• 11 B.C. — the future emperor Tiberius marries Julia, daughter of Augustus

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Kynos Archaeological Site in Central Greece Approved for €2.78m Preservation Project | GTP Headlines
https://news.gtp.gr/2026/02/10/kynos-archaeological-site-in-central-greece-approved-for-e2-78m-preservation-project/

Why Aristotle would hate Valentine’s Day – and his five steps to love
https://theconversation.com/why-aristotle-would-hate-valentines-day-and-his-five-steps-to-love-275460

Alexandria on the Tigris: Exploring the forgotten and rediscovered metropolis
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-alexandria-tigris-exploring-forgotten-rediscovered.html#goog_rewarded

Germany, Roman basilica, staircase and altar resurface in basement of Cologne’s MiQua
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/germany-roman-basilica-staircase-and-altar-resurface-in-basement-of-cologne-s-miqua

Unique Roman House Altar (Lararium) Discovered in Cologne, First of Its Kind in Northern Europe – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/unique-roman-house-altar-lararium-discovered-in-cologne-first-of-its-kind-in-northern-europe/

Archaeologists Recover Lighthouse of Alexandria Stones From Seabed
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/02/11/archaeologists-recover-lighthouse-of-alexandria-stones-from-seabed/

Excavations at Henchir Matriya: Roman and Byzantine mosaics, columns and statues unearthed in Tunisia
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/excavations-at-henchir-matriya-roman-and-byzantine-mosaics-columns-and-statues-unearthed-in-tunisia

Western Europe’s earliest known mule died 2,700 years ago — and it was buried with a partially cremated woman | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/western-europes-earliest-known-mule-died-2-700-years-ago-and-it-was-buried-with-a-partially-cremated-woman

Roman altars found near Edinburgh reveal secrets of mysterious Mithras cult | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/scotland-national-museum-roman-altars-b2917633.html

Mithraism
https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/tag/mithraism/

Ludus Coriovalli: using artificial intelligence-driven simulations to identify rules for an ancient board game | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/ludus-coriovalli-using-artificial-intelligencedriven-simulations-to-identify-rules-for-an-ancient-board-game/E5644BD43F8A5DC86DD1183A3E645ED9

Ancient Romans Really Did Use Poop as Medicine. We Just Got The First Real Proof. : ScienceAlert
https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-romans-really-did-use-poop-as-medicine-we-just-got-the-first-real-proof

Archaeologists Say They’ve Identified Traces of a 2,000-Year-Old Love Note Still Etched Into a Wall in Ancient Pompeii
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-say-theyve-identified-traces-of-a-2000-year-old-love-note-still-etched-into-a-wall-in-ancient-pompeii-180988163/

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 excavated at Magna Roman Fort
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/02/rare-roman-terracotta-head-excavated-at-magna-roman-fort/156983

NEW EXCAVATIONS AT VILLA POPPEA TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – Pompeii Sites
https://pompeiisites.org/en/comunicati/new-excavations-at-villa-poppea-to-open-to-the-public/

Redating the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Book of Daniel | Bible Interp
https://bibleinterp.arizona.edu/articles/redating-dead-sea-scrolls-and-book-daniel

David’s First Command Post? – Biblical Archaeology Society

David’s First Command Post?

‘Alexander thought Indus comes down and connects with Nile’ – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1972364

Gold vs. Honor: The Moment Persia Misjudged Greece – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/10/gold-honor-persia-greece/

Seventh-Century Greek Wine Cup Revealed as Ancient Star Map – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/10/7th-century-greek-wine-cup-ancient-star-map/

Where to begin with Greek mythology
https://epigram.org.uk/where-to-begin-with-greek-mythology/

What Is Virtue and Can It Be Taught? Plato’s Answer in “Meno” | TheCollector
https://www.thecollector.com/what-is-virtue-plato-meno/

Changes in Arts: The Future of Classics at the University of Calgary | Faculty of Arts | University of Calgary
https://arts.ucalgary.ca/about/about-faculty/strategic-plan/future-classics

URGENT UPDATE: Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Calgary, Call for a Pause | Mise à jour URGENTE : Études classiques et médiévales à l’Université de Calgary, Appel à une pause – The Classical Association of Canada

URGENT UPDATE: Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Calgary, Call for a Pause | Mise à jour URGENTE : Études classiques et médiévales à l’Université de Calgary, Appel à une pause

Materials conservation scholar, engineering professor Ioanna Kakoulli dies at 57 – Daily Bruin
https://dailybruin.com/2026/02/10/materials-conservation-scholar-engineering-professor-ioanna-kakoulli-dies-at-57

