IN THE NEWS … Large part of Roman bathhouse found intact during excavations in Nijmegen | NL Times Athens Man Arrested Over Alleged Illegal Possession and Sale of Antiquities – tovima.com A Smuggler Tried to Sell Ancient Coins. It Didn’t Go as Planned. Archaeologists Uncover Rare Assyrian Artifact in Central Israel – Archaeology Rare Late…

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212 A.D. — martyrdom of Ferreolus and Ferrutio 1716 — Alexander Pope’s translation of the Iliad is published 1813 — birth of Otto Jahn (archaeologist and philologist) 1937 — birth of Erich Segal (Classicist, known to Classicists for his work on ancient comedy; known to the rest of the world as the author of Love Story)

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IN THE NEWS … Rome, large imperial Roman villa discovered after report of illegal excavation Ancient Amphora Found on Beach in Italy ‘Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery’: Intact 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in Israel – Archaeology Villa Sora: Fresco featuring a rare winged ichthyocentaur discovered Rare 2,500-Year-Old Leather Cap Resembling a Croatian Lika Hat Found in Scythian-Era Burial…

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Quinquatrus minusculae (day 3 of a five-day festival honouring the birthday (maybe) of Minerva ) Quando stercus delatus fas (“When the ‘trash’ is taken out”) and the Temple of Vesta is closed to the public 302 A.D. — martyrdom of Hesychius 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Vitus (and companions)

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IN THE NEWS … New archaeological finds: Roman theatre in Salerno, inscribed cippi in | inItaly | True Italian Experience – inItaly Marble bust depicting Roman goddess Venus found at Alicante beach in Spain | The Jerusalem Post Ancient Roman Statue Found in Near-Perfect Condition The Danube Frontier of the Roman Empire nominated for UNESCO…

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