• ludi Romani (day 10 )
• equorum probatio — the official cavalry parade of the equites (in conjunction with the above)
• 23 A.D. — death of Nero Claudius Drusus (Drusus the Younger), son of the emperor Tiberius and Vipsania Agrippina
• 81 A.D. — official dies imperii of Domitian (recognition by the senate)
• 208 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Diadumenianus?
• 258 A.D. — martyrdom of Cyprian

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Ancient copper smelting workshop unearthed in South Sinai – Ancient Egypt – Antiquities – Ahram Online
https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/553000.aspx

Work halted with discovery of possible Roman bathing structures
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/09/work-halted-with-discovery-of-possible-roman-bathing-structures/155970

Imperial-Era Necropolis and Mosaics Unearthed on Rome’s Via Appia Antica – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/09/13/necropolis-mosaics-imperial-age-rome-via-appia-antica/

Sunderland mystery river stones could point to Roman presence – BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8eqgkvv5po.amp

Ephesus: the largest excavated archaeological site on Earth | The West Australian
https://thewest.com.au/travel/ephesus-the-largest-excavated-archaeological-site-on-earth-c-19906222

[AI?]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/

Rare 4th Century coffin lining to be preserved in Chichester – BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c701k29j53po.amp

Archaeologists Discover Rare Masked Roman Oil Lamp in Cuijk, Netherlands – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-discover-rare-masked-roman-oil-lamp-in-cuijk-netherlands/

I explored incredible ancient finds at Castleshaw Roman Fort | Bury Times
https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/25461105.explored-incredible-ancient-finds-castleshaw-roman-fort/

New excavations shed fresh light on Caistor Roman Town | Eastern Daily Press
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/25452742.new-excavations-shed-fresh-light-caistor-roman-town/

Bronze Ram of Ancient Roman Warship Discovered During Renovation in Austria – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/09/12/bronze-ram-ancient-roman-warship-austria/

The Tale Of Evagoras’ Dynasty And The Palace Raid That Led To Him Becoming King Of Salamis In Cyprus – The Historian’s Hut

The Tale Of Evagoras’ Dynasty And The Palace Raid That Led To Him Becoming King Of Salamis In Cyprus

Two Augurs by Jean-Léon Gérôme (c. 1824-1904), reproduced by Goupil & Cie (19th century) – The Historian’s Hut

Two Augurs by Jean-Léon Gérôme (c. 1824-1904), reproduced by Goupil & Cie (19th century)

Being a woman in ancient Pompeii – The Past

Being a woman in ancient Pompeii

Ancient Greeks Predicted Robots, Claims Stanford Historian – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/09/13/ancient-greeks-predicted-robots/

Parthenon Marbles Return to Greece: Exclusive 2026 Shift
https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/09/07/parthenon-marbles-return-to-greece-2026-update/

How the Parthenon Sculptures Will Be Displayed at the Acropolis Museum – tovima.com

How the Parthenon Sculptures Will Be Displayed at the Acropolis Museum

Mycenaeans Wore Amber to Indicate Social Status in Bronze Age Greece – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/09/13/mycenaeans-wore-amber-social-status-bronze-age-greece/

The Secrets Behind the Roman Colosseum’s Enduring Engineering
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/huge-ancient-roman-colosseum-history-2674731

[FWIW] How to examine the divergent histories of ancient Rome and China – Asia Times

How to examine the divergent histories of ancient Rome and China

Roman Times: Decoding a 2,000-Year-Old Theatrical Mystery from Herculaneum or Pompeii
https://ancientimes.blogspot.com/2025/09/decoding-2000-year-old-theatrical.html

Laudator Temporis Acti: Different Skills
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/09/different-skills.html

How to locate the “Life” of a specific saint (Botolph) in random early modern breviaries – Roger Pearse

How to locate the “Life” of a specific saint (Botolph) in random early modern breviaries

Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part IVc: Rent and Extraction – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part IVc: Rent and Extraction

Het testament van Caesar – Mainzer Beobachter

Het testament van Caesar

PaleoJudaica.com: Philo of Alexandria, On the Life of Abraham (SBL paperback)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/09/philo-of-alexandria-on-life-of-abraham.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Cao, Job’s Wisdom (Peeters)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/09/cao-jobs-wisdom-peeters.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Über Trauer und den richtigen Umgang mit ihr: Lukian, De luctu
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/09/uber-trauer-und-den-richtigen-umgang.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Sonne, Kosmos, Rom: Kaiser Julian, Hymnos auf den König Helios
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/09/sonne-kosmos-rom-kaiser-julian-hymnos.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Von »falschen Hunden« und wahren Mythen: Kaiser Julian, An die Adresse des Kynikers Herakleios
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/09/von-falschen-hunden-und-wahren-mythen.html

The population of the capital of the Late Scythian Kingdom (based on materials from the Eastern Cemetery of Neapolis Scythica) | Spartokos read

La population de la capitale du royaume scythe tardif (basée sur des matériaux provenant du cimetière oriental de Néapolis Scythica)

