ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ January 23, 2026

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LEGENDA
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Sea uncovers Phoenician tombs on the beach at Domus De Maria, Sardinia
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/sea-uncovers-phoenician-tombs-on-the-beach-at-domus-de-maria-sardinia

Archaeologists Say They’ve Finally Found a Long-Lost Basilica That Matches the Description the Architect Wrote 2,000 Years Ago
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-say-theyve-finally-found-a-long-lost-basilica-that-matches-the-description-the-architect-wrote-2000-years-ago-180988038/

Ancient Roman Doctors in Pergamon Really Used Human Feces as Medicine—Now Science Has the Proof – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/ancient-roman-doctors-in-pergamon-really-used-human-feces-as-medicine-now-science-has-the-proof/

A Roman road beneath a medieval city | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1292892/a-roman-road-beneath-a-medieval-city/

British Museum fragments of Roman Mosaic to return to the Cotswolds for the first time in over 200 years | Cotswold District Council News
https://news.cotswold.gov.uk/news/british-museum-fragments-of-roman-mosaic-to-return-to-the-cotswolds-for-the-first-time-in-over-200-years

Colosseum’s Commodus Passage reopens after extensive restoration work | Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/01/23/colosseums-commodus-passage-becomes-accessible-thanks-to-eu-funds

Roman Empire ‘mega pool’ was carved directly into solid rock – Earth.com
https://www.earth.com/news/roman-empire-water-basin-was-carved-directly-into-solid-rock-gabii-city/

When writing fades but meaning endures

When writing fades but meaning endures

Prehistoric Stone Structure and Rare Figurine Discovered in Cyprus – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/23/prehistoric-stone-structure-figurine-cyprus/

Bronze Age and medieval finds unearthed at Amargeti archaeological site | Cyprus Mail
https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/01/22/bronze-age-and-medieval-finds-unearthed-at-amargeti-archaeological-site

Herodotus Was Right About Scythians Drinking Horse Milk, New Clues Reveal – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/22/herodotus-right-scythians-drinking-horse-milk/

What Did a Normal Workday Look Like in Ancient Athens? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/22/workday-ancient-athens-greece/

Did the Spartans Throw Their Babies Off the Cliff? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/23/spartans-throw-babies-cliff/

The Ark of the Covenant in its Egyptian Context – Biblical Archaeology Society

The Ark of the Covenant in its Egyptian Context

Israel’s Long History of Ritual Light – Biblical Archaeology Society

Israel’s Long History of Ritual Light

Greece Recovers Smuggled Artefacts from UK Firm Robin Symes
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/01/23/greece-recovers-smuggled-artefacts-from-uk-firm-robin-symes/

Why ancient lessons cited by Carney remain relevant to today’s shifting world order – The Brock News
https://brocku.ca/brock-news/2026/01/why-ancient-lessons-cited-by-carney-remain-relevant-to-todays-shifting-world-order/

Getting to know… James Uden | Yale News
https://news.yale.edu/2026/01/22/getting-know-james-uden

All The Things She Said | Sphinx

All The Things She Said

A Roman torso that was in the collection of Stefano Bardini: David Aaron brings it to Tefaf
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/ancient-art/a-roman-torso-that-was-in-the-collection-of-stefano-bardini-david-aaron-brings-it-to-tefaf

Insidious Inception? Nestor’s Speech to Patroklos in Iliad 11 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Insidious Inception? Nestor’s Speech to Patroklos in Iliad 11

(21) From Pericles to Davos – by Armand D’Angour
https://armanddangour.substack.com/p/from-pericles-to-davos?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1877109&post_id=185547946&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Friday Varia and Quick Hits | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Friday Varia and Quick Hits

Laudator Temporis Acti: Odysseus Escaping from the Cave of Polyphemus the Cyclops
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/01/odysseus-escaping-from-cave-of.html

Een diadeem voor Julius Caesar – Mainzer Beobachter

Een diadeem voor Julius Caesar

PaleoJudaica.com: Hutzli & Davis (ed.), The Historical Location of P (Mohr Siebeck)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/hutzli-davis-ed-historical-location-of.html

PaleoJudaica.com: St Demiana, Sahidic Coptic Leviticus (Brill)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/st-demiana-sahidic-coptic-leviticus.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Dawson, Woman Zion, Out of Hand (OUP)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/dawson-woman-zion-out-of-hand-oup.html

Bulletin of the Burgas Museum, Volume IX. In memory of Professor Ivan Karayotov | Spartokos has read

Bulletin du Musée de Bourgas, Volume IX. À la mémoire du Professeur Ivan Karayotov

Diverse slaveries: slaving strategies and experiences of slavery in classical Athens – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.22/

Sur les traces de l’empire des grands rois: enquête historiographique – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.21/
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AUDIENDA
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Ancient Warfare Podcast: AWA393 – How long were bronze helmets used?
https://ancientwarfare.libsyn.com/awa393-how-long-were-bronze-helmets-used

(855) Empress Cleopatra of Ancient Egypt – YouTube

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VIDENDA
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(852) Germanic Warfare: Why They Fought Without Armor – YouTube

(855) Lecture: Marvels of the World’s Oldest Shipwreck – YouTube

(855) The Roman Invasion of Britain | Richard Hingley – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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Distance learning and interschool collaboration in the classics classroom: the example of Antigone | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/distance-learning-and-interschool-collaboration-in-the-classics-classroom-the-example-of-antigone/F9B866098047275DDACCBDC9EF9E4BEF?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Teaching Vulgar Latin: still a challenge for the secondary school? | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/teaching-vulgar-latin-still-a-challenge-for-the-secondary-school/A98A4F87DDF00C7A9F0168BE50F48E95?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

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