• Festival of Mars (day 20)
• Quinquatrus (day 2) — second day of a five-day festival (although the name originally came from the fact that it came five days after the Ides, apparently) sacred to Mars but also somehow connected to Minerva; it was also apparently a ‘school holiday’, so no doubt we’ll soon be reading about how the Romans invented Spring Break
• 43 B.C. — Birth of Ovid (by one reckoning)
• 268 A.D. — assassination of Gallienus

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First Four-Wheeled Chariots Found in Iron Age Britain Near Queen Cartimandua’s Capital – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/first-four-wheeled-chariots-found-in-iron-age-britain-near-queen-cartimanduas-capital/

[AI?] Evidence of ‘crucifixion’ found in Roman graves | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-890552

Divers find marble treasure from Athens’ Acropolis in Lord Elgin’s shipwrecked brig at the bottom of the Aegean Sea | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/divers-find-marble-treasure-from-athens-acropolis-in-lord-elgins-shipwrecked-brig-at-the-bottom-of-the-aegean-sea

Fisherman hands over ancient amphora netted off Peloponnese | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1298576/fisherman-hands-over-ancient-amphora-netted-of-peloponnese/

Baalbek, the Lebanese city from the era of Alexander the Great under bombardment – protothema at the ancient temples – ProtoThema English

Baalbek, the Lebanese city from the era of Alexander the Great under bombardment – protothema at the ancient temples

Trump, Iran, and the Warning of Crassus

Does Trump See Himself as Alexander the Great? Iran, Persia, and the Cruel Lesson of Crassus

AI sheds light on an ancient gaming mystery | EurekAlert!
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1120532

The Law of War in Ancient Greece: Ideals and Their Failure in Practice – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/03/18/laws-war-ancient-greece/

Why Was Socrates Sentenced to Death? | HISTORY
https://www.history.com/articles/socrates-trial-death-hemlock

Austrian Academy of Sciences is developing the Ancient Greek AI “Apollo” with Mistral AI and Reply
https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/news/oeaw-entwickelt-altgriechisch-ki-apollo-mit-mistral-1

1,800-year-old nails discovered in 3 burials in Roman necropolis, possibly to ‘protect’ both the living and the dead | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/1-800-year-old-nails-discovered-in-3-burials-in-roman-necropolis-possibly-to-protect-both-the-living-and-the-dead

As the Romans did: discoveries show Jerusalem’s transformation after destruction – JNS.org – Jewish News Syndicate
https://www.jns.org/israel-news/as-the-romans-did-discoveries-show-jerusalems-transformation-after-destruction

The Brilliant Blue Paint Covering This Lavish Room in Ancient Pompeii May Have Cost More Than Half the Annual Salary of a Roman Foot Soldier
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-brilliant-blue-paint-covering-this-lavish-room-in-ancient-pompeii-may-have-cost-more-than-half-the-annual-salary-of-a-roman-foot-soldier-180988374/

Five restored Etruscan vases on display at Florence’s Opificio delle Pietre Dure
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/exhibitions/five-restored-etruscan-vases-on-display-at-florence-s-opificio-delle-pietre-dure

Dark message warning enemy to ‘learn your lesson’ found inscribed on 2,000-year-old sling bullet from ancient Holy Land | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/middle-east/dark-message-warning-enemy-to-learn-your-lesson-found-inscribed-on-2-000-year-old-sling-bullet-from-ancient-holy-land

Ancient skeleton unearthed in France is latest to be found sitting upright | France | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/18/ancient-skeleton-discovered-sitting-upright-in-france

Why a 2,000-Year-Old Book by a Roman Emperor Has Become One of the Fastest Selling Titles in Recent Times | Times Now
https://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle/books/why-a-2000-year-old-book-by-a-roman-emperor-has-become-one-of-the-fastest-selling-titles-in-recent-times-article-153860787

Democracy Was Not Just a Greco-Roman Affair in the Ancient World
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2026/march/democracy-was-not-just-a-greco-roman-affair-in-the-ancient-world.html

An imperial domus discovered in the Sepino Archaeological Park in Molise – Directorate General of Museums
http://musei.beniculturali.it/notizie/notifiche/scoperta-una-domus-imperiale-nel-parco-archeologico-di-sepino-in-molise

