• Festival of Mars (day 10) …
• 241 B.C. — Romans are victorious against the Carthaginians in the naval battle of Aegusa, bringing the First Punic War to an end
• 15 A.D. — Tiberius becomes pontifex maximus
• ca. 172 A.D. — martyrdom of Alexander in Phrygia
• ca. 258 A.D. — martyrdom of Codratus of Corinth and companions

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Lost page of the Archimedes Palimpsest identified in Blois, central France
https://phys.org/news/2026-03-lost-page-archimedes-palimpsest-blois.html#goog_rewarded

Bronze Sheets Found in the Great Temple of Samikon in Elis Reveal It Was Used as a Document Archive in Antiquity

Bronze Sheets Found in the Great Temple of Samikon in Elis Reveal It Was Used as a Document Archive in Antiquity

Vast burial complex discovered in Rome’s Ostiense Necropolis
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/03/vast-burial-complex-discovered-in-romes-ostiense-necropolis/157284

Marble lion unearthed during excavations in Philippi
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/03/marble-lion-unearthed-during-excavations-in-philippi/157289

AI Figures Out the Rules of a Mysterious 2,000-Year-Old Board Game from Ancient Rome | Open Culture

AI Figures Out the Rules of a Mysterious 2,000-Year-Old Board Game from Ancient Rome

Roman-era gold mines in the Eastern Pyrenees

Roman-era gold mines in the Eastern Pyrenees

Work to start on repairing ‘tired’ historic Lincoln Roman arch
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4g0x0glg6o

Coin used as Leeds bus fare was 2,000‑year‑old currency
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w558gvrdro

[AI?] Ancient mystery uncovered in Italy: 2,600-year-old Etruscan Tomb found with four skeletons and treasure | World News – The Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/ancient-mystery-uncovered-in-italy-2600-year-old-etruscan-tomb-found-with-four-skeletons-and-treasure/articleshow/129284802.cms

The secret in Lake Nemi (Part 2): Mystery in Lake Nemi: Did Hitler’s soldiers destroy the luxury ships of the Roman Emperor Caligula? | blue News
https://www.bluewin.ch/en/entertainment/did-hitlers-soldiers-destroy-the-luxury-ships-of-the-roman-emperor-caligula-3116011.html

A new era for the ancient world – How women are dominating the Classics – The New Feminist

A new era for the ancient world – How women are dominating the Classics

Philogelos: The World’s Oldest Surviving Joke Book from Ancient Greece – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/03/09/philogelos-ancient-greece-joke-book/

Sappho, the Ancient Greek Poet – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/03/08/sappho-poet-fragments/

What Stoic Philosophers Say About Health And Healthcare
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbooksauthors/2026/03/09/what-stoic-philosophers-say-about-health-and-healthcare/

Gladiators, Graffiti, and Martyrs – Biblical Archaeology Society

Gladiators, Graffiti, and Martyrs

(13) The Emperor’s Notebook: Introducing a new translation of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations
https://paideiainstitute.substack.com/p/the-emperors-notebook-introducing

Netflix shares first details of ‘brutal’ historical drama based on bestseller – Manchester Evening News
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/netflix-shares-first-details-brutal-33556089

Óresteia At The National Theatre Is Gruesome And Glorious

Óresteia At The National Theatre Is Gruesome And Glorious

Brothers, Sisters, Wives, and Divine (Dis)Order: Setting things Straight in Iliad 15 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Brothers, Sisters, Wives, and Divine (Dis)Order: Setting things Straight in Iliad 15

Weekly Varia no. 172, 03/08/26 – Noodlings

Weekly Varia no. 172, 03/08/26

De Maronitische Wereldkroniek (10) Abd al-Malik – Mainzer Beobachter

De Maronitische Wereldkroniek (10) Abd al-Malik

Laudator Temporis Acti: Birth
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/03/birth.html

PaleoJudaica.com: A reused ancient menorah relief in Rome
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-reused-ancient-menorah-relief-in-rome.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Punic bus fare?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/punic-bus-fare.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Redacting Moses’ “radiant” face?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/redacting-moses-radiant-face.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Epic Singers and Oral Tradition
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/epic-singers-and-oral-tradition.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Eve of the Festival: Making Myth in Odyssey 19
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/eve-of-festival-making-myth-in-odyssey.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Blemished Kings: Suitors in the Odyssey, Blame Poetics, and Irish Satire
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/blemished-kings-suitors-in-odyssey.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Scythica Minora. Recherches sur les colonies grecques du littoral roumain de la mer Noire
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/scythica-minora-recherches-sur-les.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Le temple de Dendara X. Les chapelles osiriennes: Planches en couleur
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/le-temple-de-dendara-x-les-chapelles.html

