February 2026
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Parentalia (Day 8) — the festival for honouring/appeasing the dead continues 116 A.D. — Trajan is given the title “Parthicus” by the senate for his victories against the Parthians
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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Storms reveal rare 2,000-year-old footprints on Scottish beach https://phys.org/news/2026-02-storms-reveal-rare-year-footprints.html Egyptian-Chinese mission uncovers new clues to King Apries’ temple in Mit Rahina – Ancient Egypt – Antiquities – Ahram Online https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/562666.aspx 2,500-year-old ‘primitive prosthetic’ found on jaw of mummified Scythian woman who survived complex jaw surgery | Live Science https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/2-500-year-old-primitive-prosthetic-found-on-jaw-of-mummified-scythian-woman-who-survived-complex-jaw-surgery Father, daughter find…
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Parentalia (Day 7) — the period for honouring the dead continues 198 A.D. — death of emperor wannabe Clodius Albinus 1806 — death of Elizabeth Carter (Classicist who translated Epictetus)
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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== 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…
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Parentalia (Day 7) — the period for honouring the dead continues 198 A.D. — death of emperor wannabe Clodius Albinus 1806 — death of Elizabeth Carter (Classicist who translated Epictetus)
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