- ludi palatini (day 2/5) – the theatrefest continues
ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ January 21, 2026
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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
Cities in the Bible – Biblical Archaeology Society
(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
The fame of Fano? | Blog post | Mary Beard
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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VIDENDA
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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
Roman fake news
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xii kalendas februarias
- ludi palatini
- 63 A.D. — birth of Claudia (daughter of Nero and Poppaea)
- 1609 — death of Joseph Justus Scaliger
ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ January 20, 2026
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When Writing Fades but Meaning Endures: How Markus Scholz Deciphered Roman Wax Tablets from Belgium | Aktuelles aus der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
When Writing Fades but Meaning Endures: How Markus Scholz Deciphered Roman Wax Tablets from Belgium
Archaeologists Confirm Fano Discovery as Vitruvius’ Legendary Basilica: A Turning Point for Classical Architecture – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-confirm-fano-discovery-as-vitruvius-legendary-basilica-a-turning-point-for-classical-architecture/
Lusitania Was Not Conquered, It Was Negotiated: A Study Reveals the Complex Interaction Between Romans and Indigenous Peoples in the Tagus Valley
The Largest Roman Villa in Wales Was Just Found and Experts Are Calling It a Local Pompeii
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/the-largest-roman-villa-in-wales-was-just-found-and-experts-are-calling-it-a-local-pompeii/
Three centuries of Roman limescale reveals a dirty secret about Pompeii’s public baths | Opinion | Chemistry World
https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/three-centuries-of-roman-limescale-reveals-a-dirty-secret-about-pompeiis-public-baths/4022771.article
1,700-year-old Roman marching camps discovered in Germany — along with a multitude of artifacts like coins and the remnants of shoes | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/1-700-year-old-roman-marching-camps-discovered-in-germany-along-with-a-multitude-of-artifacts-like-coins-and-the-remnants-of-shoes
Phillis Wheatley: The First African-American Poet Knew Ancient Greek – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/20/first-african-american-poet-love-ancient-greece-phillis-wheatley/
Meet the Archaeologist Changing What We Know About Ancient Egypt | Den of Geek
Meet the Archaeologist Changing What We Know About Ancient Egypt
Antiquities thieves caught looting Roman burial cave | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-883882
Digital scans unveil inscriptions in Pombeii wall | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-883946
2,000-year-old love note and gladiator fight scene uncovered on Pompeii wall – CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/love-note-gladiator-fight-scene-uncovered-pompeii-wall/
Hidden Structures Discovered Beneath Temple of Zeus in Athens, Greece – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/20/hidden-structures-temple-zeus-athens-greece/
Ancient Mesopotamian medical texts reveal the role of divine sanctuaries in treating ear and spleen ailments
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ancient-mesopotamian-medical-texts-reveal.html
Who really founded Rome? Aeneas and Troy exhibition at Colosseum to shed light in 2026 – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/who-really-founded-rome-aeneas-and-troy-exhibition-at-colosseum-to-shed-light-in-2026-3213094
When a Texas university ostracized Plato | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/society-in-depth/1292664/when-a-texas-university-ostracized-plato/
New insights into how the famed Antikythera Mechanism operated – Earth.com
https://www.earth.com/news/new-insights-into-how-the-famed-antikythera-mechanism-may-have-worked/
The ‘House of Griffins’ opens with livestream tours
Etruschi e Veneti. Acque, culti e santuari
36 Hours in Volterra: An (E)t(r)uscan Experience – OCS Blog: Voices and Views – Carleton College
Musa of Parthia a.k.a. Ancient Roman Cinderella Story | by Peter Preskar | Short History
https://short-history.com/musa-of-parthia-a-k-a-ancient-roman-cinderella-story-2553b89df681
Washingtonia | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
Laudator Temporis Acti: Short Prayer
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/01/short-prayer.html
The Beginning of His Trouble: Characterizing Achilles in Iliad 11 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
The Beginning of His Trouble: Characterizing Achilles in Iliad 11
De drie antieke filosofische culturen (1) – Mainzer Beobachter
PaleoJudaica.com: On “The Beginnings of Christianity as an Integral Part of Early Judaism”
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/on-beginnings-of-christianity-as.html
PaleoJudaica.com: On Abgar V’s correspondence with Jesus
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/on-abgar-vs-correspondence-with-jesus.html
PaleoJudaica.com: Looting arrests near Sea of Galilee
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/looting-arrests-near-sea-of-galilee.html
AWOL – The Ancient World Online: 21stCentury Popular Classics
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/21stcentury-popular-classics.html
Inconsistency in Flavian epic – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.16/
Roman Empire: a handbook – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.15/
The god of this house: Christian domestic cult before Constantine – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.01.14/
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Classics & Careers S3, E1: Dav… – The Classics Podcast – Apple Podcasts
H.I. Marrou’s A History of Education in Antiquity, Part XIX (Ad Navseam, Episode 207) | Ad Navseam
https://adnavseam.podbean.com/e/hi-marrou-s-a-history-of-education-in-antiquity-part-xix-ad-navseam-episode-207/
115: The Third Punic War – Del…–The Hellenistic Age Podcast – Apple Podcasts
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(776) Rome’s Greatest Rival Explained – YouTube
(776) What’s in a name? | Keynote address – Tom Geue, “The Signature of Slavery” – YouTube
(776) City of Rome | How cults shaped early Roman colonialism by Tesse Stek – YouTube
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Peopling the Past Season 5: Expressions of Interest (Deadline February 15) – The Classical Association of Canada
Peopling the Past Season 5: Expressions of Interest (Deadline February 15)
Hellenisms Past and Present, Local and Global: Postdoctoral Fellowship at Simon Fraser University – The Classical Association of Canada
Hellenisms Past and Present, Local and Global: Postdoctoral Fellowship at Simon Fraser University
International Conference in Rome: ArcheoSite
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xiii kalendas februarias
- ludi palatini (??)
- 175 A.D. — Commodus is enrolled in all the priestly colleges
- 225 A.D. (or 226) — birth of the future emperor Gordian III
- c. 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Pope Fabian at Rome
- c. 288 A.D. — martyrdom of Sebastian at Rome
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