ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ May 1, 2026

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LEGENDA
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Rare Tyrian purple reveals elite Roman infant burials in York
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-rare-tyrian-purple-reveals-elite.html

Poop-encrusted chamber pots from the Roman Empire reveal oldest known human cases of Crypto parasite | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/poop-encrusted-chamber-pots-from-the-roman-empire-reveal-oldest-known-human-cases-of-crypto-parasite

This Man Fled Pompeii as Mount Vesuvius Erupted. Archaeologists Found Him 2,000 Years Later, Holding a Bowl to Protect His Head and a Lamp to Light His Way
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-man-fled-pompeii-as-mount-vesuvius-erupted-archaeologists-found-him-2000-years-later-holding-a-bowl-to-protect-his-head-and-a-lamp-to-light-his-way-180988647/

Medusa-clad Athena Statue Unearthed – Biblical Archaeology Society

Medusa-clad Athena Statue Unearthed

Alexander the Great’s (Marble) Head Turned Up in New York. U.S. Officials Say It Was Stolen—and Just Sent It Back to Italy
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/alexander-the-greats-marble-head-turned-up-in-new-york-us-officials-say-it-was-stolen-and-just-sent-it-back-to-italy-180988650/

[old news]Ancient Greek Armor Protected Soldiers in an 11-Hour Battle Simulation – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/05/01/ancient-greece-armor-protection-battle-simulation/

‘Decimate’ means much more today than it did in ancient Rome : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/01/nx-s1-5775464/decimate-ancient-rome-punishment-trump

[paywalled] US exhibition unearths the Etruscans and their enduring cultural influence – The Art Newspaper – International art news and events
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/01/exhibition-unearths-the-etruscans-and-their-enduring-cultural-influence

[paywalled] Edmonia Lewis’s Death of Cleopatra: A sculpture that weathered
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/01/arts/edmonia-lewis-death-of-cleopatra-sculpture/

LPAC Presents Euripides’ The Trojan Women in Collaboration with EGTNY, May 14-17 – The National Herald
https://www.thenationalherald.com/lpac-presents-euripides-the-trojan-women-in-collaboration-with-egtny-may-14-17/

April 2026 in Turkish archaeology | Turkish Archaeological News
https://turkisharchaeonews.net/article/april-2026-turkish-archaeology

A gem of a colleague: Ittai Gradel, 1965–2026 | Classics at Reading

A gem of a colleague: Ittai Gradel, 1965–2026

News – 2026 Boochever Grant Spotlight: Dominique Langis-Barsetti – Archaeological Institute of America

2026 Boochever Grant Spotlight: Dominique Langis-Barsetti

News – 2026 Colburn Fellowship Spotlight: Nicole Constantine – Archaeological Institute of America

2026 Colburn Fellowship Spotlight: Nicole Constantine

National Humanities Center Announces 2026–27 Fellow: Danielle Kellog | University of Cincinnati
https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2026/04/national-humanities-center-announces-202627-fellow–danielle-kellog.html

Tracing Roman civilian lives through things left at Hadrian’s Wall | King’s College London
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/roman-soldiers-are-important-and-interesting-in-the-history-of-the-roman-conquest-of-britain-but-they-are-far-from-the-whole-story-new-book-explore-civilian-lives-at-hadians-wall

There is a Senate in London: Britain’s Classical 18th Century – Antigone

There is a Senate in London: Britain’s Classical 18th Century

Photographs and Videos of the submerged ruined Roman fort at Walton Castle

Photographs and Videos of the submerged ruined Roman fort at Walton Castle

Procopius of Gaza, Letters – machine translation now online with notes.

Procopius of Gaza, Letters – machine translation now online with notes.

