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Sea uncovers Phoenician tombs on the beach at Domus De Maria, Sardinia
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/sea-uncovers-phoenician-tombs-on-the-beach-at-domus-de-maria-sardinia

Archaeologists Say They’ve Finally Found a Long-Lost Basilica That Matches the Description the Architect Wrote 2,000 Years Ago
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-say-theyve-finally-found-a-long-lost-basilica-that-matches-the-description-the-architect-wrote-2000-years-ago-180988038/

Ancient Roman Doctors in Pergamon Really Used Human Feces as Medicine—Now Science Has the Proof – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/ancient-roman-doctors-in-pergamon-really-used-human-feces-as-medicine-now-science-has-the-proof/

A Roman road beneath a medieval city | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1292892/a-roman-road-beneath-a-medieval-city/

British Museum fragments of Roman Mosaic to return to the Cotswolds for the first time in over 200 years | Cotswold District Council News
https://news.cotswold.gov.uk/news/british-museum-fragments-of-roman-mosaic-to-return-to-the-cotswolds-for-the-first-time-in-over-200-years

Colosseum’s Commodus Passage reopens after extensive restoration work | Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/01/23/colosseums-commodus-passage-becomes-accessible-thanks-to-eu-funds

Roman Empire ‘mega pool’ was carved directly into solid rock – Earth.com
https://www.earth.com/news/roman-empire-water-basin-was-carved-directly-into-solid-rock-gabii-city/

When writing fades but meaning endures

When writing fades but meaning endures

Prehistoric Stone Structure and Rare Figurine Discovered in Cyprus – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/23/prehistoric-stone-structure-figurine-cyprus/

Bronze Age and medieval finds unearthed at Amargeti archaeological site | Cyprus Mail
https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/01/22/bronze-age-and-medieval-finds-unearthed-at-amargeti-archaeological-site

Herodotus Was Right About Scythians Drinking Horse Milk, New Clues Reveal – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/22/herodotus-right-scythians-drinking-horse-milk/

What Did a Normal Workday Look Like in Ancient Athens? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/22/workday-ancient-athens-greece/

Did the Spartans Throw Their Babies Off the Cliff? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/23/spartans-throw-babies-cliff/

The Ark of the Covenant in its Egyptian Context – Biblical Archaeology Society

The Ark of the Covenant in its Egyptian Context

Israel’s Long History of Ritual Light – Biblical Archaeology Society

Israel’s Long History of Ritual Light

Greece Recovers Smuggled Artefacts from UK Firm Robin Symes
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/01/23/greece-recovers-smuggled-artefacts-from-uk-firm-robin-symes/

Why ancient lessons cited by Carney remain relevant to today’s shifting world order – The Brock News
https://brocku.ca/brock-news/2026/01/why-ancient-lessons-cited-by-carney-remain-relevant-to-todays-shifting-world-order/

Getting to know… James Uden | Yale News
https://news.yale.edu/2026/01/22/getting-know-james-uden

All The Things She Said | Sphinx

All The Things She Said

A Roman torso that was in the collection of Stefano Bardini: David Aaron brings it to Tefaf
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/ancient-art/a-roman-torso-that-was-in-the-collection-of-stefano-bardini-david-aaron-brings-it-to-tefaf

Insidious Inception? Nestor’s Speech to Patroklos in Iliad 11 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Insidious Inception? Nestor’s Speech to Patroklos in Iliad 11

(21) From Pericles to Davos – by Armand D’Angour
https://armanddangour.substack.com/p/from-pericles-to-davos?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1877109&post_id=185547946&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Friday Varia and Quick Hits | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Friday Varia and Quick Hits

Laudator Temporis Acti: Odysseus Escaping from the Cave of Polyphemus the Cyclops
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/01/odysseus-escaping-from-cave-of.html

Een diadeem voor Julius Caesar – Mainzer Beobachter

Een diadeem voor Julius Caesar

PaleoJudaica.com: Hutzli & Davis (ed.), The Historical Location of P (Mohr Siebeck)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/hutzli-davis-ed-historical-location-of.html

PaleoJudaica.com: St Demiana, Sahidic Coptic Leviticus (Brill)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/st-demiana-sahidic-coptic-leviticus.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Dawson, Woman Zion, Out of Hand (OUP)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/dawson-woman-zion-out-of-hand-oup.html

Bulletin of the Burgas Museum, Volume IX. In memory of Professor Ivan Karayotov | Spartokos has read

Bulletin du Musée de Bourgas, Volume IX. À la mémoire du Professeur Ivan Karayotov

