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In the News
- More than 1,100 Roman silver coins discovered in southwestern Romania | Romania Insider
- Littlehampton Museum staff scour the country for missing ‘star find’ from Angmering Roman villa excavations | SussexWorld
- Burnt burial field with Roman artifacts found in Belgium | Raleigh News & Observer
- Mysterious ‘painted people’ of Scotland are long gone, but their DNA lives on | Live Science
- Illicit metal detecting at Gosbecks Archaeological Park | Colchester City Council
In Case You Missed It
- Archaeologists Discover Ancient Necropolis Near Parisian Train Station | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
- Grape pips found in the Negev dated to 8th century may be oldest of type – The Jerusalem Post
- 3 ancient Roman camps discovered buried in Arabian desert
- Archaeologists Find Evidence of ‘Lost’ Ancient Roman Campaign in Arabia – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
- Roman military camps in desert found by archaeologists using Google Earth
- Buddha statue found in Egypt points to ancient India links
- Scientists Study the Secrets of 2,500-Year-Old Mummified Animals | Discover Magazine
- 175 Roman Coins, Hidden for 2,000 Years, Found in an Italian Forest – ARTnews.com
- Mystery of ‘impossible’ ancient Egyptian statue may be solved | Live Science
Public Facing Classics
Fresh Bloggery
- Do You Even Study? – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Three Things Teaching Thursday: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Costruire, violare, placare: riti di fondazione, espiazione, dismissione tra fonti storiche e archeologia: Attestazioni a Roma e nel Latium Vetus dall’VIII a.C. al I d.C.
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Historical Review of Sparta
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: «Pendono interrotte le opere»: Antichi monumenti incompiuti nel mondo greco
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Società e pratiche funerarie a Veio: Dalle origini alla conquista romana
- Cleopatra’s Death, By An Unknown 18th-cenuty Artist | The Historian’s Hut
- Laudator Temporis Acti: Hard
- Laudator Temporis Acti: The Value of Bad Editions
- De vroege Stoa (3): De weg naar geluk – Mainzer Beobachter
- Laudator Temporis Acti: The Stereotype of the Classical Scholar
- PaleoJudaica.com: BIAJS 2023 Student Essay Prize
- Kindness is Important–I wrote a Book about It – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Spencer Alley: The Antique, The Living Model & The Study of Anatomy – IV
- Collections: Academic Ranks Explained Or What On Earth Is an Adjunct? – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
- PaleoJudaica.com: No news on the Mount Ebal “curse tablet”
Association/Departmental Blogs and News
Other Blog-like Publications
- “No Pharaoh’s Daughter is Ever Given to Anyone”: Why Did Amasis Refuse Cambyses? – Antigone
- ANE Today – The Ishtar Gate of Babylon: One Monument, Multiple Narratives
- Archaeologists identify three new Roman camps in Arabia – Arkeonews
- They Rebuilt A 3500-Year-Old Ship To Retrace An Epic Egyptian Sea Voyage | by Erik Brown | Lessons from History | Apr, 2023 | Medium
- Statue depicting Buddha found in Ancient Egyptian city | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Roman army camps identified in northern Arabia using Google Earth | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Stone Buddha Found in Egypt Sheds Light on India’s Influence
- Medical equipment found in Roman burial | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- April 28th-30th | Fastorum Liber Quartus: Aprilis – by M.
- The Greek Pyramids | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News
- Plan Your Trip Across the Roads of the Roman Empire, Using Modern Web Mapping Technology | Open Culture
Fresh Podcasts
This week Jeff and Dave wander back into the lush, crowded undergrowth of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ prose, guided by the inimitable Erling B. “Jack” Holstmark. Does the vine-swinging, croc-wrestling, ape-aping Tarzan really have anything to do with Odysseus? Hercules? Neither? Or does Dave’s late Prof. have a case of academicitis, “seeing what’s not there”? Come along with us as we finish up looking at the abiding influence of Animals, Hero, and Themes, the final chapter of Holtsmark’s 1981 monograph. And remember, “We live in a world of illusion, where everything’s peaches and cream. We all face a scarlet conclusion, but we spend our time in a dream.” You’re going to (jungle) love this episode! Just make sure that crate of papaya doesn’t wait all night by your door.
Alex asks, ‘When is the last documented evidence of one of the original Roman Legions being in existence? I remember reading about Legio V Macedonica being based in Egypt just before the Arab Conquests in the 640s, but I am unsure if this is factually correct’. Murray lists us the last documented evidence for the Legions.
As the Roman empire lost the western provinces something very different was happening in the east. Odaenathus remained on the side of Rome, but assumed the title of King, building his influence throughout the region, to the point where it became a problem for Gallienus. Part III of ‘Gallienus’ Guest: Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (Head of the Centre for Classical Studies at the Australian National University).
Paestum is a city on the western coast of Italy, founded by Greeks and known in the modern day as the site of impressive temples and elaborately painted tombs. Guest: Dr Tiziana D’Angelo (Director, Archeological Park of Paestum and Vella).
Liv Albert joins us to ponder the age-old question: follow your dreams, or follow the money? Liv is the host of the podcast Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! and the author of the books Greek Mythology and Nectar of the Gods.
In this week we take a look at the infamous Batle of Teutoborg forest. Which was one of Romes most significant defeats in history. We are talking a lot about what lead up to the battle, The battles place in history, and of course the infamous battle itself. Was this really what stopped the Roman expansion into Germany? Find out This week on “Well That Aged Well”.
Fresh Youtubery
- Latin Live 9: Vergil, Aeneis Liber 9, PART II with@RVMAK – YouTube | Musa Pedestris
- Chi (ri)cerca trova – Le lamine di Pyrgi- nuovi spunti di lettura – YouTube | Etruschannel
- Polykleitos’s Doryphoros, ideal beauty in ancient Greece – YouTube | Smarthistory
- Madeline Miller and Rebecca Caprara reexamine the women of Greek mythology | Book of the Day – YouTube
- Deme inscriptions on AIO, Symposium in honour of John Traill – YouTube
- ETRU a Cultura Cavallo del 24 aprile 2023 – YouTube | Etuschannel
- The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire – YouTube | World History Encyclopedia
Book Reviews
Dramatic Receptions
Online Talks and Conference-Related Things
- Michael Ventris Memorial Lecture: The Emergence of Mycenaean States: New Evidence from the Excavations at Iklaina | Institute of Classical Studies
- See what’s happening today in Dr Pistone’s Online Classics Social Calendar
- SCS Events Calendar
Jobs, Postdocs, and other Professional Matters
Alia
- Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus: How To Explore The Oldest & Most Important Temple In Rome
- The Empress of the Nile, reviewed | Apollo Magazine
Diversions
‘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 shields being saved by the people.
… 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)
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