ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN December 26, 2024


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AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Les bois sacrés: Actes du Colloque International (Naples 1989)
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2024/12/les-bois-sacres-actes-du-colloque.html

Real gladiators of Britain revealed in touring exhibition
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9q7nq8znjjo

Archaeological Site of Gortyn to Get Accessibility Upgrades
https://www.argophilia.com/news/gortyn-accessibility-upgrades/238942/

Mysterious Greek Inscription on Ancient Sphinx Deciphered – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2024/12/26/inscription-sphinx-deciphered-greek/

Statue fragments of mythological deity Aphrodite unearthed in Türkiye
https://www.trtworld.com/turkiye/statue-fragments-of-mythological-deity-aphrodite-unearthed-in-turkiye-18247342

Scythian “Phantom Horseman” burial among year’s top archaeological finds – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834813

Beyond the Trevi Fountain: The ancient Roman’s guide to the secret gems hidden among the tourist sites | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/italy/rome-holiday-trevi-fountain-history-italy-b2669085.html

Thieves Steal Hundreds Of Ancient Greek And Roman Artifacts From Egyptian Seafloor
https://greekcitytimes.com/2024/12/26/thieves-greek-artifacts/

1,500-Year-Old Shipwreck Discovered Off Ancient Greek City in Turkey – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2024/12/25/shipwreck-ancient-greek-city-turkey/

New Frescoes and Colonnaded Hall Discovered at Pompeii – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2024/12/25/frescoe-colonnaded-hall-pompeii/

Herodotus: How The Wandering Historian Invented The Past
https://greekcitytimes.com/2024/12/27/how-herodotus-invented-the-past/

From ancient Iran: The snake board game that time forgot, is now playabl – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834803

Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie Will Be His Take On The Odyssey
https://kotaku.com/christopher-nolan-odyssey-casting-release-tom-holland-1851728737

The Russell Brand of ancient Greece – The Spectator World
https://thespectator.com/topic/russell-brand-ancient-greece/

(PDF) “Rethinking the amazon image. Modern paradigms vs. inherited tradition”. En Marco Arocas, E.; Faus Bartomeu, A. (Coords.). Cuerpos en tránsito: explorando intersecciones emergentes y raíces culturales. Madrid: Dykinson, 434-450. ISBN 978-84-1070-243-1.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/380105500_Rethinking_the_amazon_image_Modern_paradigms_vs_inherited_tradition_En_Marco_Arocas_E_Faus_Bartomeu_A_Coords_Cuerpos_en_transito_explorando_intersecciones_emergentes_y_raices_culturales_Madrid_Dykinso

(PDF) Re-assemblage and Dispersal: Exploring the Agency of Etruscan Votive Bronze Figurines in Museum Collections
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387310329_Re-assemblage_and_Dispersal_Exploring_the_Agency_of_Etruscan_Votive_Bronze_Figurines_in_Museum_Collections

Ancient lamp found could prove Jews were always in Jerusalem – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-834956

Rare oil lamp with Temple menorah found from time when Romans barred Jews from Jerusalem | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/rare-oil-lamp-with-temple-menorah-found-from-time-when-romans-barred-jews-from-jerusalem/

Historic 90-Foot Shipwreck Discovered Under Sand Dune – Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/historic-90-foot-shipwreck-discovered-under-sand-dune-2005358

Archaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old temple and sanctuary in ancient ci – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834946

10,000 artifacts returned during the current government’s term » Iraqi News Agency
https://ina.iq/eng/37323-10000-artifacts-returned-during-the-current-governments-term.html

The Ancient Cretan Puzzle That’s Left Historians Scratching Their Heads
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-hunt-phaistos-disk-2564109

The Dazzling Gold of an Ancient Balkan Empire Shines in a New Getty Exhibition
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-thrace-gold-balkans-getty-villa-2587510

1,800-year-old gold ring with ‘Venus the Victorious’ carving discovered in France | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/1-800-year-old-gold-ring-with-venus-the-victorious-carving-discovered-in-france

