• 1853 — birth of Wilhelm Dorpfeld (exavator of Troy)
• 1890 — death of Heinrich Schliemann (ditto)

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3,000-Year-Old Workshop in Iraq Shows How Iron Age Society Made Ceramics – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/12/23/workshop-iraq-iron-age-society-made-ceramics/

The Ancient Roman Outpost You’ve Never Heard of—Tucked Away in a Quiet Swiss Town
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/huge-augusta-raurica-ruins-switzerland-2716624′

The mystery of the Justinianic Plague 1,500 years ago: why doesn’t archaeology show collapse?

The mystery of the Justinianic Plague 1,500 years ago: why doesn’t archaeology show collapse?

Rare 2,200-Year-Old Ancient Gold Coin Found in Jereuselem

Ancient 2,220-Year-Old Gold Coin Discovered in Jerusalem Sheds Light on Its History

1,800-Year-Old Staircase Leading to One of Western Anatolia’s Best-Preserved Libraries Discovered in Ancient Nysa – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/1800-year-old-staircase-leading-to-one-of-western-anatolias-best-preserved-libraries-discovered-in-ancient-nysa/

Archaeologists Found a Roman Mosaic in Britain That Tells a Lost Version of the Trojan War
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/archaeologists-found-a-roman-mosaic-in-britain-that-tells-a-lost-version-of-the-trojan-war/

A Major Etruscan Medical School Emerges at the Sacred Springs of San Casciano dei Bagni – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/a-major-etruscan-medical-school-emerges-at-the-sacred-springs-of-san-casciano-dei-bagni/

Greece, Pella Palace reborn: Alexander the Great’s mansion restored
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/greece-pella-palace-reborn-alexander-the-great-s-mansion-restored

[old news]DNA Analysis Reveals Minoan and Mycenaean Genetic Origins – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/12/24/minoan-mycenaean-dna/

The elegant room of the theatre mask and the peacock in the Villa of Poppaea reveals its true size and sumptuous decoration. Frescoes are beginning to emerge from the site where excavations and restoration work are taking place – Pompeii Sites
https://pompeiisites.org/en/comunicati/the-elegant-room-of-the-theatre-mask-and-the-peacock-in-the-villa-of-poppaea-reveals-its-true-size-and-sumptuous-decoration-frescoes-are-beginning-to-emerge-from-the-site-where-excavations-and-restor/

O Little Town of Bethlehem? – Biblical Archaeology Society

O Little Town of Bethlehem?

Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Costumes Raise Eyebrows – Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/odyssey-costumes-fallout-christopher-nolan-film-11266358

Is Achilles In Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey?
https://screenrant.com/the-odyssey-movie-achilles-role-appearance/

Greek, Roman classics interest Tandy – The Daily Beacon

Greek, Roman classics interest Tandy

Talking to Horses: Characterizing Hektor in Iliad 8 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Talking to Horses: Characterizing Hektor in Iliad 8

Find and Finder Of The Month: David and Liron Shimron and A Small Iron Tool – The Temple Mount Sifting Project

Find and Finder Of The Month: David and Liron Shimron and A Small Iron Tool

Writing Wednesday: A Levigation Pool | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Writing Wednesday: A Levigation Pool

A Happy Life – by Armand D’Angour
https://armanddangour.substack.com/p/a-happy-life?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1877109&post_id=182461353&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

De slag bij Kadesh (1) – Mainzer Beobachter

De slag bij Kadesh (1)

De slag bij Kadesh (2) – Mainzer Beobachter

De slag bij Kadesh (2)

IO SATURNALIA / MERRY CHRISTMAS! | Greek Myth Comix
https://greekmythcomix.com/comic/io-saturnalia-merry-christmas/

Laudator Temporis Acti: Festivus
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/12/festivus.html

