ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ February 3, 2026

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LEGENDA
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Wreck of ancient Roman ship found off coast of Puglia – Arts Culture and Style – Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2026/02/03/wreck-of-ancient-roman-ship-found-off-coast-of-puglia_5e6787ac-993c-43f2-9746-8bb21cad88dd.html

Greece and Italy form a joint front against the illicit trafficking of cultural property – ProtoThema English

Greece and Italy form a joint front against the illicit trafficking of cultural property

‘Landmark’ elephant bone finding in Spain may be from time of Hannibal’s war against Rome | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/landmark-elephant-bone-finding-in-spain-may-be-from-time-of-hannibals-war-against-rome

Ancient Romans used human poo as medicine, scientists say | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/ancient-romans-human-poo-medicine-b2912841.html

Una statua per la compagna. Svelato in queste ore il segreto del blocco di pietra con iscrizioni romane trovato in una cavità. E’ la base di una scultura scomparsa, dedicata ad Annia, la moglie ideale. Stava nel Foro. Il marito innamoratissimo la trasformò in una piccola grande dea

Una statua per la compagna. Svelato in queste ore il segreto del blocco di pietra con iscrizioni romane trovato in una cavità. E’ la base di una scultura scomparsa, dedicata ad Annia, la moglie ideale. Stava nel Foro. Il marito innamoratissimo la trasformò in una piccola grande dea

CT scans unwrap secrets of ancient Egyptian life
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-ct-scans-unwrap-secrets-ancient.html

Rare Greek Funerary Sculpture Priced North of $600,000 Heads to TEFAF
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/rare-greek-funerary-sculpture-tefaf-david-aaron-1234771808/

Demetrios: The Ancient Greek Who Traveled to England – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/03/demetrios-ancient-greek-travel-england/

Meet the “grossly underappreciated” Roman emperor who became the enemy of the ancient world | HistoryExtra
https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/roman-emperor-domitian-enemy-ancient-world/

Nolan’s Odyssey Casting Sparks Outrage: “No Greek Actors in the Greek Epic”
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/02/03/nolans-odyssey-casting-sparks-outrage-no-greek-actors-in-the-greek-epic/

Violence now rising again in prison where inmates are taught about ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15520395/Violence-rising-prison-inmates-taught-ancient-Greek-philosophy.html

Classicist Harry Tanner links homophobia in ancient texts to moments of socioeconomic upheaval – The Brown Daily Herald
https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2026/02/classicist-harry-tanner-links-homophobia-in-ancient-texts-to-moments-of-socioeconomic-upheaval

Nothing lasts forever, except maybe Stoicism | Connecticut Public
https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2026-02-03/nothing-lasts-forever-except-maybe-stoicism

Reconciling 19th century hoard reports and modern museum holdings – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Reconciling 19th century hoard reports and modern museum holdings

De werken van Herakles (2) – Mainzer Beobachter

De werken van Herakles (2)

PaleoJudaica.com: When did Torah law become authoritative?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/when-did-torah-law-become-authoritative.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Ancient stone jar display at the Knesset
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/ancient-stone-jar-display-at-knesset.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Is the Gospel of John “having a moment?”
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/is-gospel-of-john-having-moment.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: 480 BCE. The Persian Attack on Athens and its Impact on the Study of Ancient Greece
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/480-bce-persian-attack-on-athens-and.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Studien zu queeren Lesarten der Hebräischen Bibel
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/studien-zu-queeren-lesarten-der.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Liturgical Targum: The Aramaic Translation of the Torah in Mahzorim
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-liturgical-targum-aramaic.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Beacons and Military Communication from Antiquity to the Early Modern Period
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/beacons-and-military-communication-from.html

Classical reception: new challenges in a changing world – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.03/

Menander ‘Misoumenos’ or ‘The hated man’: introduction, translation, and commentary – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.02/

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VIDENDA
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(1133) Extraordinary discovery in Taranto: a Roman shipwreck from the Imperial Age has been discovered. – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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Summer Placement with the British School at Rome & University of London
https://www.romansociety.org/Grants-Prizes/Summer-Placement-with-the-BSR-University-of-London

Project MUSE – State of Play: Computing Homer from Wissenschaft to AI
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/980346

Nestor – February 2026 issue available
https://classics.uc.edu/nestor/pages/news/861-february-2026-issue-available

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