ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN February 14 , 2025

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LEGENDA
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‘Woody,’ ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’: Smell of ancient Egyptian mummified bodies reveals new insights into embalming practices
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-woody-spicy-sweet-ancient-egyptian.html

Report documents devastation of ancient city of Palmyra, a World Heritage Site, after the fall of the Assad regime
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-documents-devastation-ancient-city-palmyra.html

Ancient Greek wall unearthed in Croatia – The Greek Herald

Ancient Greek wall unearthed in Croatia

Amateur Freedivers Discover a Huge Hoard of 1,500-Year-Old Roman Gold Coins Along the Spanish Coast – Knewz
https://knewz.com/world/amateur-freedivers-discover-a-huge-hoard-of-1-500-year-old-roman-gold-coins-along-the-spanish-coast/

Archaeologists discover 5 stunning statues in Türkiye’s Perge ancient city – Türkiye Today

Archaeologists discover 5 stunning statues in Türkiye’s Perge ancient city

2,000-Year-Old Roman Phallus Carving Discovered on Ancient Millstone, Was Used as a ‘Lucky Charm’ – Knewz
https://knewz.com/world/2-000-year-old-roman-phallus-carving-discovered-on-ancient-millstone-was-used-as-a-lucky-charm/

Valentine’s Day: A Not-So-Romantic Journey Going Back to Ancient Greece – GreekReporter.com

Valentine’s Day: A Not-So-Romantic Journey Going Back to Ancient Greece

Archaeologists uncover extraordinary 2,000-year-old Roman basilica beneath London office | Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/02/14/archaeologists-uncover-extraordinary-2000-year-old-roman-basilica-beneath-london-office

Roman basilica discovered beneath London office block – The Art Newspaper – International art news and events
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/02/14/roman-basilica-discovered-beneath-london-office-block

Archaeologists uncover 1,800-year-old Roman soldier burial with dagger at ancient Spanish fortress | Archaeology News Online Magazine

Archaeologists uncover 1,800-year-old Roman soldier burial with dagger at ancient Spanish fortress

Rare Sarmatian treasures discovered in burial mound
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/02/rare-sarmatian-treasures-discovered-in-burial-mound/154548

Why Were All of These Bodies Buried Sitting Upright and Facing West More Than 2,000 Years Ago? | Smithsonian
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-were-all-of-these-bodies-buried-sitting-upright-and-facing-west-more-than-2000-years-ago-180986027/

IDF Maj. Doron Spielman’s book claims proof of Jewish indigeneity – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-842009

Museum Agrees to Return Prized, Looted Bronze to Turkey – The New York Times

Manhattan DA’s Office Announces Repatriation of Marcus Aurelius Statue to the People of Türkiye – Manhattan District Attorney’s Office

Manhattan DA’s Office Announces Repatriation of Marcus Aurelius Statue to the People of Türkiye

Works by Archaic Greek Poets Set to Music | Harvard Magazine
https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/03/harvard-archaic-greek-poetry-music

Centaurs, Cyclops, and Community: Review of St. Andrew’s “The Lightning Thief”

Centaurs, Cyclops, and Community: Review of St. Andrew’s “The Lightning Thief”

Joe Goodkin performs “The Blues of Achilles,” musical adaptation of “The Iliad” – The Bowdoin Orient

Joe Goodkin performs “The Blues of Achilles,” musical adaptation of “The Iliad”

Lecturer who attempts to predict future by analysing sheep livers gives Oscar forecast – Leicestershire Live
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/lecturer-who-attempts-predict-future-9941142

Purple Fabric With Gold Thread Found In Ancient Tomb In France
https://allthatsinteresting.com/autun-france-ancient-purple-gold-fabric

Western Wall rabbi demands return of Western Wall stone from airport exhibit
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sy200w6jtjx

Jewish philosopher Simone Weil understood Trump’s Achilles’ heel. – The Forward
https://forward.com/opinion/696553/trump-simone-weil-homer-iliad-executive-order/

