• carmentalia (day 2) — an annual festival in honour of the nymph Carmenta (a divinity associated with prophecy and childbirth; also the mother of Evander) celebrated primarily by women on the 11th and 15th of January
• 69 A.D. — murder of Galba and his adopted son Piso; dies imperii of Otho

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Colchester dig uncover Roman gold rings and marble
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0yq8kwv4do

Ceramics Reveal Ancient Greek Island Samos Had a Largely Self-Sufficient Economy – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/13/ceramics-ancient-greek-island-samos-self-sufficient-economy/

Roman soldiers found in mass grave in Croatia – The Past

Roman soldiers found in mass grave in Croatia

Hygienic conditions in Pompeii’s early baths were poor, according to isotope analysis
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-hygienic-conditions-pompeii-early-poor.html

How Carthage Organized the Construction of Its Great Wall in Hispania: A Unique Case in the Ancient Mediterranean

How Carthage Organized the Construction of Its Great Wall in Hispania: A Unique Case in the Ancient Mediterranean

Ancient Rome meets modern technology as tourists visit restored, frescoed home via livestream tours
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ancient-rome-modern-technology-tourists.html

Archaeologists Find an Unusual 2500-year-old Stylus in Sicily
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/2500-year-old-greek-stylus-discovered-gela-sicily-1234769823/

Jewelled eels, beards of gold and unfathomable cruelty: 5 of ancient Rome’s most eccentric leaders
https://theconversation.com/jewelled-eels-beards-of-gold-and-unfathomable-cruelty-5-of-ancient-romes-most-eccentric-leaders-267749

Let’s quibble about historical accuracy in Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey | New Scientist
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935782-200-lets-quibble-about-historical-accuracy-in-christopher-nolans-odyssey/

In Pursuit of Peace, Ancient Athens Created a Goddess – JSTOR Daily

In Pursuit of Peace, Ancient Athens Created a Goddess

A woman in the shadows in a great epic poem
https://en.ara.cat/culture/woman-in-the-shadows-in-great-epic-poem_1_5617297.html

How Could I Overlook Odysseus!? Theme and Fit in Iliad 10 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

How Could I Overlook Odysseus!? Theme and Fit in Iliad 10

Towards a Methodology for Mirrors – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Towards a Methodology for Mirrors

Aes Grave MuX Grant Approved! – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Aes Grave MuX Grant Approved!

~70% of PHerc. 172 is now digitally unwrapped
https://scrollprize.substack.com/p/70-of-pherc-172-is-now-digitally?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1454609&post_id=184307377&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Spencer Alley: Greek Heads
https://spenceralley.blogspot.com/2026/01/greek-heads.html

First Day Fragments Spring 2026 – Noodlings

First Day Fragments Spring 2026

Gabriel Barkay z”l (1944-2026) – The Temple Mount Sifting Project

Gabriel Barkay z”l (1944-2026)

Archaeologist Gabriel Barkay, pioneer of Temple Mount research, dies at 81 | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologist-gabriel-barkay-pioneer-of-temple-mount-research-dies-at-81

PaleoJudaica.com: Albanese, Translation Technique and Literary Structures in Greek Isaiah 13:1–14:23 (SBL)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/albanese-translation-technique-and.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Poppaea’s house at Pompeii?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/poppaeas-house-at-pompeii.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Two more Barkay obituaries
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/two-more-barkay-obituaries.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Der ›Kaiserkulttempel‹ von Simitthus: Architektur, Funde und Interpretation eines frühkaiserzeitlichen Podiumtempels in der Provinz Africa Proconsularis
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/der-kaiserkulttempel-von-simitthus.html

Sextus Empiricus Against the Arithmeticians – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.05/

The late Geometric and early Archaic north-eastern Aegean through the emergence, distribution and consumption of ‘G 2-3 ware’ – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.06/

The human tragicomedy: the reception of Apuleius’ Golden Ass in the twentieth and twenty-first century – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.07/

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Is Plato woke? Texas A&M professor speaks out after being banned from teaching the Greek philosopher | Here & Now
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/01/14/plato-professor-texas-am

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(606) Who Were The Failed Heirs of Augustus? – YouTube

(607) Was Nero the Antichrist? (and why early Christians thought he’d rise again) – YouTube

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From bits of history to bytes of data: AI and the study of the ancient Near East
https://www.nature.com/collections/ibaaacccci

Divine Onomastic News

Divine Onomastic News

• ca. 82 B.C. — birth of Marcus Antonius (a.k.a. Mark Anthony)

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Ancient Rome meets modern technology as tourists visit restored, frescoed home via livestream tours
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ancient-rome-modern-technology-tourists.html#goog_rewarded

Not just ‘eunuchs’ or sex workers: In ancient Mesopotamia, gender-diverse people held positions of power
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-eunuchs-sex-workers-ancient-mesopotamia.html

