ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ January 22, 2026

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LEGENDA
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Archaeologists Say They’ve Detected the Largest Stand-Alone Ancient Roman Villa Ever Unearthed in Wales
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-say-theyve-detected-the-largest-stand-alone-ancient-roman-villa-ever-unearthed-in-wales-180988032/

Repatriated Greek antiquities include Artemis relief from destroyed Piraeus sanctuary | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1293075/repatriated-greek-antiquities-include-artemis-relief-from-destroyed-piraeus-sanctuary/

Roman cemetery excavation reveals frontier burial practices
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/01/roman-cemetery-excavation-reveals-frontier-burial-practices/156807

Greek Antiquities Held by the Company Robin Symes in the UK Repatriated – The National Herald
https://www.thenationalherald.com/greek-antiquities-held-by-the-company-robin-symes-in-the-uk-repatriated/

The old Acropolis Museum reopens, revealing the hidden life of the sacred rock – ProtoThema English

The old Acropolis Museum reopens, revealing the hidden life of the sacred rock

A Roman Unguentarium Found in Pergamon Reveals the First Direct Evidence of the Medicinal Use of Human Feces in Antiquity

A Roman Unguentarium Found in Pergamon Reveals the First Direct Evidence of the Medicinal Use of Human Feces in Antiquity

Basilica in Italy is First Confirmed Building by Vitruvius, the Father of Architecture. Experts Call It The “Discovery of the Century”
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/basilica-in-italy-is-first-confirmed-building-by-vitruvius-the-father-of-architecture-experts-call-it-the-discovery-of-the-century/

Researchers Decode Ancient Roman Wooden Writing Tablets Found in Belgium – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/researchers-decode-ancient-roman-wooden-writing-tablets-found-in-belgium/

2,400-year-old Hercules shrine and elite tombs discovered outside ancient Rome’s walls | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/2-400-year-old-hercules-shrine-and-elite-tombs-discovered-in-romes-suburbs

Nature Strikes—and History Answers: Could lost Punic-Roman city of Neapolis Be Resurfacing in Tunisia? – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/nature-strikes-and-history-answers-could-lost-punic-roman-city-of-neapolis-be-resurfacing-in-tunisia/

Does the Eruption of Santorini Appear in Greek Mythology? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/21/eruption-santorini-greek-mythology/

Was the Delian League the NATO of the Ancient Greek World? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/22/delian-league-nato-ancient-greek-world/

Is Modern Ithaca the True Fatherland of Odysseus? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/22/ithaca-fatherland-odysseus/

[paywalled] Roman gladiators were ‘quite fat’, says historian
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/22/romanian-gladiators-quite-fat-paul-mescal-history/

Roman Figure Of Big Cat Pawing Severed Head Found In England
https://allthatsinteresting.com/harlow-england-roman-feline-figure

How Rome Ruled Its Vast Empire’s Population Through Provinces | TheCollector
https://www.thecollector.com/roman-provinces-conquered-governed/

Making empires bigger, then and now | Blog post | Mary Beard

Making empires bigger, then and now

Some Scientists Say Lead Poisoning Led To The Fall Of The Roman Empire
https://www.bgr.com/2076799/did-lead-poisoning-cause-fall-roman-empire-theory-explained/

Mark Carney invoked Thucydides at Davos – what people get wrong about this ancient Greek writer’s take on power
https://theconversation.com/mark-carney-invoked-thucydides-at-davos-what-people-get-wrong-about-this-ancient-greek-writers-take-on-power-274086

Professor Samuel Holzman Explores Greek Architecture | Princeton Alumni Weekly
https://paw.princeton.edu/article/professor-samuel-holzman-explores-greek-architecture

Why Didn’t Alexander the Great Invade Rome?
https://www.worldatlas.com/ancient-world/why-didn-t-alexander-the-great-invade-rome-v2-50526.html

Socrates: The Musical – Shepherd Express
https://shepherdexpress.com/culture/theater/socrates-the-musical/

A Sibyl, By Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–1879) – The Historian’s Hut

A Sibyl, By Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–1879)

The Tale Of An Ancient Roman Man’s Divinely-Prescribed Dinner – The Historian’s Hut

The Tale Of An Ancient Roman Man’s Divinely-Prescribed Dinner

Space Is Deep | Sphinx

Space Is Deep

Teaching Thursday: Getting a Class to Slow Down | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Teaching Thursday: Getting a Class to Slow Down

Hekataios van Milete – Mainzer Beobachter

Hekataios van Milete

Laudator Temporis Acti: Signs of Prosperity
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/01/signs-of-prosperity.html

PaleoJudaica.com: On Ashurbanipal’s library in Nineveh
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/on-ashurbanipals-library-in-nineveh.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Justiss, Scribal Change and Strategic Sequencing in the Hebrew Source of G Proverbs (Mohr Siebeck)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/justiss-scribal-change-and-strategic.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Materia Philosophiae. Material Dimensions of Ancient Philosophy
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/materia-philosophiae-material.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Deities of Punishment in the Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife: The Amduat, the Book of Gates, the Book of Caverns and the Book of Earth
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/deities-of-punishment-in-ancient.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: “Marea”/Philoxenite: A Town and Pilgrimage Station on the Road to the Sanctuary of Saint Menas (Abu Mena). Volume 1: History and Topography
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/mareaphiloxenite-town-and-pilgrimage.html

The self in ancient and early modern philosophy – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.20/

From Byzantium to Constantinople: an urban history – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.19/

Contemplation and civic happiness in Plato and Aristotle – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.18/

Cretan hieroglyphic – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.17/
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Episode 169 – The Gallic Sack of Rome – Part 4 – The Partial Historians – Ancient Roman History with smart ladies

Episode 169 – The Gallic Sack of Rome – Part 4

100: Sicily, The Hard Road Ahe… – Casting Through Ancient Greece – Apple Podcasts

The Origins of Rome’s Empire – The Ancients | Acast

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VIDENDA
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Archaeologists using AI technology to beat climate change at Vindolanda Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall – Latest From ITV News
https://www.itv.com/watch/news/archaeologists-using-ai-technology-to-beat-climate-change-at-vindolanda-roman-fort-on-hadrians-wall/cnfbw5r

(835) Matthieu de Bakker on Speech, Narrative and Authority in Herodotus’ Histories – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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Online Lecture | Rethinking Religion in the Greek and Roman Worlds: The Concept of Appropriation and Its Applications | Prof. Jitse Dijkstra (University of Ottawa) | Graduate Student Caucus/ Caucus des étudiants diplômés Lecture Series – The Classical Association of Canada
https://www.cac-scec.ca/2026/01/dijkstralecture2026/

Pasts Imperfect (1.22.26)
https://pasts-imperfect.ghost.io/pasts-imperfect-1-22-26/?ref=pasts-imperfect-newsletter

Greek Dialogues – What is the sexuality of Athena? | Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies
https://www.ccgs.csah.cam.ac.uk/events/greek-dialogues-what-sexuality-athena

(21) ANE Today, 22 January 2026 – The Ancient Near East Today
https://ancientneareasttoday.substack.com/p/ane-today-22-january-2026?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3497924&post_id=185313413&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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