ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ April 27, 2026

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Ancient Roman shipwreck reveals hidden secrets of waterproofing and Mediterranean repairs | Archaeology News Online Magazine

Ancient Roman shipwreck reveals hidden secrets of waterproofing and Mediterranean repairs

Rare 2,000-year-old Roman bread found at Vindonissa reveals early military life in Switzerland | Archaeology News Online Magazine

Rare 2,000-year-old Roman bread found at Vindonissa reveals early military life in Switzerland

“Golden Man” burial unearthed in Western Kazakhstan
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/04/golden-man-burial-unearthed-in-western-kazakhstan/157908

Ancient Roman 1,000-Liter Vessels Found in Ostia Contained Fish Sauce and Were Repaired with Lead, Silver, and Tin

Ancient Roman 1,000-Liter Vessels Found in Ostia Contained Fish Sauce and Were Repaired with Lead, Silver, and Tin

Archaeologists Reconstruct the Escape of a Man Who Tried to Protect Himself from the Eruption of Vesuvius with a Mortar in Pompeii

Archaeologists Reconstruct the Escape of a Man Who Tried to Protect Himself from the Eruption of Vesuvius with a Mortar in Pompeii

New Finds at the Porta Stabia Necropolis in Pompeii – Agenzia Nova
https://www.agenzianova.com/en/news/nuovi-ritrovamenti-nella-necropoli-di-porta-stabia-a-pompei/

The Berlanga Cup

The Berlanga Cup

Athena statue unearthed in Laodicea
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/amp/athena-statue-unearthed-in-laodicea-221513

42 lost pages of Codex H recovered, revealing early New Testament structure and scribal practices | Archaeology News Online Magazine

42 lost pages of Codex H recovered, revealing early New Testament structure and scribal practices

Did Julius Caesar Say “Et Tu, Brute?” Before He Died? (The Real Story)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/misconceptions/what-julius-caesar-said-before-died-wasn-t-et-tu-brute

Mizzou archaeologist digs up long‑buried Roman secrets

Mizzou archaeologist digs up long‑buried Roman secrets

Two more women allege sexual harassment by classics professor Simon Goldhill  | Varsity
https://www.varsity.co.uk/news/31571

[FWIW] Who were the Blemmyes: The ‘headless humans’ that terrified the ancient world long before Bigfoot
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/who-were-the-blemmyes-the-headless-humans-that-terrified-the-ancient-world-long-before-bigfoot/ar-AA1ZHo1n?cvid=00496b67a06540f8882533e8837e2ff4&ocid=finance-verthp-feeds&apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1

Looting Matters: Further returns to Italy from the MMA
https://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/2026/04/further-returns-to-italy-from-mma.html

The Aeneid- as a Latin Opera! – CANE

The Aeneid- as a Latin Opera!

Weekly Varia no. 179, 04/26/26 – Noodlings

Weekly Varia no. 179, 04/26/26

(6) Lost in Translation – by Armand D’Angour
https://armanddangour.substack.com/p/lost-in-translation

Laudator Temporis Acti: Five Hurdles
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/04/five-hurdles.html

That Other Me: Achilles’ Lament for Patroklos in Iliad 19 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

That Other Me: Achilles’ Lament for Patroklos in Iliad 19

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Two Models of Biblical Purity: The Science of Ritual
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/two-models-of-biblical-purity-science.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Epicurus’ Human Beings: Beyond Person and Self
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/epicurus-human-beings-beyond-person-and.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Reconstructing Greek Sacred Landscapes: Dynamics and Approaches from the Field
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/reconstructing-greek-sacred-landscapes.html

Horatian readings: poetic and literary texture – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.04.34/

Amazons: the history behind the legend – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.04.33/

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E-Journal degli Scavi di Pompei – Pompeii Sites
https://pompeiisites.org/e-journal-degli-scavi-di-pompei/

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem v kalendas maias

  • ludi Florales … a.k.a. Floralia (day 1) — 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 (Chloris is also mentioned … I’m still trying to figure that one out).
  • 4977 B.C. — birth of the universe, according to the calculations of Johannes Kepler
  • 399 B.C. — death of Socrates (by one reckoning
  • 1753 — birth of Edward Gibbon
  • 1870 — Heinrich Schliemann ‘discovers’ Troy

ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ April 26, 2026

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Rare 2,000-year-old Roman bread found at Vindonissa reveals early military life in Switzerland | Archaeology News Online Magazine

Rare 2,000-year-old Roman bread found at Vindonissa reveals early military life in Switzerland

A Roman Bronze Cup Found in central Spain was Made in Northern Britannia and Names the Forts of Hadrian’s Wall

A Roman Bronze Cup Found in central Spain was Made in Northern Britannia and Names the Forts of Hadrian’s Wall

Over 100 Game Boards Discovered Carved in the Ruins of the Ancient Greek City of Ptolemais in Libya

Over 100 Game Boards Discovered Carved in the Ruins of the Ancient Greek City of Ptolemais in Libya

Ancient Roman 1,000-Liter Vessels Found in Ostia Contained Fish Sauce and Were Repaired with Lead, Silver, and Tin

Ancient Roman 1,000-Liter Vessels Found in Ostia Contained Fish Sauce and Were Repaired with Lead, Silver, and Tin

Anatolian Homer’s Iliad found inside Egyptian mummy in rare discovery – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/anatolian-homers-iliad-found-inside-egyptian-mummy-in-rare-discovery-3218538

2,000-Year-Old Shipwreck in Croatia Reveals How Romans Kept Their Vessels Waterproof – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/2000-year-old-shipwreck-in-croatia-reveals-how-romans-kept-their-vessels-waterproof/

2,000-Year-Old Roman Tool Discovered in Czech Republic May Reveal How Legionary Armor Was Made – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/2000-year-old-roman-tool-discovered-in-czech-republic-may-reveal-how-legionary-armor-was-made/

Parasite Once Believed to Originate in the Americas Discovered in Roman Chamber Pots from the Ancient Province of Moesia Inferior

Parasite Once Believed to Originate in the Americas Discovered in Roman Chamber Pots from the Ancient Province of Moesia Inferior

Archytas of Tarentum, the Greek Sage Who Believed in an Infinite Universe and Invented the First Self-Propelled Flying Device

Archytas of Tarentum, the Greek Sage Who Believed in an Infinite Universe and Invented the First Self-Propelled Flying Device

These Modern-Day Photographs Highlight Why, Centuries Later, Pompeii Still Attracts Throngs of Tourists and Archaeologists
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/these-modern-day-photographs-highlight-why-centuries-later-pompeii-still-attracts-tourists-and-archaeologists-180988611/

China-Greece archaeological collaboration project launched in Athens-Xinhua
https://english.news.cn/20260425/aa8af45c728a4df585acb2c32e5032a8/c.html

What Did Ancient Greek Sound Like? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/25/ancient-greek-sounded-like/

Where Greek Masterpieces Began: Paros’ Famed Marble Quarries – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/24/efforts-preserve-paros-famed-marble-quarries/

Solar Eclipse Prompted Ancient Greeks to Study the Stars – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/26/solar-eclipse-phenonemnon-prompted-ancient-greeks-to-study-the-stars/

Greek Discovery of Iceland Supported by Linguistic Evidence – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/25/greek-discovery-iceland/

Eclipse of Peace: The Ancient Solar Phenomenon That Stopped a War – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/14/eclipse-peace-ancient-solar-eclipse-stopped-war/

Alexander’s Legacy: The Ptolemaic Era of Greek Rule in Egypt – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/25/alexanders-legacy-ptolemaic-era-greek-rule-egypt/

When Did Ancient Greeks Colonize Italy? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/25/dna-study-shows-when-ancient-greeks-colonized-italy/

Nicias: The Ancient Greek General Behind a Rare Peace Between Athens and Sparta – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/24/nicias-greek-general-peace-athens-sparta/

Ephemeris ~ EPHEMERIS_ Nuntii Latini Universi
https://ephemerisnuntii.eu/nuntius.php?id=2469

Professor Talk Reveals Influence of Two Ancient Communities on Literary Criticism – The Oberlin Review

Professor Talk Reveals Influence of Two Ancient Communities on Literary Criticism

[paywalled] Two more women allege harassment by Cambridge professor
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/sexual-harassment-claims-cambridge-academic-simon-goldhill-v3wd3c3lb

Review: Iphigenia, at Arcola Theatre | Islington Tribune
https://www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/review-iphigenia-at-arcola-theatre

