• 70 A.D. — Roman armies break through the walls of the upper city of Jerusalem (by one reckoning)

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Sunken ancient Egyptian port may play a role in search for Cleopatra’s tomb | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/science/ancient-egyptian-port-discovery-cleopatra

Archaeologists in Pompeii Discover Ancient Bench Where Hopeful Clients Waited to Be Seen by an Elite Roman
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-in-pompeii-discover-ancient-bench-where-hopeful-clients-waited-to-be-seen-by-an-elite-roman-180987382/

Researchers Reveal Different Hobnail Patterns in Roman Footwear and Their Relationship with Fashion and Health

Researchers Reveal Different Hobnail Patterns in Roman Footwear and Their Relationship with Fashion and Health

‘Rare’ hoard of 1,400-year-old gold coins and jewelry unearthed from ruined city of Hippos near Sea of Galilee | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/gold-coins-started-appearing-one-after-another-1-400-year-old-hoard-with-money-and-jewelry-unearthed-near-sea-of-galilee

The ancient city of Carthage is under attack again—and this time the enemy is climate change – The Art Newspaper – International art news and events
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/26/ancient-city-carthage-under-threat-climate-change

Archaeologists Find Both a Medieval Dungeon and Roman Burial Beneath a Market Square in England
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-find-both-a-medieval-dungeon-and-roman-burial-beneath-a-market-square-in-england-180987404/

Tivoli, a mosaic and two medieval burials discovered during fiber optic work
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/tivoli-a-mosaic-and-two-medieval-burials-discovered-during-fiber-optic-work

Iron Age Fortification Unearthed on the Trave: A Forgotten Stronghold of the Roman Imperial Period – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/iron-age-fortification-unearthed-on-the-trave-a-forgotten-stronghold-of-the-roman-imperial-period/

Study Decodes the Strange Pronunciation of Ancient Greek – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/09/25/study-decodes-strange-pronunciation-ancient-greek-words/

Findings Challenge Claims Ancient Greek Was Influenced by Anatolian Languages – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/09/26/greek-influenced-anatolian-languages/

Archaeology rescued: Etruscan artifacts recovered from clandestine excavations on display in Chianti
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/exhibitions/archaeology-rescued-etruscan-artifacts-recovered-from-clandestine-excavations-on-display-in-chianti

Punic workshops uncovered in Málaga produced amphorae used to export fish preserves to Corinth

Punic workshops uncovered in Málaga produced amphorae used to export fish preserves to Corinth

Jericho: The Latest Research – Part One – Bible Archaeology Report

Jericho: The Latest Research – Part One

(21) TEXT 5575: Sayings of Jesus (Λόγια Ἰησοῦ)Source Archive: Oxyrhynchus, Egypt
https://latinum.substack.com/p/text-5575-sayings-of-jesus-source?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3282716&post_id=174631537&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Blog #110: Paeonia and the Paeonians in the Historical and Archaeological Evidence with Goran Sanev – Peopling the Past

Blog #110: Paeonia and the Paeonians in the Historical and Archaeological Evidence with Goran Sanev

Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part IVd: Spinning Plates – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part IVd: Spinning Plates

The Odyssey: Christopher Nolan’s Missed Opportunity for a Horror Epic
https://screenrant.com/the-odyssey-christopher-nolan-horror-movie-genius-option/

VIEWS Autumn Seminars 2025 – The VIEWS project

NEW VIDEO TOUR! – The Sanctuary of Asklepios: A Meditative Walk Through the Archaeological Site at Ancient Epidaurus |

NEW VIDEO TOUR! – The Sanctuary of Asklepios: A Meditative Walk Through the Archaeological Site at Ancient Epidaurus

Laudator Temporis Acti: Pleasure
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/09/pleasure.html

Kosmas en Damianos – Mainzer Beobachter

Kosmas en Damianos

PaleoJudaica.com: Kowalewska (ed.), Second Temple Period Jewish Ritual Baths at Nesher-Ramla Quarry (Zinman Institute, open access)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/09/kowalewska-ed-second-temple-period.html

