ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ February 16, 2026

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LEGENDA
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Archaeologists Reveal the Gigantic Scale of the Roman “Lapis Specularis” Mines in Segóbriga, the Crystal with Which Tiberius Built the First Greenhouses in History

Archaeologists Reveal the Gigantic Scale of the Roman “Lapis Specularis” Mines in Segóbriga, the Crystal with Which Tiberius Built the First Greenhouses in History

British Museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from some displays | British Museum | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/feb/16/british-museum-removes-word-palestine

Tailing looters, archaeologists find 2,000-year-old stone vessel factory in Jerusalem | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/tailing-looters-archaeologists-find-2000-year-old-stone-vessel-factory-in-jerusalem/

The cone-shaped vessels that have puzzled archaeologists for decades – until now | The Independent
https://www.the-independent.com/news/science/archaeology/chalcolithic-cones-purpose-mystery-ancient-ritual-b2920993.html

Hidden world beneath Cappadocia begins to surface after new discovery – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/hidden-world-beneath-cappadocia-begins-to-surface-after-new-discovery-3214572

Archaeologists in Germany Find Ancient Secret Staircase Leading To Roman Altar That Shouldn’t Be There
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/rare-roman-altar-staircase-cologne-discovery/

Hadrian’s Wall: How long did it take to build? | Sky HISTORY TV Channel
https://www.history.co.uk/articles/hadrians-wall-history

Ancient bone found in Spain could be from Hannibal’s war elephants
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr2xl1e41eo

Adapting Antigone: A Discussion with the Director and Writers – The McGill Daily

Adapting Antigone: A Discussion with the Director and Writers

Ten Lost Roman Wonders: The World’s Longest Tunnel, Tallest Dam, Widest-Spanning Bridge & More | Open Culture

Ten Lost Roman Wonders: The World’s Longest Tunnel, Tallest Dam, Widest-Spanning Bridge & More

God of War: Sons of Sparta, a New Game Inspired by Ancient Greek Warrior Culture – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/16/god-of-war-sons-of-sparta-new-game-ancient-greek-warrior/

A Heroic Tale Curtailed: Homeric Digressions and Iliad 13 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

A Heroic Tale Curtailed: Homeric Digressions and Iliad 13

All the CSEL series PDFs up to 2010 made open-access

All the CSEL series PDFs up to 2010 made open-access

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: So, What IS Going on in the British Museum?
https://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2026/02/so-what-is-going-on-in-british-museum.html

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: UK Treasure Hunting, Bottle-Digging History Prof Flogs off Protohistoric Hoard
https://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2026/02/treasure-hunting-history-prof-flogs-off.html

Weekly Varia no. 169, 02/15/26 – Noodlings

Weekly Varia no. 169, 02/15/26

Robert Nouwen, Rome & de Lage Landen (1) – Mainzer Beobachter

Robert Nouwen, Rome & de Lage Landen (1)

Robert Nouwen, Rome & de Lage Landen (2) – Mainzer Beobachter

Robert Nouwen, Rome & de Lage Landen (2)

Robert Nouwen, Rome & de Lage Landen (3) – Mainzer Beobachter

Robert Nouwen, Rome & de Lage Landen (3)

PaleoJudaica.com: Carol and Eric Meyers
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/carol-and-eric-meyers.html

PaleoJudaica.com: The Phoenicians at Nora
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-phoenicians-at-nora.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Looting apprehension yields an ancient stone workshop
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/looting-apprehension-yields-ancient.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Weaving Truth: Essays on Language and the Female in Greek Thought
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/weaving-truth-essays-on-language-and.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The CSNTM Digital Manuscript Collection
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-csntm-digital-manuscript-collection.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum: Critical Editions of the Works of the Latin Church Fathers
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/corpus-scriptorum-ecclesiasticorum.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Digital Initiative for Classics: Epic Speeches (DICES)
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/digital-initiative-for-classics-epic.html

Citizenship practised, citizenship imagined: multiple ways of experiencing citizenship in the Greek world – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.23/

Lucretian receptions in prose – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.22/

The Libyan Pharaohs of Egypt: Their Lives and Afterlives – The Past

The Libyan Pharaohs of Egypt: Their Lives and Afterlives

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AUDIENDA
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Vespasian #13 – Titus Likes It Tight – Life Of The Caesars

Vespasian #13 – Titus Likes It Tight

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VIDENDA
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(74) When did the Roman Republic start to Fall? – YouTube

(74) Christopher Nolan vs The Ancient Greek (Odyssey Trailer Reaction) – YouTube

(75) Who Really Built The Sphinx? – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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Lecturer in Ancient History and Classics at Birkbeck, University of London
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQN461/lecturer-in-ancient-history-and-classics