PaleoJudaica.com: A chaos dragon rock carving in Iran
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-chaos-dragon-rock-carving-in-iran.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Ben-Yehuda’s revival of Hebrew
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/12/ben-yehudas-revival-of-hebrew.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Christianity Today’s 2025 biblical-archaeology-stories list
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/12/christianity-todays-2025-biblical.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Local Law Under Rome
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/12/local-law-under-rome.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: « Paysages anthropiques anciens de la péninsule d’Abrau »
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/12/paysages-anthropiques-anciens-de-la.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: La Biblia hebrea en la literatura: guía temática y bibliográfica
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/12/la-biblia-hebrea-en-la-literatura-guia.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Diversidad de formaciones políticas en Mesopotamia y el Cercano Oriente: organización interna y relaciones interregionales en la Edad del Bronce
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/12/diversidad-de-formaciones-politicas-en.html

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(180) Mary Beard On The Lessons We Can Still Learn From Ancient Rome – YouTube

(180) A Lost Wall Beneath Jerusalem? What Archaeologists Just Found – YouTube

(180) A Lost Roman Secret Unearthed | Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo – YouTube

(180) Rome’s New Metro Colosseum & Porta Metronia Lines: Explore The Archaeological Sites – YouTube

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Excavations in Cyprus Reveal 2,000-Year-Old Fortifications at Ancient Palaepaphos – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/12/23/excavations-cyprus-fortifications-ancient-palaepaphos/

2,300-year-old Celtic gold coins found in Swiss bog | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/2-300-year-old-celtic-gold-coins-found-in-swiss-bog

‘A huge surprise’: 1,500-year-old church found next to Zoroastrianism place of worship in Iraq | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/a-huge-surprise-1-500-year-old-church-found-next-to-zoroastrianism-place-of-worship-in-iraq

A Major Etruscan Medical School Discovered at the Ancient Sanctuary of San Casciano dei Bagni

A Major Etruscan Medical School Discovered at the Ancient Sanctuary of San Casciano dei Bagni

We discovered an ancient ‘party boat’ in the waters of Alexandria – here’s what might have happened on board
https://theconversation.com/we-discovered-an-ancient-party-boat-in-the-waters-of-alexandria-heres-what-might-have-happened-on-board-272133

Roman copper industry and settlement uncovered in Peristerona | Cyprus Mail
https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/12/23/roman-copper-industry-and-settlement-uncovered-in-peristerona

Researchers Solve Ancient Murder Mystery On Thasos Island
https://allthatsinteresting.com/thasos-greece-ancient-murder

Lion-headed gargoyle destroyed at ancient city
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/lion-headed-gargoyle-destroyed-at-ancient-city-217087

A Golden Year for Greece: The Landmark Archaeological Discoveries of 2025 – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/12/23/greece-landmark-archaeological-discoveries-2025/

Global calls renewed for the return of the Rosetta Stone to Egypt – Ancient Egypt – Antiquities – Ahram Online
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/559224/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/Global-calls-renewed-for-the-return-of-the-Rosetta.aspx

“Lost” Trojan War Story Found in One of Britain’s Greatest Roman Mosaics
https://scitechdaily.com/lost-trojan-war-story-found-in-one-of-britains-greatest-roman-mosaics/

The Messy Family Drama of Ancient Egyptian Gods
https://hyperallergic.com/a-guide-to-ancient-egypts-divine-drama/

‘Had No Idea Ancient Greeks Used Batman Helmets’ — Debut Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Reignites Historical Accuracy Debate – IGN
https://www.ign.com/articles/had-no-idea-ancient-greeks-used-batman-helmets-debut-trailer-for-christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-reignites-historical-accuracy-debate

What Nolan’s Odyssey Gets Wrong About Ancient Greece, Seen in Its New Trailer – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/12/22/odyssey-nolan-new-trailer-ancient-greece-wrong/

Divine tech? Tatiana Bur is marrying science and religion in ancient Greece
https://reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/divine-tech-tatiana-bur-is-marrying-science-and-religion-in-ancient-greece

Archaeologist Lila Marangou, who left mark on Cyclades studies, dies | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1290662/archaeologist-lila-marangou-dies-leaving-mark-on-cyclades-studies/

Tornos News | How a project that operated in 140 AD will quench the thirst of 8 municipalities of Attica
https://tornosnews.gr/en/tornos/green-travel/54965-how-a-project-that-operated-in-140-ad-will-quench-the-thirst-of-8-municipalities-of-attica.html

Laudator Temporis Acti: Learning by Doing
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/12/learning-by-doing.html

De metro van Rome (3) Hoe verder? – Mainzer Beobachter

De metro van Rome (3) Hoe verder?

