ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ July 6, 2025

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1,800-year-old Roman watchtower discovered along Croatian Danube | Croatia Week

1,800-year-old Roman watchtower discovered along Croatian Danube

Montepulciano celebrates the figure of Etruscan lucumon Porsenna. And his Head is back on display after 500 years
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/exhibitions/montepulciano-celebrates-the-figure-of-etruscan-lucumon-porsenna-and-his-head-is-back-on-display-after-500-years

Archaeological excavations return to the heart of Brescia: Roman theater prepares for new life
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/archaeological-excavations-return-to-the-heart-of-brescia-roman-theater-prepares-for-new-life

Blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria recovered from seabed
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/07/blocks-from-the-lighthouse-of-alexandria-recovered-from-seabed/155568

Great Ellingham hoard find worth Roman legionary’s monthly wage
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q88yjd97lo

Archaeologists Unearth Exceptionally Preserved Roman Wicker Well in Norfolk, England – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-unearth-exceptionally-preserved-roman-wicker-well-in-norfolk-england/

Scientists Unravel 2,000-Year-Old Roman Aqueduct Mystery
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-unravel-2000-year-old-roman-aqueduct-mystery/

Ancient Roman Bigfoot? ‘Unusually Large’ Shoes Puzzle Archaeologists : ScienceAlert
https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-roman-bigfoot-unusually-large-shoes-puzzle-archaeologists

New Discovery in Bulgaria: Sculpted Face Emerges from Roman-Era Tomb – Novinite.com – Sofia News Agency
https://www.novinite.com/articles/233238/New+Discovery+in+Bulgaria%3A+Sculpted+Face+Emerges+from+Roman-Era+Tomb

Spectacular Marble Portrait and Untouched Grave Found at Bulgaria’s Heraclea Sintica – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/spectacular-marble-portrait-and-untouched-grave-found-at-bulgarias-heraclea-sintica/

Who was buried in Salome’s cave: A disciple of Jesus, a midwife or a Jewish queen? | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-was-buried-in-salomes-cave-a-disciple-of-jesus-a-midwife-or-a-jewish-queen/

Archaeologists unearth Greek, Roman rock-cut tombs in Aswan – Egyptian Gazette

Archaeologists unearth Greek, Roman rock-cut tombs in Aswan

Iron age settlement found in Gloucestershire after detectorist unearths Roman swords | Archaeology | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/04/roman-swords-gloucestershire-villa-iron-age-settlement-discovery

Cotswolds Iron Age Roman settlement unearthed after rare swords find | Oxford Mail
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/25288928.cotswolds-iron-age-roman-settlement-discovered-rare-swords-find/

2 Male Bodies Found At Pompeii, At The Civita Giuliana Estate. Perfectly Made Casts Of The Victims. | Watch
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/2-male-bodies-found-at-pompeii-at-the-civita-giuliana-estate-perfectly-made-casts-of-the-victims/vi-AA1I1BGi

Researchers in Spain Discover the Oldest Greek Marble Altar in the Western Mediterranean – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/05/spain-oldest-greek-marble-altar-western-mediterranean/

Una testa romana in terracotta ritrovata nei fondali del mare di Nora
https://www.cagliaritoday.it/cronaca/ritrovamento-testa-romana-mare-nora-sub.html

Una testa di statua romana emerge dal mare di fronte all’area archeologica di Nora
https://www.rainews.it/tgr/sardegna/articoli/2025/07/una-testa-di-statua-romana-emerge-dal-mare-di-fronte-allare-archeologica-di-nora–b7f45903-890b-48d6-8bb4-fdcca33f4502.html

SELINUNTE (Tp). Scoperto l’«adyton» del Tempio R. – Archeologia online – Archeomedia

SELINUNTE (Tp). Scoperto l’«adyton» del Tempio R.

In the United States, the figure of Cleopatra focuses debates around race, gender and sex. | New Pittsburgh Courier

In the United States, the figure of Cleopatra focuses debates around race, gender and sex.

