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Polish history buffs find Roman-era spearhead
https://tvpworld.com/84175626/polish-history-buffs-find-roman-era-spearhead-
What brought the decline of the eastern Roman Empire, and what can we learn from it?
https://phys.org/news/2024-12-brought-decline-eastern-roman-empire.html
Authorities apprehend 4 looters at ancient Galilee archaeological site
https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/syavgmdrkx
Two New Museums Will House the Archaeological Treasures of the Thessaloniki Metro Digs – The National Herald
Two New Museums Will House the Archaeological Treasures of the Thessaloniki Metro Digs
Cops put squeeze on suspected looters at ancient olive oil complex | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/cops-put-squeeze-on-suspected-looters-at-ancient-olive-oil-complex/
Remarkable Ancient Shrines Discovered in Temple Burnt Down 2,600 Years Ago – Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/remarkable-ancient-shrine-discovered-temple-burnt-2600-years-2005319
Two Aphrodite statue fragments discovered at Pompeiopolis excavation – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834396
Archaeologists Keep Finding Treasure at This Ancient Tuscan Spa
Archaeologists Keep Finding Treasure at This Ancient Tuscan Spa
2,600-Year-Old Temple Of Poseidon Unearthed In Greece
Divers Discover 2,500-Year-Old Shipwreck Off the Coast of Sicily | Smithsonian
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/divers-discover-2500-year-old-shipwreck-off-the-coast-of-sicily-180985719/
Has King David’s 3,000-Year-Old Palace Been Found at Last? – The Forward
https://forward.com/breaking-news/180722/has-king-davids-3000-year-old-palace-been-found-at/
A second Bethlehem? Some researchers re-think Jesus’ birthplace – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834522
Thucydides’ Trap: An Ancient Greek Historian’s Warning for Modern Superpowers – GreekReporter.com
Thucydides’ Trap: An Ancient Greek Historian’s Warning for Modern Superpowers
Geochemical surveys reveal ancient copper industry in King Solomon’s mines did not pollute environment
https://phys.org/news/2024-12-geochemical-surveys-reveal-ancient-copper.html
Pompeii, new frescoes discovered and some rooms reopened
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/pompeii-new-frescoes-discovered-and-some-rooms-reopened
A New Article on Carl Schmidt and the Antiquities Trade | Variant Readings
Queen Puabi’s lyre: A bull-headed music maker played for Mesopotamian royalty 4,500 years ago | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/queen-puabis-lyre-a-bull-headed-music-maker-played-for-mesopotamian-royalty-4-500-years-ago
Labour’s axing of Latin lessons is an act of cultural vandalism | The Spectator
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/labours-decision-to-axe-latin-lessons-is-an-act-of-cultural-vandalism/
“Inscriptions for History”. Thirty Years of Correspondence between Louis Robert and Dionisie M. Pippidi | Spartokos read
The Return Is a Shabby CliffsNotes Version of the Odyssey
PaleoJudaica.com: James Ossuary on display in Atlanta
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2024/12/james-ossuary-on-display-in-atlanta.html
PaleoJudaica.com: Those legs of the Queen of Sheba
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2024/12/those-legs-of-queen-of-sheba.html
PaleoJudaica.com: Late-antique oil-lantern lamp excavated in Sepphoris
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2024/12/late-antique-oil-lantern-lamp-excavated.html
Laudator Temporis Acti: Saying Lessons
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2024/12/saying-lessons.html
Laudator Temporis Acti: The Case of the Missing N
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-case-of-missing-n.html
Cornelis de Bruijn (1) Jeugd – Mainzer Beobachter
Cornelis de Bruijn (2) Rome – Mainzer Beobachter
Visiting Mithras sanctuaries in Europe and beyond | Roman religion
Weekly Varia no. 110, 12/22/24 – Noodlings
Book reviews yet again, and why facts matter | Aegean prehistory
LatinGate: A Teacher’s Lament – Antigone
Roman Times: The House of Venus in a Bikini: Size not always a factor in the identification of an elite residence
https://ancientimes.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-house-of-venus-in-bikini-size-not.html
Roman Times: AI’s confusion over too many Polybiuses
https://ancientimes.blogspot.com/2024/12/ais-confusion-over-too-many-polybiuses.html
Roman Times: Mars or Narcissus in the House of Polybius: A Case of a Repurposed Image?
https://ancientimes.blogspot.com/2024/12/mars-or-narcissus-in-house-of-polybius.html
With Its Megalomaniacal Arrogance, Israel Is Turning Into Ancient Athens – Israel News – Haaretz.com
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-12-21/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/with-its-megalomaniacal-arrogance-israel-is-turning-into-ancient-athens/00000193-dfeb-d684-a9db-ffefe29b0000
PETITIO MAGDEBURGENSIS
EPHEMERIS_ Nuntii Latini Universi https://ephemerisnuntii.eu/nuntius.php?id=2413
The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview)
https://www.thecollector.com/historically-accurate-greek-armor-dimitrios-katsikis/
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Health and Medicine in Ancient Egypt with Prof. Anne Austin
https://ancientnow.substack.com/p/health-and-medicine-in-ancient-egypt?publication_id=752411&post_id=152862011&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
6. Bread and Circuses: Urban Living in Rome with Andrew Wallace-Hadrill by The Classics Podcast
Between Death and Taxes in the 8th Century BCE, or Hezekiah’s Beltway Politics | This Week in the Ancient Near East
https://thisweekintheancientneareast.podbean.com/e/between-death-and-taxes-in-the-8th-century-bce-or-hezekiah-s-beltway-politics/
Anima Latina – CLXXVI – 22.12.2024 – Podcast – Radio Vaticana – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/it/podcast/rvi-programmi/anima-latina/2024/12/anima-latina-22-12-2024.html
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Nuovi affreschi dalla Regio IX – YouTube
Did the Sun God Inspire Christmas? – YouTube
Rome’s newest archaeological site- the spice markets of the forum! Join me underground! – YouTube
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NOTANDA
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Conference: Narrative approaches to the Lives of Ancient Greek poets – Novel Saints: Ancient Fiction and Hagiography Research Centre
Conference: Narrative approaches to the Lives of Ancient Greek poets
rogueclassicism 
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