IN THE NEWS …
- Archaeologists uncover 250-metre wall at ancient Greek city of Blaundos in Türkiye – Greek City Times
- Selinunte, a search for the spot where Trajan mysteriously died. Tombs and walls discovered. The mystery of the emperor’s pyre. The “scam” of the succession. The news, the in-depth analysis.
- Trajan Died in a Small Cilician Port in AD 117 — Archaeologists Are Now Mapping What’s Left
- Gold, Glass, and Weapons: Mycenaeans May Have Turned Their Dead Into Works of Art | Arkeonews
- Secret chambers in Tutankhamun’s tomb could hold the burial of a lost Egyptian queen – we may get answers soon
- Turkey: Thousands of 2,100-Year-Old Pottery Shards Found in the Adrasan Shipwreck—They Were Headed for Rome
- Modern forensics reveals human sacrifice in ancient Egypt’s royal burials
- When Jane Austen Took a Turn About the Ballroom in Bath, Ancient Roman Artifacts Were Hiding Beneath Her Feet. Now, Archaeologists Have Finally Found Them
- Roman mosaics reburied at Sabratha archaeological site | The Libya Observer
- Two new archaeological finds from the ancient Roman city of Aquinum | ANSA.it
- Greece Will Not Accept a ‘Loan’ of Parthenon Sculptures, Mitsotakis Says – GreekReporter.com
- How Greek Settlers Turned Libya’s Natural Coast into a Major Port for Ancient Cyrene – Greek City Times
ALSO OF INTEREST …
- The Face of God – Biblical Archaeology Society
- Sotheby’s Brings Rome to New York – Arts & Collections
- Ancient Greek Vases Were Decorated With Gypsum, Researchers Say – GreekReporter.com
- Roman Crucifixion Methods Reveal the History of Crucifixion – Biblical Archaeology Society
CLASSICISTS AND NEARLY SO …
RECEPTIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS …
- HBO’s R-Rated Historical Epic With A $200M Budget Is Better Than Any Movie Version
- Betrayal, corruption and cruelty: ‘I, Claudius’, the series that still explains the world 50 years later | Culture | EL PAÍS English
ANCIENT DRAMA …
- Antigone Exits at Chichester Festival Theatre (Minerva Studio) Review — Theatre and Tonic
- The Musical Medea – Upstairs at the Gatehouse | Musical Theatre Review
AT THE MUSEUMS …
- From refuse to riches: ancient rubbish brings Roman London to life
- This thrilling new Aphrodite exhibition proves the goddess has lost none of her charms – AOL
FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE …
- The Nile flood papyrus: Provenance, private collections and the trade | Roberta Mazza
- Weekly Varia no. 202, 10/04/26 – Noodlings
- P6, MVP, and Beta Perseus oh my, or Keeping the Flame of P4 Alive » Perseus Digital Library Updates
- Demetrius, Metropolitan of Cyzicus, “Expositio Breuiter Doctrinae Iacobitarum” – Full Greek text edited – Roger Pearse
- Roman Times: From Alexandria to Isurium Brigantum: Tracing a Hellenistic Image of Slavery to Roman Britain
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Early Metallurgy Between the Near East and Southeastern Europe in Social Context (c. 5000‐3500 BC)
- Zes vragen aan Piet Gerbrandy – Mainzer Beobachter
- PaleoJudaica.com: Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah 2026 (belatedly)
- PaleoJudaica.com: Yuval Goren (1956–2026)
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: On salt, copper and gold: The origins of early mining and metallurgy in the Caucasus
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: How to be an Assyriologist?
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Personal Names in the Aramaic Inscriptions of Hatra
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Mittanische und mittelassyrische Keramik: Eine chronologische, funktionale und produktionsökonomische Analyse
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Early Metallurgy Between the Near East and Southeastern Europe in Social Context (c. 5000‐3500 BC)
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Temporal Dimensions of the Apocalypse: Ancient Christian Reception and Contemporary Hermeneutical Reflections
- AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Motivating Violence in Ancient Judaism: Pre-Battle Speeches in Second Temple Literature
FRESH PODCASTERY…
STREAMING MEDIA …
- (377) The Destruction of Mokarta | Animated History Documentary – YouTube
- (378) Unearthing the Valley of the Nobles (Full Episode) | Lost Treasures of Egypt | National Geographic – YouTube
- (378) Table of Gods: A Time Machine to Ancient Mesopotamia – YouTube
- (378) What Do We Really Know About Helen of Troy? – YouTube
- (378) Overboard! 2026 – YouTube
- (378) Why Britain Was Never Truly “Roman” – YouTube
BOOK REVIEWS…
- Relativism and the frontiers of empire: critical perspectives on Roman soldiers, communities and military landscapes – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
- The meaning of myth in uncertain times: how classical mythology helps us navigate a world in crisis – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
CFPS, CONFERENCES, AND ONLINE TALKS …
POSTDOCS AND EMPLOYMENT…
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