‘Oedipus the King, Mama!’ adds satire, rock ‘n’ roll to ancient Greek drama – Daily Bruin
https://dailybruin.com/2025/09/13/oedipus-the-king-mama-adds-satire-rock-n-roll-to-ancient-greek-drama
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Sex and Succession: Interpreting an Amarna Royal Family Scene
https://ancientnow.substack.com/p/sex-and-succession-interpreting-an?utm_source=podcast-email%2Csubstack&publication_id=752411&post_id=173369514&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=play_card_post_title&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true

Anima Latina 14.09.2025 – Podcast – Radio Vaticana – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/it/podcast/rvi-programmi/anima-latina/2025/09/anima-latina-14-09-2025.html

Audio-Nachrichten auf Latein 13.09.2025 – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/de/podcast/audio-nachrichten-auf-latein/2025/09/audio-nachrichten-auf-latein-13-09-2025.html

Medusa: An Interview with Julie Berry

79. Rocío Da Riva and Nathan W…–Thin End of the Wedge – Apple Podcasts

EPISODE 21 ODYSSEY: THE PODCAST preview

EPISODE 21 “ODYSSEY: THE PODCAST preview”

(82) De vita beata | Spoken Latin podcast (62) – YouTube

541 AD: The Worst Year in History – The Ancients | Acast

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(81) Ancient Israelite Battles Tactics and Terrain in Early Israel #ancienthistoryguy #ancienthistory – YouTube

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explorator 27.39 ~ September 14, 2025 – Explorator

explorator 27.39 ~ September 14, 2025

• ludi Romani (day 9)
• epulum in honour of Minerva and others (connected to the ludi Romani)
• ritual of the ‘driving of a nail’ by the Pontifex Maximus/Rex Sacrorum into the Temple of Jupiter (likely connected to the above and below entries)
• 509 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus (and associated rites thereafter; also incorporated into the ludi Romani, it seems)
• 490 B.C. — yet another reckoning for the Battle of Marathon
• 16 A.D. — revelation of the conspiracy of Lucius Scribonius Libo, leading to the first of the maiestas trials which characterized the emperor Tiberius’ principate
• 81 A.D. — death of the emperor Titus; his brother Domitian is acclaimed as emperor
• 122 A.D. — construction of Hadrian’s Wall begins? (I’m still wondering about the source for this claim)

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Archaeologists scramble to evacuate Gaza artefacts threatened by Israeli strike | Gaza | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/11/antiquities-evacuated-from-gaza-city-storehouse-ahead-of-israeli-strike

Archaeological excavations at Izmir’s Old Smyrna suspended, inventories confiscated – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/archaeological-excavations-at-izmirs-old-smyrna-suspended-inventories-confiscated-3206740

Roman oil lamp decorated with a mask discovered in the Netherlands, a unicum in the country
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/roman-oil-lamp-decorated-with-a-mask-discovered-in-the-netherlands-a-unicum-in-the-country

New necropolis discovered in Cappadocia reveals 1500 year old graves, artifacts – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/new-necropolis-discovered-in-cappadocia-reveals-1500-year-old-graves-artifacts-3206770

Roman coffin in The Novium Museum to undergo restoration | The Argus
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/25456055.roman-coffin-novium-museum-undergo-restoration/

Earthquake victims unearthed in Bulgaria’s Roman city of Heraclea Sintica – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/earthquake-victims-unearthed-in-bulgarias-roman-city-of-heraclea-sintica-3206764

A New Complete Version of Canopus Decree of king Ptolemy III unearthed in Sharqiya – Greco-Roman – Antiquities – Ahram Online
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/41/552903/Antiquities/GrecoRoman/A-New-Complete-Version-of-Canopus-Decree-of-king-P.aspx

Metals reveal trade in Bronze Age more connected than previously thought
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-metals-reveal-bronze-age-previously.html

Roman soldiers were united, but it wasn’t because of their uniforms – Earth.com
https://www.earth.com/news/roman-soldiers-were-mostly-united-but-it-wasnt-because-of-their-uniforms/

Exceptional Imperial-Era Mosaics Found in a Roman Necropolis on the Via Appia

Exceptional Imperial-Era Mosaics Found in a Roman Necropolis on the Via Appia

New discoveries at Split’s iconic Golden Gate expected as archaeological investigations start | Croatia Week

New discoveries at Split’s iconic Golden Gate expected as archaeological investigations start

490 BC: The Greeks Triumph at Marathon and the Legend of Pheidippides –
https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/09/12/490-bc-the-greeks-triumph-at-marathon-and-the-legend-of-pheidippides-2/

[old news]The Griffin Warrior: New Reconstruction Reveals Face of Greek Bronze Age Hero – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/09/11/griffin-warrior-reconstruction-face-greek-bronze-age-hero/

A sarcophagus for three. The tragic story of a late antique senatorial family revealed by two grave inscriptions from Salona – MAPPOLA

A sarcophagus for three. The tragic story of a late antique senatorial family revealed by two grave inscriptions from Salona

