David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist
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19 B.C. — Augustus returns from various eastern campaigns 166 A.D. — co-emperor Lucius Verus celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Persians; future emperor Commodus is given the rank of Caesar
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IN THE NEWS … Archaeologists Reveal Huge Stretch of Ancient Lower Aqueduct Into Jerusalem – Science & Health 2,300-Year-Old Shipwreck Reveals Rare Pottery and Sailors’ Personal Belongings Off Croatia | Arkeonews A Ship Carrying Stacks of Ancient Dishware Sank Off the Coast of Turkey 2,100 Years Ago. Its Ceramic Cargo Is Still Remarkably Intact Lost…
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IN THE NEWS … Just Inches Below the Forest Floor, Archaeologists in Germany Unearthed a Roman Temple Likely Dedicated to Mars, the God of War Ancient Bronze Ring Engraved with Alexandria’s Famous Lighthouse Found in Sunken Royal Ruins | Discover Magazine Roman-era paintings and stucco found near the ancient assembly seats of Agrigento’s citizens |…
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IN THE NEWS … Ancient shipwreck packed with luxury tableware found untouched after 2,100 years beneath the Mediterranean Sea | Daily Mail Online Rare bronze ring depicting Alexandria’s lighthouse discovered A Newly Discovered 3,000-Year-Old Fortress the Size of 17 Football Fields May Be Urartu’s Lost First Capital | Arkeonews Underwater archaeologists discover seal ring depicting…
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IN THE NEWS … Blue Roman cremation urn found at Cambridgeshire dig | The Hunts Post First-Ever Seal Ring Showing the Lighthouse of Alexandria Found in the Sunken Royal Quarter | Arkeonews Archaeologists Uncover a Large Iron Age Residence with Imported Mediterranean Ceramics in Spain | Arkeonews An ‘Ancient Las Vegas’? More Than 1,000 Bone…