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ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN April 21, 2026
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LEGENDA
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Archaeological mission in Oxyrhynchus has found Homer’s ‘Iliad’ inside a Roman-era mummy https://phys.org/news/2026-04-archaeological-mission-oxyrhynchus-homer-iliad.html
Classicism and the construction of capital cities: London, Athens and Rome in the nineteenth century – Bryn Mawr Classical Review https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.04.26/
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AUDIENDA
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A Light in the Attic: Lysias’ Speech Against Eratosthenes (Ad Navseam, Episode 217) | Ad Navseam https://adnavseam.podbean.com/e/ad-navseam-episode-217/
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VIDENDA
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(466) Men crying about Emily Wilson’s translation of the Odyssey – YouTube
Parilia (a.k.a. Palilia) — originally a festival in honour of Pales (who protected shepherds and their flock), it eventually evolved — in the city of Rome, at least — into a ‘birthday of Rome’ celebration
753 B.C. — traditional date for the foundation of Rome
43 B.C. — pro-Caesarian forces “under” Octavian defeat the forces of Marcus Antonius at Mutina
47 A.D. — Claudius celebrates the ludi Saeculares (?)
148 A.D. — Antoninus Pius celebrates the 900th anniversary of Rome
248 A.D. — Philip Arabus celebrates the 1000th anniversary of Rome
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LEGENDA
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A Ceremonial Bronze Age Sanctuary Covered by a Strange L-Shaped Wall That Defended Nothing Discovered in Bosnia
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VIDENDA
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(434) Achilles Mother Bird and Commander Part 1 of 2 – YouTube
(434) Archeologists Investigate New Evidence About The Druids – YouTube
(435) How Anubis Guards You From Eternal Punishment #mythology #anubis #history – YouTube
(435) This Roman Site in Lebanon is one of the best – YouTube
(436) Archeologists Investigate New Clues About The Great Pyramid Of Khufu – YouTube
(436) Alicia Stallings. Poetry, migrant women, Briseis, music and women in Iliad. Bettina Joy de Guzman. – YouTube
(436) Member Lecture: Myth and Marble—Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection – YouTube
(437) Seneca, “Epistula ad Lucilium” IX, 77 – YouTube
(437) Conversation: Timeless Tales—Greek and Roman Mythology in the Art Institute – YouTube
(437) Mary Beard on the ‘shocking’ truth of the ancient world – and its links to modern politics – YouTube
(437) Lecture: Marvels of the World’s Oldest Shipwreck – YouTube
ludi Cereri (day 8)– games in honour of the grain goddess Ceres, instituted by/before 202 B.C.
Cerealia — the actual date of the Cerealia is uncertain, but it ‘reenacted’ Ceres’ search for her daughter Proserpina, with apparently all participants and spectators dressed in white.
69 A.D. — Vitellius is recognized as emperor by the senate in Rome
… we also note today is the commemoration of an (undated) Roman soldier saint Expeditus