Blog #109: Graduate Student Feature with Lylaah L. Bhalerao: On Serendipity and Sanskrit in the Study of the Mediterranean World – Peopling the Past

Blog #109: Graduate Student Feature with Lylaah L. Bhalerao: On Serendipity and Sanskrit in the Study of the Mediterranean World

A Pome | Sphinx

A Pome

Laudator Temporis Acti: Crime Pays
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/09/crime-pays.html

Ancient Rome in an hour | Blog post | Mary Beard

Ancient Rome in an hour

(19) September 58 BCE: From Cicero (in Thessalonica) to Atticus (in Rome)
https://epistulae.substack.com/p/september-58-bce-from-cicero-in-thessalonica?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=944078&post_id=173376313&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

The History Girls: Latin, Greek and the ‘Ready Brek glow’ by Caroline K. Mackenzie
https://the-history-girls.blogspot.com/2025/09/latin-greek-and-ready-brek-glow-by.html

Fabulous Fantasy Piece (with Object History!) – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Fabulous Fantasy Piece (with Object History!)

De “Herkulanerinnen” – Mainzer Beobachter

De “Herkulanerinnen”

PaleoJudaica.com: Gaza antiquities reportedly evacuated
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/09/gaza-antiquities-reportedly-evacuated.html

PaleoJudaica.com: The “Christ(?) the magician(?)” cup is back
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-christ-magician-cup-is-back.html

PaleoJudaica.com: The culinary archaeology of the ANE
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-culinary-archaeology-of-ane.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Das Römergrenzkastell von Moigrad – Pomet. Porolissum 1 / Castrul roman de pe vârful dealului Pomet – Moigrad. Porolissum 1
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/09/das-romergrenzkastell-von-moigrad-pomet.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Journal: Gladius: estudios sobre armas antiguas, armamento, arte militar y vida cultural en Oriente y Occidente
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2011/06/now-fully-open-access-gladius.html

EXPLORING POTTERY PRODUCTION AT PROTOPALATIAL TO POSTPALATIAL PALAIKASTRO (EAST CRETE) THROUGH INTEGRATED PETROGRAPHIC AND ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS | Annual of the British School at Athens | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/annual-of-the-british-school-at-athens/article/exploring-pottery-production-at-protopalatial-to-postpalatial-palaikastro-east-crete-through-integrated-petrographic-and-elemental-analysis/B96CAE06025F54B766EECD50B133AC12?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

DESCRIBING THE INDESCRIBABLE: CALLIMACHUS, IAMBUS 6 AND PHIDIAS’ STATUE OF ZEUS | The Classical Quarterly | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-quarterly/article/describing-the-indescribable-callimachus-iambus-6-and-phidias-statue-of-zeus/87C757ABAEFE863AF562407F6080E4C5?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Cassius Dio Revived | The Journal of Roman Studies | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-roman-studies/article/cassius-dio-revived/ABDFBE250261A31B9F51EDEFB22BB6C8?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Hoc Saxsum: History as Conversation inside the Tomb of the Scipios | The Journal of Roman Studies | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-roman-studies/article/hoc-saxsum-history-as-conversation-inside-the-tomb-of-the-scipios/73E09B6B0EC3CF8F9326CC10A9F48083?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Horoscopes and horror – the reign of Septimius Severus | The Spectator
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/horoscopes-and-horror-the-reign-of-septimius-severus/

Greeks and Barbarians Networking on the Shores of the Black Sea and Beyond | Spartokos a lu

Greeks and Barbarians Networking on the Shores of the Black Sea and Beyond

La questure. Histoire d’une magistrature de la République romaine (264–27 av. J.-C.) – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

La questure. Histoire d’une magistrature de la République romaine (264–27 av. J.-C.)

Cinismo e Cristianesimo delle origini – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Cinismo e Cristianesimo delle origini

Reading Greek tragedy with Judith Butler – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Reading Greek tragedy with Judith Butler

Classics and Race

Classics and Race

Review: A new twist on a classic text – America Magazine

Review: A new twist on a classic text

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96: Melos, Might & Right – Casting Through Ancient Greece – Apple Podcasts

NT Pod: NT Pod 111: Did John Know the Synoptic Gospels?
https://podacre.blogspot.com/2025/09/nt-pod-111-did-john-know-synoptic.html

Ancient Warfare Podcast: AW374 – Which Battle Would You Witness?
https://sites.libsyn.com/91136/aw374-which-battle-would-you-witness

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(42) The Slave School Beneath Rome’s Palatine Hill – YouTube

(43) Antiochus IV Epiphanes | Seleucid Empire | Animated Documentary – YouTube

(43) CULTURE. POMPEII: A “WAITING BENCH” DISCOVERED IN FRONT OF THE VILLA OF THE MYSTERIES – YouTube

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Cosmopolities in Antiquity and Modernity

Cosmopolities in Antiquity and Modernity

• ludi Romani (day 8)
• 490 B.C. — battle of Marathon (another suggested date)