IN THE NEWS … Our pay is called a ‘salary,’ but were Roman soldiers really paid in salt? German siblings convicted as court confiscates €32m in antiquities case | Dagens.com Digital technology helps bring Palmyra’s ancient heritage back to life BTA :: Archaeologists Continue Excavations of Roman Baths at Ancient Ratiaria Why Did Celts Build…

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36 B.C. — Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa’s fleet defeats that of Sextus Pompeius at Naulochus

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IN THE NEWS … New rooms, wall paintings found at ancient Smyrna in Türkiye | Daily Sabah Roman villa in Forest may enter public hands for excavation | The Ross Gazette BTA :: Archaeologists Continue Excavations of Roman Baths at Ancient Ratiaria 9,000-year-old mining workshop unearthed at Çayönü Hill Great Pyramid Radar Study Retracted, but…

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31 B.C. — Octavian defeats Marcus Antonius and Cleopatra at Actium 490 B.C. — Pheidippides runs to Sparta for help against Persians at Marathon (one traditional date)

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IN THE NEWS … A snake-headed vessel hints at a mysterious Roman cult Researchers Develop Method to Tell Authentic Artifacts from Fakes An Egyptian Tomb’s 4,000-Year-Old False Door Reveals How the Living Honored the Dead | Discover Magazine Ancient Smyrna excavations reveal rare wall paintings and previously unknown rooms Colchester fossil gives glimpse into Roman…

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