Restoration of Roman bathhouse, gymnasium begins in Ephesus | Daily Sabah
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/restoration-of-roman-bathhouse-gymnasium-begins-in-ephesus/news

Lost Village of Shikhin and Its Oil Lamp Industry Discovered in Israel – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2024-12-25/ty-article-magazine/lost-village-of-shikhin-and-its-oil-lamp-industry-discovered-in-northern-israel/00000193-fdd1-d456-a7d7-ffdd27f40000

Laudator Temporis Acti: Advice
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2024/12/advice.html

You Are Odysseus – preview | Greek Myth Comix
https://greekmythcomix.com/2024/12/26/you-are-odysseus-preview-2/

Cornelis de Bruijn (6) Terugkeer – Mainzer Beobachter
https://mainzerbeobachter.com/2024/12/25/cornelis-de-bruijn-6-terugkeer/

Cornelis de Bruijn (7) Holland – Mainzer Beobachter
https://mainzerbeobachter.com/2024/12/26/cornelis-de-bruijn-7-holland/

Cornelis de Bruijn (8) Rusland – Mainzer Beobachter
https://mainzerbeobachter.com/2024/12/26/cornelis-de-bruijn-8-rusland/

PaleoJudaica.com: 2025 digs in Israel etc.
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2024/12/2025-digs-in-israel-etc.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Looting arrests at Horbat Binit
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2024/12/looting-arrests-at-horbat-binit.html

PaleoJudaica.com: When did December 25th become Christmas?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2024/12/when-did-december-25th-become-christmas.html

PaleoJudaica.com: The origins of the Hanukkah menorah
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-origins-of-hanukkah-menorah.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Megillat Antiochus
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2024/12/megillat-antiochus.html

PaleoJudaica.com: The oldest Hebrew manuscript of Esther?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-oldest-hebrew-manuscript-of-esther.html

Spencer Alley: Greek Things
https://spenceralley.blogspot.com/2024/12/greek-things.html

Jasmine Mas on Blood of Hercules combining Greek and Roman myths – United By Pop
https://www.unitedbypop.com/books/author-interviews/jasmine-mas-blood-of-hercules/

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Arachne: Object database of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) and the Archaeological Institute of the University of Cologne
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2010/08/object-database-of-german.html

Roman Christmas Days I: 25 December 89BC – Triumph of Pompeius Strabo « The Classical Association in Northern Ireland
https://classicalassociationni.wordpress.com/2024/12/26/roman-christmas-days-i-25-december-89bc-triumph-of-pompeius-strabo/
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Episode 157 – From Delphi, With Love – The Partial Historians
https://partialhistorians.com/2024/12/26/episode-157-from-delphi-with-love/

A Very Alaric Christmas: The Show Notes – Ancient History Fangirl
https://www.ancienthistoryfangirl.com/2024/12/26/a-very-alaric-christmas-the-show-notes/

Tomb of King Herod – The Ancients | Acast
https://shows.acast.com/the-ancients/episodes/tomb-of-king-herod

Anima Latina 26.12.2024 – Podcast – Radio Vaticana – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/it/podcast/rvi-programmi/anima-latina/2024/12/anima-latina-26-12-2024.html
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HORACE: The Roman Poet’s Life And Times – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPPFRPeBjDU

This haunted house in ancient Greece drove people insane – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg8MNzwMZlI
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ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN December 24, 2024

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British Museum: Over 65,000 Greek Artifacts “await” Alongside The Parthenon Sculptures

British Museum: Over 65,000 Greek artifacts “await” alongside the Parthenon Sculptures

Excavations reveal key finds at Ancient Kastabala city in Türkiye | Daily Sabah
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/excavations-reveal-key-finds-at-ancient-kastabala-city-in-turkiye/news

A Colonnaded Hall with Exceptional Frescoes of Hunting and Fishing Still Lifes Found in Pompeii