The Chains that Bind: Two Visions for the Future of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies | by Maximus Planudes | Feb, 2026 | Medium
https://planudes.medium.com/the-chains-that-bind-two-visions-for-the-future-of-ancient-greek-and-roman-studies-d5c70062f337

An (Academic) Review of Claire Heywood’s The Wandering Queen
https://www.aliciamatz.com/2026/02/an-academic-review-of-claire-heywoods.html

Weekly Varia no. 168, 02/08/26 – Noodlings

Weekly Varia no. 168, 02/08/26

Rishi Sunak’s three hearts | Blog post | The TLS

Rishi Sunak’s three hearts

The Sermons of Eusebius of Emesa

The Sermons of Eusebius of Emesa

The Chains that Bind: Two Visions for the Future of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies | by Maximus Planudes | Feb, 2026 | Medium
https://planudes.medium.com/the-chains-that-bind-two-visions-for-the-future-of-ancient-greek-and-roman-studies-d5c70062f337

Ancient History 58 – Thoughts and Further Reading
https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/en-ca/blogs/ancient-history-blog/ancient-history-58-thoughts-and-further-reading

Writing Wednesday: Rolling the Rock | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Writing Wednesday: Rolling the Rock

Laudator Temporis Acti: A Sicilian Inscription
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-sicilian-inscription.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Carchemish coins from the Great Revolt
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/carchemish-coins-from-great-revolt.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Phoenician scarab seal excavated in Sardinia
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/phoenician-scarab-seal-excavated-in.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Kellens, Les Gâthâs attribuées à Zarathuštra (Paris: Les Belles Lettres)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/kellens-les-gathas-attribuees.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Baalbek
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/baalbek.html

PaleoJudaica.com: One of Vitruvius’ buildings has been discovered
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/one-of-vitruvius-buildings-has-been.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Satlow, The Enchanted World (Princeton)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/satlow-enchanted-world-princeton.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Decoding the Message. Reviewing Propaganda, Communication and Local Identities on the Coinages of Classical and Hellenistic Crete
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/decoding-message-reviewing-propaganda.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Michaelides Fragments: Coptic
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/michaelides-fragments-coptic.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Mediterranean Connections: The Frankish Kingdoms and the Roman Empire (476–756)
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/mediterranean-connections-frankish.html

Voci di donne nell’epica: personaggi e modelli poetici femminili nell’Iliade e nell’Odissea – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.16/

Latinization, local languages, and literacies in the Roman West – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.15/

Ugly productions: an aesthetics of Greek drama – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.11/

Die Fragmente der griechischen Historiker Continued. Part IV: biography and antiquarian literature. E: Paradoxography and antiquities. Fasc. 4. Antiquities [Nos. 1750-1751, 1753-1787] – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.10/

Marble Statuettes of the Roman Period, by Brian A. Martens | American Journal of Archaeology
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/740693

Archaeology of Colour: Technical Art History Studies in Greek and Roman Painting and Polychromy, edited by Hariclia Brecoulaki | American Journal of Archaeology
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/740027

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The Case of the Very Different Iron Age Shipwrecks at Dor, or, Underwater Insurance Adjusters, Assemble! | This Week in the Ancient Near East
https://thisweekintheancientneareast.podbean.com/e/the-case-of-the-very-different-iron-age-shipwrecks-at-dor-or-underwater-insurance-adjusters-assemble/

116: The Third Punic War – Did…–The Hellenistic Age Podcast – Apple Podcasts

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(1376) The Trojan Horse: History’s Greatest Deception? – YouTube

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Officina di IG XIV² – 2026 events – Current EpigraphyCurrent Epigraphy

Officina di IG XIV² – 2026 events

• 41 A.D. — birth of Britannicus, son of the Emperor Claudius and Messalina
• 50 – 55 A.D.(?) — birth of Domitia Longina (wife of the emperor Domitian)

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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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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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(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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RAC/TRAC 2026 « Roman Archaeology Conference

RAC/TRAC 2026

Lecturer in Classics, 2026 – 2027 job with Dartmouth College | 37948429
https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/37948429/lecturer-in-classics-2026-2027/?TrackID=108333&BatchID=2093&JobAlertId=312050&cmpid=JBE_TL_20260210_jobtitle&utm_source=jbe&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JBE_TL_20260210_applynow_job1

• 60 A.D. — Paul is shipwrecked on Malta (by one reckoning)
• 120 A.D. — martyrdom of Irenaeus and Hyacinth
• 1998 — death of Paul MacKendrick (The Greek Stones Speak, among others)