Violence plummets in men’s prison – after inmates were taught about ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14878957/Violence-mens-prison-inmates-ancient-Greek-philosophy-Stoicism.html

‘How Epaminondas beat Spartans’: Elon Musk cites Greek history; launches ‘America Party’ to fight ‘uniparty system’ | World News – Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/how-epaminondas-beat-spartans-elon-musk-cites-greek-history-launches-america-party-to-fight-uniparty-system/articleshow/122274723.cms

The Myth of Medea: beware a woman scorned
https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/lifestyle/beware-a-woman-scorned-9424077/

Ivy Pochoda’s ‘Ecstasy’ delivers modern retelling of Euripides’ ‘The Bacchae’ | Books

Ivy Pochoda’s new horror novel is a stiletto-sharp remake of Euripides

The Greek Village that Boasts the True Descendants of the Spartans
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/05/greek-village-descendants-sparta/

CANI Newsletter July 2025 « The Classical Association in Northern Ireland

CANI Newsletter July 2025

(6) Aeneid V.424-518 – by publius vergilius maro – Aeneid Daily
https://aeneiddaily.substack.com/p/aeneid-v424-518-d4b?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1678986&post_id=167019254&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

(6) Aeneid V.519-603 – by publius vergilius maro – Aeneid Daily
https://aeneiddaily.substack.com/p/aeneid-v519-603-a9c?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1678986&post_id=167019272&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

De barmhartige samaritaan – Mainzer Beobachter

De barmhartige samaritaan

Uitnodiging – Mainzer Beobachter

Uitnodiging

Sjamanisme – Mainzer Beobachter

Sjamanisme

Weekly Varia no. 137, 07/04/25 – Noodlings

Weekly Varia no. 137, 07/04/25

The Society of St Botolph – Roger Pearse

The Society of St Botolph

Capgrave is not the author of the “Nova Legenda Anglie” – Roger Pearse

Capgrave is not the author of the “Nova Legenda Anglie”

Cheap hand-held multi-spectral imaging for manuscripts? – Roger Pearse

Cheap hand-held multi-spectral imaging for manuscripts?

Well, I’m Going to Law School – Tales of Times Forgotten

Well, I’m Going to Law School

Looting Matters: The Stern Collection of Cycladicising Figures
https://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-stern-collection-of-cycladicising.html

Laudator Temporis Acti: Sickbed Reading
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/07/sickbed-reading.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Stone, Armenian Apocrypha: The Short Questionnaire from Adam to Moses (SBL)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/07/stone-armenian-apocrypha-short.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Berlejung, YHWH’s Diversity (Mohr Siebeck)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/07/berlejung-yhwhs-diversity-mohr-siebeck.html

Musical Competition Mosaic – Villa Casale – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Musical Competition Mosaic – Villa Casale

(6) Love’s Sting – by Armand D’Angour
https://armanddangour.substack.com/p/loves-sting?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1877109&post_id=167663458&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

(6) Marcus’s Letter from Hadrian’s Wall
https://latinum.substack.com/p/marcuss-letter-from-hadrians-wall?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3282716&post_id=167581021&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

explorator 27.38 ~ July 5, 2025 – Explorator

explorator 27.38 ~ July 5, 2025


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Anima Latina 06.07.2025 – Podcast – Radio Vaticana – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/it/podcast/rvi-programmi/anima-latina/2025/07/anima-latina-06-07-2025.html

Audio-Nachrichten auf Latein 05.07.2025 – Vatican News
https://www.vaticannews.va/de/podcast/audio-nachrichten-auf-latein/2025/07/audio-nachrichten-auf-latein-05-07-2025.html

Episode A6 – The Reign of Ishtar | THE ANCIENT WORLD

Episode A6 – The Reign of Ishtar

Hannibal’s March on Rome – The Ancients | Acast

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(1422) West African Gold: Ancient Trade & Carthaginian Explorers – YouTube

(1422) De corpore exercendo | Spoken Latin podcast (59) – YouTube

(1422) Justinian’s final attempt to retake Italy – Battle of Taginae 552 AD – “Narses (Part 1)” – YouTube

(1422) Theaters of the Roman world: concrete, power, and spectacle – YouTube

The Conversation: Avoid bad breath, don’t pick partners when drunk: ancient dating tips to find modern love

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Henryk Siemiradzki via Wikimedia Commons

Konstantine Panegyres, The University of Western Australia

To love and be loved is something most people want in their lives.

