IN THE NEWS … Archaeologists uncover rare 2,500-year-old votive statue bases at lost Apollo sanctuary in Cyprus | Archaeology News Online Magazine Mysterious Deposits of Split, Uniform-Sized Cow Bones with Unknown Function, Found in Roman Cities Across Europe OLANDA. Resti di un ponte romano sul fiume Mosa. – Archeologia online – Archeomedia Israel expropriates land…

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Saecular Games continue (day 3) some time after 296 B.C. — dedication of a Temple of Bellona (and associated rites thereafter)

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IN THE NEWS … Somerset detectorist strikes gold with ‘spectacular’ Roman ring find | Roman Britain | The Guardian Cyprus receives 48 antiquities repatriated from Greece | Cyprus Mail Ancient Side excavation reveals hidden street network in Türkiye | Daily Sabah 2 rivers merged to form the Euphrates 3.6 million years ago, eventually leading to…

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Saecular Games continue (day 2) — the celebration of Rome’s anniversary continues 261 B.C. — death of Antiochus I Soter (I have not been able to confirm this date) 177 A.D. — martyrdom of Blandina, Alexander (and others) at Lyons (a.k.a. the Martyrs of Lyons) 193 A.D. — recently-deposed emperor-for-a-little-while Didius Julianus is murdered

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IN THE NEWS … Egypt Announces Major Archaeological Find at Panehsy Tomb in Matariya, Ain Shams | Egyptian Streets Archaeologists return to eastern Türkiye after half century – Türkiye News Ancient Egyptian, Roman, Greek discoveries unearthed at Ehnasiya Al-Medina in Beni Suef – Ancient Egypt – Antiquities – Ahram Online A kohl bottle from York…

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