ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ April 17, 2026

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LEGENDA
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Archaeologists discover 1,500-year-old knife set in northern Türkiye – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/archaeologists-discover-1500-year-old-knife-set-in-northern-turkiye-3218258?s=2

“Gates of Death” Unearthed in Perge: How a Roman Stadium Became an Execution Arena – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/gates-of-death-unearthed-in-perge-how-a-roman-stadium-became-an-execution-arena/

Sanctuary of Odysseus discovered on Ithaca in major archaeological breakthrough – The Greek Herald

Sanctuary of Odysseus discovered on Ithaca in major archaeological breakthrough

Egypt recovers 13 antiquities from the United States – Ancient Egypt – Antiquities – Ahram Online
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/566175/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/Egypt-recovers–Antiquities-from-the-United-States.aspx

Berlin finds a coin minted in Troy: it is the first Greek find in the city
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/berlin-finds-a-coin-minted-in-troy-it-is-the-first-greek-find-in-the-city

In Norfolk, England, a vast Roman villa discovered during work on a wind farm
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/in-norfolk-england-a-vast-roman-villa-discovered-during-work-on-a-wind-farm

Phoenicians, the first foreigners to settle on the Costa del Sol | Sur in English
https://www.surinenglish.com/lifestyle/phoenicians-the-first-foreigners-settle-the-costa-20260417111352-nt.html

Restoration at Gla Brings One of the Largest Mycenaean Citadels Back into Focus – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/16/restoration-mycenaean-citadel-gla/

Archaeologists Discover Ancient Stone Depicting Roman Emperor Tiberius as Pharaoh – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/16/stone-roman-emperor-tiberius-pharaoh/

The Child in an Amphora Masterpiece: A 2,600-Year-Old Mystery at Eleusis – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/16/child-amphora-masterpiece-2600-year-old-mystery-eleusis/

Gold Artifacts From Mycenaean Tombs Reveal Lost Techniques of Bronze Age Greece – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/17/gold-artifacts-mycenaean-tombs-lost-techniques-bronze-age-greece/

[paywalled] Archaeologists Discovered How Ancient Humans Used the Bones of The Dead
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a71028716/human-bones-bronze-age/

[stale] Traces of legendary multi-shot Roman weapon found in Pompeii
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/04/traces-of-legendary-multi-shot-roman-weapon-found-in-pompeii

How Did Ancient Romans Celebrate the Winter Solstice? | TheCollector
https://www.thecollector.com/how-ancient-romans-celebrate-winter-solstice/

Blog #121: Healthy Living in Rome’s Green Spaces with Andrew Fox – Peopling the Past

Blog #121: Healthy Living in Rome’s Green Spaces with Andrew Fox

Fireside Friday, April 17, 2026 – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Fireside Friday, April 17, 2026

Professor Eleanor Dickey becomes Honorary President of the Classical Association | Classics at Reading

Professor Eleanor Dickey becomes Honorary President of the Classical Association

The “De Haeresibus” of John Damascene and his chapter 100/101 on Islam

The “De Haeresibus” of John Damascene and his chapter 100/101 on Islam

[paywalled] Archaeologists Discovered a Roman Superhighway Buried Deep Underground
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a71018057/roman-canal-superhighway-germany/

The Tomb of Agrippina in Bacoli: History and Myth of the Monument

La cosiddetta Tomba di Agrippina, tra memoria imperiale e paesaggio dei Campi Flegrei

Athens and Sparta’s epic struggle for supremacy Essays – Engelsberg ideas

Athens and Sparta’s epic struggle for supremacy

The Libyan pharaohs of Egypt – The Past

The Libyan pharaohs of Egypt

Friday Varia and Photos | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Friday Varia and Photos

Adamclisi – Mainzer Beobachter

Adamclisi

PaleoJudaica.com: The Copper Scroll in the news
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-copper-scroll-in-news.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Safaee, Women of the empire (Brill)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/04/safaee-women-of-empire-brill.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Proceedings of the XVI International Numismatic Congress, 11–16.09.2022, Warsaw, Vol. ii, Roman Numismatics
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/proceedings-of-xvi-international_17.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Counterfeits, Imitations, and Copies of Roman Imperial Denarii: Making and Faking Coins on Both Sides of the Limes
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/counterfeits-imitations-and-copies-of.html

Cicéron. Les Académiques: Tome I – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.04.22/

GLOBAL STUDIES IN CLASSICAL RECEPTION | The Classical Review | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-review/article/global-studies-in-classical-reception/DEC2E29126494A007C50AF1A9F7E9671

Excavating Ancient Egypt: Fifty Years of Archaeological Memories – The Past

Excavating Ancient Egypt: Fifty Years of Archaeological Memories

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AUDIENDA
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Ancient Warfare Podcast: AWA405 – We got a fan letter!
https://ancientwarfare.libsyn.com/awa405-we-got-a-fan-letter

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VIDENDA
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New AI Video Brings the Minoan Palace of Knossos Back to Life – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/16/minoan-palace-knossos-new-ai-video/

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NOTANDA
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‘In answer spoke…’: unlocking a narratological approach to Homer’s speeches through GenAI | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/in-answer-spoke-unlocking-a-narratological-approach-to-homers-speeches-through-genai/99260B4BF6D64B565F0B4528ACB77E7A

GenAI images of ‘Roman Britain’ as tools of reception | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/genai-images-of-roman-britain-as-tools-of-reception/F9F63708A574EFF70B26C2ECCF2E271B

Cursing and curse tablets in the Roman West | The Journal of Roman Studies | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-roman-studies/article/cursing-and-curse-tablets-in-the-roman-west/F6EB452071D0E962A93611DD4305193B

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