ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ August 29, 2025

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LEGENDA
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2,100-year-old skeleton of warrior nicknamed ‘Lord of Sakar,’ buried in a stunning gold wreath, unearthed in Bulgaria | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/2-100-year-old-skeleton-of-warrior-nicknamed-lord-of-sakar-buried-in-a-stunning-gold-wreath-unearthed-in-bulgaria

Location where Jesus healed the blind is FOUND: Archaeologists in Jerusalem claim they’ve found the exact place where the biblical miracle took place | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15046067/Jesus-healed-blind-miracle-Jerusalem-exact-location.html

The Blogs: Israel’s Ancient Startup Spirit Lives On | James Ogunleye | The Times of Israel
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/israels-ancient-startup-spirit-lives-on/

Temple dedicated to Demeter unearthed in Aigai
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/temple-dedicated-to-demeter-unearthed-in-aigai-212843

Mendik Tepe: A Neolithic Discovery That Could Rewrite History Before Göbekli Tepe – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/mendik-tepe-a-neolithic-discovery-that-could-rewrite-history-before-gobekli-tepe/

[old news]Deciphered Herculaneum Papyrus Reveals Location of Plato’s Grave, Archaeologist Claims – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/08/29/location-plato-grave-found-athens/

[paywalled] Trump Signs Executive Order to Make ‘Federal Architecture Beautiful Again’ – The New York Times

Tiny carved animals found in Turkey tell story of prehistoric myth making | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1279330/tiny-carved-animals-found-in-turkey-tell-story-of-prehistoric-myth-making/

University of Thessaloniki to Launch ‘Alexander the Great’ Academic Chair – iefimerida.gr
https://www.iefimerida.gr/english/university-thessaloniki-alexander-great

The Pomegranate in History and Myth – JSTOR Daily

The Pomegranate in History and Myth

Years After Discovery, Albania’s Roman-Era Mosaics Remain Hidden to Public View | Balkan Insight
https://balkaninsight.com/2025/08/29/years-after-discovery-durress-mosaics-remain-hidden-to-the-public/

An Egyptian Queen’s Gold Coin Unearthed in Jerusalem Means a Rare Glimpse into Hellenistic Power – Numismatic News
https://www.numismaticnews.net/egyptian-queen-berenice-gold-coin-jerusalem-archaeology

Grecanico: Ancient Greek language still spoken in southern Italy
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250829-grecanico-the-ancient-greek-language-still-spoken-in-southern-italy

[FWIW] Did Ancient Greeks Reach America Long Before Columbus? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/08/29/ancient-greeks-america-before-columbus/

An Ancient Greek Mother’s Wish Only Comprised of Vowels – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/08/28/ancient-greek-language-richness-mother-wish-vowels/

The Adventures of Alexander the Great, Medieval-Style | Getty News
https://www.getty.edu/news/romance-of-alexander-getty-manuscript-acquisition/

Collinsville Teacher Wins Prestigious Latin Education Award | RiverBender.com
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/collinsville-teacher-wins-prestigious-latin-education-award-85749.cfm

Professional and part-time potters and painters: modelling the production of Athenian black- and red-figure painted pottery | The Journal of Hellenic Studies | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-hellenic-studies/article/professional-and-parttime-potters-and-painters-modelling-the-production-of-athenian-black-and-redfigure-painted-pottery/FD149DD27CB02B6890EE8F4CC7451613?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Curriculum uitarum: Homer and the many lives of Pythagoras and Empedocles | The Journal of Hellenic Studies | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-hellenic-studies/article/curriculum-uitarum-homer-and-the-many-lives-of-pythagoras-and-empedocles/49B36D27B35F6067D5B3D501B7809B9D?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Parapēgmata and poleis: astrometeorological calendars in the Hellenistic city | The Journal of Hellenic Studies | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-hellenic-studies/article/parapegmata-and-poleis-astrometeorological-calendars-in-the-hellenistic-city/2E42A281CAB14C85183C47CD3E8D7E4F?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

The delivery of Areus’ letter | The Journal of Hellenic Studies | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-hellenic-studies/article/abs/delivery-of-areus-letter/702C594E9735DBE802B50F931480B0B3?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Snakes, arulae and a female puissance: a new interpretation of the divinity worshipped in the Cyrenaican sanctuary of Martuba | Libyan Studies | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/libyan-studies/article/snakes-arulae-and-a-female-puissance-a-new-interpretation-of-the-divinity-worshipped-in-the-cyrenaican-sanctuary-of-martuba/A00FD9C07546EAC49378DF2A0C1E1744?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

(15) Aeneid XI.836-915 – by publius vergilius maro
https://aeneiddaily.substack.com/p/aeneid-xi836-915-f69?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1678986&post_id=168994775&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Fireside Friday, August 27, 2025 (On Defending History) – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Fireside Friday, August 27, 2025 (On Defending History)

PaleoJudaica.com: They thought the Shroud of Turin was fake in the Middle Ages too
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/08/they-thought-shroud-of-turin-was-fake.html

PaleoJudaica.com: The history of Paradise
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-history-of-paradise.html

Rats In A Sack | Sphinx

Rats In A Sack

Graham Hancock Posts New Video Attacking So-Called “Debunking Industry” – JASON COLAVITO
https://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/graham-hancock-posts-new-video-attacking-so-called-debunking-industry

Back to Fronto | Blog post | The TLS

Back to Fronto

Seven manieren van heiliger minne – Mainzer Beobachter

Seven manieren van heiliger minne

Beatrijs van Nazareth – Mainzer Beobachter

Beatrijs van Nazareth

Friday Varia and Quick Hits | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Friday Varia and Quick Hits

Origen, the Homoousion, and the use and abuse of catenas – Roger Pearse

Origen, the Homoousion, and the use and abuse of catenas

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Musisque Deoque. Un archivio digitale di poesia latina
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2012/10/musisque-deoque.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Corpus Nummorum Online
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2022/11/corpus-nummorum-online.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: GESHAEM: Greco-Egyptian State – Hellenistic Archive from Egyptian Mummies
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2024/12/geshaem.html
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AUDIENDA
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Ancient Warfare Podcast: AWA372 – Were ancient armies ever at full strength?
https://sites.libsyn.com/91136/awa372-were-ancient-armies-ever-at-full-strength

The Rise and Fall of Carthage – Dan Snow’s History Hit | Acast

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VIDENDA
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(234) Battle of Raphia How Ptolemy IV Crushed Antiochus #history #ancienthistoryguy #seleucidempire – YouTube

(234) Bacchae | Plot in 30 Seconds | National Theatre – YouTube

(234) Inside Domitian’s Secret Villa (Now the Pope’s Summer Palace) – YouTube

(234) This is Archaeology: Open Doors and Open Minds – YouTube

(234) This is Archaeology – Bronze, beer and boats – YouTube

(234) Professor Brian McGing, ‘The “other side” of the new Euripides papyrus: entries from a land survey’ – YouTube

(234) Dr Lyndsay Coo, ‘“What was unclear shines brilliantly”: the revelations of the new Ino papyrus’ – YouTube

(234) Professor Patrick Finglass, ‘The New Euripides: Context and Discontinuity’ – YouTube