ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ February 4, 2026

~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

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An Ancient Aqueduct and Tunnel System Discovered Supplying the Villa of the Casoni in the Sabina, Predating the Roman Conquest

An Ancient Aqueduct and Tunnel System Discovered Supplying the Villa of the Casoni in the Sabina, Predating the Roman Conquest

Rare Roman Panther Figurine with Its Paws on a Severed Head Is a Propaganda Tool Used in Britain
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/rare-roman-panther-figurine-with-its-paws-on-a-severed-head-is-a-propaganda-tool-used-in-britain/

(19) A 2,000-year-old reminder that everyone starts somewhere…
https://www.culturednortheast.co.uk/p/a-2000-year-old-reminder-that-everyone

Ancient Greek Stele Found in WWI Trenches Honored at Thessaloniki Museum – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/04/ancient-greek-stele-wwi-trenches-honored-thessaloniki-museum/

Exceptional Discovery in the Ionian Sea: Newly Revealed Roman Shipwreck Found off Gallipoli, Italy – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/exceptional-discovery-in-the-ionian-sea-newly-revealed-roman-shipwreck-found-off-gallipoli-italy/

Poop as medicine? A Roman vial’s chemistry backs up ancient medical texts
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-poop-medicine-roman-vial-chemistry.html

Roman Shipwreck Carrying Ancient Garum Sauce Discovered in Ionian Sea – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/03/roman-shipwreck-ancient-garum-sauce-ionian-sea/

Knesset education panel advances bill to create civilian body in charge of West Bank antiquities | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/knesset-education-panel-advances-bill-to-create-civilian-body-in-charge-of-west-bank-antiquities/

Culture Ministry to upgrade facilities at Athens site of Aristotle’s Lyceum | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1294347/culture-ministry-to-upgrade-facilities-at-athens-site-of-aristotles-lyceum/

Olives have been essential to life in Italy for at least 6,000 years—far longer than we thought
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-olives-essential-life-italy-years.html

Is a Greek temple actually an overturned ship? A new theory revolutionizes the origin of classical architecture

Is a Greek temple actually an overturned ship? A new theory revolutionizes the origin of classical architecture

Vanilla-Spiced Afterlife at Canaanite Megiddo – Biblical Archaeology Society
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/vanilla-spiced-afterlife-at-canaanite-megiddo/

A new translation of Oecumenius’ Commentary on Revelation, plus an article on using your phone to scan articles (and other snippets)

A new translation of Oecumenius’ Commentary on Revelation, plus an article on using your phone to scan articles (and other snippets)

New project on Ibn al-Ṭayyib’s commentary on the Psalms

New project on Ibn al-Ṭayyib’s commentary on the Psalms

New Logos Libraries for 2026 – Reading Acts

New Logos Libraries for 2026

De vele namen van Belgrado (3) – Mainzer Beobachter

De vele namen van Belgrado (3)

De werken van Herakles (3) – Mainzer Beobachter

De werken van Herakles (3)

Scarcity and the Iliad: Thinking about Similes in Book 12 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Scarcity and the Iliad: Thinking about Similes in Book 12

PaleoJudaica.com: The Qumran Restaurant?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-qumran-restaurant.html

PaleoJudaica.com: On the fall of Cartagena to the Romans
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/on-fall-of-cartagena-to-romans.html

PaleoJudaica.com: “House of David” in the Mesha Stele?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/house-of-david-in-mesha-stele.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Rethinking Empire: Materiality, Metaphysics, and Imperial Politics
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/rethinking-empire-materiality.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Specialist literature on Sidonius Apollinaris
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/specialist-literature-on-sidonius.html

Ancient maritime loan contracts – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.05/

Performance and imagination: dramatic space in the comedies of Menander, Plautus and Terence – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.04/

What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us? | Issue 172 | Philosophy Now
https://philosophynow.org/issues/172/What_Have_the_Romans_Ever_Done_For_Us
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18 AFRI: Richard Rush | TLL Podcast: Ut silvae foliis
https://tllpod.podbean.com/e/18-afri-richard-rush/

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(1164) Did Egyptian gods and goddesses empower everyday worship—or reinforce state control? – YouTube

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Fully funded PhD scholarships in Ancient History
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2026/02/04/fully-funded-phd-scholarships-in-ancient-history/

Panel on Roman foreign relations

Panel on Roman foreign relations

Machiavelli’s Roman Empire | Issue 172 | Philosophy Now
https://philosophynow.org/issues/172/Machiavellis_Roman_Empire

The Educational Philosophy of Quintilian | Issue 172 | Philosophy Now
https://philosophynow.org/issues/172/The_Educational_Philosophy_of_Quintilian

Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me by Edith Hall | Issue 172 | Philosophy Now
https://philosophynow.org/issues/172/Facing_Down_the_Furies_Suicide_the_Ancient_Greeks_and_Me_by_Edith_Hall

