ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ March 4, 2026

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LEGENDA
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Rome, new discoveries in the Ostiense Necropolis: an unknown sector emerges
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/rome-new-discoveries-in-the-ostiense-necropolis-an-unknown-sector-emerges

34 Roman-period tombs found in Ancient Tomis
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/03/34-roman-period-tombs-found-in-ancient-tomis/157221

Touching 3D Grave Cast in Britain Shows Roman Parents Weren’t Actually Indifferent to the Deaths of Their Babies
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/roman-burial-york-britain/

The cult of Mithras: Archaeologists find signs of ancient men-only mysterious religion in Germany
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/03/04/the-cult-of-mithras-archaeologists-find-signs-of-ancient-men-only-mysterious-religion-in-g

Did ancient Greek priestesses brew a mind-bending potion drunk by Cicero and Marcus Aurelius? | Science | AAAS
https://www.science.org/content/article/did-ancient-greek-priestesses-brew-mind-bending-potion-drunk-cicero-and-marcus-aurelius

Ancient Roman ‘Mars’ statue unveiled, up close at Türkiye’s Zeugma Museum – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/ancient-roman-mars-statue-unveiled-up-close-at-turkiyes-zeugma-museum-3215586?s=1

Global Collaboration Unearths the Secrets of the Ancient City of Sardis
https://scitechdaily.com/global-collaboration-unearths-the-secrets-of-the-ancient-city-of-sardis/

Ancient Greek Gymnasium in Agrigento Italy Reveals New Findings – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/03/04/ancient-greek-gymnasium-agrigento-italy/

3,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Spearhead Mould Discovered in South Moravia Backyard – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/3000-year-old-bronze-age-spearhead-mould-discovered-in-south-moravia-backyard/

The Troubled Memory of Rome’s Jewish Queen | Bible Interp
https://bibleinterp.arizona.edu/articles/troubled-memory-romes-jewish-queen

Silver beyond Empire: Offering a new perspective on the late Roman to early medieval transition – The Past

Silver beyond Empire: Offering a new perspective on the late Roman to early medieval transition

Scholar links Greek tragedy, new evidence on transmission of trauma | KU News
https://news.ku.edu/news/article/scholar-links-greek-tragedy-new-evidence-on-transmission-of-trauma

Michael G. Sollenberger 1949-2026 – Franklin County Free Press

Michael G. Sollenberger 1949-2026

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: ‘Luristan’ Bronzes seized in USA
https://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2026/03/luristan-bronzes-seized-in-usa.html

The Reuse of a Sarcophagus with a Menorah | Variant Readings

The Reuse of a Sarcophagus with a Menorah

Laudator Temporis Acti: A Tyrant
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-tyrant.html

De Maronitische Wereldkroniek (1) Inleiding – Mainzer Beobachter

De Maronitische Wereldkroniek (1) Inleiding

De Maronitische Wereldkroniek (2) Arcadius – Mainzer Beobachter

De Maronitische Wereldkroniek (2) Arcadius

De Maronitische Wereldkroniek (3) Theodosius II – Mainzer Beobachter

De Maronitische Wereldkroniek (3) Theodosius II

PaleoJudaica.com: Verrijssen, The Liturgical Targum (Brill, open access)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/verrijssen-liturgical-targum-brill-open.html

PaleoJudaica.com: More on that new Syriac (Arabic) world chronicle
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/more-on-that-new-syriac-arabic-world.html

PaleoJudaica.com: A Crusader-era Judeo-Arabic apocalypse fragment from the Cairo Geniza
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-crusader-era-judeo-arabic-apocalypse.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The New Sappho on Old Age: Textual and Philosophical Issues
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-new-sappho-on-old-age-textual-and.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Epic Rhapsode and His Craft: Homeric Performance in a Diachronic Perspective
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-epic-rhapsode-and-his-craft-homeric.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Plato’s Severed Lovers: Alkibiades and Sokrates
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/platos-severed-lovers-alkibiades-and.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Epic City: Urbanism, Utopia, and the Garden in Ancient Greece and Rome
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-epic-city-urbanism-utopia-and.html

[paywalled] Book Review: ‘Reproductive Wrongs,’ by Sarah Ruden – The New York Times

The “infinite variety” of Saara El-Arifi’s Cleopatra (2026) – The Oxford Student

The “infinite variety” of Saara El-Arifi’s Cleopatra (2026)

“Révérence de l’antiquaille.” Les diverses formes de transmission du patrimoine textuel antique à la Renaissance – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.03.05/

Tyranny and theater in the ancient world: command performances – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.03.04/
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AUDIENDA
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Classics & Careers S3, E4: Cos…–The Classics Podcast – Apple Podcasts

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VIDENDA
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(430) What Did the Gauls Actually Look Like? Celtic Fashion Explained – YouTube

(430) Are ancient Egyptian funerary texts sacred guides to the afterlife—or practical manuals for… – YouTube

(430) Oriental Institute Groundbreaking, 1930 – YouTube

(430) Portrait of a Young Woman (known as Sappho) from Pompeii – YouTube

(430) Spotlight Lecture: Lives in Egyptology: the story of Who Was Who – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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Nestor – March 2026 issue available
https://classics.uc.edu/nestor/pages/news/865-march-2026-issue-available

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