• 405 B.C. — death of Sophocles (by one reckoning)
• 58 B.C. — “official” birthday of Livia, wife of Augustus
• 9 B.C. — dedication of the Ara Pacis
• 133 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Didius Julianus
• 228 A.D. — martyrdom of Martina (?)
• 311 A.D. — martyrdom of Savina of Milan

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The discovery of the giant ships that Caligula used on Lake Nemi, destroyed in World War II

The discovery of the giant ships that Caligula used on Lake Nemi, destroyed in World War II

Ancient Roman Necropolis and Rare Gallo-Roman Road Discovered in Northern France – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/ancient-roman-necropolis-and-rare-gallo-roman-road-discovered-in-northern-france/

Romans used human feces as medicine 1,900 years ago — and used thyme to mask the smell | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/romans-used-human-feces-as-medicine-1-900-years-ago-and-used-thyme-to-mask-the-smell

2,500 years ago, people in Bulgaria ate dog meat at feasts and as a delicacy, archaeological study finds | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/2-500-years-ago-people-in-bulgaria-ate-dog-meat-at-feasts-and-as-a-delicacy-archaeological-study-finds

Rethinking Troy: How years of careful peace, not epic war, shaped this bronze age city
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-rethinking-troy-years-peace-epic.html

Loano, remains of a possible Roman villa from the imperial era discovered
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/loano-remains-of-a-possible-roman-villa-from-the-imperial-era-discovered

Animal Offerings and Painted Walls Reveal Secrets of the Ancient Roman Cult Site Nida | Discover Magazine
https://www.discovermagazine.com/animal-offerings-and-painted-walls-reveal-secrets-of-the-ancient-roman-cult-site-nida-48604

Genii: The Minoan Creatures Inspired by Egyptian Gods – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/28/genii-minoan-creatures-egyptian-gods/

The ‘Antigone’ awakening: How an ancient Greek tragedy is defining Off-Broadway this spring | New York Theatre Guide
https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/antigone-off-broadway-in-spring-2026

The Robey Theatre Company to Present a Staged Reading of MEDEA
https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/The-Robey-Theatre-Company-to-Present-a-Staged-Reading-of-MEDEA-20260128

Portrait Coins of the Julio-Claudians, Part 2: Tiberius Through Nero
https://coinweek.com/portrait-coins-of-the-julio-claudians-part-2/

Rome Did Not Expand with Legions Alone: The Secret Weapon Was Rumors and Misinformation

Rome Did Not Expand with Legions Alone: The Secret Weapon Was Rumors and Misinformation

Gibbon’s “Rise & Fall of the Roman Empire” and Trump’s National Security Strategy – Providence

Gibbon’s “Rise & Fall of the Roman Empire” and Trump’s National Security Strategy

Revolutionary Ideals and the Temptations of Tyranny – Public Seminar

Revolutionary Ideals and the Temptations of Tyranny

Fall Of Troy, Helen Boarding Ship To Return To Sparta, By An Unknown 18th-Century Weaver – The Historian’s Hut

Fall Of Troy, Helen Boarding Ship To Return To Sparta, By An Unknown 18th-Century Weaver

Aristotle – The Historian’s Hut

Aristotle

Looking Up and Out: Starting to Read Iliad 12 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Looking Up and Out: Starting to Read Iliad 12

Teaching Thursday: More on the Opposite of Teaching | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Teaching Thursday: More on the Opposite of Teaching

Het Hemels Mandaat in Mesopotamië – Mainzer Beobachter

Het Hemels Mandaat in Mesopotamië

PaleoJudaica.com: Review of McGrath, The Quest for John the Baptist
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/review-of-mcgrath-quest-for-john-baptist.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Review of Schmidt, Josephus and Jesus
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/review-of-schmidt-josephus-and-jesus.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Materials from Karkemish I. The Numismatic Finds from the 2011-2024 Excavations
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/materials-from-karkemish-i-numismatic.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: I miei scritti su Plutarco: Raccolti, riveduti e corretti con bibliografia unificata
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/i-miei-scritti-su-plutarco-raccolti.html

Slavery and honour in the ancient Greek world – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.33/

Belief and unbelief in the ancient world – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.32/

Callimachus: select longer fragments and epigrams – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.31/

Thomas Jones · Lords of the World: Keeping Up with the Caesars
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n02/thomas-jones/lords-of-the-world
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Villain, Victim… Double Agen…–Instant Classics – Apple Podcasts

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VIDENDA
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(1000) Roberta Mazza: Stolen Fragments: Black Markets, Bad Faith, & the Illicit Trade in Ancient Artefacts – YouTube

