ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ February 12, 2026

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LEGENDA
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New study maps where wheat, barley and rye grew before the first farmers found them
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-wheat-barley-rye-grew-farmers.html

Archaeological Finds in Ancient Tyras Reveal What Life Was Like for a Roman Soldier on the Empire’s Frontier

Archaeological Finds in Ancient Tyras Reveal What Life Was Like for a Roman Soldier on the Empire’s Frontier

Rules of mysterious ancient board game decoded by AI, scientists say – CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mysterious-ancient-board-game-rules-decoded-ai-scientists/

Seal from Kingdom of Judah discovered in northern Israel | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-886482

3,500-Year-Old Mycenaean Boar Tusk Helmets Unearthed in Greece
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/02/12/mycenaean-boar-tusk-helmet-pylos/

Ex-UT Professor Sought Epstein Funding For Austin Conference
https://hoodline.com/2026/02/ex-ut-prof-hit-up-epstein-for-cash-to-boost-campus-consent-conference/

‘Virgin’ frescoes emerge from Pompeii suburb
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260212-virgin-frescoes-emerge-from-pompeii-suburb

An Invitation to Pompeii’s Wildest Party – Archaeology Magazine
https://archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2026/features/pompeiis-house-of-dionysian-delights/

FRANCE. Roman mosaics discovered at Ucetia. – Online Archaeology – Archeomedia

FRANCIA. Scoperti dei mosaici romani a Ucetia.

Carsulae (Terni), découverte de nouvelles mosaïques qui réécrivent l’histoire de la ville romaine
https://www.finestresullarte.info/fr/archeologie/carsulae-terni-decouverte-de-nouvelles-mosaiques-qui-reecrivent-l-histoire-de-la-ville-romaine

A Colossal 4th-Century Basilica Discovered in Ostia Antica, Belonging to the Oldest and Most Sumptuous Bishopric in Christendom

A Colossal 4th-Century Basilica Discovered in Ostia Antica, Belonging to the Oldest and Most Sumptuous Bishopric in Christendom

Rare Syriac Manuscript discovered at St. Catherine’s Monastery reveals early Christian history – SyriacPress

Rare Syriac Manuscript discovered at St. Catherine’s Monastery reveals early Christian history

The Strange Paradoxes and Puzzles of Zeno of Elea – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/11/strange-paradoxes-puzzles-zeno-elea/

Why Did It Take Odysseus Ten Years to Return to Ithaca? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/12/odysseus-ten-years-return-ithaca/

The Blogs: Palestinian 2026 Heritage Grabbing Frenzy | Shimon Samuels | The Times of Israel
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-2026-heritage-grabbing-frenzy/

A ‘Roman’ army from Norway of a thousand men may have fought in Denmark 1,800 years ago
https://www.sciencenorway.no/archaeology-denmark-roman-empire/a-roman-army-from-norway-of-a-thousand-men-may-have-fought-in-denmark-1800-years-ago/2600351

The Other Place: Ancient Greek Tragedy Meets Modern Family Drama – New York Stage Review

The Other Place: Ancient Greek Tragedy Meets Modern Family Drama

The Curious Origin Controversy Over The Word, Easter – The Historian’s Hut

The Curious Origin Controversy Over The Word, Easter

Pomona And Vertumnus, By Suzanne de Court (c. 1575–1625) – The Historian’s Hut

Pomona And Vertumnus, By Suzanne de Court (c. 1575–1625)

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Culture Crime Under Illegal Occupation by Russia
https://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2026/02/culture-crime-under-illegal-occupation.html

Machine-translated portions of the new Maronite Chronicle of 713 in English

Machine-translated portions of the new Maronite Chronicle of 713 in English

Changing the Landscape of Archaeological Publishing | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Changing the Landscape of Archaeological Publishing

“And Grant You Peace” A Night of Scholarship, Song, and Memory for Dr. Gabriel Barkay – The Temple Mount Sifting Project

“And Grant You Peace” A Night of Scholarship, Song, and Memory for Dr. Gabriel Barkay

OTTC: A Blog for Old Testament Textual Criticism: Digital Edition of the Cairo Codex of the Prophets
https://oldtestamenttextualcriticism.blogspot.com/2026/02/digital-edition-of-cairo-codex-of.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Why is the Torah’s Law from God?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/why-is-torahs-law-from-god.html

PaleoJudaica.com: More again on the redating of 4QDanielc
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/more-again-on-redating-of-4qdaniel-c.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Takamitsu Muraoka (1938-2026)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/takamitsu-muraoka-1938-2026.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Kultpraxis und Distinktion: Bildnisse von Kultpersonal der römischen Kaiserzeit aus Rom und Italien
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/kultpraxis-und-distinktion-bildnisse.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Comunicare tramite ostraca: Usi, testi e supporti dei reperti greci d’Egitto
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/comunicare-tramite-ostraca-usi-testi-e.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: L’amicitia romaine sur les rivages du Pont septentrional : politique et propagande du Ier siècle av. J.-C. au IVe siècle apr. J.-C.
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/lamicitia-romaine-sur-les-rivages-du.html

Roman friendship on the shores of the Northern Pontus: politics and propaganda from the 1st century BC to the 4th century AD | Spartokos has read

L’amicitia romaine sur les rivages du Pont septentrional : politique et propagande du Ier siècle av. J.-C. au IVe siècle apr. J.-C.

Divine institutions: religions and community in the Middle Roman Republic – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.19/

Galen on ethics and human nature – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.18/

Krankenpflege in der griechisch-römischen Antike – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.17/

Two new volumes highlight cult, architecture at ancient Neapolis sanctuary | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1295105/two-new-volumes-highlight-cult-architecture-at-ancient-neapolis-sanctuary/
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AUDIENDA
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Prayer or Pleasure: Discovery … – Dive & Dig – Apple Podcasts

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VIDENDA
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(1407) How Plato Explains the Modern World – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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Bologna 2027 – XVII Congressus Internationalis Epigraphiae Graecae et Latinae (II) – Current EpigraphyCurrent Epigraphy

Bologna 2027 – XVII Congressus Internationalis Epigraphiae Graecae et Latinae (II)