- 211 — death of Septimius Severus at York; his son Caracalla assumed the title of pontifex maximus at this time
Author: David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist
ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ February 3, 2026
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Wreck of ancient Roman ship found off coast of Puglia – Arts Culture and Style – Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2026/02/03/wreck-of-ancient-roman-ship-found-off-coast-of-puglia_5e6787ac-993c-43f2-9746-8bb21cad88dd.html
Greece and Italy form a joint front against the illicit trafficking of cultural property – ProtoThema English
Greece and Italy form a joint front against the illicit trafficking of cultural property
‘Landmark’ elephant bone finding in Spain may be from time of Hannibal’s war against Rome | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/landmark-elephant-bone-finding-in-spain-may-be-from-time-of-hannibals-war-against-rome
Ancient Romans used human poo as medicine, scientists say | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/ancient-romans-human-poo-medicine-b2912841.html
Una statua per la compagna. Svelato in queste ore il segreto del blocco di pietra con iscrizioni romane trovato in una cavità. E’ la base di una scultura scomparsa, dedicata ad Annia, la moglie ideale. Stava nel Foro. Il marito innamoratissimo la trasformò in una piccola grande dea
CT scans unwrap secrets of ancient Egyptian life
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-ct-scans-unwrap-secrets-ancient.html
Rare Greek Funerary Sculpture Priced North of $600,000 Heads to TEFAF
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/rare-greek-funerary-sculpture-tefaf-david-aaron-1234771808/
Demetrios: The Ancient Greek Who Traveled to England – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/03/demetrios-ancient-greek-travel-england/
Meet the “grossly underappreciated” Roman emperor who became the enemy of the ancient world | HistoryExtra
https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/roman-emperor-domitian-enemy-ancient-world/
Nolan’s Odyssey Casting Sparks Outrage: “No Greek Actors in the Greek Epic”
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/02/03/nolans-odyssey-casting-sparks-outrage-no-greek-actors-in-the-greek-epic/
Violence now rising again in prison where inmates are taught about ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15520395/Violence-rising-prison-inmates-taught-ancient-Greek-philosophy.html
Classicist Harry Tanner links homophobia in ancient texts to moments of socioeconomic upheaval – The Brown Daily Herald
https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2026/02/classicist-harry-tanner-links-homophobia-in-ancient-texts-to-moments-of-socioeconomic-upheaval
Nothing lasts forever, except maybe Stoicism | Connecticut Public
https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2026-02-03/nothing-lasts-forever-except-maybe-stoicism
Reconciling 19th century hoard reports and modern museum holdings – Liv Mariah Yarrow
Reconciling 19th century hoard reports and modern museum holdings
De werken van Herakles (2) – Mainzer Beobachter
PaleoJudaica.com: When did Torah law become authoritative?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/when-did-torah-law-become-authoritative.html
PaleoJudaica.com: Ancient stone jar display at the Knesset
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/ancient-stone-jar-display-at-knesset.html
PaleoJudaica.com: Is the Gospel of John “having a moment?”
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/is-gospel-of-john-having-moment.html
AWOL – The Ancient World Online: 480 BCE. The Persian Attack on Athens and its Impact on the Study of Ancient Greece
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/480-bce-persian-attack-on-athens-and.html
AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Studien zu queeren Lesarten der Hebräischen Bibel
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/studien-zu-queeren-lesarten-der.html
AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Liturgical Targum: The Aramaic Translation of the Torah in Mahzorim
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-liturgical-targum-aramaic.html
AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Beacons and Military Communication from Antiquity to the Early Modern Period
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/beacons-and-military-communication-from.html
Classical reception: new challenges in a changing world – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.03/
Menander ‘Misoumenos’ or ‘The hated man’: introduction, translation, and commentary – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.02/
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(1133) Extraordinary discovery in Taranto: a Roman shipwreck from the Imperial Age has been discovered. – YouTube
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Summer Placement with the British School at Rome & University of London
https://www.romansociety.org/Grants-Prizes/Summer-Placement-with-the-BSR-University-of-London
Project MUSE – State of Play: Computing Homer from Wissenschaft to AI
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/980346
Nestor – February 2026 issue available
https://classics.uc.edu/nestor/pages/news/861-february-2026-issue-available
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii nonas februarias
- 316 . — martyrdom of St. Blaise
- 1995 — death of John Pinsent (classicist and founder of Liverpool Classical Monthly)
ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ February 2, 2026
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Two rare 5th millennium BC fetal burials in Iran reveal variable prehistoric practices
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-rare-5th-millennium-bc-fetal.html#goog_rewarded
