ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ January 20, 2026

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LEGENDA
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When Writing Fades but Meaning Endures: How Markus Scholz Deciphered Roman Wax Tablets from Belgium | Aktuelles aus der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt

When Writing Fades but Meaning Endures: How Markus Scholz Deciphered Roman Wax Tablets from Belgium

Archaeologists Confirm Fano Discovery as Vitruvius’ Legendary Basilica: A Turning Point for Classical Architecture – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-confirm-fano-discovery-as-vitruvius-legendary-basilica-a-turning-point-for-classical-architecture/

Lusitania Was Not Conquered, It Was Negotiated: A Study Reveals the Complex Interaction Between Romans and Indigenous Peoples in the Tagus Valley

Lusitania Was Not Conquered, It Was Negotiated: A Study Reveals the Complex Interaction Between Romans and Indigenous Peoples in the Tagus Valley

The Largest Roman Villa in Wales Was Just Found and Experts Are Calling It a Local Pompeii
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/the-largest-roman-villa-in-wales-was-just-found-and-experts-are-calling-it-a-local-pompeii/

Three centuries of Roman limescale reveals a dirty secret about Pompeii’s public baths | Opinion | Chemistry World
https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/three-centuries-of-roman-limescale-reveals-a-dirty-secret-about-pompeiis-public-baths/4022771.article

1,700-year-old Roman marching camps discovered in Germany — along with a multitude of artifacts like coins and the remnants of shoes | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/1-700-year-old-roman-marching-camps-discovered-in-germany-along-with-a-multitude-of-artifacts-like-coins-and-the-remnants-of-shoes

Phillis Wheatley: The First African-American Poet Knew Ancient Greek – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/20/first-african-american-poet-love-ancient-greece-phillis-wheatley/

Meet the Archaeologist Changing What We Know About Ancient Egypt | Den of Geek

Meet the Archaeologist Changing What We Know About Ancient Egypt

Antiquities thieves caught looting Roman burial cave | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-883882

Digital scans unveil inscriptions in Pombeii wall | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-883946

2,000-year-old love note and gladiator fight scene uncovered on Pompeii wall – CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/love-note-gladiator-fight-scene-uncovered-pompeii-wall/

Hidden Structures Discovered Beneath Temple of Zeus in Athens, Greece – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/20/hidden-structures-temple-zeus-athens-greece/

Ancient Mesopotamian medical texts reveal the role of divine sanctuaries in treating ear and spleen ailments
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ancient-mesopotamian-medical-texts-reveal.html

Who really founded Rome? Aeneas and Troy exhibition at Colosseum to shed light in 2026 – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/who-really-founded-rome-aeneas-and-troy-exhibition-at-colosseum-to-shed-light-in-2026-3213094

When a Texas university ostracized Plato | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/society-in-depth/1292664/when-a-texas-university-ostracized-plato/

New insights into how the famed Antikythera Mechanism operated – Earth.com
https://www.earth.com/news/new-insights-into-how-the-famed-antikythera-mechanism-may-have-worked/

The ‘House of Griffins’ opens with livestream tours

The ‘House of Griffins’ opens with livestream tours

Etruschi e Veneti. Acque, culti e santuari

Etruschi e Veneti. Acque, culti e santuari

36 Hours in Volterra: An (E)t(r)uscan Experience – OCS Blog: Voices and Views – Carleton College

36 Hours in Volterra: An (E)t(r)uscan Experience

Musa of Parthia a.k.a. Ancient Roman Cinderella Story | by Peter Preskar | Short History
https://short-history.com/musa-of-parthia-a-k-a-ancient-roman-cinderella-story-2553b89df681

Washingtonia | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Washingtonia

Laudator Temporis Acti: Short Prayer
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/01/short-prayer.html

The Beginning of His Trouble: Characterizing Achilles in Iliad 11 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

The Beginning of His Trouble: Characterizing Achilles in Iliad 11

De drie antieke filosofische culturen (1) – Mainzer Beobachter

De drie antieke filosofische culturen (1)

PaleoJudaica.com: On “The Beginnings of Christianity as an Integral Part of Early Judaism”
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/on-beginnings-of-christianity-as.html

PaleoJudaica.com: On Abgar V’s correspondence with Jesus
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/on-abgar-vs-correspondence-with-jesus.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Looting arrests near Sea of Galilee
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/looting-arrests-near-sea-of-galilee.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: 21stCentury Popular Classics
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/21stcentury-popular-classics.html

Inconsistency in Flavian epic – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.16/

Roman Empire: a handbook – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.15/

The god of this house: Christian domestic cult before Constantine – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.14/
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AUDIENDA
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Classics & Careers S3, E1: Dav… – The Classics Podcast – Apple Podcasts

H.I. Marrou’s A History of Education in Antiquity, Part XIX (Ad Navseam, Episode 207) | Ad Navseam
https://adnavseam.podbean.com/e/hi-marrou-s-a-history-of-education-in-antiquity-part-xix-ad-navseam-episode-207/

115: The Third Punic War – Del…–The Hellenistic Age Podcast – Apple Podcasts

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VIDENDA
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(776) Rome’s Greatest Rival Explained – YouTube

(776) What’s in a name? | Keynote address – Tom Geue, “The Signature of Slavery” – YouTube

(776) City of Rome | How cults shaped early Roman colonialism by Tesse Stek – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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Peopling the Past Season 5: Expressions of Interest (Deadline February 15) – The Classical Association of Canada

Peopling the Past Season 5: Expressions of Interest (Deadline February 15)

Hellenisms Past and Present, Local and Global: Postdoctoral Fellowship at Simon Fraser University – The Classical Association of Canada

Hellenisms Past and Present, Local and Global: Postdoctoral Fellowship at Simon Fraser University

International Conference in Rome: ArcheoSite

International Conference in Rome: ArcheoSite

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