Diverse slaveries: slaving strategies and experiences of slavery in classical Athens – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.22/

Sur les traces de l’empire des grands rois: enquête historiographique – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.21/
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Ancient Warfare Podcast: AWA393 – How long were bronze helmets used?
https://ancientwarfare.libsyn.com/awa393-how-long-were-bronze-helmets-used

(855) Empress Cleopatra of Ancient Egypt – YouTube

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(852) Germanic Warfare: Why They Fought Without Armor – YouTube

(855) Lecture: Marvels of the World’s Oldest Shipwreck – YouTube

(855) The Roman Invasion of Britain | Richard Hingley – YouTube

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Distance learning and interschool collaboration in the classics classroom: the example of Antigone | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/distance-learning-and-interschool-collaboration-in-the-classics-classroom-the-example-of-antigone/F9B866098047275DDACCBDC9EF9E4BEF?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Teaching Vulgar Latin: still a challenge for the secondary school? | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/teaching-vulgar-latin-still-a-challenge-for-the-secondary-school/A98A4F87DDF00C7A9F0168BE50F48E95?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

ludi palatini (day 3) — the theatrefest continues

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Archaeologists Say They’ve Detected the Largest Stand-Alone Ancient Roman Villa Ever Unearthed in Wales
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-say-theyve-detected-the-largest-stand-alone-ancient-roman-villa-ever-unearthed-in-wales-180988032/

Repatriated Greek antiquities include Artemis relief from destroyed Piraeus sanctuary | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1293075/repatriated-greek-antiquities-include-artemis-relief-from-destroyed-piraeus-sanctuary/

Roman cemetery excavation reveals frontier burial practices
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/01/roman-cemetery-excavation-reveals-frontier-burial-practices/156807

Greek Antiquities Held by the Company Robin Symes in the UK Repatriated – The National Herald
https://www.thenationalherald.com/greek-antiquities-held-by-the-company-robin-symes-in-the-uk-repatriated/

The old Acropolis Museum reopens, revealing the hidden life of the sacred rock – ProtoThema English

The old Acropolis Museum reopens, revealing the hidden life of the sacred rock

A Roman Unguentarium Found in Pergamon Reveals the First Direct Evidence of the Medicinal Use of Human Feces in Antiquity

A Roman Unguentarium Found in Pergamon Reveals the First Direct Evidence of the Medicinal Use of Human Feces in Antiquity

Basilica in Italy is First Confirmed Building by Vitruvius, the Father of Architecture. Experts Call It The “Discovery of the Century”
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/basilica-in-italy-is-first-confirmed-building-by-vitruvius-the-father-of-architecture-experts-call-it-the-discovery-of-the-century/

Researchers Decode Ancient Roman Wooden Writing Tablets Found in Belgium – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/researchers-decode-ancient-roman-wooden-writing-tablets-found-in-belgium/

2,400-year-old Hercules shrine and elite tombs discovered outside ancient Rome’s walls | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/2-400-year-old-hercules-shrine-and-elite-tombs-discovered-in-romes-suburbs

Nature Strikes—and History Answers: Could lost Punic-Roman city of Neapolis Be Resurfacing in Tunisia? – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/nature-strikes-and-history-answers-could-lost-punic-roman-city-of-neapolis-be-resurfacing-in-tunisia/

Does the Eruption of Santorini Appear in Greek Mythology? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/21/eruption-santorini-greek-mythology/

Was the Delian League the NATO of the Ancient Greek World? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/22/delian-league-nato-ancient-greek-world/

Is Modern Ithaca the True Fatherland of Odysseus? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/22/ithaca-fatherland-odysseus/

[paywalled] Roman gladiators were ‘quite fat’, says historian
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/22/romanian-gladiators-quite-fat-paul-mescal-history/

Roman Figure Of Big Cat Pawing Severed Head Found In England
https://allthatsinteresting.com/harlow-england-roman-feline-figure

How Rome Ruled Its Vast Empire’s Population Through Provinces | TheCollector
https://www.thecollector.com/roman-provinces-conquered-governed/

Making empires bigger, then and now | Blog post | Mary Beard

Making empires bigger, then and now

Some Scientists Say Lead Poisoning Led To The Fall Of The Roman Empire
https://www.bgr.com/2076799/did-lead-poisoning-cause-fall-roman-empire-theory-explained/

Mark Carney invoked Thucydides at Davos – what people get wrong about this ancient Greek writer’s take on power
https://theconversation.com/mark-carney-invoked-thucydides-at-davos-what-people-get-wrong-about-this-ancient-greek-writers-take-on-power-274086

