ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ January 2, 2026

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LEGENDA
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Ancient Industrial Complex and Roman Necropolis Discovered in Egypt’s Western Nile Delta
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/01/02/ancient-industrial-complex-and-roman-necropolis-discovered-in-egypts-western-nile-delta/?amp

Grace of Ancient Art Emerges in Laodikeia: Hermes Sculpture Head Discovered in Ongoing Excavations – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/grace-of-ancient-art-emerges-in-laodikeia-hermes-sculpture-head-discovered-in-ongoing-excavations/

‘Unusual’ Roman-era discoveries unearthed in biblical city surprise archaeologists: ‘Completely unexpected’ | New York Post
https://nypost.com/2026/01/02/world-news/unusual-roman-era-discoveries-unearthed-in-biblical-city-surprise-archaeologists-completely-unexpected/

What were books like in ancient Greece and Rome?
https://theconversation.com/what-were-books-like-in-ancient-greece-and-rome-267872

Myth and Marble at Kimbell Art Museum by Patrick R. Crowley review
https://www.artforum.com/events/myth-and-marble-torlonia-kimbell-art-museum-review-1234741526/

Bedford Roman villa volunteers hoping to return after big find
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5qwpv3l6wo

Northumberland fort’s large Roman shoes to go on display
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gpnn090kko

Early Christian fresco depicting Jesus as the Good Shepherd discovered in Turkey
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/science/article/2026/01/01/early-christian-fresco-depicting-jesus-as-the-good-shepherd-discovered-in-turkey_6748985_10.html

How an Ancient Vase From Mykonos Redraws the Trojan War – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/02/vase-mykonos-redrew-trojan-war/

The Greek Myth of Demeter and Persephone Reinterpreted | Psychology Today United Kingdom
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/maternal-ambivalence/202601/the-greek-myth-of-demeter-and-persephone-reinterpreted

Etruscans and Veneti: an exhibition in Venice on the fundamental role of water in the sacred and society
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/exhibitions/etruscans-and-veneti-an-exhibition-in-venice-on-the-fundamental-role-of-water-in-the-sacred-and-society

The Mother Who Starved the Gods: The Fury of Demeter | History Hit

The Mother Who Starved the Gods: The Fury of Demeter

Return With Wisdom: An Ancient Principle for the New Year | Psychology Today
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/platonic-psychology/202512/return-with-wisdom-an-ancient-principle-for-the-new-year

New Research Questions the Origins of the Macedonian Kingdom and Alexander’s Dynasty: Was the True Founding in 575 B.C.?

New Research Questions the Origins of the Macedonian Kingdom and Alexander’s Dynasty: Was the True Founding in 575 B.C.?

‘Escape From Pompeii’ Review: Life After the Eruption – WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/escape-from-pompeii-review-life-after-the-eruption-c985f08f

Historie anime is officially greenlit – Everything you need to know
https://www.soapcentral.com/anime/news-historie-anime-is-officially-greenlit-everything-you-need-to-know

The Temple of Akhmim and Ancient Egyptian Pyramids as Chemical Plants – JASON COLAVITO
https://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/the-temple-of-akhmim-and-ancient-egyptian-pyramids-as-chemical-plants

The Ancient Olympic Games And How Fighter Tournament Brackets Were Selected – The Historian’s Hut

The Ancient Olympic Games And How Fighter Tournament Brackets Were Selected

Sir James Frazer and New Year’s babies | Blog post | Mary Beard

Sir James Frazer and New Year’s babies

Spencer Alley: Ovidians – III
https://spenceralley.blogspot.com/2025/12/ovidians-iii.html

Jerome, Letter 154, to Donatus – online in English – Roger Pearse

Jerome, Letter 154, to Donatus – online in English

Jerome, Letter 153, to Pope Boniface I – online in English – Roger Pearse

Jerome, Letter 153, to Pope Boniface I – online in English

The Purpose of Speech? Dissent and Freedom of Speech in the Assembly of Iliad 9 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

The Purpose of Speech? Dissent and Freedom of Speech in the Assembly of Iliad 9

My 2025 in Books – Noodlings

My 2025 in Books

Laudator Temporis Acti: What’s Done Can’t Be Undone
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/01/whats-done-cant-be-undone.html

Voor-westerse geschiedenis (2): landschap – Mainzer Beobachter

Voor-westerse geschiedenis (2): landschap

Eerbewijzen voor Julius Caesar – Mainzer Beobachter

Eerbewijzen voor Julius Caesar

PaleoJudaica.com: Bible Archaeology Report 2025 top ten
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/bible-archaeology-report-2025-top-ten.html

PaleoJudaica.com: ECT reviews Baker, Why a “New Testament?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/ect-reviews-baker-why-new-testament.html

PaleoJudaica.com: New bill proposes to extend Israeli authority over West Bank
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-bill-proposes-to-extend-israeli.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Sifting Project unearths a siege slingstone
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/sifting-project-unearths-siege.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Six lost cities that are still lost
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/six-lost-cities-that-are-still-lost.html

PaleoJudaica.com: On the origin of Hanukkah
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/on-origin-of-hanukkah.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: List of Open Access Journals in Ancient Studies
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2015/12/alphabetical-list-of-open-access.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Alphabetical List of Open Access Monograph Series in Ancient Studies
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2014/06/alphabetical-list-of-open-access.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Ancient Language Textbooks, OERs, and Primers
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2009/09/open-access-textbooks.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Roundup of Resources on Ancient Geography
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2012/09/roundup-of-resources-on-ancient.html
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AUDIENDA
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Ancient History Podcast – Greek Mythology with Carolina López-Ruiz
https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/en-ca/blogs/ancient-history-blog/ancient-history-podcast-greek-mythology-with-carolina-lopez-ruiz

How the ninety percent experienced the Roman economy, with Kim Bowes – Medievalists.net

How the ninety percent experienced the Roman economy, with Kim Bowes

Ancient Warfare Podcast: AWA390 – Roman Military Signalling
https://ancientwarfare.libsyn.com/awa390-roman-military-signalling

Anima Latina 01.01.2026 – Podcast – Radio Vaticana – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/it/podcast/rvi-programmi/anima-latina/2026/01/anima-latina-01-01-2026.html

How Did Ancient Romans become Christians? – Dan Snow’s History Hit | Acast

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VIDENDA
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(322) Sing, Muse, of A Complicated Man: Why the Narrative Structure of The Odyssey is VITAL. – YouTube

(322) Did Odysseus Really Exist? – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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SAM Newsletter January 2026
https://mailchi.mp/cd71a7d1e5ab/sam-newsletter-january-2026?e=875f90a671

Assessing the impact of Roman occupation on England through the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) hypothesis | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/assessing-the-impact-of-roman-occupation-on-england-through-the-developmental-origins-of-health-and-disease-dohad-hypothesis/921B8AB243C77B712498B9D56693EB72

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