• ludi palatini
• 63 A.D. — birth of Claudia (daughter of Nero and Poppaea)
• 1609 — death of Joseph Justus Scaliger

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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

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

The ‘House of Griffins’ opens with livestream tours

Etruschi e Veneti. Acque, culti e santuari

Etruschi e Veneti. Acque, culti e santuari

36 Hours in Volterra: An (E)t(r)uscan Experience – OCS Blog: Voices and Views – Carleton College

36 Hours in Volterra: An (E)t(r)uscan Experience

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

Washingtonia

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

De drie antieke filosofische culturen (1)

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

International Conference in Rome: ArcheoSite

• 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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Remains of Vitruvius’ Basilica found in ‘Tutankhamun-like’ discovery | ANSA.it
https://www.ansa.it/amp/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2026/01/19/remains-of-vitruvius-basilica-found-in-tutankhamun-like-discovery_d9b943a6-245d-4953-9731-9e13e2415abe.html

Basilica of Vitruvius found in Fano: “discovery of extraordinary importance”
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/basilica-of-vitruvius-found-in-fano-discovery-of-extraordinary-importance

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/

Pompeii, thanks to new technologies ancient inscriptions resurface in the theater district
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/pompeii-thanks-to-new-technologies-ancient-inscriptions-resurface-in-the-theater-district

Nearly eighty ancient inscriptions with declarations of love, insults, and slogans left by the public in the corridors of the theaters discovered in Pompeii

Nearly eighty ancient inscriptions with declarations of love, insults, and slogans left by the public in the corridors of the theaters discovered in Pompeii

Greek Archaeologists Continue Restoration Works in Cyclades
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/01/19/greek-archaeologists-continue-restoration-works-in-cyclades/

Police Find 26 Rare Hellenistic Spearheads in Foreign National’s Ptolemaida House
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/01/19/hellenistic-spearheads-ptolemaida-discovery-2026

Meet the global taskforce working to recover stolen cultural heritage – The Art Newspaper – International art news and events
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/19/global-taskforce-recovering-stolen-cultural-heritage

4 suspected antiquities robbers caught digging in ancient Sea of Galilee burial cave
https://www.ynetnews.com/environment/article/s1xayajrwg

World’s First Robot Was Made in Ancient Greece – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/19/worlds-first-robot-ancient-greece/

Bridging Continents: The Feat of Ancient Greek Engineer Mandrocles at the Bosphorus – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/18/ancient-bridge-mandrocles-bosphorus/

Did the Trojan War Really Happen? – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/18/trojan-war-really-happen/

The Nimrud Letters – Biblical Archaeology Society

The Nimrud Letters

Spencer Alley: Italian Artefacts
https://spenceralley.blogspot.com/2026/01/italian-artefacts.html

Bulgari’s New Watch Is Built Around a 1,800-Year-Old Roman Coin
https://www.esquire.com/uk/watches/a70031683/bulgaris-new-watch-is-built-around-a-1800-year-old-roman-coin/

Alexander the Great’s Influence in Modern Times
https://hellenicnews.com/2026/01/18/alexander-the-greats-influence-in-modern-times/

Roman Times: The Last Flight of the Ba: Reimagining the Afterlife at the End of Antiquity
https://ancientimes.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-last-flight-of-ba-reimagining.html

Troy Reborn: The Journey of Aeneas – CANE
https://caneweb.org/troy-reborn-the-journey-of-aeneas/

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Egyptian Antiquities Inspector Convicted Over Involvement in Major Artefact Smuggling
https://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2026/01/egyptian-antiquities-inspector.html

Let’s talk about letter 149 of Jerome, de solemnitate paschae – or rather, about CPL 2278, Pseudo-Jerome on Easter

Let’s talk about letter 149 of Jerome, de solemnitate paschae – or rather, about CPL 2278, Pseudo-Jerome on Easter

PaleoJudaica.com: Review of Hornblower, Hannibal and Scipio: parallel lives
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/review-of-hornblower-hannibal-and.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Still more Barkay obituaries
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/still-more-barkay-obituaries.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Did Simeon and Levi do a bad thing or the right thing?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/01/did-simeon-and-levi-do-bad-thing-or.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: ANIMATING ANTIQUITY: HARRYHAUSEN AND THE CLASSICAL TRADITION
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/animating-antiquity-harryhausen-and.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Heinrich Brugsch et scientia moderna
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/01/heinrich-brugsch-et-scientia-moderna.html

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(743) Who the ‘eck is Ptolemy XII – YouTube

(743) The Dark Ages: How Ancient Greece Lost the Power of Writing – YouTube

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NOTANDA
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Seminario Avanzato di Epigrafia Greca (SAEG) X – 2027 – Current EpigraphyCurrent Epigraphy

Seminario Avanzato di Epigrafia Greca (SAEG) X – 2027

• Ludi Palatini (day 3)
• c. 155 A.D. — martyrdom of Germanicus in Smyrna
• 169 A.D. — martyrdom of Pontianus
• c. 251 A.D. — martyrdom of Messalina