• 86 B.C. — death of Marius
• 27 B.C. — Octavian “restores the republic” and receives the corona civica
• ca. 101 A.D. — birth of L. Aelius Caesar, future adoptive heir (never realized) of the emperor Hadrian
• 235 A.D. — martyrdom (?) of Andrew, bishop of Trier

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LEGENDA
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Margam park Roman villa find could be ‘Port Talbot’s Pompeii’
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk8j1gkxelo

Tumba Madžari Great Mother: A boxy goddess figurine from North Macedonia designed to protect Stone Age houses 7,800 years ago | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/tumba-madzari-great-mother-a-boxy-goddess-figurine-from-north-macedonia-designed-to-protect-stone-age-houses-7-800-years-ago

Archaeologists Unearth Ancient War Trumpet That Once Struck Fear in the Hearts of Enemies on the Battlefield
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-war-trumpet-that-once-struck-fear-in-the-hearts-of-enemies-on-the-battlefield-180987975/

Erotic Symbolism on a Potter’s Tool? Rare 5th Century BC Bone Stylus Found in Sicily – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/erotic-symbolism-on-a-potters-tool-rare-5th-century-bc-bone-stylus-found-in-sicily/

Roman Bone Box with No Known Parallels Discovered in Broadway Grave – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/roman-bone-box-with-no-known-parallels-discovered-in-broadway-grave/

Israeli archaeologists’ new project traces ancient pottery | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-883130

Astounding discovery made after restoring the Molinete sitella – Earth.com
https://www.earth.com/news/archaeologists-make-astounding-discovery-after-restoring-the-molinete-sitella/

The Hidden Role of Women in Agriculture in Ancient Greece and Rome – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/12/women-agriculture-ancient-greece-rome/

Did the War Between Atlantis and the Greeks Really Happen? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/11/war-atlantis-greeks/

Behold Shatner as Alexander the Great in failed 1963 pilot – Boing Boing

Behold Shatner as Alexander the Great in failed 1963 pilot

7 of the Most Famous Buildings in Ancient Greece | TheCollector
https://www.thecollector.com/famous-buildings-ancient-greece/

Sad News: Gabriel Barkay z”l… – Archaeological Projects and Discussions with Aren Maeir

Sad News: Gabriel Barkay z”l…

Huqoq Excavation Consortium receives $1.6 million grant from U.S. Department of State – North Texas e-News
https://www.ntxe-news.com/artman/publish/article_144328.shtml

The Ancient Roman Guide to Building Your Personal Library
https://www.millersbookreview.com/p/the-ancient-roman-guide-to-building-your-personal-library?triedRedirect=true

The Passing of Dr. Gabriel Barkay – The Temple Mount Sifting Project

The Passing of Dr. Gabriel Barkay

Weekly Varia no. 164, 01/11/26 – Noodlings

Weekly Varia no. 164, 01/11/26

Plough Monday – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Plough Monday

Laudator Temporis Acti: Low Earning Degrees
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/01/low-earning-degrees.html

De verledens van Spanje (1) – Mainzer Beobachter

De verledens van Spanje (1)

De verledens van Spanje (2) – Mainzer Beobachter

De verledens van Spanje (2)

De verledens van Spanje (3) – Mainzer Beobachter

De verledens van Spanje (3)

PaleoJudaica.com: The Roman army at Megiddo
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-roman-army-at-megiddo.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Erich von Däniken, 1935-2026
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/erich-von-daniken-1935-2026.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Gabriel Barkay, 1944-2026
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/gabriel-barkay-1944-2026.html

‘Marcus Aurelius’ by William O. Stephens | Book Review – WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/marcus-aurelius-review-the-mind-and-the-sword-ae7799b8?st=onCrwY&reflink=article_email_share
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Dear Judah, This is Not a Bill, Except It Really Is, Signed, Assyria; or, The Iron Age Tax Man Cometh | This Week in the Ancient Near East
https://thisweekintheancientneareast.podbean.com/e/dear-judah-this-is-not-a-bill-except-it-really-is-signed-assyria-or-the-iron-age-tax-man-cometh/

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VIDENDA
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(546) Why the Colosseum Needed a New Pavement – YouTube

(548) Reading the Ancient Library from Herculaneum with Digital Unrolling – Richard Janko – YouTube

(548) The most Roman of Roman cities – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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REMINDER: Seeking Nominations for the Elaine Fantham Award in Public Engagement (Deadline February 15) | Call for Nominations – Elaine Fantham Award for Public Engagement in Classical Studies (Deadline: February 15) – The Classical Association of Canada

REMINDER: Seeking Nominations for the Elaine Fantham Award in Public Engagement (Deadline February 15) | Appel de candidatures – Prix Elaine Fantham pour la mobilisation du public en Études classiques (date limite: 15 février)

IG XIV New Edition – Current EpigraphyCurrent Epigraphy

IG XIV New Edition

CALL FOR PAPERS: Boston University Classical Studies Graduate Student Conference 2026 – CANE
https://caneweb.org/call-for-papers-boston-university-classical-studies-graduate-student-conference-2026/

• 49 B.C. — Caesar crosses the Rubicon (yet another suggestion).
• c. 230 A.D. — martyrdom of Tatiana in Rome
• c. 302 A.D. — martyrdom of Arcadius in Mauretania

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Roman soldier’s tomb accidentally unearthed after 2,000 years – Earth.com
https://www.earth.com/news/roman-soldiers-flaccus-tomb-accidentally-unearthed-after-2000-years/

