David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist
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IN THE NEWS … Fingerprints of Artisans and Officials Discovered on the Backs of Clay Seals from Ancient Jerusalem Archaeologists Discover Early Bronze Age Settlement in Southern Georgia – Caspianpost.com Ancient cemetery from Iron Age, Parthian era discovered in northern Iran – Tehran Times More than Twenty Bases of Votive Statues Found Still in Their…
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rites in honour of Fortuna Publica Populi Romani Quiritium Primigenia on the Quirinal hill 585 B.C. — Thales possibly predicted the eclipse on this day 302 A.D. — martyrdom of Julius of Durostorum and companions
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IN THE NEWS … Roman silver coin hoard found in Devon field Ancient Greek theatre mask discovered in Illyrian sanctuary cave Archaeologists Uncover Pre-Roman Veneti Sanctuary Beneath Roadworks in Italy – Arkeonews Archaeologists unearth votive statue bases at lost sanctuary of Apollo Parma, restored the statue of Agrippina Major. It was found in the archaeological…
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Quando Rex Comitavit Fas — the rex sacrorum had to perform some sort of ceremony before the day’s legal business could be conducted (possibly connected to the idea of Regifugium) 15 B.C. — birth of the emperor-to-be-who-never-was Germanicus (brother of the emperor Claudius) 299 A.D. — martyrdom of Donatian and Rogatian
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IN THE NEWS … Ancient Roman Gold Mines Discovered in Spain’s Pyrenees Gold and silver, Roman coins and jewelry: Construction workers discover a 2,000-year-old Celtic settlement – AS USA Great Pyramid of Giza is remarkably resilient to earthquakes — and it’s due to the ancient Egyptians’ ‘extraordinary’ engineering knowledge | Live Science Türkiye’s massive ancient…
