David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist

357 B.C. — Aristotle observes the transit of the moon past Mars (source?) ludi Megalesia (day 1 … associated with the next item, obviously) 204 B.C. — the image and cult of the Mater Magna (a.k.a. Cybele) is brought to Rome during the conflict with Hannibal on the advice of the Sybilline books 37 A.D.…

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Ancient Medusa mosaic at Kibyra accessible to visitors again | Daily Sabah https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/ancient-medusa-mosaic-at-kibyra-accessible-to-visitors-again/news Marble bowl buried 1,300 years ago in Golan church sheds light on ancient baptisms | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/marble-bowl-buried-1300-years-ago-in-golan-church-sheds-light-on-ancient-baptisms/ Archaeologists Discover 1,600-Year-Old Engraving That Could Push Back Stirrup Use in Europe by Over a Century – Arkeonews https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-discover-1600-year-old-engraving-that-could-push-back-stirrup-use-in-europe-by-over-a-century/…

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13 A.D. — Augustus writes his will 33 A.D. — one of the calculated dates for the crucifixion of Jesus 68 A.D. — Galba rails against Nero and declares himself vir militaris (source?) 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Irene, Agape, and Chionia

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Thirty previously unpublished verses by Empedocles discovered on a papyrus from Cairo https://phys.org/news/2026-04-previously-unpublished-verses-empedocles-papyrus.html Mysterious Greek inscription may reveal lost temple beneath Syria’s Great Mosque | ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260401071947.htm What Did Ancient Pompeians Burn as Offerings to Their Gods? New Research Reveals the Surprising Answer https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-did-ancient-pompeians-burn-as-offerings-to-their-gods-new-research-reveals-the-surprising-answer-180988467/ Rare Roman Bone Phallus Unearthed in Nijmegen as…

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1640 — death of the Polish Jesuit/Latin poet Matthias Casimir Sarbiewski

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