ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ January 14, 2026

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LEGENDA
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Colchester dig uncover Roman gold rings and marble
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0yq8kwv4do

Ceramics Reveal Ancient Greek Island Samos Had a Largely Self-Sufficient Economy – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/13/ceramics-ancient-greek-island-samos-self-sufficient-economy/

Roman soldiers found in mass grave in Croatia – The Past

Roman soldiers found in mass grave in Croatia

Hygienic conditions in Pompeii’s early baths were poor, according to isotope analysis
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-hygienic-conditions-pompeii-early-poor.html

How Carthage Organized the Construction of Its Great Wall in Hispania: A Unique Case in the Ancient Mediterranean

How Carthage Organized the Construction of Its Great Wall in Hispania: A Unique Case in the Ancient Mediterranean

Ancient Rome meets modern technology as tourists visit restored, frescoed home via livestream tours
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ancient-rome-modern-technology-tourists.html

Archaeologists Find an Unusual 2500-year-old Stylus in Sicily
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/2500-year-old-greek-stylus-discovered-gela-sicily-1234769823/

Jewelled eels, beards of gold and unfathomable cruelty: 5 of ancient Rome’s most eccentric leaders
https://theconversation.com/jewelled-eels-beards-of-gold-and-unfathomable-cruelty-5-of-ancient-romes-most-eccentric-leaders-267749

Let’s quibble about historical accuracy in Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey | New Scientist
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935782-200-lets-quibble-about-historical-accuracy-in-christopher-nolans-odyssey/

In Pursuit of Peace, Ancient Athens Created a Goddess – JSTOR Daily

In Pursuit of Peace, Ancient Athens Created a Goddess

A woman in the shadows in a great epic poem
https://en.ara.cat/culture/woman-in-the-shadows-in-great-epic-poem_1_5617297.html

How Could I Overlook Odysseus!? Theme and Fit in Iliad 10 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

How Could I Overlook Odysseus!? Theme and Fit in Iliad 10

Towards a Methodology for Mirrors – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Towards a Methodology for Mirrors

Aes Grave MuX Grant Approved! – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Aes Grave MuX Grant Approved!

~70% of PHerc. 172 is now digitally unwrapped
https://scrollprize.substack.com/p/70-of-pherc-172-is-now-digitally?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1454609&post_id=184307377&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Spencer Alley: Greek Heads
https://spenceralley.blogspot.com/2026/01/greek-heads.html

First Day Fragments Spring 2026 – Noodlings

First Day Fragments Spring 2026

Gabriel Barkay z”l (1944-2026) – The Temple Mount Sifting Project

Gabriel Barkay z”l (1944-2026)

Archaeologist Gabriel Barkay, pioneer of Temple Mount research, dies at 81 | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologist-gabriel-barkay-pioneer-of-temple-mount-research-dies-at-81

PaleoJudaica.com: Albanese, Translation Technique and Literary Structures in Greek Isaiah 13:1–14:23 (SBL)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/albanese-translation-technique-and.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Poppaea’s house at Pompeii?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/poppaeas-house-at-pompeii.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Two more Barkay obituaries
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/two-more-barkay-obituaries.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Der ›Kaiserkulttempel‹ von Simitthus: Architektur, Funde und Interpretation eines frühkaiserzeitlichen Podiumtempels in der Provinz Africa Proconsularis
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/der-kaiserkulttempel-von-simitthus.html

Sextus Empiricus Against the Arithmeticians – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.05/

The late Geometric and early Archaic north-eastern Aegean through the emergence, distribution and consumption of ‘G 2-3 ware’ – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.06/

The human tragicomedy: the reception of Apuleius’ Golden Ass in the twentieth and twenty-first century – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.07/

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AUDIENDA
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Is Plato woke? Texas A&M professor speaks out after being banned from teaching the Greek philosopher | Here & Now
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/01/14/plato-professor-texas-am

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VIDENDA
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(606) Who Were The Failed Heirs of Augustus? – YouTube

(607) Was Nero the Antichrist? (and why early Christians thought he’d rise again) – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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From bits of history to bytes of data: AI and the study of the ancient Near East
https://www.nature.com/collections/ibaaacccci

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