David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist

  • =========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Is This 1,800-Year-Old Mosaic the First Known Image of a Woman Fighting Wild Beasts in an Ancient Roman Arena? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-this-1800-year-old-mosaic-the-first-known-image-of-a-woman-fighting-wild-beasts-in-an-ancient-roman-arena-180988456/ Enigmatic Artifact Found in Hippos May Reveal Forgotten Stage in Baptism – Archaeology https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2026-04-01/ty-article/enigmatic-artifact-found-in-hippos-may-reveal-forgotten-stage-in-baptism/0000019d-449d-d905-a39d-d49f5b3c0000 Archaeologists probe sunken harbor remains at site that inspired Seferis poem | eKathimerini.com https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1299835/archaeologists-probe-sunken-harbor-remains-at-site-that-inspired-seferis-poem/ Marine Excavations Uncover 2,600…

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  • Veneralia 114 B.C. — dedication of aTemple to Venus Verticordia 286 A.D. — Maximianus is elevated to the rank of Augustus

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  • =========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Lost mosaic reveals first image of female beast-fighter from the Roman era https://phys.org/news/2026-03-lost-mosaic-reveals-image-female.html The camp of the first Roman legions settled in Frankfurt is discovered, surprisingly without evidence of battles or confrontations The camp of the first Roman legions settled in Frankfurt is discovered, surprisingly without evidence of battles or confrontations Archaeologists…

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  • 317 B.C. — death of Phocion (?) 117 A.D. — martyrdom of Quirinus at Rome

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  • =========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Ancient stele showing Roman emperor discovered near Luxor in Egypt | The Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-891653 Ancient infant mass grave discovered in Tel Azekah water cistern | The Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-891565 Sacrifice before the cataclysm: the aromas of Pompeii’s household altars | EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1121856 Ashes from Pompeii: incense burners, residue analyses and domestic…

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