=========================================================== 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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178 A.D. — martyrdom of Epipodias at Lyons 202 A.D. — martyrdom of Leonidas in Alexandria 248 A.D. — second day of celebrations for Rome’s 1000th anniversary ca 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Helimenas at Babylon

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=========================================================== ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN April 21, 2026 =========================================================== =========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Archaeological mission in Oxyrhynchus has found Homer’s ‘Iliad’ inside a Roman-era mummy https://phys.org/news/2026-04-archaeological-mission-oxyrhynchus-homer-iliad.html Archaeologists discover an impressive 2,000-year-old Roman canal buried underground – AS USA https://en.as.com/latest_news/archaeologists-discover-an-impressive-2000-year-old-roman-canal-buried-underground-f202604-n/ Antiquities from US collection returned to Greece | eKathimerini.com https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1301502/antiquities-from-us-collection-returned-to-greece/ Remarkably Preserved Roman Palace Discovered in Eastern Libya –…

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Parilia (a.k.a. Palilia) — originally a festival in honour of Pales (who protected shepherds and their flock), it eventually evolved — in the city of Rome, at least — into a ‘birthday of Rome’ celebration 753 B.C. — traditional date for the foundation of Rome 43 B.C. — pro-Caesarian forces “under” Octavian defeat the forces…

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