Professor Samuel Holzman Explores Greek Architecture | Princeton Alumni Weekly
https://paw.princeton.edu/article/professor-samuel-holzman-explores-greek-architecture

Why Didn’t Alexander the Great Invade Rome?
https://www.worldatlas.com/ancient-world/why-didn-t-alexander-the-great-invade-rome-v2-50526.html

Socrates: The Musical – Shepherd Express
https://shepherdexpress.com/culture/theater/socrates-the-musical/

A Sibyl, By Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–1879) – The Historian’s Hut

A Sibyl, By Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–1879)

The Tale Of An Ancient Roman Man’s Divinely-Prescribed Dinner – The Historian’s Hut

The Tale Of An Ancient Roman Man’s Divinely-Prescribed Dinner

Space Is Deep | Sphinx

Space Is Deep

Teaching Thursday: Getting a Class to Slow Down | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Teaching Thursday: Getting a Class to Slow Down

Hekataios van Milete – Mainzer Beobachter

Hekataios van Milete

Laudator Temporis Acti: Signs of Prosperity
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/01/signs-of-prosperity.html

PaleoJudaica.com: On Ashurbanipal’s library in Nineveh
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/on-ashurbanipals-library-in-nineveh.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Justiss, Scribal Change and Strategic Sequencing in the Hebrew Source of G Proverbs (Mohr Siebeck)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/justiss-scribal-change-and-strategic.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Materia Philosophiae. Material Dimensions of Ancient Philosophy
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/materia-philosophiae-material.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Deities of Punishment in the Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife: The Amduat, the Book of Gates, the Book of Caverns and the Book of Earth
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/deities-of-punishment-in-ancient.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: “Marea”/Philoxenite: A Town and Pilgrimage Station on the Road to the Sanctuary of Saint Menas (Abu Mena). Volume 1: History and Topography
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/mareaphiloxenite-town-and-pilgrimage.html

The self in ancient and early modern philosophy – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.20/

From Byzantium to Constantinople: an urban history – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.19/

Contemplation and civic happiness in Plato and Aristotle – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.18/

Cretan hieroglyphic – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.17/
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Episode 169 – The Gallic Sack of Rome – Part 4 – The Partial Historians – Ancient Roman History with smart ladies

Episode 169 – The Gallic Sack of Rome – Part 4

100: Sicily, The Hard Road Ahe… – Casting Through Ancient Greece – Apple Podcasts

The Origins of Rome’s Empire – The Ancients | Acast

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Archaeologists using AI technology to beat climate change at Vindolanda Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall – Latest From ITV News
https://www.itv.com/watch/news/archaeologists-using-ai-technology-to-beat-climate-change-at-vindolanda-roman-fort-on-hadrians-wall/cnfbw5r

(835) Matthieu de Bakker on Speech, Narrative and Authority in Herodotus’ Histories – YouTube

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Online Lecture | Rethinking Religion in the Greek and Roman Worlds: The Concept of Appropriation and Its Applications | Prof. Jitse Dijkstra (University of Ottawa) | Graduate Student Caucus/ Caucus des étudiants diplômés Lecture Series – The Classical Association of Canada
https://www.cac-scec.ca/2026/01/dijkstralecture2026/

Pasts Imperfect (1.22.26)
https://pasts-imperfect.ghost.io/pasts-imperfect-1-22-26/?ref=pasts-imperfect-newsletter

Greek Dialogues – What is the sexuality of Athena? | Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies
https://www.ccgs.csah.cam.ac.uk/events/greek-dialogues-what-sexuality-athena

(21) ANE Today, 22 January 2026 – The Ancient Near East Today
https://ancientneareasttoday.substack.com/p/ane-today-22-january-2026?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3497924&post_id=185313413&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

• ludi palatini (day 2/5) – the theatrefest continues

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Ancient figurines, rare offerings reveal sacred space in northern Greece – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/ancient-figurines-rare-offerings-reveal-sacred-space-in-northern-greece-3213280

Ancient Jordan mass grave reveals human impact of first known pandemic
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ancient-jordan-mass-grave-reveals.html

Iron Age dental plaque reveals Scythians consumed milk from horses and ruminants
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-iron-age-dental-plaque-reveals.html

Hundreds of Ancient Roman Blade Sharpeners Emerge From a Riverbank in England, Revealing the Ruins of a 2,000-Year-Old Whetstone Factory
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hundreds-of-ancient-roman-blade-sharpeners-emerge-from-a-riverbank-in-england-revealing-the-ruins-of-a-2000-year-old-whetstone-factory-180988016/

