• 480 B.C. — Battle of Salamis (one reckoning; seems a bit late)
• 127 A.D. — ludi votivi decennales pro salute Augusti
• c. 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Maximus of Aquila
• 1524 — death of Thomas Linacre … “the best Greek and Latin scholar of his age”
• 1952 — death of Michael Rostovtzeff (author of The Social and Economic History of the Roman Empire and the Social and Economic History of the Hellenistic World among other things)

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Herod Atticus Theater closes for 3-year maintenance | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/multimedia/images/1284221/herod-atticus-theater-closes-for-3-year-maintenance/

Croatia: Skeletons in mass grave are ancient Roman soldiers, study finds
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgknnqp33qo

Lost Roman-Era City Found Under Hungarian Town – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/10/17/roman-city-discovered-under-hungarian-town/

Archaeologists unearth another ancient Roman settlement in southeastern Türkiye | Partners | Belarus News | Belarusian news | Belarus today | news in Belarus | Minsk news | BELTA
https://eng.belta.by/partner_news/view/archaeologists-unearth-another-ancient-roman-settlement-in-southeastern-turkiye-172597-2025/

Massive Pool Found in Italy Pushes Origins of Monumental Roman Architecture Back to 250 BC – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/10/17/pool-italy-origins-monumental-roman-architecture/

Hidden for centuries: Archaeologists unearth ancient Roman water basin
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-hidden-centuries-archaeologists-unearth-ancient.html

Archaeologists uncover a circular stone structure in Bavaria
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/10/archaeologists-uncover-a-circular-stone-structure-in-bavaria

Did an Alaska volcano eruption trigger the rise of the Roman Empire? – Anchorage Daily News
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/science/2025/10/17/did-an-alaska-volcano-eruption-trigger-the-rise-of-the-roman-empire/

[old news]Ancient Greek Vases Were Decorated With Gypsum, Researchers Say – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/10/19/ancient-greek-vases-gypsum/

Roman Times: The Changing Faces of Death: Etruscan Funerary Urns in Central Italy
https://ancientimes.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-changing-faces-of-death-etruscan.html

Laudator Temporis Acti: Nit-Picking
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/10/nit-picking.html

Jakobus de Rechtvaardige – Mainzer Beobachter

Jakobus de Rechtvaardige

III Augusta, het garnizoen van de Maghreb (1) – Mainzer Beobachter

III Augusta, het garnizoen van de Maghreb (1)

III Augusta, het garnizoen van de Maghreb (2) – Mainzer Beobachter

III Augusta, het garnizoen van de Maghreb (2)

Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part V: Life In Cycles – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part V: Life In Cycles

A Hollowed Out Education – Noodlings

A Hollowed Out Education

Blog Post #111: Telling New Stories: Do We Need to Display the Egyptian Dead? with Lisa Saladino Haney – Peopling the Past

Blog Post #111: Telling New Stories: Do We Need to Display the Egyptian Dead? with Lisa Saladino Haney

PaleoJudaica.com: Sembiante, La versione siriaca del “De cohibenda ira” by Plutarco (Peeters)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/10/sembiante-la-versione-siriaca-del-de.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Leuchter, The Achaemenid Dynastic Myth and Jewish Scribes in the Late Persian Period (OUP, hardback)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/10/leuchter-achaemenid-dynastic-myth-and.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Pyla-Koutsopetria I archaeological survey of an ancient coastal town
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/10/pyla-koutsopetria-i-archaeological.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Reach of the Assyrian and Babylonian Empires: Case Studies in Eastern and Western Peripheries
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-reach-of-assyrian-and-babylonian.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Spuren der altägyptischen Gesellschaft. Festschrift für Stephan J. Seidlmayer
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/10/spuren-der-altagyptischen-gesellschaft.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Creating an Empire of Informers. Vigilance in the Assyrian Empire and King Esarhaddon’s adê-Covenant of 672 BC.
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/10/creating-empire-of-informers-vigilance.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Assur 2023: Excavations and other research in the New Town
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/10/assur-2023-excavations-and-other.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Fouilles et recherches archéologiques en Roumanie
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/10/fouilles-et-recherches-archeologiques.html

The use of marmora from Imperial quarries in Sculptures Roman of Asido Caesarina (Medina Sidonia, Spain) – ScienceDirect
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X25004833

The Elder (ὁ πρότερος) and the Younger (ὁ δεύτερος): the Marmor Parium and Its Naming Convention for Homonymous Archons
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396492565_The_Elder_ho_proteros_and_the_Younger_ho_deuteros_the_Marmor_Parium_and_Its_Naming_Convention_for_Homonymous_Archons

