ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ April 30, 2026

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LEGENDA
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Rare imperial purple cloth found in Roman infant burials in York – News and events, University of York
https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2026/research/rare-purple-cloth/

For centuries these dazzling Roman bowls were misread—until chemical traces exposed an unexpected maker
https://sciencex.com/news/2026-04-centuries-dazzling-roman-bowls-misread.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

Archaeologists find marble statue of Athena in Turkey | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-894583

Greece Advances Restoration of Ancient Pelinna Acropolis
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/04/30/greece-advances-restoration-of-ancient-pelinna-acropolis/

Tivoli: New excavations reveal an inscription identifying a basilica cited by Suetonius
https://www.agenzianova.com/en/news/tivoli-da-nuovi-scavi-emerge-uniscrizione-che-identifica-una-basilica-citata-da-svetonio/

The Enigma of Munigua, the Spectacular Roman City with the Largest Terrace Sanctuary Outside Italy

The Enigma of Munigua, the Spectacular Roman City with the Largest Terrace Sanctuary Outside Italy

Troy-themed exhibition to open at Colosseum
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/troy-themed-exhibition-to-open-at-colosseum-221641#:~:text=ISTANBUL,showcased%20on%20the%20global%20stage.

Roman cup unearthed in Spain may have been a keepsake representing a soldier’s time at the Hadrian Wall
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-roman-cup-unearthed-spain-keepsake.html#goog_rewarded

Roman cup found in Spain reveals new link to Hadrian’s Wall and Roman soldiers | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2026/04/cup-found-in-spain-reveals-link-to-hadrians-wall/

Ancient mass grave in Jordan confirms victims of Justinian Plague pandemic | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2026/04/ancient-mass-grave-in-jordan-justinian-plague/

The Ghosting Protocols: Cancel Culture in Ancient Egypt and Rome – Archaeology
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2026-04-30/ty-article-magazine/the-ghosting-protocols-cancel-culture-in-ancient-egypt-and-rome/0000019d-d996-d153-a3df-f9be9ae40000

The Strangest Accounts of Ancient Greek Historian Diodorus Siculus: Sex Change, Self-Immolation, and Giant Whales – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/30/strange-stories-diodorus-siculus/

Ancient Greek Inscriptions That Grace the World’s Most Iconic Landmarks – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/30/ancient-greek-quotes-inscribed-global-landmarks/

Afghanistan’s Ancient Greek City and the Mystery of its Demise – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/29/afghanistan-ancient-greek-city-mystery-demise/

Pallas Athena In Fight Against Centaurs, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943) – The Historian’s Hut

Pallas Athena In Fight Against Centaurs, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943)

‘Lifelong monogamy’ and ‘half orphans’: DNA analysis reveals clues about life on the Roman frontier after the fall of Rome | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/lifelong-monogamy-and-half-orphans-dna-analysis-reveals-clues-about-life-on-the-roman-frontier-after-the-fall-of-rome

Study challenges established views of life after fall of Western Roman Empire
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/04/study-challenges-established-views-of-life-after-fall-of-western-roman-empire/157938

U.S. and Italy Honor Alliance to Curb Art Looting, Amid Broader Tensions – The New York Times

Italy recovers 337 stolen cultural artifacts from US | Daily Sabah
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/italy-recovers-337-stolen-cultural-artifacts-from-us/news

Centering the voices of the incarcerated: Professor Mark Letteney on writing ‘Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration’ – The Daily
https://www.dailyuw.com/article/centering-the-voices-of-the-incarcerated-professor-mark-letteney-on-writing-ancient-mediterranean-incarceration-20260429

Dead and Gentle Forever: Briseis’ Lament for Patroklos in Iliad 19 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Dead and Gentle Forever: Briseis’ Lament for Patroklos in Iliad 19

Grafstèle, wegwijzer of wachter? – Mainzer Beobachter

Grafstèle, wegwijzer of wachter?

PaleoJudaica.com: Joel Kaminsky: autobiographical retrospective
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/04/joel-kaminsky-autobiographical.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Review of Sekita & Southwood (eds.), Death imagined
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-of-sekita-southwood-eds-death.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Lost Theban epics
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/04/lost-theban-epics.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ancient Egypt: New Technology
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/ancient-egypt-new-technology.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Antico & IA. Intelligenze artificiali e didattica del mondo antico: Riflessioni e proposte
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/antico-ia-intelligenze-artificiali-e.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Harbor of the Pharaohs to the Land of Punt
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/harbor-of-pharaohs-to-land-of-punt.html

Nicomaco di Gerasa, Manuale di Armonica. Edizione critica, traduzione, commento – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.04.39/

The Seleukids at war: recruitment, composition, and organization – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.04.38/

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AUDIENDA
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Special Episode – Septimius Severus with Dr Simon Elliott – The Partial Historians – Ancient Roman History with smart ladies

Special Episode – Septimius Severus with Dr Simon Elliott

The Persian Gulf – The Ancients | Acast

Episode 10.2 – The Attalids Pt 1, Attalus I — The Almost Forgotten
https://almostforgotten.squarespace.com/podcast/2026/4/29/episode-102-the-attalids-pt-1-attalus-i
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VIDENDA
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(7) Democracy’s Last Defender – Classical Wisdom
https://classicalwisdom.substack.com/p/democracys-last-defender

(137) The Man Who Tried to Save Athenian Democracy – YouTube

(138) Inscriptions Illuminating ancient Athens – YouTube

(139) Ancient Roman soldier tombstone found in New Orleans returned to Italy after decades mystery – YouTube

(141) Why Augustus Built a Firewall in the Heart of Rome – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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(7) 30 Apr 2026 – Documenting Cultural Heritage at Risk in Iran
https://ancientneareasttoday.substack.com/p/30-apr-2026-documenting-cultural

Demography and life histories across the Roman frontier in Germany 400–700 ce | Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10437-3

Pasts Imperfect (4.30.26)
https://pasts-imperfect.ghost.io/pasts-imperfect-4-30-26/

Volume 68 Issue 3 | Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies | Oxford Academic
https://academic.oup.com/bics/issue/68/3

The Discovery of the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Samikon
https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/oeai/events/event-detail/the-discovery-of-the-sanctuary-of-poseidon-at-samikon

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