David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist
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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== [paywalled] Archaeologists Found a Sacred Egyptian Amulet in an Ancient Spanish Tomb https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a71128552/egyptian-scarab-tomb-spain/ Ancient Roman toilets in Bulgaria reveal early spread of intestinal parasites | Archaeology News Online Magazine Ancient Roman toilets in Bulgaria reveal early spread of intestinal parasites For centuries these dazzling Roman bowls were misread—until chemical traces exposed an…
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ludi Florales … a.k.a. Floralia (day 3) — a festival originally ordered in response to an interpretation of the Sybilline books in 238 B.C., it fell into desuetude only to be revived in 173 B.C.; it was a general festival of drinking and other merriment in honour of Flora, who presided over (of course) flowers…
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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Digital reconstruction unveils face of ancient Pompeii man using AI | AP News https://apnews.com/article/italy-pompeii-artificial-intelligence-reconstruction-victims-vesuvius-2b1b4c944f4285a10699b3f3053fe8a6 Archaeologists at Pompeii use AI to reconstruct the face of a man killed in the volcano’s eruption https://phys.org/news/2026-04-ran-vesuvius-coins-lamp-mortar.html#goog_rewarded Archaeologists discover over 100 ancient game boards in Ptolemais ruins in Libya | The Libya Observer https://libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/archaeologists-discover-over-100-ancient-game-boards-ptolemais-ruins-libya Location, location, location:…
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ludi Florales … a.k.a. Floralia (day 2) — a festival originally ordered in response to an interpretation of the Sybilline books in 238 B.C., it fell into desuetude only to be revived in 173 B.C.; it was a general festival of drinking and other merriment in honour of Flora, who presided over (of course) flowers…
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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Ancient Roman shipwreck reveals hidden secrets of waterproofing and Mediterranean repairs | Archaeology News Online Magazine https://archaeologymag.com/2026/04/roman-shipwreck-secrets-of-waterproofing/ Rare 2,000-year-old Roman bread found at Vindonissa reveals early military life in Switzerland | Archaeology News Online Magazine https://archaeologymag.com/2026/04/rare-2000-year-old-roman-bread-at-vindonissa/ “Golden Man” burial unearthed in Western Kazakhstan https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/04/golden-man-burial-unearthed-in-western-kazakhstan/157908 Ancient Roman 1,000-Liter Vessels Found in Ostia Contained…
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