EARLY BRONZE AGE SEAL IMPRESSIONS FROM THERASIA: NEW EVIDENCE FOR SEAL USE IN THE CYCLADES AND THE EMERGENCE OF SCRIPT IN AN AEGEAN CONTEXT | Annual of the British School at Athens | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/annual-of-the-british-school-at-athens/article/early-bronze-age-seal-impressions-from-therasia-new-evidence-for-seal-use-in-the-cyclades-and-the-emergence-of-script-in-an-aegean-context/060184267491CAF4F238CD2C0930DAC9?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Volumes&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Volumes

EXPLORING POTTERY PRODUCTION AT PROTOPALATIAL TO POSTPALATIAL PALAIKASTRO (EAST CRETE) THROUGH INTEGRATED PETROGRAPHIC AND ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS | Annual of the British School at Athens | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/annual-of-the-british-school-at-athens/article/exploring-pottery-production-at-protopalatial-to-postpalatial-palaikastro-east-crete-through-integrated-petrographic-and-elemental-analysis/B96CAE06025F54B766EECD50B133AC12?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Volumes&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Volumes

ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ February 3, 2026

~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

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Wreck of ancient Roman ship found off coast of Puglia – Arts Culture and Style – Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2026/02/03/wreck-of-ancient-roman-ship-found-off-coast-of-puglia_5e6787ac-993c-43f2-9746-8bb21cad88dd.html

Greece and Italy form a joint front against the illicit trafficking of cultural property – ProtoThema English

Greece and Italy form a joint front against the illicit trafficking of cultural property

‘Landmark’ elephant bone finding in Spain may be from time of Hannibal’s war against Rome | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/landmark-elephant-bone-finding-in-spain-may-be-from-time-of-hannibals-war-against-rome

Ancient Romans used human poo as medicine, scientists say | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/ancient-romans-human-poo-medicine-b2912841.html

Una statua per la compagna. Svelato in queste ore il segreto del blocco di pietra con iscrizioni romane trovato in una cavità. E’ la base di una scultura scomparsa, dedicata ad Annia, la moglie ideale. Stava nel Foro. Il marito innamoratissimo la trasformò in una piccola grande dea

Una statua per la compagna. Svelato in queste ore il segreto del blocco di pietra con iscrizioni romane trovato in una cavità. E’ la base di una scultura scomparsa, dedicata ad Annia, la moglie ideale. Stava nel Foro. Il marito innamoratissimo la trasformò in una piccola grande dea

CT scans unwrap secrets of ancient Egyptian life
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-ct-scans-unwrap-secrets-ancient.html

Rare Greek Funerary Sculpture Priced North of $600,000 Heads to TEFAF
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/rare-greek-funerary-sculpture-tefaf-david-aaron-1234771808/

Demetrios: The Ancient Greek Who Traveled to England – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/03/demetrios-ancient-greek-travel-england/

Meet the “grossly underappreciated” Roman emperor who became the enemy of the ancient world | HistoryExtra
https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/roman-emperor-domitian-enemy-ancient-world/

Nolan’s Odyssey Casting Sparks Outrage: “No Greek Actors in the Greek Epic”
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/02/03/nolans-odyssey-casting-sparks-outrage-no-greek-actors-in-the-greek-epic/

Violence now rising again in prison where inmates are taught about ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15520395/Violence-rising-prison-inmates-taught-ancient-Greek-philosophy.html

Classicist Harry Tanner links homophobia in ancient texts to moments of socioeconomic upheaval – The Brown Daily Herald
https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2026/02/classicist-harry-tanner-links-homophobia-in-ancient-texts-to-moments-of-socioeconomic-upheaval

Nothing lasts forever, except maybe Stoicism | Connecticut Public
https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2026-02-03/nothing-lasts-forever-except-maybe-stoicism

Reconciling 19th century hoard reports and modern museum holdings – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Reconciling 19th century hoard reports and modern museum holdings

De werken van Herakles (2) – Mainzer Beobachter

De werken van Herakles (2)

PaleoJudaica.com: When did Torah law become authoritative?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/when-did-torah-law-become-authoritative.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Ancient stone jar display at the Knesset
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/ancient-stone-jar-display-at-knesset.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Is the Gospel of John “having a moment?”
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/is-gospel-of-john-having-moment.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: 480 BCE. The Persian Attack on Athens and its Impact on the Study of Ancient Greece
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/480-bce-persian-attack-on-athens-and.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Studien zu queeren Lesarten der Hebräischen Bibel
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/studien-zu-queeren-lesarten-der.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Liturgical Targum: The Aramaic Translation of the Torah in Mahzorim
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-liturgical-targum-aramaic.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Beacons and Military Communication from Antiquity to the Early Modern Period
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/beacons-and-military-communication-from.html

Classical reception: new challenges in a changing world – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.03/

Menander ‘Misoumenos’ or ‘The hated man’: introduction, translation, and commentary – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.02.02/

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(1133) Extraordinary discovery in Taranto: a Roman shipwreck from the Imperial Age has been discovered. – YouTube

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Summer Placement with the British School at Rome & University of London
https://www.romansociety.org/Grants-Prizes/Summer-Placement-with-the-BSR-University-of-London

Project MUSE – State of Play: Computing Homer from Wissenschaft to AI
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/980346

Nestor – February 2026 issue available
https://classics.uc.edu/nestor/pages/news/861-february-2026-issue-available