David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist
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IN THE NEWS … Lavish 1,500-Year-Old Burial in Kazakhstan Reveals ‘Golden Shoes’ and Ancient Greek Motif – GreekReporter.com This 2,500-Year-Old Etruscan Well Was Opened with Bronze Statues and Closed with Two Human Bodies Roman villa unearthed after farmer finds mosaic in Türkiye New Excavations At Göbekli Tepe Are Challenging Old Theories About The 11,600-Year-Old Site…
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2 A.D. — death of Augustus’ grandson/adoptive son Lucius Caesar in Massalia 14 A.D. — execution/death of Agrippa Postumus (still not sure of the source for that)
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IN THE NEWS … Archaeologists discover ancient graves and rare horse harness in Odesa Oblast / The New Voice of Ukraine Grave with 2,400-year-old silver coins featuring naked men likely belonged to Turkish wrestler | The Independent French Archaeologist Says He Cracked a Mysterious 4,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Script From Ancient Iran Major Archaeological discovery in…
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Vinalia — the second major wine festival of this name celebrated by the Romans 43 B.C. — the future emperor Octavian enters his first consulship; Octavian’s adoption by Julius Caesar formally recognized 14 A.D. — Augustus dies at Nola 232 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Probus 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Thecla at Caesarea c. 306 A.D. — martyrdom of Agapius at…
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IN THE NEWS … A 2,400-Year-Old Tomb in Turkey Filled With Wrestling Coins May Reveal the Life of an Ancient Athlete Rare 4,000-Year-Old ‘Enigmatic Tablet’ Found Intact at Lucone Bronze Age Village in Italy | Arkeonews Roman-Era treasure? Coin, bracelet and spearhead discovered near Miejsce Croatian army helps rescue Roman ship replica stranded on Drava…
