IN THE NEWS …
- After 70 years of excavation, ancient Sardis becomes a UNESCO World Heritage site | ScienceDaily
- AI helps read papyrus scroll burnt to crisp during Vesuvius eruption | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
- Ancient water management system uncovered in Armenia
- 2,700-Year-Old Assyrian Stele Discovered at Nineveh’s Ancient Sun Gate – Arkeonews
- Student brings spoken Latin back to The Roman Baths with new audio guide recorded by Sir Stephen Fry | Roman Baths
- Ancient Paphos defences revealed in new excavation at Fabrika Hill | Cyprus Mail
- Completion of the excavation by the French Archaeological Mission of Avignon University on Fabrika Hill in Kato Pafos – Gov.cy
- In east Libya, archaeologists fight to save… | Daily Mail Online
- Shahat Antiquities: Restoration Project of Demeter Temple Sanctuary Nears Final Stages
- Archaeologists discover ceremonial Tartessian bronze chariot
- Luxury in the Roman commander’s bathroom. A designer object dating back nearly 1,900 years has now been discovered. From a French atelier on the furthest edge of the Roman Empire. Who was the successful manufacturer? Answers from the excavation
- Volunteer archaeologists uncover tantalising connection between Roman era and Bronze Age – News – Cardiff University
- Illegal Excavation Near Rome Uncovers Villa Linked to the Antonine Age | Discover Magazine
- Greece Repatriates Six Stolen Ancient Artifacts to Egypt – GreekReporter.com
- Animal Bones Reveal How Ancient Greeks Farmed in What Is Now Croatia – GreekReporter.com
- Olive oil flavoured with oregano was recovered from clay jars sealed inside a Greek merchant ship that sank in the Aegean roughly 2,400 years ago during the lifetime of Socrates — meaning the salad dressing sitting on a table at your nearest Mediterranean uses roughly the same recipe
- This Magical Curse Written in Greek on a Small Lead Tablet Was Meant to Punish Enemies Nearly 2,000 Years Ago
- Revealing Its Original Shape Not Seen in Centuries, Greece Restored Part of the Parthenon’s Western Facade
- Ancient Roman cistern in Spain held more than 2 million liters of water, study finds | Archaeology News Online Magazine
ALSO OF INTEREST …
- (3) 25 June 2026 – The Meaning(s) of Achaemenid Silver
- Inside the stunning recovery of the lost Herculaneum Scrolls | National Geographic
- Lost books by ancient philosophers recovered from ‘unreadable’ scrolls | New Scientist
- Would the ancients have appreciated David Hockney? | The Spectator
- Will a peace deal between Iran and the US hold? Lessons from ancient Rome and Persia
- How Ancient Greek Mythology Continues to Shape Pop Culture – GreekReporter.com
- How Herodotus Laid the Foundations of International Relations – GreekReporter.com
- ‘A new, higher form of humanism’: Major expansion of ancient studies with new center in UCLA Humanities | UCLA
- Jesus, the Son of Panthera: The Christian Invention of a “Jewish” Slander | Bible Interp
- A violent storm hits Pompeii, and visitors use the ancient crosswalks
CLASSICISTS AND NEARLY SO …
- William Urban, Longtime Monmouth Professor, Honored in Newly-Published Tribute Book | River Cities’ Reader
- Amherst’s Latin Students Shine at UMass Classics Day – Amherst Indy
- St. Olaf historian nationally recognized for two decades of student mentoring – St. Olaf College
RECEPTIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS …
FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE …
- Equal Prizes! Mixing it up in the Funeral Games – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
- Ctrl-Alt-Ac – Noodlings
- Helen Offering To Menelaus The Potion Of Queen Polydamne, by Simon Vouet (17th century) – The Historian’s Hut
- Laudator Temporis Acti: The Shepherd and the Wolf Cubs
- A Quick Thursday Post: Photos of a Fountain | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- (3) Aeneid IV.90-194 – by publius vergilius maro – Aeneid Daily
- PaleoJudaica.com: Stoic (?) scroll recovered from Herculaneum
- PaleoJudaica.com: Was Jesus, Son of Panthera, a Christian invention?
- PaleoJudaica.com: Review of the reopened Bardo Museum
FRESH PODCASTERY…
- Special Episode – The Lost Voices of Pompeii with Dr Jess Venner – The Partial Historians – Ancient Roman History with smart ladies
- The Secret Lives of Julio-Claudian Wives (Part 1) – Ancient History Fangirl
STREAMING MEDIA …
- (707) AI is Unwrapping COMPLETE Herculaneum Scrolls – BREAKING ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS – YouTube
- (718) Was Amelia Edwards chasing adventure down the Nile—or charting a new course for Egyptology? – YouTube
BOOK REVIEWS …
- Against Caesar’s Cost of Glory – American Reformer
- A new history of ancient Roman theatre – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
- The Penguin book of Greek and Latin lyric verse – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
POSTDOCS AND EMPLOYMENT …
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