David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist
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IN THE NEWS … Somerset detectorist strikes gold with ‘spectacular’ Roman ring find | Roman Britain | The Guardian Cyprus receives 48 antiquities repatriated from Greece | Cyprus Mail Ancient Side excavation reveals hidden street network in Türkiye | Daily Sabah 2 rivers merged to form the Euphrates 3.6 million years ago, eventually leading to…
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Saecular Games continue (day 2) — the celebration of Rome’s anniversary continues 261 B.C. — death of Antiochus I Soter (I have not been able to confirm this date) 177 A.D. — martyrdom of Blandina, Alexander (and others) at Lyons (a.k.a. the Martyrs of Lyons) 193 A.D. — recently-deposed emperor-for-a-little-while Didius Julianus is murdered
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IN THE NEWS … Egypt Announces Major Archaeological Find at Panehsy Tomb in Matariya, Ain Shams | Egyptian Streets Archaeologists return to eastern Türkiye after half century – Türkiye News Ancient Egyptian, Roman, Greek discoveries unearthed at Ehnasiya Al-Medina in Beni Suef – Ancient Egypt – Antiquities – Ahram Online A kohl bottle from York…
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rites in honour of Carna, a nymph who was somehow associated with the health of bodily organs Saecular Games (day 1) — celebrating Rome’s thousand-year anniversary 388 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Mars (and associated rites thereafter) 344 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Juno Moneta (and associated rites thereafter) 259 B.C. — dedication of a Temple…
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IN THE NEWS … Complete funerary cachette uncovered at Panehsy tomb in Heliopolis necropolis – Ancient Egypt – Antiquities – Ahram Online A kohl bottle from York may hint at an ancient Egyptian in Roman-Britain The Art of the Unpaid Denarius: Tax Evasion in Ancient Rome – Archaeology Bronze Age 5-year-old’s skull found in Uzbekistan…
