• Floralia (day 6) — a festival originally ordered in response to an interpretation of the Sybilline books in 238 B.C., it fell into desuetude only to be revived in 173 B.C.; it was a general festival of drinking and other merriment in honour of Flora, who presided over (of course) flowers and their blossoms

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Rare Tyrian purple reveals elite Roman infant burials in York
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-rare-tyrian-purple-reveals-elite.html

Poop-encrusted chamber pots from the Roman Empire reveal oldest known human cases of Crypto parasite | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/poop-encrusted-chamber-pots-from-the-roman-empire-reveal-oldest-known-human-cases-of-crypto-parasite

This Man Fled Pompeii as Mount Vesuvius Erupted. Archaeologists Found Him 2,000 Years Later, Holding a Bowl to Protect His Head and a Lamp to Light His Way
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-man-fled-pompeii-as-mount-vesuvius-erupted-archaeologists-found-him-2000-years-later-holding-a-bowl-to-protect-his-head-and-a-lamp-to-light-his-way-180988647/

Medusa-clad Athena Statue Unearthed – Biblical Archaeology Society

Medusa-clad Athena Statue Unearthed

Alexander the Great’s (Marble) Head Turned Up in New York. U.S. Officials Say It Was Stolen—and Just Sent It Back to Italy
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/alexander-the-greats-marble-head-turned-up-in-new-york-us-officials-say-it-was-stolen-and-just-sent-it-back-to-italy-180988650/

[old news]Ancient Greek Armor Protected Soldiers in an 11-Hour Battle Simulation – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/05/01/ancient-greece-armor-protection-battle-simulation/

‘Decimate’ means much more today than it did in ancient Rome : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/01/nx-s1-5775464/decimate-ancient-rome-punishment-trump

[paywalled] US exhibition unearths the Etruscans and their enduring cultural influence – The Art Newspaper – International art news and events
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/01/exhibition-unearths-the-etruscans-and-their-enduring-cultural-influence

[paywalled] Edmonia Lewis’s Death of Cleopatra: A sculpture that weathered
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/01/arts/edmonia-lewis-death-of-cleopatra-sculpture/

LPAC Presents Euripides’ The Trojan Women in Collaboration with EGTNY, May 14-17 – The National Herald
https://www.thenationalherald.com/lpac-presents-euripides-the-trojan-women-in-collaboration-with-egtny-may-14-17/

April 2026 in Turkish archaeology | Turkish Archaeological News
https://turkisharchaeonews.net/article/april-2026-turkish-archaeology

A gem of a colleague: Ittai Gradel, 1965–2026 | Classics at Reading

A gem of a colleague: Ittai Gradel, 1965–2026

News – 2026 Boochever Grant Spotlight: Dominique Langis-Barsetti – Archaeological Institute of America

2026 Boochever Grant Spotlight: Dominique Langis-Barsetti

News – 2026 Colburn Fellowship Spotlight: Nicole Constantine – Archaeological Institute of America

2026 Colburn Fellowship Spotlight: Nicole Constantine

National Humanities Center Announces 2026–27 Fellow: Danielle Kellog | University of Cincinnati
https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2026/04/national-humanities-center-announces-202627-fellow–danielle-kellog.html

Tracing Roman civilian lives through things left at Hadrian’s Wall | King’s College London
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/roman-soldiers-are-important-and-interesting-in-the-history-of-the-roman-conquest-of-britain-but-they-are-far-from-the-whole-story-new-book-explore-civilian-lives-at-hadians-wall

There is a Senate in London: Britain’s Classical 18th Century – Antigone

There is a Senate in London: Britain’s Classical 18th Century

Photographs and Videos of the submerged ruined Roman fort at Walton Castle

Photographs and Videos of the submerged ruined Roman fort at Walton Castle

Procopius of Gaza, Letters – machine translation now online with notes.

Procopius of Gaza, Letters – machine translation now online with notes.

Twelve Days in the Year: 27th April 2026 | Sphinx

Twelve Days in the Year: 27th April 2026

Blog #123: Lingua Vitae: Learning Latin in Virtual Reality by Lissa Crofton-Sleigh (with Special Thanks to Em Dang) – Peopling the Past

Blog #123: Lingua Vitae: Learning Latin in Virtual Reality by Lissa Crofton-Sleigh (with Special Thanks to Em Dang)

Voor-westerse geschiedenis (9) visserij – Mainzer Beobachter

Voor-westerse geschiedenis (9) visserij

PaleoJudaica.com: Forthcoming: Ross, Baylor Handbook of Greek Ruth
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/05/forthcoming-ross-baylor-handbook-of.html

PaleoJudaica.com: The Idumean fiscal system in the Aramaic ostraca
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-idumean-fiscal-system-in-aramaic.html

PaleoJudaica.com: What was Pontius Pilate’s actual title?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/05/what-was-pontius-pilates-actual-title.html

Laudator Temporis Acti: Old Age
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/04/old-age.html

