David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist

  • Necrology ~ 2026

    News – In Memoriam: AIA President Stephen Dyson – Archaeological Institute of America Dr. Oswaldo Arteaga, a world reference for Phoenician archaeology in the Axarquía, dies | Sur in English Ittai Gradel obituary: dealer who exposed thefts from British Museum Ittai Gradel: Antiquities dealer who exposed British Museum thefts dies aged 61 Obituary: Barsby let…

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  • IN THE NEWS … 12,000 East Mediterranean Artifacts Seized in US’s Largest Antiquity Bust – GreekReporter.com Completion of the excavation on Fabrika Hill in Kato Pafos Why archaeology in Judea and Samaria matters more than political narratives | The Jerusalem Post Site of Alexander the Great’s battle with Persians under historic protection | The Jerusalem…

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  • 179 B.C. (?) — dedication of a Temple of Hercules and the Muses (and associated rites thereafter) 29 B.C. — restoration of the Temple of Quirinus

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  • IN THE NEWS … Ancient shipwreck discovery reveals secrets of Greek wine trade French archaeologist cracks 4,000-year-old Elamite script from Iran – Tehran Times Why thousands of Roman coin hoards were never recovered, new study reveals | Archaeology News Online Magazine Aramaic inscription reveals Christians sealed a Roman Mithras Temple 1,700 years ago | Archaeology…

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  • 4 A.D. –the future emperor Tiberius adopts his nephew Germanicus 202 A.D. — martyrdom of Irenaeus at Lugdunum c. 202 A.D. — martyrdom of Potamiaena 1701 — Death of Thomas Creech (translator of various Latin poets)

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