- ludi Plebeii (day 4) — the major festival in honour of Jupiter continues
- 63 B.C. — Cicero accuses Lucius Sergius Catilina of various misdeeds (the so-called Second Catilinarian Conspiracy) …
- 8 B.C. — Death of Maecenas, patron of Vergil, Horace, and many other artists in Augustan Rome
Day: November 7, 2025
ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ November 7, 2025
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LEGENDA
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Ancient Amphipolis: Digging into life at the acropolis | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1286031/ancient-amphipolis-digging-into-life-at-the-acropolis/
Pompeii Regio V: an Egyptian sits in the back room of the Thermopolium – Pompeii Online
https://www.pompeionline.net/en/news/476-pompeii-regio-v-an-egyptian-situla-in-the-back-room-of-the-thermopolium
2,000-Year-Old Roman ‘Fridgerator’ and Luxury Terra Sigillata Unearthed in Germany – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/2000-year-old-roman-fridgerator-and-luxury-terra-sigillata-unearthed-in-germany/
Archaeological Mission Discovers Roman Watchtowers, Mauretanian Tomb Near Volubilis
Archaeological Mission Discovers Roman Watchtowers, Mauretanian Tomb Near Volubilis
Traces of ancient trade unearthed in Xanthos excavations
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/traces-of-ancient-trade-unearthed-in-xanthos-excavations-215452
A 24-century-old female mask found in Carthage – webdo
Roman road network was twice as large as previously thought, new mapping project finds | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/roman-road-network-was-twice-as-large-as-previously-thought-new-mapping-project-finds
Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire | Scientific Data
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-025-06140-z
Archaeologists find ‘unique’ blood-red gemstone at Roman fort beyond Hadrian’s Wall | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/archaeologists-find-unique-blood-red-gemstone-at-roman-fort-beyond-hadrians-wall
[old news]Friends with metal detectors discover a Roman treasure hoard – Earth.com
https://www.earth.com/news/friends-with-metal-detectors-discover-roman-treasure-hoard-lost-for-over-2000-years/
Air-filled anomalies in Menkaure Pyramid could indicate a new entrance
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-air-anomalies-menkaure-pyramid-entrance.html
Mick Jagger explores Crete’s archaeological treasures | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1286058/mick-jagger-explores-cretes-archaeological-treasures/
5,000-Year-Old Hewn Winepress and Canaanite Ritual Site Unearthed Near Tel Megiddo – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/5000-year-old-hewn-winepress-and-canaanite-ritual-site-unearthed-near-tel-megiddo/
Pythagoras: The Truth Behind the “First Vegan” Greek Philosopher – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/11/06/pythagoras-vegan-greek-philosopher/
After 250 years, an 18th-century mechanical volcano erupts to life | ScienceDaily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251107010306.htm
Digging for annexation: How Israel uses archaeology to erase Palestine – TRT World
https://www.trtworld.com/article/68ebc60b131c/amp
The History Girls: The Gifts of the Greeks: Democracy, Demosthenes and dick jokes? By L.J. Trafford
https://the-history-girls.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-gifts-of-greeks-democracy.html
Laudator Temporis Acti: Sweet It Is
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/11/sweet-it-is.html
Een antieke hemelsfeer – Mainzer Beobachter
Shame and Shaming – Liv Mariah Yarrow
New (to me!) Book Joy – Woytek on Trajan – Liv Mariah Yarrow
99 Homeric Problems – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
PaleoJudaica.com: Paris exhibition coming: “Byblos, Eternal City”
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/11/paris-exhibition-coming-byblos-eternal.html
PaleoJudaica.com: Megiddo centenary exhibition
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/11/megiddo-centenary-exhibition.html
AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Reincarnation in Clement of Alexandria: Salvific Cycles and Steps of Progress
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/11/reincarnation-in-clement-of-alexandria.html
AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Objects, Qualities, and Attributes as Deities in the Ancient Near East
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/11/objects-qualities-and-attributes-as.html
A second gaze: intertextuality and transient meaning in Roman texts and objects – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
A second gaze: intertextuality and transient meaning in Roman texts and objects
Die semitischen Personennamen in den griechischen und lateinischen Inschriften aus Syrien und dem Libanon – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Public toilets (foricae) and sanitation in the ancient Roman world: case studies in Greece and North Africa – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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AUDIENDA
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Ancient Warfare Podcast: AWA382 – How Did Caesar’s Legionnaires Stay Battle-Ready?
https://ancientwarfare.libsyn.com/awa382-how-did-caesars-legionnaires-stay-battle-ready
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VIDENDA
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(184) New digital map shows Roman Empire’s vast network of roads – YouTube
(184) Apollo Ieios: ritual cries in ancient Greek religion – YouTube
(185) Assault of the Sea Walls – Third Punic War (Part 3) DOCUMENTARY – YouTube
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NOTANDA
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Ancient Art and Iconography: Digital Classicist Wiki editing session | Institute of Classical Studies
https://ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/ancient-art-iconography-digital-classicist-wiki-editing-session
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