ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ January 8, 2026

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Archaeologists find near-complete Iron Age battle trumpet in west Norfolk | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/battle-trumpet-carnyx-west-norfolk-b2895812.html

Near-complete bronze carnyx among Iron Age hoard discovery
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/01/near-complete-bronze-carnyx-among-iron-age-hoard-discovery/156712

Rare 2,000-year-old war trumpet, possibly linked to Celtic queen Boudica, discovered in England | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/rare-2-000-year-old-war-trumpet-possibly-linked-to-celtic-queen-boudica-discovered-in-england

Archaeologists discover signs of Roman industrial hub at site in Sunderland | Sunderland | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/08/archaeology-roman-whetstone-offerton-sunderland-river-wear

Toxic pigment found in 2,000-year-old women’s graves | Science in Poland
https://scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2C110954%2Ctoxic-pigment-found-2000-year-old-womens-graves.html

Important Archaeological Finds in Rafina, Attica – The National Herald
https://www.thenationalherald.com/important-archaeological-finds-in-rafina-attica/

Why Julius Caesar’s Last Words Were in Greek? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/07/julius-caesar-last-words-greek/

Justinian-era harbour uncovered at ancient Peyia | Cyprus Mail
https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/01/08/justinian-era-harbour-uncovered-at-ancient-peyia

A return to the classical foundations of American statecraft – Engelsberg ideas

A return to the classical foundations of American statecraft

History Repeating | Sphinx

History Repeating

Notes on Accettola on Nabataean epigraphy and identity – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Notes on Accettola on Nabataean epigraphy and identity

The Joy of Correspondence – Liv Mariah Yarrow

The Joy of Correspondence

Notes on Fajardo on Anonymous Civil War coinages of 68-69 BCE – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Notes on Fajardo on Anonymous Civil War coinages of 68-69 BCE

Public Domain Day 2026 | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Public Domain Day 2026

Plato Censored as Texas A&M Carries Out Course Review
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/academic-freedom/2026/01/07/plato-censored-texas-am-carries-out-course-review

What Thucydides Really Thought About Technology and War

What Thucydides Really Thought About Technology and War

Latinum Books – longform fiction Latin and English
https://latinum.substack.com/p/latinum-books-longform-fiction-latin?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3282716&post_id=183876586&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Hugh Laurie Set to Film New Series “Dig” in Greece – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/08/hugh-laurie-film-new-series-dig-greece/

Homeric Redshirts and Iliad 10: Introducing Dolon – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Homeric Redshirts and Iliad 10: Introducing Dolon

Laudator Temporis Acti: Jealousy
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/01/jealousy.html

XXX Ulpia Victrix – Mainzer Beobachter

XXX Ulpia Victrix

PaleoJudaica.com: Is AI replacing archaeologists? Nope.
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/is-ai-replacing-archaeologists-nope.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Another review of Conybeare, Augustine the African
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/another-review-of-conybeare-augustine.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Review of Buckley, 1800 Years Of Encounters With Mandaeans
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/review-of-buckley-1800-years-of.html

Book Review: Plato Goes to China: The Greek Classics and Chinese Nationalism , Shadi Bartsch

Plato Goes to China

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AUDIENDA
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Fall of Sparta – The Ancients | Acast

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VIDENDA
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(459) Diversity in Early Christianity with Dr. Paula Fredriksen – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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ANE Today, 8 January 2026 – The Ancient Near East Today
https://ancientneareasttoday.substack.com/p/ane-today-8-january-2026?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3497924&post_id=183809383&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Pasts Imperfect (1.8.26)
https://pasts-imperfect.ghost.io/pasts-imperfect-1-8-26/?ref=pasts-imperfect-newsletter

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vi idus januarias

  • 13 A.D. — consecration of the signum Iustitiae Augustae by the future emperor Tiberius
  • ca 175 — martyrdom of Apollinaris