‘Don’t Feed the Antiquities Market!’ – An Interview with Roberta Mazza – Membra Dispersa Sinaitica

‘Don’t Feed the Antiquities Market!’ – An Interview with Roberta Mazza

Blog Post #103: Looting and the Antiquities Market with Cara Tremain – Peopling the Past

Blog Post #103: Looting and the Antiquities Market with Cara Tremain

Classics in Asturias | Blog post | Mary Beard
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-features/mary-beard-a-dons-life/classics-in-asturias-blog-post

Cemetery of Forgotten Books #2: Ganymede, or The Golden Age of Greek Mythology Retellings – Yale Daily News

Cemetery of Forgotten Books #2: Ganymede, or The Golden Age of Greek Mythology Retellings

When Eros Met Psyche

When Eros Met Psyche

Imag(in)ing Samothrace

Imag(in)ing Samothrace

Achilles’ New Delight – by Joel Christensen
https://joelchristensen.substack.com/p/achilles-new-delight?publication_id=1870284&post_id=157083318&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

PaleoJudaica.com: Cyril and Methodius Day 2025, first round
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/02/cyril-and-methodius-day-2025-first-round.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Ben-Gurion Airport archaeology exhibition
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/02/ben-gurion-airport-archaeology.html

PaleoJudaica.com: IAA declines authority over West Bank antiquities
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/02/iaa-declines-authority-over-west-bank.html

How ancient Roman festivals shaped today’s Valentine’s Day? – Türkiye Today

How ancient Roman festivals shaped today’s Valentine’s Day?

Darius III: The Persian King Who Fought Alexander the Great
https://www.thecollector.com/darius-iii-persian-king/

Fireside Friday, February 14, 2025 (On Grant Funding) – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Fireside Friday, February 14, 2025 (On Grant Funding)

The World of An Altar of Indignities – Part VIII – The Panathenaea of Ancient Athens |

The World of An Altar of Indignities – Part VIII – The Panathenaea of Ancient Athens

Ephemeris ~ SUNTNE PACTA DE PACE IN UCRAINA?
https://ephemerisnuntii.eu/nuntius.php?id=2421

Laudator Temporis Acti: Sonny’s Coming
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/02/sonnys-coming.html

Valentinus ofwel Sint-Valentijn – Mainzer Beobachter

Valentinus ofwel Sint-Valentijn

Aspect of the culture and civilization of the Roman era at the Danube Mouths | Spartokos read

Aspect de la culture et de la civilisation de l’époque romaine aux Bouches du Danube

Water in ancient Mediterranean households – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Water in ancient Mediterranean households

Representing Rome’s emperors: historical and cultural perspectives through time – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Representing Rome’s emperors: historical and cultural perspectives through time

Halaesa: du site à la cité, de la cité au site – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Halaesa: du site à la cité, de la cité au site


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AUDIENDA
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Romancing the Stone (1984), with Raven Todd DaSilva – Movies We Dig

Romancing the Stone (1984), with Raven Todd DaSilva

Ancient Warfare Podcast: AW344 – Roman Soldier vs Dacian Warrior
https://sites.libsyn.com/91136/aw344-roman-soldier-vs-dacian-warrior
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VIDENDA
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A look inside Pompeii’s recently discovered private spa complex • FRANCE 24 English – YouTube

Roman Gods and Religion in the Empire | Life in Ancient Times with ‪@DariusArya‬ – YouTube

Mr Beast SMACKS DOWN pseudoarchaeology conspiracies! Archaeologist reacts to viral Giza pyramids vid – YouTube

Could YOU have lived in Mesopotamia? Interview with Dr. Amanda Podany – YouTube

I guess that’s why they say to write what you know – YouTube

Is the Hebrew Bible Historically Accurate? Interview with Dr. Jacob Wright – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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Costigan Distinguished Lectureship in Ancient or Medieval Mediterranean History
https://apply.interfolio.com/161510

Instructor of Ancient Greek and Latin | Corpus Christi College Oxford
https://www.ccc.ox.ac.uk/about-corpus/vacancies/instructor-ancient-greek-and-latin