Epigraphica. Works dedicated to the VII Congress of Greek and Latin Epigraphy (Constanta, September 9-15, 1977) | Spartokos has read

Épigraphica. Travaux dédiés au VII Congrès d’épigraphie grecque et latine (Constantza, 9-15 septembre 1977)

Mediterranean collections in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand: perspectives from afar – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.03.10/

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(568) Looking Inside: how do Greek pots conjure the interior? by Dr Emily Clifford – YouTube

(568) Institute for the Study of Ancient Culture Excavations at Libya – YouTube

(569) Cheiron Bell Crater: Greek Theatre Sources – YouTube

(569) Choregos – YouTube

(570) Rome’s Longest Siege – The Fall of Carthage (ALL PARTS) – YouTube

(570) The historical context of Aeschylus’ Oresteia: politics, religion, culture, by Paul Grigsby – YouTube

(570) Aeschylus’ Oresteia (Warwick, 2026) – YouTube

(570) The House in Aeschylus’ Oresteia, by Dr Emmanuela Bakola – YouTube

(570) The Warwick Oresteia, by Dr Emmanuela Bakola – YouTube

(570) Hypatia of Alexandria: The Tragic Death of a Philosopher – YouTube

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Towards a Smart Edition of Apollodorus’ Library | Digital Classics Online
https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/dco/article/view/114797

Homer Appreciation Day | Waterloo Institute for Hellenistic Studies | University of Waterloo
https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-institute-for-hellenistic-studies/events-workshops/homer-appreciation-day

Mosaic Scholarship – Call for Applications (Deadline May 1) | Bourse Mosaïque – Appel de candidatures (Date limite 1 mai) – The Classical Association of Canada

Mosaic Scholarship – Call for Applications (Deadline May 1) | Bourse Mosaïque – Appel de candidatures (Date limite 1 mai)

Desmond Conacher Scholarship – Call for Applications (Deadline May 1) | Desmond Conacher Scholarship – Call for Applications (Deadline May 1) – The Classical Association of Canada

Desmond Conacher Scholarship – Call for Applications (Deadline May 1) | Bourse Desmond Conacher – Appel de candidatures (Date limite 1 mai)

• Festival of Mars (day 9) which included another procession of the Salian priests around the city
• 320 A.D. — martyrdom of Candidus and the other “Forty Armenian Martyrs”

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Rare Roman underground tunnel discovered during construction in Türkiye – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/rare-roman-underground-tunnel-discovered-during-construction-in-turkiye-3215742

Ancient Coffins and Rare Papyri Discovered in New Archaeological Find in Luxor | Egyptian Streets

Ancient Coffins and Rare Papyri Discovered in New Archaeological Find in Luxor

Ancient Mosaic Unearthed Beneath Athens City Street – tovima.com

Ancient Mosaic Unearthed Beneath Athens City Street

‘Cikai Korran came here and saw’: Visitors from India graffitied dozens of Egyptian tombs 2,000 years ago | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/cikai-korran-came-here-and-saw-visitors-from-india-graffitied-dozens-of-egyptian-tombs-2-000-years-ago

Monumental Roman Forum Discovered Beneath Barcelona Hotel Forces 90-Degree Rewrite of Ancient City Barcino – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/monumental-roman-forum-discovered-beneath-barcelona-hotel-forces-90-degree-rewrite-of-ancient-city-barcino/

Rare Roman Ingots Discovered by Metal Detectorists Declared Treasure
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/roman-ingots-found-ceredigion-wales-2751825

How Much Did the Egyptian Blue Color Found on the Walls of a Pompeii Room Cost? The Pigment Alone Was Nearly a Legionary’s Entire Annual Pay

How Much Did the Egyptian Blue Color Found on the Walls of a Pompeii Room Cost? The Pigment Alone Was Nearly a Legionary’s Entire Annual Pay

This Ancient Disk Found in Tuscany Holds One of the Longest Etruscan Texts Ever Discovered

This Ancient Disk Found in Tuscany Holds One of the Longest Etruscan Texts Ever Discovered

