IN THE NEWS …
- 2,300-Year-Old Ancient Greek Tomb Unearthed in Romania – GreekReporter.com
- Byzantine gold objects help archaeologists uncover past of ship wrecked off Croatia | eKathimerini.com
- Rare Assyrian stele unearthed near Sun Gate of Nineveh
- Villa Brutus in Tivoli: First excavation confirms the monumentality of the Roman complex
- UNESCO adds war-hit Lebanese city of Tyre to list of world heritage sites in danger | The Times of Israel
- UNESCO Lists Ancient Chersonesos in Temporarily Occupied Crimea as a World Heritage Site in Danger — UNITED24 Media
- Rare Hoard of Roman Republican Denarii Discovered in Halle, Germany | Arkeonews
- French-Armenian archaeological team discovers rare ancient mural at Erebuni – Public Radio of Armenia
- Eerie 2,100-Year-Old Statue, Skull Fragments, and Ruined Sword Hint at Ritual Activity in Ancient Gaul | Discover Magazine
- Beyond Alexander the Great: New Research Reveals Everyday Life in Ancient Pella – GreekReporter.com
- 2,000-year-old Bacchante statue found at Tusculum could be one of Cicero’s lost sculptures | Archaeology News Online Magazine
- Rare Hellenistic Sanctuary Complex Unearthed at Gradište
- Roman camp with inscribed projectiles discovered, marking the exact site of the repression of the Cerretan revolt in 39 B.C.
- Railway Excavations Uncover a 1,740-Year-Old Coin of Britain’s Breakaway Roman Emperor | Discover Magazine
- Ancient Roman Shipwreck Reveals Sicily’s Major Role in Mediterranean Trade – GreekReporter.com
- Burnt wooden beams discovered in Jerusalem shed new light on the First Temple’s destruction
- Archaeologists Uncover Monumental Bronze Age Tomb with Weapons and a Sacrificed Horse in Armenia | Arkeonews
ALSO OF INTEREST …
- (4) The House of Aršāma, Persian Satrap in Egypt – 23 Jul 2026
- Where are the Ark of the Covenant and the lost Temple treasures?
- After the Bayeux Tapestry why not the Parthenon Marbles | eKathimerini.com
- How civilisations fall, according to Gibbon – Engelsberg ideas
CLASSICISTS AND NEARLY SO …
- Professor Marguerite Johnson, Leni Johnson die in Greek car crash | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines
- What’s missing from The Odyssey? Body oil. Lots of body oil | British GQ
- Professor Daniel Mendelsohn Reflects On The Odyssey in Several Publications
- Nolan’s Odyssey and the Constraints of the Past – Pittsburgh Review of Books
- Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey reveals a darker, less triumphant heroism
RECEPTIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS …
- Why Tom Hiddleston can’t stop thinking about Pompeii | National Geographic
- Tom Hiddleston’s Pompeii documentary is so unintentionally hilarious I had to stop myself from shrieking | The Independent
- Pompeii: Out of Time With Tom Hiddleston review – you will cringe so hard you turn to cheese | Television | The Guardian
- ‘The Odyssey’ Is Inspiring Unprecedented Levels of Cope | WIRED
- Elon Musk Wants To Remake Nolan’s Odyssey: What Would He Change? – Newsweek
- Musk Offers Gibson $100M to Redo Nolan’s $264M Odyssey
- Elon Musk is making an anti-woke Odyssey. A classicist weighs in …
- Elon Musk Melts Down Over ‘The Odyssey,’ Promises AI Version
- In Artwork Across the Ages, Odysseus’ Myth Keeps Entrancing Audiences – The New York Times
- Opinion | How Christopher Nolan Proved the ‘Odyssey’ Haters Wrong – The New York Times
- Why you don’t really get Homer – UnHerd
- The Trojan War Explained: The Truth Behind Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” (and That Mythic Horse)
- What Were the Lotus-Eaters Eating in Homer’s ‘Odyssey’? – The New York Times
- (4) Where Did 30% of America Get This Opinion About The Odyssey?
- The Backlash to Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Misses the Point
- Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Reclaims the Diversity of the Ancient World – Ms. Magazine
- Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’: Reading Homer through the lens of Western modernity | eKathimerini.com
- Why Odysseus couldn’t just say: ‘I’m home’
- The Romans and the Revolution – Gettysburg Connection
- 5 Rock Songs Inspired By Greek Myths
AT THE MUSEUMS …
FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE …
- (4) Aeneid VII.323-405 – by publius vergilius maro
- The Last Days of Pompeii, Frédéric-Henri Schopin (1804-1880) – The Historian’s Hut
- Thomas Godfrey And His Controversial Prince of Parthia—The First Play Written And Performed In America – The Historian’s Hut
- How Did the Greeks Understand Art? Interview with Dr. Paul Cartledge | TheCollector
- Romans as Head Hunters, Literally – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- Anvils, Again – Liv Mariah Yarrow
- (4) Cather’s O Pioneers and Penelope – by The Paideia Institute
- Faits divers (56) – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: What happened to the Ark of the Covenant and the Temple treasures?
- PaleoJudaica.com: Two Tisha B’Av essays
- PaleoJudaica.com: Tyre added to list of world heritage sites in danger
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: An Integrated Approach to the Study of Patterns of Long-Term Settlement and Land Exploitation in the Region of the First Nile Cataract (Egypt)
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Sepolture di bambini e adolescenti nelle comunità etrusche della Valle del Po (IX-III secolo a.C.)
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Forme, immagini, usi: Materiali e contesti in Etruria tra VI e III secolo a.C.
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Archaeological Map of the Middle Zeravshan Valley: The Southern Sector | Volume I – Samarkand City
FRESH PODCASTERY…
- Special Episode – Fulvia with Kaarina Parker – The Partial Historians – Ancient Roman History with smart ladies
- The Secret Lives of Julio-Clau… – Ancient History Fangirl – Apple Podcasts
STREAMING MEDIA …
- (210) Why Roman Britain Kept Creating Emperors – YouTube
- (210) 1,300-Year-Old Shipwreck Near Croatia Reveals Byzantine Gold and Imperial Secrets | APT – YouTube
- (210) Heather Reid | How to Compete: An Ancient Guide to the Virtues of Sports – YouTube
- (211) Storytelling Ep 27 Annelise Baer. Archaeology, prophecy, Odyssey! Bettina Joy de Guzman – YouTube
- (211) Weapons of Hannibal’s Army | Weapons of History | Animated History Documentary – YouTube
- (211) The City of Troy Explained – YouTube
- (215) Is Nolan’s Odyssey Deeper Than You Think? – YouTube
BOOK REVIEWS…
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