A Mediterranean Valley redux – The Past

A Mediterranean Valley redux

Surveying Falerii Novi: Rethinking the development of a Roman town – The Past

Surveying Falerii Novi: Rethinking the development of a Roman town

Typesetting | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Typesetting

(9) We are cooking
https://scrollprize.substack.com/p/we-are-cooking

Laudator Temporis Acti: The Slough of Philology
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-slough-of-philology.html

Het beeld van Zeus in Olympia – Mainzer Beobachter

Het beeld van Zeus in Olympia

PaleoJudaica.com: Lots more ghost wheels?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/lots-more-ghost-wheels.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Debating diachronic diversity dating for biblical Hebrew
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/debating-diachronic-diversity-dating.html

PaleoJudaica.com: On the formation and reception of the Babylonian Talmud
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/on-formation-and-reception-of.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Short Writings, Volume IV
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/short-writings-volume-iv.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Short Writings, Volume III
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/short-writings-volume-iii.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Short Writings, Volume II
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/short-writings-volume-ii.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Short Writings, Volume I
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/short-writings-volume-i.html

Die Zivilisierung der Barbaren. Eine Diskursgeschichte von Cicero bis Cassius Dio – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.03.22/

Ecologizing late ancient and Byzantine worlds – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.03.21/

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Episode 171 – The Gallic Sack of Rome – Part 6 – The Partial Historians – Ancient Roman History with smart ladies

Episode 171 – The Gallic Sack of Rome – Part 6

What if the Ides of March Failed? – The Ancients | Acast

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How the Phrase “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” Originated | HISTORY
https://www.history.com/videos/the-origin-of-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place

(70) Anatomy of the Ancient Egyptian Soul: The Ka – YouTube

(70) Why Did Ramesses II Marry His Own Daughters? – YouTube

(70) Aaron Poochigian | The Drama of Marcus’ Aurelius’ “Meditations” – YouTube

The Cyclops May Have Been Inspired by Real Science | HISTORY
https://www.history.com/videos/the-cyclops-may-have-been-inspired-by-real-science

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(9) ANE Today, 19 March 2026 – The Ancient Near East Today
https://ancientneareasttoday.substack.com/p/ane-today-19-march-2026

Pasts Imperfect (3.19.26)
https://pasts-imperfect.ghost.io/pasts-imperfect-3-19-26/

Assistant Professor of Practice, Classics (College of Humanities) job with University of Arizona | 37964668
https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/37964668/assistant-professor-of-practice-classics-college-of-humanities-/

• Festival of Mars (Day 19)
• Quinquatrus (Day 1) — a festival celebrating Minerva’s birthday (maybe)
• rites in honour of Minerva (obviously connected to the above)
• 11 B.C.E. — Herod dedicates his renovated Temple in Jerusalem
• 303 A.D. — Martyrdom of Pancharius of Nicomedia
• 363 A.D. — fire destroys the Temple of Apollo on the Palatine

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Children discover mysterious ancient skeleton sitting upright next to playground in France – CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mysterious-ancient-skeleton-sitting-upright-france/

Turkey: Ancient Mosaic With Greek Inscription Brought to Light – tovima.com

Turkey: Ancient Mosaic With Greek Inscription Brought to Light

‘Mentor’ shipwreck study uncovers possible fragment of Parthenon | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News

 ‘Mentor’ shipwreck study uncovers possible fragment of Parthenon

Gladiatorial reliefs discovered near the Appian Way | HeritageDaily – Archaeology News

Gladiatorial reliefs discovered near the Appian Way

Hippos-style humor: rare 2,000-year-old sling bullet bearing Greek taunt discovered
https://www.ynetnews.com/environment/article/bjl0xydcbx

Dark message warning enemy to ‘learn your lesson’ found inscribed on 2,000-year-old sling bullet from ancient Holy Land | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/middle-east/dark-message-warning-enemy-to-learn-your-lesson-found-inscribed-on-2-000-year-old-sling-bullet-from-ancient-holy-land

