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IN THE NEWS … A Large Fresco of Dionysus and Ariadne Discovered and Restored on the Ceiling of the “Casa con Pacificio” in Pompeii Restorers piece together banquet hall vault in Pompeii | AP News Religion, art, and identity in Pompeii | Meer Excavations at Kissonerga uncover one of Cyprus’ oldest Bronze Age settlements |…
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IN THE NEWS … Ancient Egyptian princesses weren’t just figureheads – their weapons reveal lives of skill and strength Two Premature Infants, Possibly Twins, Found Buried in an Abandoned Roman Latrine at Ephesus | Arkeonews West Bank site becomes World Heritage site despite Israel objections | The Independent ‘Extremely rare’ Roman military camp found in…
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ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 5) 64 A.D. — the Great Fire of Rome continues (day 7) 69 A.D. — sacking of the Second Temple in Jerusalem (?) 133 A.D. — the last holdout of the Bar Kochba Revolt — Betar – fell to the Romans (?) 1895 — Birth of Robert Graves (author of I, Claudius, among others) 1978 —…
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IN THE NEWS … 2,300-Year-Old Ancient Greek Tomb Unearthed in Romania – GreekReporter.com Byzantine gold objects help archaeologists uncover past of ship wrecked off Croatia | eKathimerini.com Rare Assyrian stele unearthed near Sun Gate of Nineveh Villa Brutus in Tivoli: First excavation confirms the monumentality of the Roman complex UNESCO adds war-hit Lebanese city of…
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IN THE NEWS … Roman wall unearthed under Swiss city linked to Emperor Tiberius – SWI swissinfo.ch New Roman military camp discovery reveals scale of Cantabrian Wars siege Türkiye’s ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium prepares for restoration | Daily Sabah Burned wooden beams from Jerusalem’s First Temple destruction found preserved after 2,600 years |…