A Colonnaded Hall with Exceptional Frescoes of Hunting and Fishing Still Lifes Found in Pompeii

They Died Together at Pompeii. Archaeologists Got Their Stories Wrong. – WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/science/archaeology/pompeii-victims-archaeology-dna-86a7444e

2,940 Roman Coins and 200 Silver Pieces Found Miles from Empire’s Fronti – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834671

Just how far did the Roman Empire reach? Newly discovered soldier’s tomb – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834677

1,800-year-old gold ring with ‘Venus the Victorious’ carving discovered in France | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/1-800-year-old-gold-ring-with-venus-the-victorious-carving-discovered-in-france

Phoenician shipwreck ‘Mazarrón II’ rescued after 2,600 years underwater – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834675

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/

MIT researchers uncover self-healing secret of ancient Roman concrete’s – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834669

Can you solve the riddle the Egyptian priestess faced to enter the next – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834676

Rare Egyptian artefacts set for auction at Christie’s despite controversy – Ancient Egypt – Antiquities – Ahram Online
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/9/537504/Antiquities/Rare-Egyptian-artefacts-set-for-auction-at-Christi.aspx

Ancient Egyptian Prosthetic Limb Up for Auction at Christie’s
https://cairoscene.com/Buzz/Ancient-Egyptian-Prosthetic-Limb-Up-for-Auction-at-Christie-s

Two arrested in Egypt after attempting to steal hundreds of ancient artifacts from the bottom of the sea | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/24/middleeast/alexandria-egypt-stolen-artefacts-intl/index.html

Study: Pre-Roman Copper Industry in Timna Valley Had No Polluting Impact on Environment | Sci.News

Study: Pre-Roman Copper Industry in Timna Valley Had No Polluting Impact on Environment

Authorities apprehend 4 looters at ancient Galilee archaeological site
https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/syavgmdrkx

Christopher Nolan’s next film will be an adaptation of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’
https://www.nme.com/news/film/christopher-nolans-next-film-will-be-an-adaptation-of-homers-the-odyssey-3824603

Christopher Nolan to bring Homer’s The Odyssey to IMAX in next film | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/christopher-nolan-odyssey-imax-1.7418581

Top 10 Archaeology Stories of 2024

Top 10 Archaeology Stories of 2024

Ancient Torlonia treasures head for the US and Canada
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/12/24/ancient-torlonia-treasures-head-for-the-us-and-canada

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

Real Historian Slams Zack Snyder’s ‘300’ as Inaccurate & Cartoony
https://movieweb.com/zack-snyder-300-slammed-sparta-historian/

Lechaion | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Lechaion

PaleoJudaica.com: What does Daniel 11 actually say about Antiochus IV?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2024/12/what-does-daniel-11-actually-say-about.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Where was Jesus born?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2024/12/where-was-jesus-born.html

Cornelis de Bruijn (3) Smyrna – Mainzer Beobachter

Cornelis de Bruijn (3) Smyrna

Iambe / Baubo with obscenity cheered despondent goddess Demeter – purple motes

Iambe / Baubo with obscenity cheered despondent goddess Demeter


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Having Second Thoughts: Secondary Literature in the Study of the Classics, Part II (Ad Navseam, Episode 168) | Ad Navseam
https://adnavseam.podbean.com/e/ad-navseam-episode-168/

This Week in the Ancient Near East | thisweekintheancientneareast
https://thisweekintheancientneareast.podbean.com/

7. Who Benefitted? Urban Living in Rome with Andrew Wallace-Hadrill by The Classics Podcast

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Forum Romanum. Sunrise on Christmas Eve! – YouTube

Why Rome Converted? – Rise of Christianity Explained – YouTube

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ONLINE – Oedipus: Robert Icke in conversation with Simon Goldhill – Freud Museum London

ONLINE – Oedipus: Robert Icke in conversation with Simon Goldhill

ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN December 23, 2024

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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