Faits divers (46): oosterse data – Mainzer Beobachter

Faits divers (46): oosterse data

British Library Manuscripts Catalogue back online – Roger Pearse

British Library Manuscripts Catalogue back online

An old hoax: the Turkish Aramaic “gospel of Barnabas” forgery from 2012 resurfaces – Roger Pearse

An old hoax: the Turkish Aramaic “gospel of Barnabas” forgery from 2012 resurfaces

PaleoJudaica.com: Augustine in the Cairo Genizah?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/12/augustine-in-cairo-genizah.html

“Ancient Anthropogenic Landscapes of the Abrau Peninsula” | Spartokos read

« Paysages anthropiques anciens de la péninsule d’Abrau »

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Vergil’s Messianic Fourth Eclogue (Ad Navseam, Episode 205) | Ad Navseam
https://adnavseam.podbean.com/e/vergils-messianic-fourth-eclogue-ad-navseam-episode-205/

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(164) The Odyssey | Official Trailer – YouTube

(165) Did Scholars Crack an Unknown Dead Sea Scrolls Script? – YouTube

(165) What Do We ACTUALLY Know About Homer? (Author of Iliad & Odyssey) – YouTube

(165) The Odyssey Trailer Breakdown – YouTube

(165) This Is The Oldest Nativity Scene We Have – YouTube

(165) Top Ten Biblical Archaeology Discoveries of 2025 | Bible & Archaeology – YouTube

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War in the Ancient World International Conference (WAWIC) | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | University of Minnesota Duluth
https://cahss.d.umn.edu/departments/history/wawic

Call for Papers for 2026 Spring Conference Series – Antiquity in Media Studies (Priority deadline January 9; Regular deadline January 30) – The Classical Association of Canada
https://www.cac-scec.ca/2025/12/aims2026/

• Saturnalia continues (day 7)
• Larentalia — a funerary ritual at the purported tomb of Acca Larentia, who was the wife of the shepherd who found Romulus and Remus being suckled by the she-wolf.
• rites in honour of the Tempestates, which seems to be a Latin translation of the Punic divinity ‘Ba’al of the skies’ (i.e. this was a divinity taken over by the Romans, probably during the Punic Wars)
• 179 B.C. — dedication of a Temple of Diana and A Temple of Juno Regina in the Campus Martius by M. Aemilius Lepidus
• 250 A.D. — martyrdom of the Ten Martyrs of Crete

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Roman Handprints, Preserved Textiles and Possible DNA Found in Rare Gypsum Burial in England – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/roman-handprints-preserved-textiles-and-possible-dna-found-in-rare-gypsum-burial-in-england/

Archaeologists at Pompeii Unearth Lavish Frescoes Linked to Nero’s Wife
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/villa-de-poppea-frescoes-2733430?amp=1

Nahavand’s tumulus-shaped tomb could shed light on Seleucid era: archaeologist – Tehran Times
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/521971/Nahavand-s-tumulus-shaped-tomb-could-shed-light-on-Seleucid-era

Archaeologist says pomegranate origin traces back to the Iranian plateau – Tehran Times
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/521944/Archaeologist-says-pomegranate-origin-traces-back-to-the-Iranian

Ancient treasures unveiled: The Royal Palace of Pella opens to the public with stunning Hellenistic statues – ProtoThema English

Ancient treasures unveiled: The Royal Palace of Pella opens to the public with stunning Hellenistic statues

British Museum to keep Parthenon Sculptures on display despite major renovation | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1290578/british-museum-to-keep-parthenon-sculptures-on-display-during-major-renovation/

[old news]Lost Writings of Archimedes Revealed After Centuries by Particle Accelerator – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/12/22/lost-writings-archimedes-particle-accelerator/

[wtf?]India Discovers Its Largest Ancient Circular Labyrinth Linked to Roman Trade Routes – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/india-discovers-its-largest-ancient-circular-labyrinth-linked-to-roman-trade-routes/