The building with Tomis mosaic in its urban and port context | Spartokos read

L’édifice avec mosaïque de Tomis dans son contexte urbain et portuaire

Archaeological excavations and research in Romania | Spartokos read

Fouilles et recherches archéologiques en Roumanie

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Anima Latina 19.10.2025 – Podcast – Radio Vaticana – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/it/podcast/rvi-programmi/anima-latina/2025/10/anima-latina-19-10-2025.html

Die aktuellen Nachrichten aus dem Vatikan auf Latein – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/de/podcast/audio-nachrichten-auf-latein/2025/10/audio-nachrichten-auf-latein-18-10-2025.html

Marcus Aurelius: The Philosopher Emperor – The Ancients | Acast

Ancient Warfare Podcast: AW379 – Commanding and Army in Antiquity
https://sites.libsyn.com/91136/aw379-commanding-and-army-in-antiquity

diē septimō mēnsis Octōbris — Nuntii Latini

diē septimō mēnsis Octōbris

The Odyssey – Book 3 Reading – CSMFHT Writes
https://csmfht.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-book-3-reading?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1211085&post_id=176018870&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
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(45) Inside the Lost Tombs | SUNDAY SCARIES | Lost Treasures of Egypt MEGA Episode | National Geographic – YouTube

(46) Latin in Action! ep.1 | Throwing, Running, Climbing, Descending – YouTube

(46) How Thutmose III Won With ‘Fuck You’ Strategy #substack #shorts – YouTube

(46) The Brutal Truth Behind Royal Mummies #substack #shorts – YouTube

(46) Marius and Sulla Before the Civil War – Forgotten Story of Vercellae, 101 BC – Cimbrian War (Part 3) – YouTube

(46) Seneca, De constantia sapientis (Latin Audiobook) – YouTube

Using the Corpses of Dead Kings as Power Talismen: A Case Study of the Coffin of Thutmose III
https://ancientnow.substack.com/p/using-the-corpses-of-dead-kings-as?utm_source=podcast-email&publication_id=752411&post_id=176291258&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_content=watch_now_button&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

(48) Heroes of Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea – 2nd Persian Invasion of Greece (ALL PARTS) – YouTube

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explorator 27.44 ~ October 19, 2025 – Explorator

explorator 27.44 ~ October 19, 2025

Cultures de la violence et résistances féminines : les réceptions des mythes grecs antiques du XIVe au XXIe siècle, en Europe et au-delà | AGRELITA Project ERC Advanced Grant

Cultures de la violence et résistances féminines : les réceptions des mythes grecs antiques du XIVe au XXIe siècle, en Europe et au-delà

• 48 B.C. — Octavian dons his toga virilis
• 17 A.D. — restoration of the Temple of Janus at the Theatre of Marcellus (and associated rites thereafter)
• 31 A.D. — Execution of the commander of the Praetorian Guard, Lucius Aelius Sejanus, after revelation of his activities against the emperor Tiberius.
• 33 A.D. — Death of Vipsania Agrippina (Agrippina ‘the elder’), wife of Germanicus and mother of the emperor Gaius (Caligula), among others.
• 84 A.D. — martyrdom of Luke

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Archaeologists uncover 5,500-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan | EurekAlert!
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1102325

Hidden for centuries: Archaeologists unearth ancient Roman water basin
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-hidden-centuries-archaeologists-unearth-ancient.html

New study suggests the ancient Egyptian plague of Akhetaten may not have happened
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-ancient-egyptian-plague-akhetaten.html

Lion-Head Stone Spout Channels Wine in New Bathonea Wine & Olive Oil Workshop Discovery – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/lion-head-stone-spout-channels-wine-in-new-bathonea-wine-olive-oil-workshop-discovery/

Archaeologists discover Roman settlement in Türkiye’s Adıyaman | Daily Sabah
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/archaeologists-discover-roman-settlement-in-turkiyes-adiyaman

Vineyards Unearthed in Marseille Reveal How Ancient Greeks Brought Winemaking to France – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/10/17/vineyards-marseille-ancient-greek-winemaking-france/

Gabii, new archaeological discoveries and prospects for opening by 2026
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/gabii-new-archaeological-discoveries-and-prospects-for-opening-by-2026

Archaeologists find chest full of Roman coins and precious jewelry – Earth.com
https://www.earth.com/news/archaeologists-find-chest-full-of-roman-coins-and-precious-jewelry-histria/

Archaeologists Uncover Remains of Roman Soldiers in a 3rd-Century Well in Croatia – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-uncover-remains-of-roman-soldiers-in-a-3rd-century-well-in-croatia/