Want to escape Rome’s crowds? Visit its underground sites. | National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/city-underneath-rome?loggedin=true&rnd=1768333846057

Lost Iron Age Ship Cargoes Discovered in Ancient Israeli Port Rewrite Mediterranean Trade History %
https://scitechdaily.com/lost-iron-age-ship-cargoes-discovered-in-ancient-israeli-port-rewrite-mediterranean-trade-history-archaeologists-discover-rare-iron-age-ship-cargoes-hidden-in-a-long-lost-mediterranean-harbor/

Hygienic conditions in Pompeii’s early baths were poor, according to isotope analysis
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-hygienic-conditions-pompeii-early-poor.html

Seeing Roman life through water: Exploring Pompeii’s public baths via carbonate deposits | PNAS
https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2517276122

The North Wall: A Gateway to the Lost Tomb of Queen Nefertiti? – Popular Archeology

The North Wall: A Gateway to the Lost Tomb of Queen Nefertiti?

Is Homer’s Odyssey Based on Real Events? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/13/homers-odyssey-real-events/

From Gypsy Girl to Roman marvels: Zeugma draws record crowds | Daily Sabah
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/from-gypsy-girl-to-roman-marvels-zeugma-draws-record-crowds/news

Archaeologists Unearth a Rare 2,000-Year-Old Iron Age War Trumpet in Britain
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/archaeologists-unearth-a-rare-2000-year-old-iron-age-war-trumpet-in-britain/

Port Talbot’s Pompeii: Largest Roman villa ever found in Wales unearthed under deer park
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15458755/amp/Port-Talbots-Pompeii-Roman-villa-Wales.html

Roman industrial hub discovered on banks of River Wear

Roman industrial hub discovered on banks of River Wear

[paywalled] Statues of Roman gods in Malaga ‘look like comic superheroes’
https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/statues-of-roman-gods-in-malaga-look-like-comic-superheroes-n2gfjd9hc

Mycenaean Gold Ornaments Reveal Surprising Northern European Solar Symbols – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/mycenaean-gold-ornaments-reveal-surprising-northern-european-solar-symbols/

He was ancient Rome’s mightiest figure – and rumours said he had a secret affair with Julius Caesar | HistoryExtra
https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/ancient-romes-mightiest-figure-octavian-augustus-affair-with-julius-caesar/

Prof. Gabriel Barkay, Jerusalem archaeologist, dies at 81 | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-883109

World Archaeology Magazine highlights UC discoveries from ancient Greece | University of Cincinnati
https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2026/01/archaeology-highlights-uc-discoveries-from-ancient-greece.html

Is there a revolution at the Smithsonian? | Blog post | The TLS

Is there a revolution at the Smithsonian?

Remembering Erich von Däniken, 1935 – 2026 – JASON COLAVITO
https://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/remembering-erich-von-daniken-1935-2026

The Posthumous Olympic Victory Of Arichion of Phigaleia – The Historian’s Hut

The Posthumous Olympic Victory Of Arichion of Phigaleia

Project Announcement: Biblissima+ Generic Epigraphy Working Group – Current EpigraphyCurrent Epigraphy

Project Announcement: Biblissima+ Generic Epigraphy Working Group

Grave Wisdom | Sphinx

Grave Wisdom

Sitzfleisch Tuesday (?) – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Sitzfleisch Tuesday (?)

Two on Survey Tuesday | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Two on Survey Tuesday

Een dynastiek monument – Mainzer Beobachter

Een dynastiek monument

Ancient History Roundup – by Owen Rees – Our Ancient World
https://owenrees.substack.com/p/ancient-history-roundup-0fa?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2470207&post_id=184311099&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Laudator Temporis Acti: Unepic Diction
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/01/unepic-diction.html

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Russia Protests Detention of Archaeologist in Poland
https://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2026/01/russia-protests-detention-of.html

PaleoJudaica.com: The politics of “Palestine”
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-politics-of-palestine.html

PaleoJudaica.com: A ceramic fingerprinting database
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-ceramic-fingerprinting-database.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Two Barkay obituaries
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/two-barkay-obituaries.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Destruction of Jerusalem in Nineteenth-Century German Culture
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-destruction-of-jerusalem-in.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Aristotle reads Hippocrates
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/aristotle-reads-hippocrates.html

Luxuria. Storie di banchetti, ville e altri eccessi nell’antica Roma – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.04/

The muse of history: the ancient Greeks from the Enlightenment to the present – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.03/

Latin inscriptions from the legionary fortress of Apulum – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.02/
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Bearing witness to women’s war…–Visualising War and Peace – Apple Podcasts

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(586) Pyramid of Cestius! – YouTube

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• 86 B.C. — death of Marius
• 27 B.C. — Octavian “restores the republic” and receives the corona civica
• ca. 101 A.D. — birth of L. Aelius Caesar, future adoptive heir (never realized) of the emperor Hadrian
• 235 A.D. — martyrdom (?) of Andrew, bishop of Trier