Twelve Days in the Year: 27th April 2026 | Sphinx

Twelve Days in the Year: 27th April 2026

Blog #123: Lingua Vitae: Learning Latin in Virtual Reality by Lissa Crofton-Sleigh (with Special Thanks to Em Dang) – Peopling the Past

Blog #123: Lingua Vitae: Learning Latin in Virtual Reality by Lissa Crofton-Sleigh (with Special Thanks to Em Dang)

Voor-westerse geschiedenis (9) visserij – Mainzer Beobachter

Voor-westerse geschiedenis (9) visserij

PaleoJudaica.com: Forthcoming: Ross, Baylor Handbook of Greek Ruth
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/05/forthcoming-ross-baylor-handbook-of.html

PaleoJudaica.com: The Idumean fiscal system in the Aramaic ostraca
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-idumean-fiscal-system-in-aramaic.html

PaleoJudaica.com: What was Pontius Pilate’s actual title?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/05/what-was-pontius-pilates-actual-title.html

Laudator Temporis Acti: Old Age
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/04/old-age.html

Laudator Temporis Acti: Funeral Instructions
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/05/funeral-instructions.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Rania Archaeological Project
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/rania-archaeological-project.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Die ápa-√yaj-Konstruktion: Untersuchungen zum exozentrischen Resultativum im Indoiranischen, Griechischen und Lateinischen
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/die-apa-yaj-konstruktion-untersuchungen.html

The Meaning of Myth in Uncertain Times: How Classical Mythology Helps Us Navigate a World in Crisis E. Bracke (2025) Routledge. | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/meaning-of-myth-in-uncertain-times-how-classical-mythology-helps-us-navigate-a-world-in-crisis-e-bracke-2025-routledge/613E33F8986FE0D89FE0C311301E2591
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AUDIENDA
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Ancient Warfare Podcast: AWA407 – War Pigs Revisited
https://ancientwarfare.libsyn.com/awa407-war-pigs-revisited

Anima Latina 01.05.2026 – Podcast – Radio Vaticana – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/it/podcast/rvi-programmi/anima-latina/2026/05/anima-latina-01-05-2026.html

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(167) Homer is from the 8th Century BCE, Sappho is from the 6th Century(ish) BCE 🫶🏼 #shorts #greekmyth – YouTube

Archimedes palimpsest – RFI
https://www.rfi.fr/en/video/20260501-archimedes-palimpsest

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NOTANDA
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Visiting Assistant Professor – Classical Archaeology | Texas Tech University System
https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/Home/Home?partnerid=25898&siteid=5637#jobDetails=912381_5637

DRINK LIKE THE ROMANS: PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF THIN-WALLED WARE POTTERY IN NEA PAPHOS DURING THE EARLY ROMAN PERIOD | Annual of the British School at Athens | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/annual-of-the-british-school-at-athens/article/drink-like-the-romans-production-and-consumption-of-thinwalled-ware-pottery-in-nea-paphos-during-the-early-roman-period/FF9AA8E00F5FA71955A843CF217E08BE

GREEK AKROPOLEIS: FORTIFIED HILLTOPS, PLACES OF CULT, AND SYMBOLS OF FREEDOM AND OPPRESSION | Annual of the British School at Athens | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/annual-of-the-british-school-at-athens/article/greek-akropoleis-fortified-hilltops-places-of-cult-and-symbols-of-freedom-and-oppression/394371D4079C925BBFB5D75D11A064E1

Emendations in Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica Book 2 | The Cambridge Classical Journal | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-classical-journal/article/emendations-in-valerius-flaccus-argonautica-book-2/20997025A0536FB49DE31CC1C59975E9

The Berlanga Cup. New Evidence of Hadrian’s Wall Pans Found in Hispania Citerior (Spain) | Britannia | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/britannia/article/berlanga-cup-new-evidence-of-hadrians-wall-pans-found-in-hispania-citerior-spain/DEB2A799F3168B6FA651AB927D3A039D

Teaching Late Latin: past and present, challenges and prospects | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/teaching-late-latin-past-and-present-challenges-and-prospects/D3F41CB942687D750C993AA157E9D087

NOT BY VICTOR: THE CODEX BARB. LAT. 812 AND DE VIRIS ILLVSTRIBVS RECONSIDERED | The Classical Quarterly | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-quarterly/article/not-by-victor-the-codex-barb-lat-812-and-de-viris-illvstribvs-reconsidered/7B2C7536AF22A35DB52530753CE63C3C

AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS, LIBANIUS AND LATE ROMAN NAMES | The Classical Quarterly | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-quarterly/article/ammianus-marcellinus-libanius-and-late-roman-names/3CFDF033350DF2FAFF1FCDE1EA167E63

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