David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist
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Vinalia (day 2?) 1184 B.C. — “conquest and destruction of Troy” (according to one reckoning) 339 B.C. — Timoleon defeats the Carthaginians at the Crimesus (according to one reckoning) 27 B.C. — the future emperor Tiberius dons his toga virilis
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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== 2 meter marble Athena statue discovered at Ancient Laodicea https://en.milliyet.com.tr/news/2-meter-marble-athena-statue-discovered-at-ancient-laodicea-7576113 Egypt, colossal statue attributed to Ramses II discovered in eastern Nile Delta https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/egypt-colossal-statue-attributed-to-ramses-ii-discovered-in-eastern-nile-delta Five Antiquities Return to Greece from the United States | GTP Headlines https://news.gtp.gr/2026/04/22/five-antiquities-return-to-greece-from-the-united-states/ Athena and Hermes make their way home from Chicago | eKathimerini.com https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1301564/athena-and-hermes-make-their-way-home-from-chicago/ Roman Quarry Discovery in…
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Vinalia (urbana) — the wine which was ‘bottled’ in the previous autumn was opened and tasted for the first time, after a libation to Jupiter 248 A.D. — third day of celebration of Rome’s 1000th anniversary
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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Bottarone Urn restored: original colors of 2400-year-old Etruscan grooms resurfaced https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/bottarone-urn-restored-original-colors-of-2400-year-old-etruscan-grooms-resurfaced Rare Roman “pigs” found in Welsh farm https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/02/rare-roman-pigs-found-in-welsh-farm/157123 Tomb plate belonging to a centurion of the First Italic Legion discovered at Nove https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/02/tomb-plate-belonging-to-a-centurion-of-the-first-italic-legion-discovered-at-nove/157128 Salona’s Gate of Death: New Discoveries at Croatia’s Ancient Roman Arena – Arkeonews https://arkeonews.net/salonas-gate-of-death-new-discoveries-at-croatias-ancient-roman-arena/ [FWIW] Major ancient sarcophagus…
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a compendium of coverage from late January/early February 2026 =========================================================== NOTES =========================================================== research done by scholars at Turkiye’s Sivas Republic University examining contents of ‘hundreds’ of vials from the Bergama Museum technology included gas chromatography and mass spectrometry a 1st/2nd century CE unguentarium from Pergamon (maybe) revealed traces of human feces mixed with thyme believed…
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