Microscopic Analysis of Roman Poop Proves Their Engineering Couldn’t Save Them From Parasites
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/microscopic-analysis-of-roman-poop-proves-their-engineering-couldnt-save-them-from-parasites/

Archaeologists stunned to find beans and fruit remains in Pompeii slave quarters | Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/archaeologists-reveal-nutritious-food-remains-discovered-ancient-villa-quarters

Ancient Greek mosaic found at site of Hatay building destroyed in 2023 quakes
https://bianet.org/haber/ancient-greek-mosaic-found-at-site-of-hatay-building-destroyed-in-2023-quakes-314766#lg=1&slide=2

Inscription on Roman sitella in Cartagena reveals unknown governor and casting-lot use | Archaeology News Online Magazine
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/12/inscription-on-roman-sitella-found-in-cartagena/

Israel boosts archaeological enforcement and excavations in the West Bank
https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/ryg34ihx11x

[nb headline changed … not news] Unbelievable Pompeii find stuns historians | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines
https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/graffiti-discovered-at-pompeii-gives-unique-insight-into-ancient-italian-life/news-story/44b3010eba03a86e9c6d2373403c9b20

What Pompeii Looked Like Hours Before Its Destruction: A Reconstruction | Open Culture

What Pompeii Looked Like Hours Before Its Destruction: A Reconstruction

How the future is unlocking our past: the role of AI and physics in decoding ancient texts – The Boar

How the future is unlocking our past: the role of AI and physics in decoding ancient texts

Jackie Chan carries the Milan Cortina Olympic torch through Pompeii | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/pompeii-jackie-chan-milan-cortina-99bff97496cecef14b8a38bd69cee6b7

MAGA’s Carthage Moment? Why Donald Trump’s empire might crumble because of decay within | World News – The Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/magas-carthage-moment-how-donald-trumps-empire-might-crumble-because-of-decay-within/articleshow/126124113.cms

Stranded in Iliad 8 with Nestor and Diomedes: On Reading Homer and Neoanalysis – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Stranded in Iliad 8 with Nestor and Diomedes: On Reading Homer and Neoanalysis

Jerome, Letter 148, to Celantia – or rather, a letter of Pelagius? – Roger Pearse

Jerome, Letter 148, to Celantia – or rather, a letter of Pelagius?

How an Obscure Character in the ‘Iliad’ Gave Us the English Word ‘Pander’ – Tales of Times Forgotten

How an Obscure Character in the ‘Iliad’ Gave Us the English Word ‘Pander’

Augustine in the Cairo Genizah | Variant Readings

Augustine in the Cairo Genizah

Metadata Monday: Blogs are BACK, Baby! | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Metadata Monday: Blogs are BACK, Baby!

Finally—letters in Scroll 4! – Vesuvius Challenge
https://scrollprize.substack.com/p/finallyletters-in-scroll-4?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1454609&post_id=182222024&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Laudator Temporis Acti: Greek Sacrificial Ritual
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/12/greek-sacrificial-ritual.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Raja & Seland (eds.), Palmyra, the Roman Empire, and the Third Century Crisis (Steiner)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/12/raja-seland-eds-palmyra-roman-empire.html

PaleoJudaica.com: A contemporary drawing of King Hezekiah in Sennacherib’s palace?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-contemporary-drawing-of-king-hezekiah.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Review of Conybeare, Augustine the African
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/12/review-of-conybeare-augustine-african.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Être vieux dans le monde grec: De Solon à Philopœmen
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/12/etre-vieux-dans-le-monde-grec-de-solon.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Corinthe et ses ailleurs: Voyages de Médée au théâtre, d’Euripide au contemporain
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/12/corinthe-et-ses-ailleurs-voyages-de.html
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TCP Talking Disability: Dyslex…–The Classics Podcast – Apple Podcasts

King Herod – Dan Snow’s History Hit | Acast

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(142) The Odyssey | Official Trailer – YouTube

(143) Discovery in Jerusalem’s Old City Reveals Wall Dating Back to Era of First Hanukkah – YouTube

(143) There was no evidence of Babylon’s Hanging Gardens – until now – YouTube

(143) The Empire that Rivalled Rome – YouTube