ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN February 18 , 2025

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LEGENDA
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Japanese archaeologists find clues to ancient ironmaking in Turkey | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250218_21/

“Monumental necropolis” of 200 ancient tombs unearthed by archaeologists in Italy – CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/necropolis-200-ancient-tombs-unearthed-italy/

Eccezionale scoperta archeologica: statua di Ercole ritrovata in un giardino privato
https://www.lanazione.it/empoli/cronaca/statua-ercole-vgdy09k2

Long-lost royal tomb of King Thutmose II finally discovered in Luxor – Ancient Egypt – Antiquities – Ahram Online
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/540638/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/Longlost-royal-tomb-of-King-Thutmose-II-finally-di.aspx

Archaeological findings from the Roman period found on a plot of land where a school will be built in Patras – See photos – ProtoThema English
https://en.protothema.gr/2025/02/18/archaeological-findings-from-the-roman-period-found-on-a-plot-of-land-where-a-school-will-be-built-in-patras-see-photos/

Ancient Greek Building With Courtyard Discovered in Kuwait’s Failaka Island – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/02/18/ancient-greek-building-courtyard-kuwait-failaka-island/

An ancient Roman basilica has been discovered below London’s financial district : NPR
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/g-s1-49317

The baths in Pompeii – Pompeii Online
https://www.pompeionline.net/en/archaeological-park-of-pompeii/pompeian-curiosities/the-baths-in-pompeii

The soil erosion on the Turkish coast revealed a Hellenic Kouros – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842611

Paris exhibition brings Gaza’s saved archaeological heritage back into the spotlight
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2025/02/18/paris-exhibition-brings-gaza-s-saved-archaeological-heritage-back-into-the-spotlight_6738280_30.html

Roman London’s first basilica found under an office block – here’s what it reveals about the ancient city
https://theconversation.com/roman-londons-first-basilica-found-under-an-office-block-heres-what-it-reveals-about-the-ancient-city-249980

Ancient Tartessos Sanctuary and Corinthian Greek Ceramics Discovered in Spain – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/02/17/ancient-tartessos-sanctuary-corinthian-greek-ceramics-spain/

5 Recent Pompeii Discoveries That Archeologists Didn’t Expect
https://www.grunge.com/1785465/recent-pompeii-discoveries-grabbed-archeologists-unexpected/

Illuminating Antiquity: The Pharos lighthouse in Alexandria – The Past
https://the-past.com/feature/illuminating-antiquity-the-pharos-lighthouse-in-alexandria/

Ancient Rome was built on gossip – UnHerd
https://unherd.com/2025/02/how-gossip-built-the-roman-empire/

King Minos’ Labyrinth and the Minoan Civilization – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/02/17/king-minos-labyrinth-minoan-civilization/

Polish detectorists find 2,000-year-old Roman spatha sword while searchi – The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842616

The Odyssey – Everything We Know About Christopher Nolan’s New Film – Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/movies/odyssey-everything-we-know-about-christopher-nolans-new-film-2032669

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey immediately called out for glaring historical inaccuracy | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/odyssey-matt-damon-helmet-christopher-nolan-b2700254.html

Is Homer’s Odyssey Based on Real Events? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/02/18/homers-odyssey-real-events/

See lavish spa unearthed in Pompeii | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/style/video/pompeii-spa-unearthed-digvid

Archaeologists revisit Baden-Baden’s Roman “Imperial Baths” after 180 Years
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/02/archaeologists-revisit-baden-badens-roman-imperial-baths-after-180-years/154566

The Rest is History: Tom Holland on what Donald Trump has in common with Caesar Augustus
https://www.afr.com/world/europe/what-trump-has-in-common-with-the-caesars-20250218-p5lczw

Laudator Temporis Acti: Content with Little
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/02/content-with-little.html

Laudator Temporis Acti: The Will of the Gods
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-will-of-gods.html

De slag aan de Granikos (1) – Mainzer Beobachter
https://mainzerbeobachter.com/2025/02/18/de-slag-aan-de-granikos-1/

De slag aan de Granikos (2) – Mainzer Beobachter
https://mainzerbeobachter.com/2025/02/18/de-slag-aan-de-granikos-2/

De slag aan de Granikos (3) – Mainzer Beobachter
https://mainzerbeobachter.com/2025/02/18/de-slag-aan-de-granikos-3/

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Too Hot to Handle: Artefact Collector Got Tired of His Trophy Object?
https://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2025/02/too-hot-to-handle-artefact-collector.html

Achilles and Patroclus – cosi’s odyssey
https://cosisodyssey.substack.com/p/achilles-and-patroclus?publication_id=991656&post_id=155218591&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

PaleoJudaica.com: AJR review panel on Gross, Babylonian Jews and Sasanian Imperialism in Late Antiquity, part 6
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/02/ajr-review-panel-on-gross-babylonian_18.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Palmyra report
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/02/palmyra-report.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Late-antique love spells
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/02/late-antique-love-spells.html

Two Book Tuesday: Archaeology of Mining and Fragmentary Modernism | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
https://mediterraneanworld.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/two-book-tuesday-archaeology-of-mining-and-fragmentary-modernism/

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: New Perspectives in Global Latin: Second Conference on Latin as a Vehicle of Cultural Exchange Beyond Europe
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/02/new-perspectives-in-global-latin-second.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Monograph Series: Studies in Ancient Cultures (SAC)
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2023/09/new-open-access-monograph-series.html

Monody in Euripides: character and the liberation of form in late Greek tragedy – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2025/2025.02.33/

Aspects of ancient Greek cult II. Sacred architecture, sacred space, sacred objects: an international colloquium in honor of Erik Hansen – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2025/2025.02.32/

A companion to the archaeology of the Roman Empire – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2025/2025.02.31/
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AUDIENDA
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The Golden Age of the Classics in America by Carl Richard, Part V (Ad Navseam, Episode 173) | Ad Navseam
https://adnavseam.podbean.com/e/the-golden-age-of-the-classics-in-america-by-carl-richard-part-v-ad-navseam-episode-173/

Seth, Part II: Feminization of the Masculine and Demonization
https://ancientnow.substack.com/p/seth-part-ii-feminization-of-the?publication_id=752411&post_id=157110044&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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VIDENDA
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How dangerous was Ancient Rome? (w Dr Jerry Toner) – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKr_obNJCYM

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NOTANDA
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Summer School: Thesaurus linguae Latinae
https://thesaurus.badw.de/en/summer-school.html

CfP: Peopling the Sea: Contextualizing Ancient Maritime Worlds (AIA/SCS Joint Session 2026 – Deadline March 5th) – The Classical Association of Canada
https://www.cac-scec.ca/2025/02/cfpmaritimeaiascs26/

19th Trends in Classics International Conference – Department of Philology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
https://lit.auth.gr/research/conferences/trends-in-classics/19th_trends/

Semester 2 2025 Reading Classics Research Seminars and Ure Lecture | Classics at Reading
https://blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-reading/2025/02/18/semester-2-2025-reading-classics-research-seminars-and-ure-lecture/

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