(1000) How Germania Broke Roman Expansion – YouTube

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Call for Papers – Thematic Panel: “The Vortex” in Graeco-Roman Thought (EASR/IAHR 2026) (Deadline February 25) | Call for Papers – Thematic Panel: “The Vortex” in Graeco-Roman Thought (EASR/IAHR 2026) (Deadline February 25) – The Classical Association of Canada
https://www.cac-scec.ca/2026/01/easrvortexpanel/

University of Victoria Department of Greek and Roman Studies – Sessional Lecturer 2026-2027 (Deadline March 1) – The Classical Association of Canada

University of Victoria Department of Greek and Roman Studies – Sessional Lecturer 2026-2027 (Deadline March 1)

• 164 B.C. — death of Antiochus Epiphanes (according to one reckoning)
• 1 B.C. — departure of Gaius Caesar to the east (?)
• 275 A.D. — death of Aurelian (according to one reckoning, which doesn’t seem right)

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Newly Discovered Roman Sanctuary in Frankfurt Secures Over €1 Million for International Research Project – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/newly-discovered-roman-sanctuary-in-frankfurt-secures-over-e1-million-for-international-research-project/

Unlocking the sacred landscape of Roman Nida
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2026/01/28/unlocking-the-sacred-landscape-of-roman-nida/

Discovery of monumental sacred lake at Karnak
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/01/discovery-of-monumental-sacred-lake-at-karnak/156860

Hidden oracle of Apollo awaits restoration
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/hidden-oracle-of-apollo-awaits-restoration-218268

Archaeologists Uncover Elite Tombs at Bronze Age Harbor City in Cyprus – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/27/elite-tombs-bronze-age-harbor-city-cyprus/

The Carthaginian Elephant in the Oppidum: New Archaeological Evidence of War Elephants in the Second Punic War – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/the-carthaginian-elephant-in-the-oppidum-new-archaeological-evidence-of-war-elephants-in-the-second-punic-war/

Remains of a war elephant and catapult ammunition from the Second Punic War found in Córdoba, a unique discovery in Europe

Remains of a war elephant and catapult ammunition from the Second Punic War found in Córdoba, a unique discovery in Europe

A Massive Second Temple–Era Quarry and a 2,000-Year-Old Key Unearthed in Jerusalem – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/a-massive-second-temple-era-quarry-and-a-2000-year-old-key-unearthed-in-jerusalem/

In ancient Mesopotamia, what was a ziggurat?
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ancient-mesopotamia-ziggurat.html

How Did Ancient Greeks Spent Their Leisure Time? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/27/ancient-greeks-leisure-time/

The Lion’s Den: When Big Cats Roamed Ancient Greece – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/27/the-lions-den-when-big-cats-roamed-greece-video/

Man arrested in Piraeus for possession of 4th century BC marble antiquity | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1293464/man-arrested-in-piraeus-for-possession-of-4th-century-bc-marble-antiquity/

5,000-Year-Old Rock Art in Sinai Reveals Egypt’s First Expansion
https://colombiaone.com/2026/01/27/rock-art-sinai-reveals-egypt-first-expansion/

Portraits of Livia Drusilla and the Welfare of the Roman State | Garstang Museum of Archaeology

Portraits of Livia Drusilla and the Welfare of the Roman State

New edited book on sanctuaries in the Danubian provinces | Roman religion

New edited book on sanctuaries in the Danubian provinces

The Plot to Kill Paul – Acts 23:6-22 – Reading Acts

The Plot to Kill Paul – Acts 23:6-22

Ishtar Temple Built Nearly 5,000 Years Ago Reveals Origins of Sacred Architecture – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/28/ishtar-temple-sacred-architecture/

Drought’s gift: 11,000-year-old T-shaped stone ruins resurface in southeastern Türkiye – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/droughts-gift-11000-year-old-t-shaped-stone-ruins-resurface-in-southeastern-turkiye-3213650

Could the Great Pyramid Be Far Older Than We Thought? A New Study Says Yes – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/could-the-great-pyramid-be-far-older-than-we-thought-a-new-study-says-yes/

Long before Cleopatra, another female pharaoh redefined ancient Egyptian power | HistoryExtra
https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-egypt/female-pharaoh-before-cleopatra-ancient-egyptian-power/

Weird Roman Laws That Shaped Ancient Citizens | TheCollector
https://www.thecollector.com/weird-roman-laws-that-shaped-ancient-citizens/

The Mystery Of The “Lava Treasure” Found By Two Brothers Searching For Sea Urchins | IFLScience
https://www.iflscience.com/in-1985-two-brothers-searching-for-sea-urchins-found-a-priceless-haul-of-roman-treasure-82356