PaleoJudaica.com: The Ancient Books Website
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-ancient-books-website.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Judaïsme ancien – Ancient Judaism, 12, 2024
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/09/judaisme-ancien-ancient-judaism-12-2024.html

Friday Varia and Quick HIts | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Friday Varia and Quick HIts

Petits dieux des Romains et leurs voisins. Enquête comparatiste sur les hiérarchies divines dans les cultures romaines, italiques et grecques – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Petits dieux des Romains et leurs voisins. Enquête comparatiste sur les hiérarchies divines dans les cultures romaines, italiques et grecques

Les frises à guirlandes d’Aphrodisias de Carie – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Les frises à guirlandes d’Aphrodisias de Carie

Galen: “On Avoiding Distress” and “On My Own Opinions” – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Galen: “On Avoiding Distress” and “On My Own Opinions”

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(21) Feeding the Aten: Akhenaten’s Offering Obsession
https://ancientnow.substack.com/p/feeding-the-aten-akhenatens-offering?utm_source=podcast-email%2Csubstack&publication_id=752411&post_id=173476575&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=play_card_post_title&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true

Ancient Warfare Podcast: AWA376 – Are there any sources for the chariot driver actually exiting the chariot before contact?
https://sites.libsyn.com/91136/awa376-are-there-any-sources-for-the-chariot-driver-actually-exiting-the-chariot-before-contact
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(131) Apulian Warfare Society, Weapons, and Siege! #ancienthistoryguy #ApulianWarfare #ancientwarriors – YouTube

(131) Unveiling Rome’s Horsemen Origins, Myths and Military #ancienthistoryguy #ancienthistory – YouTube

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SENIOR FELLOWSHIP for Advanced Research in the Humanities| American School of Classical Studies at Athens
https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/fellowships-and-grants/postdoctoral-and-senior-scholars#SeniorHumanities

• 46 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Venus Genetrix (and associated rites thereafter)
• 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Cosmas and Damian
• 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Cyprian
• 1687 — a Venetian mortar ignites a store of Turkish gunpowder being stored in the Parthenon, causing much damage.

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Archaeologists Uncover Ancient City Wall in Amantia | RTSH English

Archaeologists Uncover Ancient City Wall in Amantia

Sardis named a UNESCO World Heritage Site — Harvard Gazette

Sardis named a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Greece Receives 86 Antiquities in Landmark Voluntary Repatriation | GTP Headlines
https://news.gtp.gr/2025/09/25/greece-receives-86-antiquities-in-landmark-voluntary-repatriation/

[AI?]2,000-year-old Roman brooch found by detectorist | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-868514

Roman bath culture surfaces at Türkiye’s Sagalassos with traces of olive oil, cosmetics – Türkiye Today
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/roman-bath-culture-surfaces-at-turkiyes-sagalassos-with-traces-of-olive-oil-and-cosme-3207530

A Biologist Reveals The Forgotten ‘Superfood’ Of The Roman Empire
https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2025/09/25/a-biologist-reveals-the-forgotten-superfood-of-the-roman-empire/

Our Enduring Fascination With Ancient Roman Baths
https://hyperallergic.com/1043102/our-enduring-fascination-with-ancient-roman-baths/

Storeroom and Soup Kitchen Unearthed in Ancient Timbriada: New Clues to Pisidia’s Forgotten City – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/storeroom-and-soup-kitchen-unearthed-in-ancient-timbriada-new-clues-to-pisidias-forgotten-city/

‘Tunnel vision’: how Israel is using archaeology to win US support for goals | Israel | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/25/israel-archaeology-jerusalem-history-us

1,400-year-old hoard of pure gold coins uncovered in the Galilee | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/1400-year-old-hoard-of-pure-gold-coins-uncovered-in-the-galilee/

Hoard of ancient gold coins, jewelry discovered during excavations in Sussita
https://www.ynetnews.com/environment/article/r1ctvvm3lx