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

A New Article on Carl Schmidt and the Antiquities Trade

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

« Les inscriptions pour l’histoire ». Trente ans de correspondance entre Louis Robert et Dionisie M. Pippidi

The Return Is a Shabby CliffsNotes Version of the Odyssey

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 (1) Jeugd

Cornelis de Bruijn (2) Rome – Mainzer Beobachter

Cornelis de Bruijn (2) Rome

Visiting Mithras sanctuaries in Europe and beyond | Roman religion

Visiting Mithras sanctuaries in Europe and beyond

Weekly Varia no. 110, 12/22/24 – Noodlings

Weekly Varia no. 110, 12/22/24

Book reviews yet again, and why facts matter | Aegean prehistory

Book reviews yet again, and why facts matter

LatinGate: A Teacher’s Lament – Antigone

LatinGate: A Teacher’s Lament

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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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

ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN December 22, 2024

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Two Aphrodite statue fragments discovered at Pompeiopolis excavation – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834396

Rare, intact 1,500-year-old ceramic lantern discovered in Galilee | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/rare-intact-1500-year-old-ceramic-lantern-discovered-in-galilee/

Archaeologists Identify Location of Alexander the Great’s Battle of Granicus – GreekReporter.com

Archaeologists Identify Location of Alexander the Great’s Battle of Granicus

Hecate depiction found in 3,000-year-old temple complex
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/12/hecate-depiction-found-in-3000-year-old-temple-complex/154154

The Unknown Language on This Ancient Tablet Continues to Baffle Experts

The Unknown Language on This Ancient Tablet Continues to Baffle Experts

The longest night of 2024 has begun – What the winter solstice symbolized for ancient Greece and other civilizations – ProtoThema English

The longest night of 2024 has begun – What the winter solstice symbolized for ancient Greece and other civilizations

Chinese classicists battle to save Greek, Roman works from online conspiracy theories | South China Morning Post
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3291875/chinese-classicists-battling-save-greek-roman-works-online-conspiracy-theories?module=hp_section_china&pgtype=homepage

Biblical Mahanaim identified in Jordan? Researchers uncover new evidence – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-834054

Top Archaeological Discoveries in Greece in 2024 – GreekReporter.com

Top Archaeological Discoveries in Greece in 2024

Greece returns Lydian coin hoard to Turkey under UNESCO agreement – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834403

Goddesses, noblewomen and common mortals of the Cyclades  | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1256919/an-exhibition-showcases-goddesses-noblewomen-and-common-mortals-of-the-cyclades/

Word of the day: Phrontistery
https://www.classiccitynews.com/post/word-of-the-day-phrontistery

Keith Rutter obituary | Classics and ancient history | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/dec/20/keith-rutter-obituary

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Sexual Rivalry in Petronius’ Satyrica: A Study on Comic Elements and Narrative Technique
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2024/12/sexual-rivalry-in-petronius-satyrica.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Appropriation Processes of Statue Schemata in the Roman Provinces | Aneignungsprozesse antiker Statuenschemata in den römischen Provinzen
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2024/12/appropriation-processes-of-statue.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: ›Naturheiligtümer‹ im westlichen Kleinasien: Natur in sakralen Kontexten von der Archaik bis zum Ausgang des Hellenismus
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2024/12/naturheiligtumer-im-westlichen.html

ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN December 19, 2024

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Turkish historians claim to have found the location of Alexander the Great’s Battle of the Granicus – ProtoThema English

Turkish historians claim to have found the location of Alexander the Great’s Battle of the Granicus

Researcher locates site of Alexander’s first Persian victory after 20 ye – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-834111

A Ten Commandments Tablet Sells for More Than $5 Million at Auction – The New York Times

‘Truly extraordinary’ ancient offerings, including statues of snakes and a child priest, found submerged in ‘healing’ spring in Italy | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/truly-extraordinary-ancient-offerings-including-statues-of-snakes-and-a-child-priest-found-submerged-in-healing-spring-in-italy

