyssey.  The episode concludes with Odysseus’ “Big Reveal”, and with the Olympian Gods’ reward to the Phaeacians, for being such devout practitioners of xenia.

• ‎Literature and History: Episode 66: Stoicism, Seneca, St. Paul

Stoicism, starting with Zeno in 300 BCE, was a popular philosophy by the lifetime of Seneca, perhaps even making its way into the New Testament.

Book Reviews

• THE MATERIALITIES OF GREEK TRAGEDY and ARISTOPHANES: PEACE – Classics for All 

Dramatic Receptions

• A Slovenian take on Euripides’ Trojan Women – Cyprus Mail 
• Oresteia | Epidaurus | ekathimerini.com 

Professional Matters

• Precollegiate Membership Upgrade | Society for Classical Studies
• SCS Board Statement Endorsing a Variety of Careers for Classics Ph.D.s | Society for Classical Studies 
• CANADIAN CLASSICAL BULLETIN – BULLETIN CANADIEN DES ÉTUDES ANCIENNES 

Alia

• The art of the Roman deal 
• Venus de Milo to get an extra whiff of glamour – Lifestyle – The Jakarta Post 
• Boris Johnson sees himself as Churchill but he’s closer to the Athenian chancer Alcibiades 
• Australian Sculptor Creates Statue Inspired By Iris of Parthenon | Greek Reporter Australia