IN THE NEWS …

• Roman silver coin hoard found in Devon field
• Ancient Greek theatre mask discovered in Illyrian sanctuary cave
• Archaeologists Uncover Pre-Roman Veneti Sanctuary Beneath Roadworks in Italy – Arkeonews
• Archaeologists unearth votive statue bases at lost sanctuary of Apollo
• Parma, restored the statue of Agrippina Major. It was found in the archaeological area of Veleia
• Northern Aegean Found to Be Earliest Producer of Commercial Amphorae – GreekReporter.com
• The Romans Recycled Emperor Statues: A Study Reveals How and Why the Faces of Power Were Recarved
• Study Reconstructs Sound of Ancient Greek Music with Exact Tuning and Intonation – GreekReporter.com
• Strong Support for Greece at UNESCO for Permanent Reunification of Parthenon Marbles – The National Herald
• 4,700-Year-Old Seal Impressions Found in Greece May Rewrite History of Writing – GreekReporter.com
• Ancient Roman Gold Mines Discovered in Spain’s Pyrenees

ALSO OF INTEREST …

• explorator 28.21 ~ May 24 , 2026 – Explorator
• Sotheby’s ‘ancient’ statues fraud foiled by fake paperwork

RECEPTIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS…

• If Greeks Went Woke, the World Would Go Broke
• The Blogs: Sparta’s resurgence in Israel | Jonathan Shavit | The Times of Israel
• The Real Lesson of Elon Musk’s Outrage at Christopher Nolan – The Atlantic

AT THE MUSEUMS …

• Did Troy shape Rome? Colosseum exhibition to explore ancient origin myths – Türkiye Today
• Rare Mithras relief among 327 artifacts debuting at Gaziantep museum – Türkiye Today
• What a Bronze Age warrior packed for eternity | eKathimerini.com
• Pylos of Nestor. A Mycenaean Kingdom Revealed
• MANN Numismatics section reopens with more than 6,000 coins and new exhibits
• Aphrodite’s blessing. Brides in classical art | Meer

FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE,..

• Flagellation and Cheese-stealing: the Spartan Cult at Artemis Orthia – Antigone
• Books and the Western Tradition: Two Videos – Antigone
• Collections: Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part V: How a Carthaginian Army Fights – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
• They’re Just Not That Into Us: On Mortals and Gods in Iliad 21 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• Maria en Marta en genderrollen – Mainzer Beobachter
• Laudator Temporis Acti: Loyalty and Treachery
• PaleoJudaica.com: Hussain, Wisdom in the Qur’an (OUP)
• PaleoJudaica.com: Orlov, Cursed Creation in the Book of Job and the Book of the Watchers (Brill)
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Public Inscriptions from Palmyra
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Kokentau Ochre Rock Paintings Dataset
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: CDLI Newsletter 2026/1: May 2026
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Le «Peri ideôn» d’Aristote

FRESH PODCASTERY…

• Anima Latina 24.05.2026 – Podcast – Radio Vaticana – Vatican News
• (68) Decidere – Ab ovo (usque ad mala) – Apple Podcasts
• Audio-Nachrichten auf Latein 23.05.2026 – Vatican News

STREAMING MEDIA…

• (35) The Men Who Killed Rome – Fall of the Republic DOCUMENTARY – YouTube
• (36) Did Greek myths shape the Hebrew Bible? (plus news stories and more) – YouTube
• (36) The Ancient Greek language will always be fascinating #ancientgreece #shorts #history – YouTube
• (37) How Revisiting The Odyssey Has Changed Through History – YouTube
• (37) The 10 Most Underrated Ancient Classics – YouTube

BOOK REVIEWS…

• What We Are Reading Today: The Lost History of Roman Theatre by T.P. Wiseman | Arab News
• Coinage of the Roman Provinces of Moesia and Thrace: Imperial or Provincial? | Spartokos read

CFPS, CONFERENCES, AND ONLINE TALKS…

• Archaeological Prospection Call for Papers – Fortified Landscapes: Remote Sensing and the Archaeology of Mediterranean Defensive Systems (10th century BCE – 5th century CE)