British Museum kicks question of Parthenon Marbles into the long grass • City, University of London
https://www.city.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2024/december/elgin-marbles-parthenon

4,500-Year-Old Sumerian Palace Discovered in Iraq Desert – GreekReporter.com

4,500-Year-Old Sumerian Palace Discovered in Iraq Desert

Thousands of Stolen Greek Artifacts Just Turned Up in an Athens Basement

Thousands of Stolen Greek Artifacts Just Turned Up in an Athens Basement

Gladiator II is full of historical inaccuracies – but is that a problem? | ANU College of ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES
https://cass.anu.edu.au/news/gladiator-ii-full-historical-inaccuracies-problem

Archaeologists Say This Tiny Amulet Is the Oldest Evidence of Christianity Found North of the Alps | Smithsonian
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-say-this-tiny-amulet-is-the-oldest-evidence-of-christianity-found-north-of-the-alps-180985674/

Depiction Of Greek Goddess Hecate Found In 3,000-Year-Old Temple Complex In Turkey

Depiction of Greek Goddess Hecate Found in 3,000-Year-Old Temple Complex in Turkey

Etruscan painted slabs with myths from Cerveteri on display at Florence’s National Archaeological Museum
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/exhibitions/etruscan-painted-slabs-with-myths-from-cerveteri-on-display-at-florence-s-national-archaeological-museum

At last, a piquant glimpse into spice stores of Roman emperors
https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/at-last-a-piquant-glimpse-into-spice-stores-of-roman-emperors-fw0r3l27r

2025 Dickinson College Commentaries High School Online Internship Program | Dickinson College Commentaries
https://blogs.dickinson.edu/dcc/2024/12/19/2025-dickinson-college-commentaries-high-school-online-internship-program/

The Coins of Gladiator II: Caracalla, Geta, and Macrinus
https://coinweek.com/the-coins-of-gladiator-ii-caracalla-geta-and-macrinus/

Chersonese Crypts with Decorative Paintings | Spartokos read

Cryptes de Chersonèse avec peintures décoratives

“Galenalia” – A Fake Roman Holiday – Roger Pearse

“Galenalia” – A Fake Roman Holiday

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ancient Greek Purism 1: The Roots of Atticism
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2024/12/ancient-greek-purism-1-roots-of-atticism.html

Unfinished business | Classically Inclined

Unfinished business

An American Christmas | Blog post | Mary Beard
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-features/mary-beard-a-dons-life/an-american-christmas-blog-post-mary-beard

Oxford Admissions – by Armand D’Angour
https://armanddangour.substack.com/p/oxford-admissions?publication_id=1877109&post_id=153338820&isFreemail=false&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

De veerkracht van het Romeinse Rijk – Mainzer Beobachter

De veerkracht van het Romeinse Rijk

FIEC Blog: 75th anniversary of FIEC: the recordings of all lectures are now online
https://fiecnet.blogspot.com/2024/12/75th-anniversary-of-fiec-recordings-of.html

Laudator Temporis Acti: Important Factors in War
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2024/12/important-factors-in-war.html

Associate Lecturer in Classics – Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia
https://jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/associate-lecturer-in-classics-canberra-act-act-australia

Pūkenga – Lecturer in Classics job with VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON | 385608
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/385608/pukenga-lecturer-in-classics/
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From Republic To Empire: The Work Of CASSIUS DIO – YouTube

Donum natalicium! ‪@RVMAK‬ – YouTube

Were the Ancient Greeks Racist? What is in the Sources? – YouTube

Original performance conditions of Greek Theatre: The skene [for A Level Theatre and Drama students] – YouTube

La Chaire du Louvre 2023 par Barbara Cassin : Être mortel – Calypso (1/5) – YouTube

La Chaire du Louvre 2023 par Barbara Cassin : Avoir un nom – Le Cyclope (2/5) – YouTube

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