Daniel Mendelsohn’s Odyssey – the enduring appeal of Greek myth
https://www.rte.ie/culture/2026/0128/1555226-daniel-mendelsohns-odyssey-the-enduring-appeal-of-greek-myth/

Ann Harnwell Ashmead Obituary (2026) – Haverford, PA – Chadwick & McKinney Funeral Home, Inc.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/ann-ashmead-obituary?id=60634570

Greek Mythology and its Magical Adaptations in Manga and Anime – Anime News Network
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2026-01-28/greek-mythology-and-its-magical-adaptations-in-manga-and-anime/.223071

Classics Department to put on Plautus’ ‘Casina’ play in original Latin – The Baylor Lariat

Classics Department to put on Plautus’ ‘Casina’ play in original Latin

Cate Blanchett to star in new production ‘Electra / Persona’ | London Theatre
https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/cate-blanchett-to-star-in-new-production-electra-persona

(20) January 57 BCE: From Cicero (at Dyrrachium?) to Metellus Nepos (in Rome)
https://epistulae.substack.com/p/january-57-bce-from-cicero-at-dyrrachium-dfc

PaleoJudaica.com: “Passover” in Latin
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/passover-in-latin.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Thousands of antiquities missing in Gaza
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/thousands-of-antiquities-missing-in-gaza.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Still more on those 3rd-millennium alphabetic (?) inscriptions
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/still-more-on-those-3rd-millennium.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Another blogger visits Cartagena
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/another-blogger-visits-cartagena.html

PaleoJudaica.com: A Carthaginian elephant bone at Cordoba? Plus C-14 dating reflections.
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-carthaginian-elephant-bone-at-cordoba.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Review of Zarghamee, Myth and history in ancient Persia
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/review-of-zarghamee-myth-and-history-in.html

AWOL – Crises (Staseis) and Changes (Metabolai): Athenian Democracy in the Making
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/crises-staseis-and-changes-metabolai.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Caulonia tra Crotone e Locri: Atti del Convegno Internazionale, Firenze 30 maggio-1 giugno 2007
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/caulonia-tra-crotone-e-locri-atti-del.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/la-policromia-dei-monochromata-ricerca.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Artefacts, roots, networks: endangered archeology and trafficking of archaeological objects: The economic and social context of illicit trafficking in archeological goods
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/artefacts-roots-networks-endangered.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Archisowar
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/archisowar.html

The Quest for John the Baptist – Biblical Archaeology Society

The Quest for John the Baptist

The scientific sublime in imperial Rome: Manilius, Seneca, Lucan, and the Aetna – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.30/

A social and cultural history of the Hellenistic world – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.29/

Was ist Zeit? Altertumswissenschaftliche Aufsätze – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.28/

Myth and history in ancient Persia: the Achaemenids in the Iranian tradition – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.27/

Reading Quintilian: didactic authority in the Institutio Oratoria – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.26/
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Bench-stable butyllithium & secrets of Pompeii’s limescale | Podcast | Chemistry World
https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/bench-stable-butyllithium-and-secrets-of-pompeiis-limescale/4022826.article

(969) From Novice to Primus Palus: How Gladiators Trained – YouTube

(969) Are Egyptian artefacts in museums priceless treasures—or just ancient pieces of a puzzle? – YouTube

You Can’t Be Cirrus: Aristophanes Clouds, Part I (Ad Navseam, Episode 208) | Ad Navseam
https://adnavseam.podbean.com/e/ad-navseam-episode-208/
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(969) Why are there artifacts of feet in the Etruscan Gallery? – YouTube

(969) Explore Ocriculum: Rome’s Forgotten River Port – YouTube

(969) New Jericho Evidence? What the Excavations Actually Say – YouTube

(972) Cleopatra’s Procession (Clip) | Cleopatra (1963) | TCM – YouTube

(973) The Equestrian Sculpture of Marcus Aurelius – YouTube

(976) Historian Reacts to EPIC: The Musical (Ocean Saga) – YouTube

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Art Crime Research Opportunities: 28 January 2026

Art Crime Research Opportunities: 28 January 2026

Pliny the Elder’s discourse on Roman gold mining: The ecological approach of his gold metaphor and the personification of Nature | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-026-06556-x

Teaching Professor (Assistant, Associate, or Full)
University of Notre Dame: College of Arts & Letters: Classics
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(20) Antiquipop – La lettre de février 2025
https://antiquipop.substack.com/p/antiquipop-la-lettre-de-fevrier-2025

• 98 A.D. — dies imperii of Trajan
• 198 A.D. — festival in celebration of Severus‘ victory over the Parthians; possibly concurrent: dies imperii of Caracalla