Laudator Temporis Acti: Funeral Instructions
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/05/funeral-instructions.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Rania Archaeological Project
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/rania-archaeological-project.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Die ápa-√yaj-Konstruktion: Untersuchungen zum exozentrischen Resultativum im Indoiranischen, Griechischen und Lateinischen
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/die-apa-yaj-konstruktion-untersuchungen.html

The Meaning of Myth in Uncertain Times: How Classical Mythology Helps Us Navigate a World in Crisis E. Bracke (2025) Routledge. | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/meaning-of-myth-in-uncertain-times-how-classical-mythology-helps-us-navigate-a-world-in-crisis-e-bracke-2025-routledge/613E33F8986FE0D89FE0C311301E2591
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Ancient Warfare Podcast: AWA407 – War Pigs Revisited
https://ancientwarfare.libsyn.com/awa407-war-pigs-revisited

Anima Latina 01.05.2026 – Podcast – Radio Vaticana – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/it/podcast/rvi-programmi/anima-latina/2026/05/anima-latina-01-05-2026.html

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(167) Homer is from the 8th Century BCE, Sappho is from the 6th Century(ish) BCE 🫶🏼 #shorts #greekmyth – YouTube

Archimedes palimpsest – RFI
https://www.rfi.fr/en/video/20260501-archimedes-palimpsest

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Visiting Assistant Professor – Classical Archaeology | Texas Tech University System
https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/Home/Home?partnerid=25898&siteid=5637#jobDetails=912381_5637

DRINK LIKE THE ROMANS: PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF THIN-WALLED WARE POTTERY IN NEA PAPHOS DURING THE EARLY ROMAN PERIOD | Annual of the British School at Athens | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/annual-of-the-british-school-at-athens/article/drink-like-the-romans-production-and-consumption-of-thinwalled-ware-pottery-in-nea-paphos-during-the-early-roman-period/FF9AA8E00F5FA71955A843CF217E08BE

GREEK AKROPOLEIS: FORTIFIED HILLTOPS, PLACES OF CULT, AND SYMBOLS OF FREEDOM AND OPPRESSION | Annual of the British School at Athens | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/annual-of-the-british-school-at-athens/article/greek-akropoleis-fortified-hilltops-places-of-cult-and-symbols-of-freedom-and-oppression/394371D4079C925BBFB5D75D11A064E1

Emendations in Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica Book 2 | The Cambridge Classical Journal | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-classical-journal/article/emendations-in-valerius-flaccus-argonautica-book-2/20997025A0536FB49DE31CC1C59975E9

The Berlanga Cup. New Evidence of Hadrian’s Wall Pans Found in Hispania Citerior (Spain) | Britannia | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/britannia/article/berlanga-cup-new-evidence-of-hadrians-wall-pans-found-in-hispania-citerior-spain/DEB2A799F3168B6FA651AB927D3A039D

Teaching Late Latin: past and present, challenges and prospects | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/teaching-late-latin-past-and-present-challenges-and-prospects/D3F41CB942687D750C993AA157E9D087

NOT BY VICTOR: THE CODEX BARB. LAT. 812 AND DE VIRIS ILLVSTRIBVS RECONSIDERED | The Classical Quarterly | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-quarterly/article/not-by-victor-the-codex-barb-lat-812-and-de-viris-illvstribvs-reconsidered/7B2C7536AF22A35DB52530753CE63C3C

AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS, LIBANIUS AND LATE ROMAN NAMES | The Classical Quarterly | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-quarterly/article/ammianus-marcellinus-libanius-and-late-roman-names/3CFDF033350DF2FAFF1FCDE1EA167E63

• 1700 — death of John Dryden (poet and translator of many of the versions of ancient poetry which abound on the internet)

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Rare imperial purple cloth found in Roman infant burials in York – News and events, University of York
https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2026/research/rare-purple-cloth/

For centuries these dazzling Roman bowls were misread—until chemical traces exposed an unexpected maker
https://sciencex.com/news/2026-04-centuries-dazzling-roman-bowls-misread.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

Archaeologists find marble statue of Athena in Turkey | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-894583

Greece Advances Restoration of Ancient Pelinna Acropolis
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/04/30/greece-advances-restoration-of-ancient-pelinna-acropolis/

Tivoli: New excavations reveal an inscription identifying a basilica cited by Suetonius
https://www.agenzianova.com/en/news/tivoli-da-nuovi-scavi-emerge-uniscrizione-che-identifica-una-basilica-citata-da-svetonio/

The Enigma of Munigua, the Spectacular Roman City with the Largest Terrace Sanctuary Outside Italy

The Enigma of Munigua, the Spectacular Roman City with the Largest Terrace Sanctuary Outside Italy

Troy-themed exhibition to open at Colosseum
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/troy-themed-exhibition-to-open-at-colosseum-221641#:~:text=ISTANBUL,showcased%20on%20the%20global%20stage.