Pompeii, scenes of gladiators and love stories. Snapshots of life emerge thanks to advanced technology – Pompeii Sites
https://pompeiisites.org/en/comunicati/pompeii-scenes-of-gladiators-and-love-stories-snapshots-of-life-emerge-thanks-to-advanced-technology/

‘Erato loves…’ 2,000-year-old graffiti found in Pompeii features a declaration of love and a VERY rude sex story | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15483421/Archaeologists-graffiti-Pompeii-rude-story.html

Basilica in Italy is First Confirmed Building by Vitruvius, the Father of Architecture. Experts Call It The “Discovery of the Century”
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/basilica-in-italy-is-first-confirmed-building-by-vitruvius-the-father-of-architecture-experts-call-it-the-discovery-of-the-century/

The greatest library in the world was built by this ruthless king | National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-assyria-library-nineveh?loggedin=true&rnd=1769022699192

Researchers Decode Ancient Roman Wooden Writing Tablets Found in Belgium – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/researchers-decode-ancient-roman-wooden-writing-tablets-found-in-belgium/

2,400-year-old Hercules shrine and elite tombs discovered outside ancient Rome’s walls | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/2-400-year-old-hercules-shrine-and-elite-tombs-discovered-in-romes-suburbs

How Macedonian Youths Disguised as Women Killed Persian Envoys – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/21/macedonia-youth-women-kill-persian-envoy/

From ancient Rome to today, war-makers have talked constantly about peace
https://theconversation.com/from-ancient-rome-to-today-war-makers-have-talked-constantly-about-peace-273095

(21) Rome wasn’t built in a day: the extraordinary new Colosseum-Fori Imperial Metro station
https://understandingrome.substack.com/p/rome-wasnt-built-in-a-day-the-extraordinary?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=508757&post_id=184878248&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Healing the Womb uterine amulets umich

“Healing the Womb” showcase hierarchy in ancient Roman through uterine amulets 

(21) When democracy was new, hubris was a crime.
https://elizabethbobrick.substack.com/p/when-democracy-was-new-hubris-was?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1331359&post_id=185094615&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

‘Lore Olympus’ Is Finally Getting a Series Adaptation
https://collider.com/lore-olympus-animated-series-adaptation-prime-video/

“Historie”, the Long-Running Manga by Hitoshi Iwaaki (Parasyte The Maxim), Gets 2026 Anime Adaptation – Anime Superhero News

“Historie”, the Long-Running Manga by Hitoshi Iwaaki (Parasyte The Maxim), Gets 2026 Anime Adaptation

Cities in the Bible – Biblical Archaeology Society

Cities in the Bible

(21) ‘Historical Accuracy’ and the Stupidity of Algorithms
https://csmfht.substack.com/p/historical-accuracy-and-the-stupidity?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1211085&post_id=183981329&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Spencer Alley: Classical Close-ups
https://spenceralley.blogspot.com/2026/01/classical-close-ups.html

Dawn of Rome – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Dawn of Rome

The fame of Fano? | Blog post | Mary Beard

The fame of Fano?

De drie antieke filosofische culturen (2) Ontstaan en wisselwerking – Mainzer Beobachter

De drie antieke filosofische culturen (2) Ontstaan en wisselwerking

PaleoJudaica.com: The Nimrud archives
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-nimrud-archives.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Angels in Coptic magic, part one
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/angels-in-coptic-magic-part-one.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Late-antique monastery excavated in Egypt
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/late-antique-monastery-excavated-in.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Megiddo VII: The Shmunis Excavations of a Monumental Middle Bronze Tomb and Its Environs
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/megiddo-vii-shmunis-excavations-of.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Patrones de asentamiento en la Bética romana: Un estudio sobre la romanización desde el análisis arqueológico espacial
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/patrones-de-asentamiento-en-la-betica.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Intertwined World of the Oral and Written Transmission of Sacred Traditions in the Middle East
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-intertwined-world-of-oral-and.html

‘Demosthenes’ by James Romm review | History Today
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/review/demosthenes-james-romm-review

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Finding the ‘Elusive’ Libyans w/ Jason Silvestri
https://ancientnow.substack.com/p/finding-the-elusive-libyans-w-jason?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=752411&post_id=178222307&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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(802) Illicit Trafficking of Syrian Cultural Properties: Trading Methods and Challenges of Restitution -EN – YouTube

(803) Newest Rome Excavation on the Via Alessandrina – YouTube

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From Miniature Landscapes to Regional Histories

From Miniature Landscapes to Regional Histories

Roman fake news

Roman fake news