Grave of young woman dating to 2nd century discovered near village in Southeastern Bulgaria – History and religion
https://bnr.bg/en/post/102226437/grave-of-young-woman-dating-to-2nd-century-discovered-near-village-in-southeastern-bulgaria

Roman-Era Hospital Converted into Byzantine Church Found in Ancient Kaunos, Turkey – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/10/17/roman-era-hospital-byzantine-church-ancient-kaunos-turkey/

A parents’ angry letter – by Owen Rees – Our Ancient World
https://owenrees.substack.com/p/a-parents-angry-letter?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2470207&post_id=147026766&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Why Rome’s origin myth leaves more questions than answers | National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/romulus-and-remus-rome-empire

Westmont College Puts Its Own Spin on ‘Antigone’ with ‘Antigonick’ – The Santa Barbara Independent

Westmont College Puts Its Own Spin on ‘Antigone’ with ‘Antigonick’

Braille for Ancient Languages | Blind Scholar

Braille for Ancient Languages

Classics honorary hosts annual Homer reading – Hillsdale Collegian
https://hillsdalecollegian.com/2025/10/classics-honorary-hosts-annual-homer-reading/

Ancient Coins Donated to University by Collector | News | UMass Lowell
https://www.uml.edu/news/stories/2025/ancient-coins.aspx

The Genius Engineering of Roman Aqueducts | Open Culture

The Genius Engineering of Roman Aqueducts

[AI?] Ancient Greek Genius: The Inventions and Discoveries That Shaped the World –
https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/10/17/ancient-greek-genius-the-inventions-and-discoveries-that-shaped-the-world/

Women in the ancient Greek world: history and historiography | The Journal of Hellenic Studies | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-hellenic-studies/article/women-in-the-ancient-greek-world-history-and-historiography/41819B7DC4EA8E096FCBC6BEF8AEA872?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Carthaginian bronze coins from a hoard found off the coast of Tunisia | Libyan Studies | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/libyan-studies/article/carthaginian-bronze-coins-from-a-hoard-found-off-the-coast-of-tunisia/6CD68F80B8698E12D99157393CA121BD?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Roman Times: Etruscan influence in metalworking of the Golasecca and Veneti cultures
https://ancientimes.blogspot.com/2025/10/etruscan-influence-in-metalworking-of.html

Roman Times: 7th century BCE Ivory depicting the “Sons of Tinia,” precursor to Castor and Pollux
https://ancientimes.blogspot.com/2025/10/7th-century-bce-ivory-depicting-sons-of.html

Friday Varia and Quick Hits | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Friday Varia and Quick Hits

The triumph of the President | Blog post | Mary Beard

The triumph of the President

PaleoJudaica.com: Alexander the Great in Jerusalem?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/10/alexander-great-in-jerusalem.html

PaleoJudaica.com: The latest on the Heculaneum papyri
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-latest-on-heculaneum-papyri.html

PaleoJudaica.com: On Adam, Eve, Enkidu, and growing up
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/10/on-adam-eve-enkidu-and-growing-up.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Royal Inscriptions of Sargon II, King of Assyria (721-705 BC)
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-royal-inscriptions-of-sargon-ii.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Names Indices of the Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/10/complete-names-indices-of-royal.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: L’Europe de l’Est au Ier millénaire après J.-C. selon l’archéologie et la numismatique
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/10/leurope-de-lest-au-ier-millenaire-apres.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Perseus Digital Library News
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/10/perseus-digital-library-news.html

Decius. Ein roemischer Kaiser zwischen Tradition und Restauration – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Decius. Ein roemischer Kaiser zwischen Tradition und Restauration

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Underneath The Toga–Instant Classics – Apple Podcasts

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(28) When the Gods Fell Silent: The End of Mythology in Ancient Greece | Greek Mythology Final Episode – YouTube

Female Roles in Foundation Legends 2025 — Dr. Altay Coskun
https://www.altaycoskun.com/female-roles-2025
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CFP: Classical Association of the Canadian West (CACW) Conference 2026 – February 20-21, 2026 at MacEwan University (Extended Deadline – October 31) – The Classical Association of Canada
https://www.cac-scec.ca/2025/10/cacw26ext/

Call for Papers: 10th Epigraphy.info Workshop in Graz (Austria), March 24th-26th 2026 – Current EpigraphyCurrent Epigraphy

Call for Papers: 10th Epigraphy.info Workshop in Graz (Austria), March 24th-26th 2026

University of Florida – Details – Assistant Professor in Mediterranean Archaeology
https://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/537574/assistant-professor-in-mediterranean-archaeology

• c. 107 — martyrdom of Ignatius of Antioch
• c. 136 — martyrdom of Heron