IN THE NEWS …

• Police arrest man suspected of stealing thousands of archaeological artifacts | The Times of Israel
• The complete layout of the wall of the first Roman camp in Vindonissa discovered, along with medical and military equipment of the legionaries
• Rare ancient Cypriot coin discovered in Israel | Cyprus Mail
• New AI project aims to uncover origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls | The Jerusalem Post
• 1,500-year-old blacksmith workshop uncovered in Türkiye | Daily Sabah
• BTA :: July 26, 2006: Archaeologists Discover Remains of Roman Army Headquarters at Sexaginta Prista Fortress in Ruse
• Rare First Temple-Era figurine mold unearthed in Jerusalem
• Ancient volcanic glass found in western Türkiye points to Bronze Age Aegean Sea trade
• Roman soldiers relied more on hunting and fishing as life changed on the Danube frontier, study finds | Archaeology News Online Magazine
• Pompeii: The frescoed vaulted ceiling of the House with Bakery, dedicated to the Dionysian theme, has been restored

ALSO OF INTEREST …

• Who Were the Sea Peoples? – Biblical Archaeology Society
• Tel Dan Stele Discovery: The Nearly 3,000-Year-Old “House of David” Inscription That Changed Biblical Archaeology | Arkeonews
• Relief fragment with vanquished enemies: A 3,400-year-old depiction of an Egyptian pharaoh crushing western Asian soldiers under his royal chariot | Live Science
• Climate and the collapse of Bronze Age civilizations
• Parthenon Marbles: Could Andy Burnham return the Elgin Marbles to Greece?
• The Original Ozempic Society of Ancient Rome – Archaeology

CLASSICISTS AND NEARLY SO …

• “Why should culture be bound by specific modern borders?”—Archaeologist Mario Trabucco della Torretta ━ The European Conservative
• Farewell to Professor Runchina, Latin and Greek scholar: he introduced generations of students to the "classics."

RECEPTIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS …

• 42 years ago, Hayao Miyazaki gave The Odyssey’s overlooked princess the epic adventure she deserves
• Opinion: No wonder Elon Musk hates ‘The Odyssey’
• How classic myths make for big-screen movie magic : NPR
• Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ Has a Circe Problem – The New York Times
• Joyce Carol Oates thinks the 90s TV adaptation of The Odyssey is the best. I beg to differ | The Odyssey | The Guardian
• The Odyssey’s next battle: How Ithaca and Kefalonia are fighting to be recognised as Odysseus’s true home | The Independent
• The $497M Epic Masterpiece That Christopher Nolan Lost Before The Odyssey Is Getting A New Streaming Home
• (4) The right can’t handle complicated men
• How Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ weaves in epic’s creatures
• Opinion | ‘The Odyssey’ Gives Us the Hero We Deserve – The New York Times
• Christopher Nolan’s God-Haunted ‘Odyssey’ – The Atlantic
• All the Online ‘Odyssey’ Discourse Has a Silver Lining | National Review
• The spectacle of Nolan’s Odyssey does not make up for his…
• Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ Is Set in Greece, but Is Really All About America – Opinion
• After “The Odyssey,” Admit It. Christopher Nolan Leans Right
• One thing Hollywood gets right about Ancient Rome | National Geographic

FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE …

• (4) Aeneid VII.706-817 – by publius vergilius maro
• A Restless Night of Grief: Or, How the Scholia are Wrong about Iliad 24 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• On viewing Nolan’s Odyssey – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
• Dura Europos and Esther – CANE
• Tales Of Brave Ulysses | Sphinx
• Chaldeans and Chaldoi: Hellanikos, Dikaiarchos of Messena and others on two peoples (fifth century BCE on) | Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland
• Weekly Varia no. 192, 07/25/26 – Noodlings
• A 3rd century papyrus conjugating γράφω in the indicative
• Kiwi Hellenist: Odysseus’ wanderings
• (4) A newly accessible Etruscan treasure: The François Tomb at Villa Giulia
• (4) The Homeric Question 🙋‍♀️ – cosi’s odyssey
• Laudator Temporis Acti: Valerian Maximus?
• Laudator Temporis Acti: Inexhaustible Riches
• Wat heet mooi? – Mainzer Beobachter
• PaleoJudaica.com: Real and forged lost ancient books of the Renaissance
• PaleoJudaica.com: First-temple-era female figurine mold excavated at Tower of David in Jerusalem
• PaleoJudaica.com: Evidence of ancient Cypriot coin inflation from an Israeli beach?
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Il santuario di Monte Rinaldo: La ripresa delle ricerche (2016-2019)
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Agorai ed edilizia pubblica civile nell’Epiro di età ellenistica
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: A Johannine Reading of the Pericope Adulterae: A Narrative-Intertextual Reading of John 7,53-8,11
• AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Sentencing of Jesus (Gzar-dina de-Yeshu): The ‘Authentic’ Jewish Protocols of the Trial of Jesus

FRESH PODCASTERY…

• Pericles: ‘Tis time to fear wh… – The History Of European Theatre – Apple Podcasts

STREAMING MEDIA …

• (403) Pompei: Scavi e Ricerche in corso – 6 workshop internazionale Pompei 23 Luglio 2026 – Pomeriggio – YouTube
• (404) Penelope and The Odyssey – With Natalie Haynes – YouTube
• (405) Alexander I Balas | Seleucid Empire | Animated History Documentary – YouTube
• (405) WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO EAT IN ANCIENT ROME | Tasting History with Max Miller – YouTube
• (405) What’s REALLY happening on ITHACA? (Nolan vs Homer) – YouTube
• (405) Hollywood’s Odyssey: The Historians’ Verdict – YouTube
• (405) Who actually fought the Trojan War? – Dr. Eric Cline – YouTube
• (405) Why do people still care about the Odyssey? – YouTube
• (406) A Day in the Life of a Roman Soldier (It Was Worse Than You Think!) – YouTube
• (406) What Happened to Herculaneum? | Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston | National Geographic – YouTube
• (407) What Remains Of The Temple Of Artemis? – YouTube