ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ March 16, 2026

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1,500-Year-Old Mosaic with Playful Greek Inscriptions Unearthed in Ancient Greek City of Syedra Greek City Times
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/03/16/1500-year-old-mosaic-greek-inscriptions-syedra-turkey-2026/

‘Learn your lesson’: Inscribed 2,100-year-old sling bullet found in the Galilee | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/learn-your-lesson-inscribed-2100-year-old-sling-bullet-found-in-the-galilee/

The Stele of the Twin Babies: A Rare Glimpse Into Ancient Greek Funerary Art – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/03/16/ancient-greek-funerary-relief-twin-babies/

New Technology Reveals Hidden Secrets of 3,500-Year-Old Bronze Age Aegean Scripts – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/03/14/new-technology-reveals-hidden-secrets-aegean-bronze-age-scripts/

The Sports Riot That Nearly Destroyed Constantinople in 532 AD – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/03/15/sports-riot-nearly-destroyed-constantinople-532-ad/

The Strongest Ancient Greek That Ever Lived – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/03/15/milo-croton-wrestler-strongest-greek/

Assassination of Julius Caesar Re-Enacted at Original Rome Site – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/03/15/julius-caesar-assassination-rome/

Zoomorphic andirons and miniature votive stipes buried as offerings by the Veneti of ancient Patavium discovered in Padua

Zoomorphic andirons and miniature votive stipes buried as offerings by the Veneti of ancient Patavium discovered in Padua

Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius: The only surviving larger-than-life-size statue of a pagan Roman emperor — a rarity that Michelangelo refurbished | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/equestrian-statue-of-marcus-aurelius-the-only-surviving-larger-than-life-size-statue-of-a-pagan-roman-emperor-a-rarity-that-michelangelo-refurbished

An exceptionally well-preserved Celtic grave assemblage discovered in the great mound of Riedlingen that tomb robbers of the 3rd century BC did not bother to take

An exceptionally well-preserved Celtic grave assemblage discovered in the great mound of Riedlingen that tomb robbers of the 3rd century BC did not bother to take

First-Ever Painted Depiction of Celtic God Sucellus Discovered at Gallo-Roman Sanctuary – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/first-ever-painted-depiction-of-celtic-god-sucellus-discovered-at-gallo-roman-sanctuary/

Long-lost page from Greek manuscript discovered in French art museum | Popular Science
https://www.popsci.com/science/lost-greek-manuscript-discovered-france/

A 2,000-Year-Old Graffiti Tag Inside the Valley of the Kings Reveals a Surprising Link Between Ancient India and Egypt
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/2000-year-old-korran-graffii/

Ancient shipwrecks discovered near Libyan Port City of Ptolemais
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/03/ancient-shipwrecks-discovered-near-libyan-port-city-of-ptolemais/157365

Roman military fort discovered in Scotland far north of Hadrian’s Wall | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/roman-military-fort-discovered-in-scotland-far-north-of-hadrians-wall

Treasure Trove of Ancient Astrology Unearthed in Egypt – Biblical Archaeology Society

Treasure Trove of Ancient Astrology Unearthed in Egypt

Warrior belts in children’s graves puzzle archaeologists in southern Italy – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/warrior-belts-in-childrens-graves-puzzle-archaeologists-in-southern-italy-3216265

From a “Drunken Hercules” to a Watchful Medusa: Roman Mosaics in Portugal Reveal Myth, Power, and Protection – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/from-a-drunken-hercules-to-a-watchful-medusa-roman-mosaics-in-portugal-reveal-myth-power-and-protection/

Archaeologists untangle how Bronze Age textiles were made
https://phys.org/news/2026-03-archaeologists-untangle-bronze-age-textiles.html

Beneath Zaragoza’s Streets, Archaeologists Discover a Roman Bridge That May Have Carried Water Into Caesaraugusta – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/beneath-zaragozas-streets-archaeologists-discover-a-roman-bridge-that-may-have-carried-water-into-caesaraugusta/

Haunting Casts Preserving Pompeii Victims’ Final Moments 2,000 Years Ago Go on Display in a Solemn New Exhibition
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/haunting-casts-preserving-pompeii-victims-final-moments-2000-years-ago-go-on-display-in-a-solemn-new-exhibition-180988350/

Phaedra’s Youth and How it Benefits Aphrodite’s Mission in Euripides’ Hippolyta  – Retrospect Journal

Phaedra’s Youth and How it Benefits Aphrodite’s Mission in Euripides’ Hippolyta 

Gennadius Library Presented An Evening with the Creators of New Opera ‘The Odyssey’ – The National Herald
https://www.thenationalherald.com/gennadius-library-presented-an-evening-with-the-creators-of-new-opera-the-odyssey/

If students want to understand politics, they should start with Ancient Rome

If students want to understand politics, they should start with Ancient Rome

Weekly Varia no. 173, 03/15/26 – Noodlings

Weekly Varia no. 173, 03/15/26

Five Years of Antigone – Antigone

Five Years of Antigone

(11) Ancient History Roundup – by Owen Rees – Our Ancient World
https://owenrees.substack.com/p/ancient-history-roundup-9ec

Conversations across Time – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Conversations across Time

Marcus Antonius in actie – Mainzer Beobachter

Marcus Antonius in actie

PaleoJudaica.com: Did an ancient sling stone teach someone a lesson?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/did-ancient-sling-stone-teach-someone.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Scaling back the Mandean Creation Festival due to the war
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/scaling-back-mandean-creation-festival.html

PaleoJudaica.com: More on the Achaemenid Zoroastrian elements in the Elephantine papyri etc.
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/03/more-on-achaemenid-zoroastrian-elements.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-ancient-greek-hero-in-24-hours.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Plato’s Rhapsody and Homer’s Music: The Poetics of the Panathenaic Festival in Classical Athens
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/platos-rhapsody-and-homers-music.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Visiting the Oracle at Dodona: Contexts of Unknowing in Ancient Greek Religion
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/03/visiting-oracle-at-dodona-contexts-of.html

Epaminonda di Tebe: vita e sconfitte di un politico di successo – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.03.19/

Plato’s unwritten doctrines – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.03.18/

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NOTANDA
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Full article: Learn! – A New Type of Inscription on a Sling Bullet from Hippos of the Decapolis
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00310328.2026.2641294#abstract

Fellowship Application: Racing the Classics – CANE

Fellowship Application: Racing the Classics

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