Discovering Ancient Piraeus: A Cultural Journey Through Greece’s Historic Port –
https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/09/25/ancient-piraeus-port

Man arrested for possession of ancient artifacts and human fetus | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1281942/elderly-man-arrested-for-possessing-ancient-artifacts-and-human-fetus/

Don urges African Scholars to embrace Classics as Africa’s heritage – Tribune Online
https://tribuneonlineng.com/don-urges-african-scholars-to-embrace-classics-as-africas-heritage/

New Article on the History of Codex Alexandrinus | Variant Readings

New Article on the History of Codex Alexandrinus

Find and Finder of the Month: Adam Cohen found a Hellenistic Lead Sling Bullet – The Temple Mount Sifting Project

Find and Finder of the Month: Adam Cohen found a Hellenistic Lead Sling Bullet

Hipparchia: The Woman Who Attacked Ancient Greece’s Norms With Public Sex and Philosophy – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/09/25/hipparchia-ancient-greece-norms-public-sex-philosophy/

The Battle of Actium From The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, By The Workshop of Willem van Leefdael (1632–1688) After A Design By Justus van Egmont (1601–1674) – The Historian’s Hut

The Battle of Actium From The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, By The Workshop of Willem van Leefdael (1632–1688) After A Design By Justus van Egmont (1601–1674)

Laudator Temporis Acti: Praise
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/09/praise.html

Keizerin Faustina II – Mainzer Beobachter

Keizerin Faustina II

PaleoJudaica.com: Brody & Chen, Dura-Europos: Past, Present, Future (Brepols)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/09/brody-chen-dura-europos-past-present.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Aramaic in Tasmania?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/09/aramaic-in-tasmania.html

PaleoJudaica.com: An AI-Based Analysis of a Jewish Textual Corpus
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/09/an-ai-based-analysis-of-jewish-textual.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Open Access Journal: Dionysus Ex Machina: Rivista annuale online di studi sul teatro antico
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2012/06/open-access-journal-dionysus-ex-machina.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Jerome’s Sources in His Translation of the Hebrew Bible
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/09/jeromes-sources-in-his-translation-of.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: From the Early Years of the Royal Treasure Archive of Esaĝdana-Nibru
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/09/from-early-years-of-royal-treasure.html

Three Things Thursday: Books, Photography, and Teaching | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Three Things Thursday: Books, Photography, and Teaching

Ancient sculpture and twentieth-century American womanhood: Venus envy – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Ancient sculpture and twentieth-century American womanhood: Venus envy

Epeo, mitologia di un artigiano. Economie della montagna, economia del legno nella Grecia antica – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Epeo, mitologia di un artigiano. Economie della montagna, economia del legno nella Grecia antica

Plato’s Unwritten Doctrines
https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/platos-unwritten-doctrines/F0297D76E5984C917E9843ED750FECDA

Pasts Imperfect (9.25.25)
https://pasts-imperfect.ghost.io/pasts-imperfect-9-25-25/?ref=pasts-imperfect-newsletter

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14 INTERVIEW with Eleanor Dick…–TLL Podcast: Ut silvae foliis – Apple Podcasts

Surf the Celtic Wave–The Partial Historians – Apple Podcasts

Inanna: Mesopotamian Sex Goddess – The Ancients | Acast

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(94) Prof. David Gill, “Cleon’s Victory at Sphacteria and the Temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis” – YouTube

(95) How Did The Celts Shift From Peaceful Traders To Fearsome Warriors? – YouTube

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International Conference: “Outside the Workshop. The Artisan as an Actor in Premodern Societies”, March 26-27, 2026.

Colloque international: « Hors de l’atelier. L’artisan acteur des sociétés prémodernes », 26-27 mars 2026.

• 2nd century A.D. — martyrdom of Herculanus
• 233 A.D. — the emperor Severus Alexander celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Persians
• 1808 — death of Richard Porson
• 1931 — death of Ulrich von Wilamovitz-Moellendorff