IN THE NEWS … Stone by stone, Türkiye rebuilds 1,800-year-old fountain in ancient Tripolis – Türkiye Today 3,000-Year-Old Tomb in Jordan Reveals Phoenician Ivory, Rare Phrygian Belt and Exotic Spices | Arkeonews 2,000-year-old Roman kitchen found with Italian pottery and cooking tools in Spain | Archaeology News Online Magazine Roman House Cut Into Rock Found…

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48 B.C. — Octavian dons his toga virilis 17 A.D. — restoration of the Temple of Janus at the Theatre of Marcellus (and associated rites thereafter) 31 A.D. — Execution of the commander of the Praetorian Guard, Lucius Aelius Sejanus, after revelation of his activities against the emperor Tiberius. 33 A.D. — Death of Vipsania…

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IN THE NEWS … Biblical Archaeology Society – Archive of Hittite Tablets Discovered Herculaneum: Priapus’s Workshop reopens after restoration I discovered a Roman fort in Wales – it may hold the key to the ancient Welsh legend of Macsen Wledig Path Jesus may have walked to his crucifixion unearthed after 2,000 years | Daily Mail…

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1861 — birth of J.B. Bury, author of History of the Later Roman Empire, among other ‘standard’ texts

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IN THE NEWS … After more than 2,000 years, a neighborhood of ancient Akragas buried by the Carthaginian siege has been discovered – Sicily A New Contender for the World’s Oldest Shipwreck Has Been Discovered Off the Coast of Turkey. Its Ancient Cargo Is a ‘Time Capsule’ From 4,700 Years Ago World’s oldest shipwreck discovered…

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