IN THE NEWS … Italy displays paintings from an ancient Etruscan tomb, its latest cultural acquisition :: WRAL.com Archaeologists uncover Alexander-era settlement remains in central Türkiye – Türkiye Today Archaeological artifact confiscated by Australian authorities returned to Italy – News from Embassies – Ansa.it ACCIONA Energía discovers ancient shipwreck off southern Italy | WebWire Rare…

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Outside of the wedding anniversary of the rogueclassicist (36 years!), the closest thing to anything ‘Classical’ for this date is the commemoration of the Protomartyrs of Rome (given a date of 64 A.D.) who were the Christians scapegoated by Nero for the big fire …

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News – In Memoriam: AIA President Stephen Dyson – Archaeological Institute of America Dr. Oswaldo Arteaga, a world reference for Phoenician archaeology in the Axarquía, dies | Sur in English Ittai Gradel obituary: dealer who exposed thefts from British Museum Ittai Gradel: Antiquities dealer who exposed British Museum thefts dies aged 61 Obituary: Barsby let…

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IN THE NEWS … 12,000 East Mediterranean Artifacts Seized in US’s Largest Antiquity Bust – GreekReporter.com Completion of the excavation on Fabrika Hill in Kato Pafos Why archaeology in Judea and Samaria matters more than political narratives | The Jerusalem Post Site of Alexander the Great’s battle with Persians under historic protection | The Jerusalem…

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179 B.C. (?) — dedication of a Temple of Hercules and the Muses (and associated rites thereafter) 29 B.C. — restoration of the Temple of Quirinus

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