New SLAM exhibition brings ancient Rome to life in ‘Ancient Splendor: Roman Art in the Time of Trajan’ – Student Life

New SLAM exhibition brings ancient Rome to life in ‘Ancient Splendor: Roman Art in the Time of Trajan’

(6) Is everything you know about mummies wrong?
https://ancientnow.substack.com/p/is-everything-you-know-about-mummies?publication_id=752411&post_id=195199243&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true

Collections: Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part II: The African Backbone – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Collections: Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part II: The African Backbone

Laudator Temporis Acti: Two Types of Ignorance
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/04/two-types-of-ignorance.html

Laudator Temporis Acti: Stop It
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/04/stop-it.html

Laudator Temporis Acti: Distrust
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/04/distrust.html

Dauniërs, Peuketiërs en Messapiërs – Mainzer Beobachter

Dauniërs, Peuketiërs en Messapiërs

Prehistorisch Apulië – Mainzer Beobachter

Prehistorisch Apulië

Grieks Apulië – Mainzer Beobachter

Grieks Apulië

Apulië, Iapygië, Messapië of Calabrië? – Mainzer Beobachter

Apulië, Iapygië, Messapië of Calabrië?

Iapygisch Apulië – Mainzer Beobachter

Iapygisch Apulië

PaleoJudaica.com: Aitken memorial volume
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/04/aitken-memorial-volume.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Meshel, Two Models of Biblical Purity (OUP open access)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/04/meshel-two-models-of-biblical-purity.html

Study and interpretation of past funerary practices. | Spartokos has read

Étude et interprétation des pratiques funéraires du passé.

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Goodenough on the Beginnings of Christianity
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/goodenough-on-beginnings-of-christianity.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Handbook of Synagogue Architecture
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/handbook-of-synagogue-architecture.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Book of the People
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-book-of-people.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Behind the Essenes: History and Ideology in the Dead Sea Scrolls
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/behind-essenes-history-and-ideology-in.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Mediterranean Horizons: Archaeological Studies in Honour of Søren Dietz
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/mediterranean-horizons-archaeological.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Particles in Ancient Greek Discourse: Exploring Particle Use across Genres
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2016/04/new-from-chs-particles-in-ancient-greek.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: To Caesar What Is Caesar’s: Tribute, Taxes, and Imperial Administration in Early Roman Palestine
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/to-caesar-what-is-caesars-tribute-taxes.html

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Anima Latina 26.04.2026 – Podcast – Radio Vaticana – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/it/podcast/rvi-programmi/anima-latina/2026/04/anima-latina-26-04-2026.html

The Last Days of Pompeii – The Ancients | Acast

Audio-Nachrichten auf Latein 25.04.2026 – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/de/podcast/audio-nachrichten-auf-latein/2026/04/audio-nachrichten-auf-latein-25-04-2026.html

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(650) Greek Mythology Rewritten: The Feminist Story of Pasiphae | Interview with Jane Dougherty – YouTube

(650) De itinere Hispanico | Spoken Latin Podcast (66) – YouTube

(651) Reacting to ARTHUR’s Take of The Odyssey – YouTube

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explorator 28.17 April 26, 2026 – Explorator

explorator 28.17 April 26, 2026

Disabilities and Women in Ancient Rome | Law, Governance and Space | University of Helsinki
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/law-governance-and-space/news-events/disabilities-and-women-in-ancient-rome

Visiting Assistant Professor, Greek and Latin Langua: 643750
https://www.academicjobs.com/university-jobs/visiting-assistant-professor-greek-and-latin-language-and-literature-college-of-arts-and-sciences-cincinnati-ohio/643750

Call for Papers: Greek Drama VI, Center For Hellenic Studies in Greece Nafplio, June 7-11, 2027 (Deadline August 31) – The Classical Association of Canada

Call for Papers: Greek Drama VI, Center For Hellenic Studies in Greece Nafplio, June 7-11, 2027 (Deadline August 31)

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vii kalendas maias

  • Robigalia — an ancient agricultural festival designed to appease the numen Robigo/Robigus who caused mildew
  • 404 B.C. — Athens surrenders to Sparta, bringing the Peloponnesian War to an end (by one reckoning)
  • 68 A.D. — martyrdom of Mark the Evangelist
  • 1940 — death of Wilhelm Dorpfeld (excavator of Tiryns)