David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist
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IN THE NEWS … Roman villa with intricate mosaic and bath house Egyptian princesses led more active lifestyles than expected Roman Military Camp Found with Soldiers in Pits and Armor Left Behind in Slovakia | Arkeonews Rare Hellenistic ritual complex revealed at Gradište Archaeologists Uncover Monumental Bronze Age Tomb with Weapons and a Sacrificed Horse…
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Lucaria (day 2) — the followup to a similar festival on the 19th commemorating the Sack of Rome by the Gauls; this day marked Rome’s subsequent victory ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 2) — games instituted by/adjusted by Octavian to honour his adoptive father shortly after the latter’s death (possibly moving Caesar’s own ludi Veneris Genetricis)…
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IN THE NEWS … Wooden beams from First Temple’s destruction found ahead of Tisha B’Av | The Jerusalem Post Kazakh Archaeologists Discover Rare Ancient Glass Linked to Sarmatians – Caspianpost.com Did These Ancient Egyptian Princesses Wield Weapons and Train in Martial Arts, Just Like the Men of Their Time? Rare archaic necropolis unearthed in southern…
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ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 1) 1262 B.C. — based on the ‘Canicular Cycle’ (a.k.a. the Sothic cycle) of the Egyptians, this day is suggested for the foundation of the Pythian Games and the embarkation of Jason and the Argonauts (!) 356 B.C. — birth of Alexander the Great (one suggested date) 64 A.D. — the Great Fire of Rome (day 3)…
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IN THE NEWS … World’s Oldest Nearly Complete Roman Armor May Preserve the Fate of a Captured Legionary | Arkeonews Archaeologists Reveal Rare Greek Hippodrome and Seaside Theater in Libya | Arkeonews Archaeologists Unearth a 2,400-Year-Old Sanctuary for the Worship of Odysseus – The New York Times Archaeology Breakthrough: ‘Olympic-Scale’ 2,000-Year-Old Swimming Pool Discovered in…
