David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist
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Parentalia (Day 7) — the period for honouring the dead continues 198 A.D. — death of emperor wannabe Clodius Albinus 1806 — death of Elizabeth Carter (Classicist who translated Epictetus)
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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Archaeologists identify elders in Iron Age Israel through household artifacts https://phys.org/news/2026-02-archaeologists-elders-iron-age-israel.html The Princess of Bagicz: Dendrochronology settles debate over age of rare Roman-era wooden coffin https://phys.org/news/2026-02-princess-bagicz-dendrochronology-debate-age.html Archaeologists Unearthed a 2,200-Year-Old Bone. They Say It Could Be the First Direct Evidence of Hannibal’s Legendary War Elephants https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearthed-a-2200-year-old-bone-they-say-it-could-be-the-first-direct-evidence-of-hannibals-legendary-war-elephants-180988185/ Archaeologists Identify Previously Unknown Monumental Theater…
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Parentalia (Day 7) — the period for honouring the dead continues 198 A.D. — death of emperor wannabe Clodius Albinus 1806 — death of Elizabeth Carter (Classicist who translated Epictetus)
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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Ancient assembly building to be restored https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-assembly-building-to-be-restored-219012 The Chemical Formula of the Ancient Greeks’ “Magic Elixir” Discovered: A Study Reveals the Hallucinogenic Secret of the Eleusinian Mysteries The Chemical Formula of the Ancient Greeks’ “Magic Elixir” Discovered: A Study Reveals the Hallucinogenic Secret of the Eleusinian Mysteries Greece to return small group…
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Parentalia (Day 5) — the period for appeasing the dead continued Quirinalia — festival honouring the namesake of the Quirinal hill, the Sabine divinity Quirinus, who was later identified with Romulus. Little else is known about the festival. 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Donatus and 80+ others near Venice 1776 — Edward Gibbon publishes the…
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