Roman cup unearthed in Spain may have been a keepsake representing a soldier’s time at the Hadrian Wall
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-roman-cup-unearthed-spain-keepsake.html#goog_rewarded

Roman cup found in Spain reveals new link to Hadrian’s Wall and Roman soldiers | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2026/04/cup-found-in-spain-reveals-link-to-hadrians-wall/

Ancient mass grave in Jordan confirms victims of Justinian Plague pandemic | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2026/04/ancient-mass-grave-in-jordan-justinian-plague/

The Ghosting Protocols: Cancel Culture in Ancient Egypt and Rome – Archaeology
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2026-04-30/ty-article-magazine/the-ghosting-protocols-cancel-culture-in-ancient-egypt-and-rome/0000019d-d996-d153-a3df-f9be9ae40000

The Strangest Accounts of Ancient Greek Historian Diodorus Siculus: Sex Change, Self-Immolation, and Giant Whales – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/30/strange-stories-diodorus-siculus/

Ancient Greek Inscriptions That Grace the World’s Most Iconic Landmarks – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/30/ancient-greek-quotes-inscribed-global-landmarks/

Afghanistan’s Ancient Greek City and the Mystery of its Demise – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/29/afghanistan-ancient-greek-city-mystery-demise/

Pallas Athena In Fight Against Centaurs, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943) – The Historian’s Hut

Pallas Athena In Fight Against Centaurs, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943)

‘Lifelong monogamy’ and ‘half orphans’: DNA analysis reveals clues about life on the Roman frontier after the fall of Rome | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/lifelong-monogamy-and-half-orphans-dna-analysis-reveals-clues-about-life-on-the-roman-frontier-after-the-fall-of-rome

Study challenges established views of life after fall of Western Roman Empire
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/04/study-challenges-established-views-of-life-after-fall-of-western-roman-empire/157938

U.S. and Italy Honor Alliance to Curb Art Looting, Amid Broader Tensions – The New York Times

Italy recovers 337 stolen cultural artifacts from US | Daily Sabah
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/italy-recovers-337-stolen-cultural-artifacts-from-us/news

Centering the voices of the incarcerated: Professor Mark Letteney on writing ‘Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration’ – The Daily
https://www.dailyuw.com/article/centering-the-voices-of-the-incarcerated-professor-mark-letteney-on-writing-ancient-mediterranean-incarceration-20260429

Dead and Gentle Forever: Briseis’ Lament for Patroklos in Iliad 19 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Dead and Gentle Forever: Briseis’ Lament for Patroklos in Iliad 19

Grafstèle, wegwijzer of wachter? – Mainzer Beobachter

Grafstèle, wegwijzer of wachter?

PaleoJudaica.com: Joel Kaminsky: autobiographical retrospective
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/04/joel-kaminsky-autobiographical.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Review of Sekita & Southwood (eds.), Death imagined
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-of-sekita-southwood-eds-death.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Lost Theban epics
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/04/lost-theban-epics.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ancient Egypt: New Technology
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/ancient-egypt-new-technology.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Antico & IA. Intelligenze artificiali e didattica del mondo antico: Riflessioni e proposte
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/antico-ia-intelligenze-artificiali-e.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Harbor of the Pharaohs to the Land of Punt
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/harbor-of-pharaohs-to-land-of-punt.html

Nicomaco di Gerasa, Manuale di Armonica. Edizione critica, traduzione, commento – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.04.39/

The Seleukids at war: recruitment, composition, and organization – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.04.38/

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Special Episode – Septimius Severus with Dr Simon Elliott – The Partial Historians – Ancient Roman History with smart ladies

Special Episode – Septimius Severus with Dr Simon Elliott

The Persian Gulf – The Ancients | Acast

Episode 10.2 – The Attalids Pt 1, Attalus I — The Almost Forgotten
https://almostforgotten.squarespace.com/podcast/2026/4/29/episode-102-the-attalids-pt-1-attalus-i
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(7) Democracy’s Last Defender – Classical Wisdom
https://classicalwisdom.substack.com/p/democracys-last-defender

(137) The Man Who Tried to Save Athenian Democracy – YouTube

(138) Inscriptions Illuminating ancient Athens – YouTube

(139) Ancient Roman soldier tombstone found in New Orleans returned to Italy after decades mystery – YouTube

(141) Why Augustus Built a Firewall in the Heart of Rome – YouTube

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(7) 30 Apr 2026 – Documenting Cultural Heritage at Risk in Iran
https://ancientneareasttoday.substack.com/p/30-apr-2026-documenting-cultural

Demography and life histories across the Roman frontier in Germany 400–700 ce | Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10437-3

Pasts Imperfect (4.30.26)
https://pasts-imperfect.ghost.io/pasts-imperfect-4-30-26/

Volume 68 Issue 3 | Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies | Oxford Academic
https://academic.oup.com/bics/issue/68/3

The Discovery of the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Samikon
https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/oeai/events/event-detail/the-discovery-of-the-sanctuary-of-poseidon-at-samikon

• Floralia (day 4)
• 65 A.D. — death of Marcus Annaeus Lucanus … a.k.a. Lucan (by one reckoning)
• 304 A.D. — beginning of Diocletianic persecutions under Galerius
• 311 A.D. — Edict of Toleration of Galerius
• 1936 — death of A.E. Housman