IN THE NEWS … Was This Roman Soldier Murdered by His Own Comrades? Archaeologists Reopen a 2,000-Year-Old Cold Case Solving an ancient cold case: Roman was brutally murdered – Leiden University Ancient Romans used nanotech in their special colour-changing glasses, experts reveal | The Independent 4,000-Year-Old Dog Paw Prints Found at Tavşanlı Höyük in Türkiye…

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ludi Victoriae Sullanae (day 6) — games held in honour of Victoria commemorating Sulla’s defeat of the Samnites in 82 B.C. 286 — martyrdom of Quentin 1995 — death of Jacques Heurgon (Latinist) 2001 — death of Allan Coxon (Parmenides scholar)

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IN THE NEWS … Technician cracks 1,600-year-old mystery to replicate Roman masterpiece | News | The University of Sheffield The Island That Gave Copper Its Name Had a 3,600-Year-Old Port City that Received Goods From Sardinia, the Baltic and India During the Bronze Age Completion of excavation season at Marchello archaeological site Research around ancient…

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ludi Victoriae Sullanae (day 1) — games held in honour of Victoria commemorating Sulla’s defeat of the Samnites in 82 B.C. 1656 B.C. — Noah enters the ark (this must be Bishop Ussher again) 31 A.D. — suicide of Apicata, wife of the disgraced Praetorian Praefect Sejanus ca 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Lucian and…

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IN THE NEWS … 2,400-Year-Old Greek Temple in Albania Reveals Ancient Coins and Imported Marble | Arkeonews Ancient Building with Frescoed Walls Discovered in Libya | Arkeonews Cybele marble relief discovered in pagan religious centre Archaeologists discover major Roman roadside station Littleport dig helps solve early Roman field system mystery ‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how…

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