ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ February 18, 2026

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LEGENDA
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Archaeologists identify elders in Iron Age Israel through household artifacts
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-archaeologists-elders-iron-age-israel.html

The Princess of Bagicz: Dendrochronology settles debate over age of rare Roman-era wooden coffin
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-princess-bagicz-dendrochronology-debate-age.html

Archaeologists Unearthed a 2,200-Year-Old Bone. They Say It Could Be the First Direct Evidence of Hannibal’s Legendary War Elephants
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearthed-a-2200-year-old-bone-they-say-it-could-be-the-first-direct-evidence-of-hannibals-legendary-war-elephants-180988185/

Archaeologists Identify Previously Unknown Monumental Theater and Forum in Roman Irpinia – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-identify-previously-unknown-monumental-theater-and-forum-in-roman-irpinia/

Roman temple stones used in village houses
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/roman-temple-stones-used-in-village-houses-219052

Were the Ancient Greeks Xenophobic? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/18/xenophobic-ancient-greeks/

Ancient Greeks Used Processed Ergot Fungus in the Eleusinian Mysteries, Study Finds – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/17/ancient-greeks-ergot-fungus-eleusinian-mysteries/

AI Transforms 50 Iconic Roman Figures into Modern-Day People – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/17/ai-roman-iconic-figures-modern-people/

The Assyrians Are Coming | Bible Interp
https://bibleinterp.arizona.edu/articles/assyrians-are-coming

Did the British Museum Remove Palestine From Its Displays?
https://hyperallergic.com/did-the-british-museum-remove-palestine-from-its-displays/

Israel orders seizure of land in northern West Bank, including key archaeological site
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-orders-seizure-of-land-in-northern-west-bank-including-key-archaeological-site/3833024

Where the word ‘Olympics’ comes from : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/18/nx-s1-5717092/winter-olympics-2026-word-of-week

How learning a “dead language” can make you a better programmer
https://www.howtogeek.com/why-learning-a-dead-language-can-make-you-a-better-programmer/

The Colosseum gets a modern makeover – but critics are unimpressed | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-15569945/The-Colosseum-gets-modern-makeover-critics-unimpressed.html

Enslaved Scribes and the New Testament – Biblical Archaeology Society

Enslaved Scribes and the New Testament

The Graeco-Roman museum in Alexandria – The Past

The Graeco-Roman museum in Alexandria

Laudator Temporis Acti: Shouting for Joy
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/02/shouting-for-joy.html

Pythagoras’ Revolutionary Olympic Boxing Revenge – The Historian’s Hut

Pythagoras’ Revolutionary Olympic Boxing Revenge

Erasistratus Discovers The Love Of Antiochus For Stratonice, By Edward Francis Burney (c. 1760–1848) – The Historian’s Hut

Erasistratus Discovers The Love Of Antiochus For Stratonice, By Edward Francis Burney (c. 1760–1848)

Faits divers (48) – Mainzer Beobachter

Faits divers (48)

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: British Museum Admits to Mislabelling Heritage Objects since May 1948 (UPDATED)
https://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2026/02/british-museum-admits-to-mislabelling.html

Augustus’ Tokens – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Augustus’ Tokens

Country Feedback | Sphinx

Country Feedback

Writing Wednesday: Two Abstracts | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Writing Wednesday: Two Abstracts

PaleoJudaica.com: The Cairo Codex of the Prophets: digital edition
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-cairo-codex-of-prophets-digital.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Pitting public vs. private property in the Talmud
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/pitting-public-vs-private-property-in.html

PaleoJudaica.com: More on the newly-found ancient stone workshop in Jerusalem
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/more-on-newly-found-ancient-stone.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Africam defendere: Byzantinische Fortifikationen in der nordafrikanischen Region Thugga im 6. und 7. Jahrhundert
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/africam-defendere-byzantinische.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Creditor defuncti: Zur Forderungsdurchsetzung nach dem Tod des Schuldners im klassischen römischen Recht
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/creditor-defuncti-zur.html

The pioneer kingdoms of Macedon and Qin: a triumph of the periphery – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.27/

Sicilia archeologica vista dal cielo: dalla preistoria all’età romana – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.26/

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VIDENDA
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(34) Ancient Coin Podcast with Aaron Berk – Episode 75! – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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Save The Date! Antiquity in Media Studies Event (February 28th) – Register Now – The Classical Association of Canada

Save The Date! Antiquity in Media Studies Event (February 28th) – Register Now

Professor of Greek | Ralston College
https://www.ralston.ac/employment-opportunities/professor-of-greek-2026