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- Germany returns Ancient Roman bust to Italy – The Local
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- Tornos News | Archaeologists discover that ancient Celts drank Greek wine out of vases
- Acropolis Museum president hails institution’s 10th birthday | Life | ekathimerini.com
- Tornos News | Greek President calls for Elgin Marbles return at Acropolis Museum event
- Greek artist sings for Parthenon Marbles’ return at British Museum protest | Life | ekathimerini.com
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers to honour the Antikythera Mechanism — Greek City Times
- [Greg Nagy is the subject] The Man, a Myth, and His Legend | Harvard Political Review
- Five minutes with a rare Roman licking dog statue | Christie’s
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Book Reviews
- [BMCR] John Kevin Newman, Catullus as Love Poet. Studia Classica et Mediaevalia, 21.
- [BMCR] Harold Tarrant, Danielle A. Layne, Dirk Baltzly, François Renaud (ed.), Brill’s Companion to the Reception of Plato in Antiquity. Brill’s companions to classical reception, 13.
- [BMCR] Gabriel Danzig, David M. Johnson, Donald R. Morrison (ed.), Plato and Xenophon: Comparative Studies. Mnemosyne Supplements 417.
- THE RETURNING HERO: Nostoi and Traditions of Mediterranean Settlement – Classics for All
- [Barry Strauss’ Ten Caesars] Decline and fall | Washington Examiner
Alia
- Ancient history and espionage: one story of Middle Eastern history being sent to the west – The National
- Picasso’s take on antiquity, at the Cycladic Museum | Multimedia | ekathimerini.com
- China, America and Thucydides-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily
- What would Plato make of Boris Johnson? – Bagehot
- Gods & Monsters is an epic tale narrated by Homer himself | PCGamesN
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