[paywalled] Archeologists Uncovered Evidence of a 2,000-Year-Old Machine Gun
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a70698814/archeologists-uncovered-evidence-of-a-2000-year-old-machine-gunand-the-damage-it-did/

A look at the legacy of the Romans across Somerset | Great British Life
https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/somerset/25855079.look-legacy-romans-across-somerset/

Rome’s Colosseum gets a fresh look that recreates the footprints of long-gone columns :: WRAL.com
https://www.wral.com/news/ap/032ca-romes-colosseum-gets-a-fresh-look-that-recreates-the-footprints-of-long-gone-columns/

Restored Ramses II statue head installed at Abydos temple in Sohag – Tourism – Egypt – Ahram Online
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1238/564240/Egypt/Tourism/Restored-Ramses-II-statue-head-installed-at-Abydos.aspx

Climate change to identity: The vital lessons in Metamorphoses, Ovid’s 2,000-year-old poem
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260317-metamorphoses-ovids-2000-year-old-poem-says-a-lot-about-2026

Donald Trump’s Melian Dialogue | History Today
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/making-history/donald-trumps-melian-dialogue

Cops and Antiquities Robbers Caught Red-handed Shelter Together From Iranian Missiles – Archaeology
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2026-03-17/ty-article/cops-and-antiquities-robbers-caught-red-handed-shelter-together-during-attack/0000019c-fb7a-d62f-ab9f-ff7ebe7c0000

Pre-state vaults and ancient cisterns provide shelter for Jerusalemites again under siege | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/pre-state-vaults-and-ancient-cisterns-provide-shelter-for-jerusalemites-again-under-siege/

Elephant Bone Found In Spain May Be The First Physical Evidence Of War Elephants Being Used In The Region 2200-Years-Ago » TwistedSifter

Elephant Bone Found In Spain May Be The First Physical Evidence Of War Elephants Being Used In The Region 2200-Years-Ago

Metamorphoses – Rijksmuseum
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/exhibitions/metamorphoses

Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac

Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac

Learn Ancient Greek in 118 Free Lessons: A Free Online Course from Brandeis & Harvard | Open Culture

Learn Ancient Greek in 118 Free Lessons: A Free Online Course from Brandeis & Harvard

Greece greenlights €3B Israeli missile and drone defense system | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-890272

Odysseus Found Not Guilty at the National Hellenic Museum’s Trial – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/03/18/odysseus-found-not-guilty-national-hellenic-museum-trial/

There’s Plenty of Crying in Epic: Introducing Book 16 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

There’s Plenty of Crying in Epic: Introducing Book 16

Writing Wednesday: Revisions to my Book | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Writing Wednesday: Revisions to my Book

Laudator Temporis Acti: Criticism
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/03/criticism.html

Caesars erfgenaam: Octavianus – Mainzer Beobachter

Caesars erfgenaam: Octavianus

PaleoJudaica.com: Maaloula latest
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/maaloula-latest.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Was the Second Temple ANE or Greek inspired?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/was-second-temple-ane-or-greek-inspired.html

PaleoJudaica.com: More on the Athribis ostraca and what’s on them
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/more-on-athribis-ostraca-and-whats-on.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Best of the Achaeans: Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-best-of-achaeans-concepts-of-hero.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: La Table des rois: Contribution à l’histoire textuelle des ›Tables faciles‹ de Ptolémée
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/la-table-des-rois-contribution.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Conceptions of Cyclicity in Babylonian and Greco-Roman Scholarship
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/conceptions-of-cyclicity-in-babylonian.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: ›Versus ad picturas‹ – Text/Image Relation in Greek, Latin and Arabic Poetry
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/versus-ad-picturas-textimage-relation.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Ancestors of Genesis and the Exodus Traditions: A Festschrift for Thomas Römer
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-ancestors-of-genesis-and-exodus.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Rethinking Orality III:From Homer to Neuroscience
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/rethinking-orality-iiifrom-homer-to.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ancient Iran in the ISAC Museum: From Prehistory to the Achaemenid Period
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/ancient-iran-in-isac-museum-from.html

