ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ February 10, 2026

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LEGENDA
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5,300-year-old ‘bow drill’ rewrites story of ancient Egyptian tools
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-year-drill-rewrites-story-ancient.html

Former professor requested thousands from Jeffrey Epstein Foundation to fund campus rape policy conference – The Daily Texan
https://thedailytexan.com/2026/02/10/former-professor-requested-thousands-from-jeffrey-epstein-foundation-to-fund-campus-rape-policy-conference/

AI helps archaeologists solve a Roman gaming mystery

AI helps archaeologists solve a Roman gaming mystery

How the Roman Empire Ruled Through Controlling Food Markets – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/09/roman-empire-food-markets/

Roman Macella Were Not Just Food Markets for the Rich, but Centers of Economic Control

Roman Macella Were Not Just Food Markets for the Rich, but Centers of Economic Control

How Forged Papers Led to the Return of a 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Sculpture | Discover Magazine
https://www.discovermagazine.com/how-forged-papers-led-to-the-return-of-a-3-500-year-old-egyptian-sculpture-48666

[old news]Couple Finds Ancient Roman Tombstone in New Orleans Backyard
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a70289155/roman-tombstone-new-orleans-fbi/

Italian police stumble upon ancient Roman shipwreck while on routine patrol | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/italy-roman-shipwreck-amphora-b2917269.html

Ancient city of Pisidia Antiokheia holds unanswered secrets
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-city-of-pisidia-antiokheia-holds-unanswered-secrets-218769

Alexandria on the Tigris: a forgotten and rediscovered metropolis | EurekAlert!
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1116015

A Baseball-sized Bone Found in Spain May Be the First Physical Proof of Hannibal’s Legendary War Elephants
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/carthage-war-elephant-wrist-bone-spain/

Rare Roman Terracotta Head Discovered at Magna Fort

Rare Roman Terracotta Head Discovered at Magna Fort

The Powerful Symbolism of the Celtiberian Hand: A Study Explains Alliances, Honor, and War Trophies

The Powerful Symbolism of the Celtiberian Hand: A Study Explains Alliances, Honor, and War Trophies

Professor Mary Beard Receives Gold Medal from Hist – The University Times

Professor Mary Beard Receives Gold Medal from Hist

Literary Hub » Why Does Contemporary Fascism Fetishize the Classics?

Why Does Contemporary Fascism Fetishize the Classics?

Venus de Milo papers make homebound trip | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1294634/venus-de-milo-papers-make-homebound-trip/

‘A gasp of wonderment escaped our lips’: The dazzling discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260205-the-discovery-of-tutankhamuns-tomb

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and the Jews | Aish

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and the Jews

How Rome’s Middle Class Lived — and What Happened When It Fell | The Daily Economy

How Rome’s Middle Class Lived — and What Happened When It Fell

The Odyssey: How Homer’s epic influenced the world | Sky HISTORY TV Channel
https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-odyssey-homers-epic

What the rise and fall of Julius Caesar can teach us about EQ – Big Think
https://bigthink.com/business/what-the-rise-and-fall-of-julius-caesar-can-teach-us-about-eq/

The Trojan Women, a Greek tragedy – Illinois Times, the capital city’s weekly source of news, politics, arts, entertainment, culture

The Trojan Women, a Greek tragedy

The Fabulous Frescoes and Bronzes of Romans in Champagne – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2026/digs-discoveries/roman-gauls-literati/

Nothing Has Been Proved | Sphinx

Nothing Has Been Proved

Faits divers (47) – Mainzer Beobachter

Faits divers (47)

Classics in the News (Epstein Files edition) – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Classics in the News (Epstein Files edition)

Epstein Files Describe Billionaire’s Secret Supervillain-Style Library of Relics – JASON COLAVITO
https://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/epstein-files-describe-billionaires-secret-supervillain-style-library-of-relics

The Iliad’s Longest Day: Starting to Make Sense of Book 13 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

The Iliad’s Longest Day: Starting to Make Sense of Book 13

The Delphic Oracle | Greek Myth Comix
https://greekmythcomix.com/comic/the-delphic-oracle/

Laudator Temporis Acti: The Future
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-future.html

PaleoJudaica.com: International Septuagint Day 2026 (belatedly, as usual)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/international-septuagint-day-2026.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Tony Burke reviews The Carpenter’s Son
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/tony-burke-reviews-carpenters-son.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Online event: Dr. Susan Ackerman: Pregnancy & Childbirth Rituals in Ancient Israel
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/online-event-dr-susan-ackerman.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Liver of Piacenza
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/liver-of-piacenza.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Hebraismen in den aramäischen Texten vom Toten Meer
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/hebraismen-in-den-aramaischen-texten.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: ResourceScapes in the Iranian Highlands: Soils, Water, Wind and Minerals as Factors of Appropriation and Integration
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/resourcescapes-in-iranian-highlands.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Piccole ‘curiosità’ delle religioni antiche. Un approccio antropologico: Atti delle giornate di studio – Siena, 4 e 5 aprile 2024
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/piccole-curiosita-delle-religioni.html

Decolonizing Roman imperialism: the study of Rome, romanization, and the postcolonial lens – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.14/

The house of the satrap: the making of the ancient Persian empire – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.13/

The buried city: unearthing the real Pompeii – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.12/

Ireland’s fascination with ancient Greece, from our origin legends to Joyce’s Ulysses – The Irish Times
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/02/10/irelands-fascination-with-ancient-greece-from-our-origin-legends-to-joyces-ulysses/
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AUDIENDA
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Cloudy with a Chance of Socrates: Aristophanes’ Clouds, Part II (Ad Navseam, Episode 210) | Ad Navseam
https://adnavseam.podbean.com/e/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-socrates-airstophanes-clouds-part-ii-ad-navseam-episode-210/

This Week in the Ancient Near East | thisweekintheancientneareast
https://thisweekintheancientneareast.podbean.com/
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VIDENDA
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(1339) Decoding the secrets of the Antikythera mechanism – Max G. Levy – YouTube

(1339) The Trojan War consensus: ‘historians agree there was a conflict’ – YouTube

(1340) The Real Jason & The Argonauts – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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RAC/TRAC 2026 « Roman Archaeology Conference

RAC/TRAC 2026

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