David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist
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70 A.D. — Titus captures Jerusalem’s outermost wall. 1st century — martyrdom of Petronilla 170 A.D. — martyrdom of Hermias at Cappadocia 1723 — death of William Baxter (grammarian and translator of Latin)
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339 A.D. — death of Eusebius (by one reckoning)
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IN THE NEWS … New discoveries highlight size of Greek tomb associated with Alexander the Great – The Greek Herald US returns piece of ‘Gypsy Girl’ mosaic to Turkey | The Jerusalem Post MONASTERACE (Rc). 300 amphorae from the 5th-4th centuries BC discovered off the coast – Online Archaeology – Archeomedia Construction workers clearing old…
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Ambarvalia (?) 1905 — birth of E. Togo Salmon (Samnium and the Samnites)
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IN THE NEWS … Vasto, pre-Roman necropolis discovered at Punta Penna Spectacular archaeological finds in Turkey shed new light on origins of Christianity | The Independent Russia Maximis Ictibus Kioviam Petivit Dozens of archaeologists petition High Court to block appointment of new Antiquities Authority head | The Times of Israel Tombs of the Kings’ architecture…
