ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ September 15, 2025

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LEGENDA
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Recreating a Mycenaean battle – The Past
https://the-past.com/news/recreating-a-mycenaean-battle/

Hidden Fortune in the Desert: 2,300-Year-Old Silver Coins Linked to Alexander the Great Found in Mleiha, United Arab Emirates – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/hidden-fortune-in-the-desert-2300-year-old-silver-coins-linked-to-alexander-the-great-found-in-mleiha-united-arab-emirates/

Where is Queen Boudica buried? | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/where-is-queen-boudica-buried

[AI?]A 12-month Assos dig traces the lost necropolis in Turkey | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-867523

Tracing the Justinian Plague – Biblical Archaeology Society

Tracing the Justinian Plague

Türkiye’s ancient legacy: 1st domestication of sheep, goats | Daily Sabah
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/turkiyes-ancient-legacy-1st-domestication-of-sheep-goats/

One of the World’s Oldest Streets Unearthed at Canhasan 3 in Türkiye, Dating Back 9,750 Years – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-streets-unearthed-at-canhasan-3-in-turkiye-dating-back-9750-years/

Ancient copper smelting industrial complex from the Pharaonic era found in southern Sinai, with workshops, furnaces, and ingots

Ancient copper smelting industrial complex from the Pharaonic era found in southern Sinai, with workshops, furnaces, and ingots

20-Year Mystery Solved: Roman Marble Head in Crimea Identified as Laodice, the Woman Who Secured Her City’s Freedom – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/20-year-mystery-solved-roman-marble-head-in-crimea-identified-as-laodice-the-woman-who-secured-her-citys-freedom/

Hidden Roman arena unearthed in Türkiye reveals secrets of emperor Hadrian’s era – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/hidden-roman-arena-unearthed-in-turkiye-reveals-secrets-of-emperor-hadrians-era-3206916

Hidden structures found around a 2,300-year-old Hellenistic tower on the island of Paros

Hidden structures found around a 2,300-year-old Hellenistic tower on the island of Paros

Türkiye restores ancient theater in Myra using original stones | Daily Sabah
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/turkiye-restores-ancient-theater-in-myra-using-original-stones/news/

Healing waters of Roman Empire to flow again after 1,850 years
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/healing-waters-of-roman-empire-to-flow-again-after-1-850-years-213587

Intact Etruscan chamber tomb discovered – The Past

Intact Etruscan chamber tomb discovered

Israel moves Christian archaeological artifacts to safe location in Gaza, says IDF | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-moves-christian-archaeological-artifacts-to-safe-location-in-gaza-says-idf/

Gaza’s “Monuments Men”: Last-Minute Rescue
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/09/15/gazas-monuments-men-last-minute-rescue-saves-30-years-of-archaeology/

Egypt Eternal: 4,000 Years of Fascination
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/09/15/egypt-eternal-4000-years-of-fascination/

Roman writing tablets in Tongeren reveal daily life 2,000 years ago
https://www.belganewsagency.eu/roman-writing-tablets-in-tongeren-reveal-daily-life-2000-years-ago

(19) 15 September 58 BCE: From Cicero (in Thessalonica) to Atticus (in Rome)
https://epistulae.substack.com/p/15-september-58-bce-from-cicero-in?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=944078&post_id=173604043&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Barry Strauss Guest-Blogging About “Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World’s Mightiest Empire” – Reason.com
https://reason.com/volokh/2025/09/14/barry-strauss-guest-blogging-about-jews-vs-rome-two-centuries-of-rebellion-against-the-worlds-mightiest-empire/

AI risks overwriting history and the skills of historians have never been more important – Classicult

AI risks overwriting history and the skills of historians have never been more important

A 2,300-Year-Old Helmet from the Punic Wars Pulled From the Sea Tells the Story of the Battle That Made Rome an Empire
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/roman-helmet-punic-wars/

Older Than Automobiles: Tailgating’s Ancient Roman Roots | VinePair
https://vinepair.com/articles/ancient-roman-roots-of-tailgating/

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: New York court issues arrest warrant for collector of looted Anatolian statue
https://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2025/09/new-york-court-issues-arrest-warrant.html

Weekly Varia no. 147, 09/14/25 – Noodlings

Weekly Varia no. 147, 09/14/25

Won’t Get Fooled Again | Sphinx

Won’t Get Fooled Again

Laudator Temporis Acti: Sewer
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/09/sewer.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Algorithm and multispectral imaging meet the DSS
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/09/algorithm-and-multispectral-imaging.html

PaleoJudaica.com: A hieroglyphic copy of Ptolemy III’s Canopus Decree
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-hieroglyphic-copy-of-ptolemy-iiis.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon Reports Available in Open Access
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2011/10/ashkelon-reports-available-in-open.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Job’s Wisdom: When Ethics and Aesthetics Collide
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/09/jobs-wisdom-when-ethics-and-aesthetics.html

Mediterranean connections: how the sea links people and transforms identities – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Mediterranean connections: how the sea links people and transforms identities

Punchdrunk on the classics: experiencing immersion in The Burnt City and beyond – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Punchdrunk on the classics: experiencing immersion in The Burnt City and beyond

Affirmer sa puissance par la mer. La rivalité pour l’hégémonie en Grèce dans la première moitié du IVe siècle avant J.-C. – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Affirmer sa puissance par la mer. La rivalité pour l’hégémonie en Grèce dans la première moitié du IVe siècle avant J.-C.

Aldborough and the metals economy of northern England, c. AD 345–1700: a new post-Roman narrative | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/aldborough-and-the-metals-economy-of-northern-england-c-ad-3451700-a-new-postroman-narrative/CCF6B58033DE56E9622A0FE4FBF35B86

POMPEII, AN ANCIENT “WAITING BENCH” UNCOVERED AT THE FAMOUS VILLA OF THE MYSTERIES – Pompeii Sites
https://pompeiisites.org/en/comunicati/pompeii-an-ancient-waiting-bench-uncovered-at-the-famous-villa-of-the-mysteries/
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AUDIENDA
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Penelope’s Bones: An Interview with Emily Hauser

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VIDENDA
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(108) What did Ancient People Use for Birth Control? – YouTube

(109) Roman Concrete: The Lost Technology That Built An Empire – YouTube

(109) Scutarii Iberian Warriors’ Tactics and Combat Strategies #ancienthistoryguy #ancienthistory – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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2025 Interdisciplinary Seminar on “Competition and Excellence” in Greco-Roman Culture | Fonte Aretusa

2025 Interdisciplinary Seminar on “Competition and Excellence” in Greco-Roman Culture

Cities on the Edge Workshop: Program is Out! – Everyday Orientalism

Cities on the Edge Workshop: Program is Out!

PhD Scholarship on Ancient Monarchy at the Australian National University (Deadline September 30) – The Classical Association of Canada
https://www.cac-scec.ca/2025/09/anuphd/

Call for Papers: “Outside the Workshop The Artisan as an Actor in Premodern Societies” – Université Laval, March 26-27, 2026 (Deadline October 15) | Appel à communication: “Hors de l’atelier: L’artisan acteur des sociétés prémodernes” – Université Laval 26-27 mars 2026 (Date limite 15 octobre) – The Classical Association of Canada
https://www.cac-scec.ca/2025/09/lavalcolloque2026/

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