Ancient Greek Temple Discovered Filled with Gold Jewels
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a69967371/ancient-greek-temple-gold-and-jewels-discovery/

Unique 1,850-Year-Old Roman Thermal Structure Unearthed in Antalya’s Ancient City of Myra – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/unique-1850-year-old-roman-thermal-structure-unearthed-in-antalyas-ancient-city-of-myra/

Monumental tomb discovered in Turkey might be of royal from King Midas’ kingdom | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/monumental-tomb-discovered-in-turkey-might-be-of-royal-from-king-midas-kingdom

Gold Roman Fidelity Ring: A 2,000-Year-Old Symbol of Love Discovered in Bulgaria – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/gold-roman-fidelity-ring-a-2000-year-old-symbol-of-love-discovered-in-bulgaria/

Children in the Ancient (and Present-day) Near East – The Ancient Near East Today

Children in the Ancient (and Present-day) Near East

An Update on the Supposed Discovery of Nefertiti’s Tomb » Explorersweb

An Update on the Supposed Discovery of Nefertiti’s Tomb

U.S. University Against Plato – The National Herald
https://www.thenationalherald.com/u-s-university-against-plato/

David Pollio Obituary | December 26, 2025 | The Virginian-Pilot

David Michael John Pollio

‘What Does Wrath Mean?’: Victor Davis Hanson Reveals The Moment He Knew He Had To Quit Teaching
https://www.tampafp.com/what-does-wrath-mean-victor-davis-hanson-reveals-the-moment-he-knew-he-had-to-quit-teaching/

Did Nolan Use a Feminist ‘Woke’ Translation for Odyssey Movie?
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/01/10/did-nolan-use-a-feminist-woke-translation-for-odyssey-movie/?amp

Archaeologists Recreate the Taste of Ancient Roman Wine – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/10/ancient-roman-wine-taste/

Twilight of Gods or Idols: The Bacchae Review – The Boar

Twilight of Gods or Idols: The Bacchae Review

How Ancient Greek Became the World’s Lingua Franca | TheCollector
https://www.thecollector.com/how-ancient-greek-became-worlds-lingua-franca/

Dolon and Achilles | Dolon AS Achilles: Politics and Iliad 10 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Dolon and Achilles | Dolon AS Achilles: Politics and Iliad 10

Looting Matters: Authenticity and Cycladic figures
https://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/2026/01/authenticity-and-cycladic-figures.html

Looting Matters: Looking Ahead: 2026
https://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/2026/01/looking-ahead-2026.html

Fronto on Coins and Portraiture – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Fronto on Coins and Portraiture

Battle on Horseback – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Battle on Horseback

The Despot and The Emperor’s Image – Liv Mariah Yarrow

The Despot and The Emperor’s Image

A Little Friday Pedagogy Talk – Noodlings

A Little Friday Pedagogy Talk

Collections: Hoplite Wars: Part IVa, The Status of Hoplites – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Collections: Hoplite Wars: Part IVa, The Status of Hoplites

Laudator Temporis Acti: Charity
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/01/charity.html

Ephemeris ~ PERSIA POPULI MOTU INFLAMMATUR
https://ephemerisnuntii.eu/nuntius.php?id=2457

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: “It’s incredibly sad and disappointing that anyone would choose to exploit Lincolnshire’s rich heritage in this way.”
https://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2026/01/its-incredibly-sad-and-disappointing.html

Het joodse tweegodendom – Mainzer Beobachter

Het joodse tweegodendom

Viatorinus – Mainzer Beobachter

Viatorinus

PaleoJudaica.com: Muraoka, The Psalms of Solomon (Peeters)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/muraoka-psalms-of-solomon-peeters.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Dhont (ed.), T&T Clark Handbook of Hellenistic Jewish Literature in Greek
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/dhont-ed-t-clark-handbook-of.html

Carthage: A New History by Eve MacDonald — Open Letters Review
https://openlettersreview.com/posts/carthage-a-new-history-by-eve-macdonald

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Anima Latina 11.01.2026 – Podcast – Radio Vaticana – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/it/podcast/rvi-programmi/anima-latina/2026/01/anima-latina-11-01-2026.html

Medea – The Ancients | Acast

Aftermyth: An Interview with Tracy Wolff

Audio-Nachrichten auf Latein 10.01.2026 – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/de/podcast/audio-nachrichten-auf-latein/2026/01/audio-nachrichten-auf-latein-10-01-2026.html

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VIDENDA
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(508) How Rome Finally Defeated Hannibal – YouTube

(508) Coins Found in a Cave? Why The Huckabee Story Isn’t Archaeology News – YouTube

(509) Fear Factor: Battle of Faventia 82 BC – Sulla’s Civil War (Part 2) – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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explorator 28.02 ~ January 11, 2026 – Explorator

explorator 28.02 ~ January 11, 2026

Reading the Odyssey – Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
https://thebrooklyninstitute.com/items/courses/new-york/reading-the-odyssey-6/?utm_campaign=wp_book_club&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

Investigating the manufacture, trade, and economy of Roman leather via multi-analytical approaches | UCL Faculty of Social & Historical Sciences
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/social-historical-sciences/archaeology/research/research-directory/material-worlds/investigating-manufacture-trade-and-economy-roman-leather-multi-analytical-approaches

• 49 B.C. — Caesar crosses the Rubicon (according to some sources)
• 69 A.D. — emperor-for-a-little-while-and-not-much-longer Galba adopts Lucius Calpurnius Piso