• Ludi Plebeii (day 6) — the Jupiterfest continues
• 2348 B.C. — the Great Flood began (according to Polyhistor)
• 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Orestes in Cappadocia

• mundus patet — the mundus was a ritual pit which had a sort of vaulted cover on it. Three times a year the Romans removed this cover (August 24, Oct. 5 and November 8) at which time the gates of the underworld were considered to be opened and the manes (spirits of the dead) were free to walk the streets of Rome. [can anyone confirm for me that the Celtic Gwynn ap Nudd ‘opened the gates to the underworld’ on this day too?]
• ludi Plebeii (day 5) — the festival in honour of Jupiter continues
• 30 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Nerva

• 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

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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

A 24-century-old female mask found in Carthage

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

Een antieke hemelsfeer

Shame and Shaming – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Shame and Shaming

New (to me!) Book Joy – Woytek on Trajan – Liv Mariah Yarrow

99 Homeric Problems – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

99 Homeric Problems

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

Die semitischen Personennamen in den griechischen und lateinischen Inschriften aus Syrien und dem Libanon

Public toilets (foricae) and sanitation in the ancient Roman world: case studies in Greece and North Africa – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Public toilets (foricae) and sanitation in the ancient Roman world: case studies in Greece and North Africa

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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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(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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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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Three Roman skeletons found buried under car park in Chelmsford
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgvpg5821po

Rare 2nd–3rd Century Roman Intaglios Unearthed at Bremenium Fort in England – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/rare-2nd-3rd-century-roman-intaglios-unearthed-at-bremenium-fort-in-england/

The Roman Empire’s ‘road map’ is twice as extensive as previously thought | Science | EL PAÍS English
https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-11-06/the-roman-empires-road-map-is-twice-as-extensive-as-previously-thought.html

Digital map increases Roman Empire road network by 100,000 kilometers
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-digital-roman-empire-road-network.html#goog_rewarded

Rediscovering the Culinary and Cultural Heritage of Pompeii
https://www.ilmattino.it/AMP/en/rediscovering_the_culinary_and_cultural_heritage_of_pompeii-9172501.html

Pompeii, glazed vase with Egyptian-style hunting scenes found in Thermopolium
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/pompeii-glazed-vase-with-egyptian-style-hunting-scenes-found-in-thermopolium

Pompeii’s Elite Topped Their Villas With Giant Towers, Now Reconstructed in 3D
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pompeii-villa-towers-elite-3d-model-2708877

[AI?] Roman shipwreck with Christian signs off Mallorca | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-872910

5,000-year-old grape press, oldest proof of wine production in Israel, found near Megiddo | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/5000-year-old-grape-press-oldest-proof-of-wine-production-in-israel-found-near-megiddo/

Professor Hall wins prestigious International Hellenic Prize – Durham University
https://www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2025/11/professor-hall-wins-prestigious-international-hellenic-prize/

Anne Carson Delivers Eighth Annual Fagles Lecture | Princeton Classics
https://classics.princeton.edu/department/news/anne-carson-delivers-eighth-annual-fagles-lecture

Truth Is a Mother: Here’s What You Actually Need to Know About Oedipus on Broadway | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/206328/truth-is-a-mother-heres-what-you-actually-need-to-know-about-oedipus-on-broadway/

Carpe Diem: Seize the Day for LATN/GREK 101 | The Loyola Phoenix

Carpe Diem: Seize the Day for LATN/GREK 101

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and the ancient struggle with shame | The Spectator Australia

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and the ancient struggle with shame

How Aristotle’s Victory Over Democritus Delayed Scientific Progress – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/11/05/aristotle-victory-democritus-delayed-scientific-progress/

Did Greek Art Inspire China’s Terracotta Army? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/11/06/greek-art-inspire-china-terracotta-army/

Think you know what an ancient Roman gladiator looked like? The reality will make you think again | HistoryExtra
https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/ancient-roman-gladiators-what-they-looked-like/

Clashing Religions in Ancient Egypt

Clashing Religions in Ancient Egypt

A multi-sided story: Examining the Norton Disney dodecahedron in its wider context – The Past

A multi-sided story: Examining the Norton Disney dodecahedron in its wider context

Trump and the ghost of Alcibiades | Otago Daily Times Online News
https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/trump-and-ghost-alcibiades

Testing the Greeks (and their Audience): Returning to Iliad 2 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Testing the Greeks (and their Audience): Returning to Iliad 2

Laudator Temporis Acti: Jules Marouzeau
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/11/jules-marouzeau.html

Laudator Temporis Acti: Demand for Respect
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/11/demand-for-respect.html

Teaching Thursday: Roman History | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Teaching Thursday: Roman History

PaleoJudaica.com: Why is The Carpenter’s Son “branded blasphemous?”
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/11/why-is-carpenters-son-branded.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Israel Museum displaying the Great Isaiah Scroll for its 60th
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/11/israel-museum-displaying-great-isaiah.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Laughter for Isaac and Aqhat
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/11/laughter-for-isaac-and-aqhat.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Numismatic News: Updates to RRDP specimens
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/11/numismatic-news-updates-to-rrdp.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Highest Good in the Nicomachean Ethics and the Bhagavad Gita: Knowledge, Happiness, and Freedom
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-highest-good-in-nicomachean-ethics.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Elamita : Web de divulgación de la lengua elamita
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2013/11/elamita-por-enrique-quintana.html

Fish-salting complex of the Byzantine Bosphorus (based on the excavations of the Bosphorus Alley, 2007-2009) | Spartokos read

Complexe de saloirs à poisson du Bosphore byzantin (d’après les fouilles de l’allée du Bosphore, 2007-2009)

Plague in antiquity – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Plague in antiquity

Penelope’s bones: a new history of Homer’s world through the women written out of it – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Penelope’s bones: a new history of Homer’s world through the women written out of it

Greek endowments in the Classical and Hellenistic periods – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Greek endowments in the Classical and Hellenistic periods

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Episode 166 – The Gallic Sack of Rome – Part 1 – The Partial Historians – Ancient Roman History with smart ladies

Episode 166 – The Gallic Sack of Rome – Part 1

Rome’s African Emperor: Septimius Severus – Dan Snow’s History Hit | Acast

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(158) Restitution after Reuse: How 21st Dynasty Egyptian Rulers Healed the Harms Done to Royal Coffins an – YouTube

(159) Nazım Can Serbest on Reproduction, expansionism, and the Nature-God tension in Herodotus – YouTube

(159) CULTURE. IMPORTANT NEW FIND IN POMPEII – YouTube

(159) UN SOFFIO DI EGITTO IN UN RETROBOTTEGA DI POMPEI – YouTube

(159) EES-BILNAS Joint Spotlight Lecture: Women Explorers in North Africa – YouTube

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Pasts Imperfect (11.6.25)
https://pasts-imperfect.ghost.io/pasts-imperfect-11-6-25/?ref=pasts-imperfect-newsletter

AGON 2026: Submissions are open

AGON 2026: Submissions are open