Greece, Italy work together to study, conserve looted ancient pottery | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1294070/greece-italy-work-together-to-study-conserve-looted-ancient-pottery/
Ivory Pomegranate Revisited: A Relic from Solomon’s Temple? – Biblical Archaeology Society
Authorities seize 450 ancient, forged coins in raid | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-885292
The forgotten Alexandria: Rediscovering a lost metropolis on the Tigris
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/02/the-forgotten-alexandria-rediscovering-a-lost-metropolis-on-the-tigris/156909
This Rare Roman Figurine of a Cat With Its Paws Atop a Severed Head Is One of Britain’s Newest Treasures
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-rare-roman-figurine-of-a-cat-with-its-paws-atop-a-severed-head-is-one-of-britains-newest-treasures-180988116/
ArtDependence | Rijksmuseum Amsterdam welcomes Greco-Roman Masterpiece from the Louvre
https://artdependence.com/articles/rijksmuseum-amsterdam-welcomes-greco-roman-masterpiece-from-the-louvre
‘A violation of our history’: Palestinian uproar over Israel’s plan to seize historic West Bank site | Palestine | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/02/palestinian-uproar-israel-plan-seize-historic-site-sebastia-west-bank
Roman Egyptian mummy portrait to be auctioned in New York | National | khq.com
https://www.khq.com/national/roman-egyptian-mummy-portrait-to-be-auctioned-in-new-york/article_e34129e9-4344-47e2-bb04-a89b12aed380.html
Ribchester Helmet: A rare ‘face mask’ helmet worn by a Roman cavalry officer 1,900 years ago | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/ribchester-helmet-a-rare-face-mask-helmet-worn-by-a-roman-cavalry-officer-1-900-years-ago
2,000-year-old Pilgrimage Road to Temple Mount opens to public after years of digging | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/2000-year-old-pilgrimage-road-to-temple-mount-opens-to-public-after-years-of-digging/
Sinai Before Sinai – Biblical Archaeology Society
Helen of Troy: Why she was likely brown, not black or white – The Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/helen-of-troy-why-she-was-likely-brown-not-black-or-white/articleshow/127850672.cms
How Did So Many Ancient Egyptian Antiquities End Up in Western Museums? | TheCollector
https://www.thecollector.com/egyptian-antiquities-western-museums/
Latin pots and Greek casseroles: ceramics reveal the coexistence of Roman and Greek cooking in an Italian colony
Classics Club Ideas from Milton Academy – CANE
Greek Author Reveals Magical Practices in Aramaic Exorcism Cups
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/02/02/greek-author-reveals-magical-practices-in-aramaic-exorcism-cups
Laudator Temporis Acti: Factions
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/02/factions.html
De werken van Herakles (1) – Mainzer Beobachter
AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Wor(l)ds of Linear A: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Documents and Inscriptions of a Cretan Bronze Age Script
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-worlds-of-linear-interdisciplinary.html
AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Luoghi di culto e ritualità in Oderzo antica: Atti della giornata di studi (Oderzo, 24 maggio 2024)
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/luoghi-di-culto-e-ritualita-in-oderzo.html
AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Querolus siue Aulularia: Introduzione, testo critico, traduzione e commento
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/querolus-siue-aulularia-introduzione.html
AWOL – The Ancient World Online: L’‘Omero tragico’: Sofocle e Omero: Studi sull’Aiace e sulle Trachinie
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/lomero-tragico-sofocle-e-omero-studi.html
AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Venanzio Fortunato tra il Piave e la Loira: Atti del terzo Convegno internazionale di studi
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/venanzio-fortunato-tra-il-piave-e-la.html
PaleoJudaica.com: Aramaic funerary inscription discovered in eastern Türkiye
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/aramaic-funerary-inscription-discovered.html
PaleoJudaica.com: Jerusalem Pilgrimage Road finally opens to public
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/jerusalem-pilgrimage-road-finally-opens.html
Constructing Kingship under Rome: The Evolution of Bosporan Dynastic Ideology, ca. 50–230 AD | Spartokos a lu
Constructing Kingship under Rome: The Evolution of Bosporan Dynastic Ideology, ca. 50–230 AD
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Sejanus His Fall: ‘Ambition Makes More Trusty Slaves Than Need’ – The History Of European Theatre | Acast
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(1102) Tailored LLM for Ancient Texts Workshop – YouTube
(1102) The Roman Trophy: How Rome Turned War into Art – YouTube
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News – Call for applications: Teaching Ancient in a Digital Age – Archaeological Institute of America
Publication Announcement: Discovering Dionysos in the Hexameters of the >Sinai Palimpsest AR NF 66
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv nonas februarias
- 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Apronian the Executioner at Ancona
… it’s also Candlemas Day … And for all you Latin teachers out there … you can present this Latin ‘distich’ quoted by Thomas Browne in Robert Chambers Book of Days (the quoting of) which predates Punxsutawney Phil (and Wiarton Willy, and the plethora of other large rodents that probablyreally aspire to be beavers, but that’s a different tail):
Si sol splendescat Maria purificante,
Major erit glacies post festum quam fuit ante
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