IN THE NEWS …

• Monumental Alexander the Great tomb revealed for first time: ‘unique and magnificent’
• Archaeologists uncover new evidence at Sea of Galilee site, strengthening case for ancient Bethsaida | All Israel News
• Doctor’s kit found on Mount Vesuvius victim in Pompeii | Live Science
• An ancient area of cultic character with inscriptions in Venetian characters discovered in Ponso (Padua)
• A Woman Buried in an Elaborate Roman Coffin With Precious Grave Goods Was ‘Clearly Cherished by Her Family and Her Community,’ Archaeologists Say
• MANN Numismatics section reopens with more than 6,000 coins and new exhibits
• Des pièces romaines appartenant à des soldats du IVe siècle découvertes en Croatie – Geo.fr
• Archaeologists in Hungary Reveal Ancient Sarmatian Village and Coin of Roman Emperor Gallienus – GreekReporter.com
• Ancient ‘guillotine gate’ system uncovered in Perge
• Knesset panel fast-tracks West Bank antiquities bill seen as de facto annexation | The Times of Israel

ALSO OF INTEREST …

• Sacrificial scents – The Past
• A stunning souvenir – The Past
• Grim devastation: Roman Republican sieges in Hispania and Gaul – The Past
• An ancient city was left in ruins—but this remarkable statue was saved | National Geographic
• 3,500-Year-Old Hittite Handwriting Deciphered by New AI System – GreekReporter.com
• New high‑resolution map transforms what we know about Roman roads and the Roman Empire | Scientific American
• Black Athena rises from the grave – American Thinker
• Homer as political theory and geopolitical allegory | Meer

RECEPTIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS…

• Christopher Nolan’s Critical Odyssey – WSJ

ANCIENT DRAMA …

• Greek tragedy heads to Borders after Edinburgh Fringe success | Peeblesshire News
• LPAC Presented Euripides’ The Trojan Women in Collaboration with EGTNY, May 14-17 – The National Herald

FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE,..

• Eusebius of Emesa, Homily 1 – Latin text
• Writing In Place | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
• OTTC: A Blog for Old Testament Textual Criticism: Quranic Textual Scholarship
• Toerist in Zaragoza – Mainzer Beobachter
• PaleoJudaica.com: More on Washington’s Hannibal movie
• PaleoJudaica.com: Fictional lost gospels (etc.) in popular culture
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: MULVA VIII: Die wirtschaftlichen Grundlagen
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: PapyGreek

FRESH PODCASTERY…

• Apollo & Artemis 2: “You need …–Live from Mount Olympus – Apple Podcasts

STREAMING MEDIA…

• (167) Why Do We Keep Retelling The Odyssey? – YouTube

BOOK REVIEWS…

• Book Review: ‘Talking Classics,’ by Mary Beard – The New York Times
• The Athena Pronaia tholos of Theodorus Phoceaus at Delphi: a redesigning theory – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
• Is it temple robbery? That depends on who is doing the taking | Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine | University of Colorado Boulder
• Athens and Sparta by Adrian Goldsworthy — Open Letters Review

CFPS, CONFERENCES, AND ONLINE TALKS…

• In celebration of Andy Stewart

POSTDOCS AND EMPLOYMENT…

• Part-time Lecturer in Latin: The University of Chicago
• Lecturer in Ancient History: Queen’s University Belfast