• IN THE NEWS … Roman wall unearthed under Swiss city linked to Emperor Tiberius – SWI swissinfo.ch New Roman military camp discovery reveals scale of Cantabrian Wars siege Türkiye’s ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium prepares for restoration | Daily Sabah Burned wooden beams from Jerusalem’s First Temple destruction found preserved after 2,600 years |…

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  • 367 B.C. (?)– dedication of a Temple of Concord (and associated rites  thereafter) 64 A.D. — the Great Fire of Rome (day 5)

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  • IN THE NEWS … Roman villa with intricate mosaic and bath house Egyptian princesses led more active lifestyles than expected Roman Military Camp Found with Soldiers in Pits and Armor Left Behind in Slovakia | Arkeonews Rare Hellenistic ritual complex revealed at Gradište Archaeologists Uncover Monumental Bronze Age Tomb with Weapons and a Sacrificed Horse…

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  • Lucaria (day 2) — the followup to a similar festival on the 19th commemorating the Sack of Rome by the Gauls; this day marked Rome’s subsequent victory ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 2) — games instituted by/adjusted by Octavian to honour his adoptive father shortly after the latter’s death (possibly moving Caesar’s own ludi Veneris Genetricis)…

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  • IN THE NEWS … Wooden beams from First Temple’s destruction found ahead of Tisha B’Av | The Jerusalem Post Kazakh Archaeologists Discover Rare Ancient Glass Linked to Sarmatians – Caspianpost.com Did These Ancient Egyptian Princesses Wield Weapons and Train in Martial Arts, Just Like the Men of Their Time? Rare archaic necropolis unearthed in southern…

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