Marble Statuettes of the Roman Period By Brian A. Martens (Agora 39). Princeton: American School of Classical Studies at Athens 2025. Pp. 704. ISBN 978-0-87661-239-2 (hardcover) $150. | American Journal of Archaeology: Vol 130, No 2
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/740693?utm_source=Archaeological+Institute+of+America&utm_campaign=601102ad39-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_12_16_11_36_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-894de77e7c-215971384&mc_cid=601102ad39&mc_eid=693126d49d

The Buried City: Unearthing the Real Pompeii By Gabriel Zuchtriegel. Chicago: University of Chicago Press 2025. Pp. 256. ISBN 978-0-226-83960-8 (hardcover) $25. | American Journal of Archaeology: Vol 130, No 2
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/740824?utm_source=Archaeological+Institute+of+America&utm_campaign=601102ad39-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_12_16_11_36_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-894de77e7c-215971384&mc_cid=601102ad39&mc_eid=693126d49d

Painting Pompeii: Painters, Practices, and Organization By Francesca Bologna. Turnhout: Brepols 2024. Pp. 150. ISBN 978-2-503-61119-8 (paperback) €85. | American Journal of Archaeology: Vol 130, No 2
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/740029?utm_source=Archaeological+Institute+of+America&utm_campaign=601102ad39-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_12_16_11_36_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-894de77e7c-215971384&mc_cid=601102ad39&mc_eid=693126d49d

Archaeology of Colour: Technical Art History Studies in Greek and Roman Painting and Polychromy Edited by Hariclia Brecoulaki. Turnhout: Brepols 2024. Pp. 450. ISBN 978-960-371-089-9 (hardcover) €132.08. | American Journal of Archaeology: Vol 130, No 2
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/740027?utm_source=Archaeological+Institute+of+America&utm_campaign=601102ad39-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_12_16_11_36_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-894de77e7c-215971384&mc_cid=601102ad39&mc_eid=693126d49d

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Classics & Careers S3, E5: Jam…–The Classics Podcast – Apple Podcasts

Xenophon – A Biography – Ancient History 101 | Acast

“What is ‘Classics’ Anyway?” – Ancient History 101 | Acast

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(37) The Amateur Who Found (and Destroyed) Ancient Troy – YouTube

(38) Archeologists Investigate The Pharaoh Who Stole History – YouTube

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Research Associate in Ancient Near Eastern Studies | Friedrich Schiller University Jena | 1909
https://jobs.uni-jena.de/jobposting/65bcdc8b60cafe78b0188cf73c8542959a61ff940

Full-Time Faculty Positionat College of the Holy Cross

Full-Time Faculty Position at College of the Holy Cross

Romano-British Agricultural Land Management Adjacent to the Dringhouses Roadside Settlement, York: Archaeological investigations at Abbeyfields House, Regency Mews, Dringhouses, York. Savine et al. Internet Archaeology 71.
https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue71/8/index.html

Late Iron Age/Romano-British Transition Pastoral Activity in the Western Environs of York: Archaeological investigations at the A1237/B1224, Wetherby Road Roundabout, York. Savine and Coates et al. Internet Archaeology 71.
https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue71/9/index.html

Roman Occupation in the Extramural Settlement South-west of the colonia: Archaeological investigations at York Station Gateway, Queen Street, York. Savine et al. Internet Archaeology 71.
https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue71/7/index.html

Vehicles of change: two exceptional deposits of destroyed chariots or wagons from Late Iron Age Britain | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/vehicles-of-change-two-exceptional-deposits-of-destroyed-chariots-or-wagons-from-late-iron-age-britain/729BB6B21858170704D32CBDBF68C5DA

Athenian Figure-Decorated Pottery for Whom? A View from Eastern Andalucía (Spain) | April 2026 (130.2) | American Journal of Archaeology

Athenian Figure-Decorated Pottery for Whom? A View from Eastern Andalucía (Spain)

Anubis in Contemporary Popular Culture

Anubis in Contemporary Popular Culture

• Festival of Mars continues (day 18)
• 37 A.D. — The dead emperor Tiberius’ will is annulled and Gaius (Caligula) is given the title “Augustus” by the senate
• 235 A.D. (?) — murder of Alexander Severus at Moguntiacum (Mainz)