Is this the best routine to boost your health? Yes, according to an ancient Roman intellectual | HistoryExtra
https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/ancient-roman-routine-for-health-pliny-the-elder/

This New Exhibition Reveals How Magic Ruled the Ancient World

This “Cursed!” Exhibition Reveals How Magic Ruled the Ancient World [Interview]

From Egyptian queens to Hollywood royalty — Barnsley’s Cleopatra reigns with new exhibition
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sponsored/first-look-from-egyptian-queens-to-hollywood-royalty-barnsleys-cleopatra-reigns-with-new-exhibition-5623589

[wtf?]Is Xenophon the Founder of Tachygraphy? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/03/07/xenophon-founder-tachygraphy/

Guest lecturer Rebecca Benefiel on history of graffiti in Pompeii – The Badger Herald

Guest lecturer Rebecca Benefiel on history of graffiti in Pompeii

The Bacchae – The Wee Review | Scotland’s arts and culture magazine

The Bacchae

How China Learned to Love the Classics | The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-education/how-china-learned-to-love-the-classics

Ancient Greece, Gender Studies, and Social Media ━ The European Conservative

Ancient Greece, Gender Studies, and Social Media

(13) The Odyssey is Complicated – by The Paideia Institute
https://paideiainstitute.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-is-complicated

February Reading Notes – Noodlings

February Reading Notes

Fireside Friday, March 6, 2026 – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Fireside Friday, March 6, 2026

Laudator Temporis Acti: A Rule
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-rule.html

De Maronitische Wereldkroniek (7) Herakleios – Mainzer Beobachter

De Maronitische Wereldkroniek (7) Herakleios

De Maronitische Wereldkroniek (8) Konstans II – Mainzer Beobachter

De Maronitische Wereldkroniek (8) Konstans II

De Maronitische Wereldkroniek (9) Konstantijn IV – Mainzer Beobachter

De Maronitische Wereldkroniek (9) Konstantijn IV

Wie is de god der joden? – Mainzer Beobachter

Wie is de god der joden?

PaleoJudaica.com: Weitzman, Disasters of Biblical Proportions (Princeton)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/weitzman-disasters-of-biblical.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Cielontko, The Visions of Enoch the Prophet (De Gruyter)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/cielontko-visions-of-enoch-prophet-de.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Theology of Arithmetic: Number Symbolism in Platonism and Early Christianity
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-theology-of-arithmetic-number.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Africa: Greek and Roman Perspectives from Homer to Apuleius
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/africa-greek-and-roman-perspectives.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Theocritean Pastoral: A Study in the Definition of Genre
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/theocritean-pastoral-study-in.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Life and Miracles of Thekla: A Literary Study
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-life-and-miracles-of-thekla.html

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3809 – The (second) battle of Mantinea – The History Network

3809 – The (second) battle of Mantinea

Bronze Age Star Map: The Nebra Sky Disk – The Ancients | Acast

Audio-Nachrichten auf Latein 07.03.2026 – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/de/podcast/audio-nachrichten-auf-latein/2026/03/audio-nachrichten-auf-latein-07-03-2026.html

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(530) The historical context of Aeschylus’ Oresteia: politics, religion, culture, by Paul Grigsby – YouTube

Anima Latina 08.03.2026 – Podcast – Radio Vaticana – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/it/podcast/rvi-programmi/anima-latina/2026/03/anima-latina-08-03-2026.html

(530) Ido Aharoni & Guy Stiebel: What Archaeology Teaches Us About the Future? The Case of Masada – YouTube

(530) The Bronze Age civilisation you probably haven’t heard of before – YouTube

(530) They Called Him the “Half-Lion, Half-Fox” – Here’s Why: Sulla’s Civil War (ALL PARTS) – YouTube

(530) Historian Reacts To EPIC: The Musical (Ithaca Saga) – YouTube

(530) Schiller Vase: Greek Theatre Sources – YouTube

(531) Did you know that there’s a HIDDEN ART WORKSHOP in the VATICAN? – YouTube

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explorator 28.10 ~ March 8, 2026 – Explorator

explorator 28.10 ~ March 8, 2026

Writing As Visual Engagement – The VIEWS project

Writing As Visual Engagement

• Festival of Mars continues (day 8)
• 305 A.D. — martyrdom of Philemon and companions
• 1757 – death of Thomas Blackwell (Classical scholar)