In the modern world, we often see stories about the difficulties of finding love and the trials of dating and marriage. Sometimes, the person we love doesn’t love us. Sometimes, we don’t love the person who loves us.

Ancient Greeks and Romans also had a lot to say about this subject. In fact, most of the issues people face today in their search for love are already mentioned in ancient Greek and Roman literature.

So, what did they say? And is the advice they put forward still relevant for modern people?

Advice for finding a lover

The Roman poet Ovid (43BCE–17CE) wrote a poem called The Art of Love (Ars Amatoria). In it, he offered advice for those who are still single.

First, Ovid says, you should make an effort to find someone you’re interested in. Your lover “will not come floating down to you through the tenuous air, she must be sought”.

As suitable places to find a lover, Ovid recommends walking in porticos and gardens, attending the theatre, or (surprisingly enough) lingering near law courts.

You need to catch someone’s eye and then invent an excuse to talk with them, he says.

Seek your lover in the daytime, says Ovid. Be careful of the night. You won’t choose the right person if you’re drunk. And you can’t see their face properly if it’s too dark – they might be uglier than you think.

Second, Ovid says you need to look presentable. Make sure your clothes are clean and you have a good haircut. Moreover, keep yourself groomed properly at all times:

Do not let your nails project, and let them be free of dirt; nor let any hair be in the hollow of your nostrils. Let not the breath of your mouth be sour and unpleasing.

Ovid’s The Art of Love may be regarded as a kind of love manual. But aside from making personal efforts to find a lover, people could also use matchmakers.

However, matchmaking was a difficult process. Sometimes matchmakers didn’t tell the truth about the situations of the parties involved. So the Athenian writer Xenophon (430–353 BCE) says people were sometimes “victims of deception” in the matchmaking process.

What if you’re not in love?

The ancients recognised that not being in love can be a problem. They thought it bad for your mental and physical health, but also for society more broadly.

For example, the Roman writer Claudius Aelian (2nd–3rd century CE) in his Historical Miscellany says soldiers who are in love will fight better than soldiers who are not in love:

In the heat of battle when war brings men into combat, a man who is not in love could not match one who is. The man untouched by love avoids and runs away from the man who loves, as if he were an outsider uninitiated into the god’s rites, and his bravery depends on his character and physical strength.

According to Aelian, the Spartans had a punishment for men who did not fall in love:

Any man of good appearance and character who did not fall in love with someone well-bred was also fined, because despite his excellence he did not love anyone […] lovers’ affection for their beloved has a remarkable power of stimulating the virtues.

So, when two people are in love, they can inspire each other and bring out the best in one another. Being in love can help a person become better and achieve more.

Fighting for and keeping a lover

If we are lucky, the person we love will also love us back, and we won’t have any love rivals.

But what happens when the person we love is also loved by someone else? We may need to put in more effort to win the affection of that person, but sometimes this brings us into conflicts.

For example, the Roman orator and politician Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BCE), in his On the Orator, tells how Gaius Memmius, Roman tribune of the year 111 BCE, apparently took a bite out of his love rival’s arm, “when he had a quarrel with him at Tarracina over a girlfriend”.

Some ways to keep one’s lover interested that are mentioned in ancient sources include showing off one’s wealth.

For example, in one of the plays of the poet Alexis (375–275 BCE) a young man who is in love puts on a large banquet to impress his girlfriend with a display of wealth. Engagements were at that time sometimes cancelled if it turned out the husband was too poor.

Of course, things did not always work out, and people had grievances against former lovers. One particularly famous invective was from the poet Martial (38–104 CE) to a woman called Manneia:

Manneia, your little dog licks your face and lips. Small wonder that a dog likes eating dung!

Timeless concerns

Today, we often see debates about whether it’s better to stay single or get into a relationship.

The same goes for antiquity. In the 4th-century BCE play Arrephoros or The Pipe Girl by poet Menander, one character says:

If you’ve got any sense, you won’t get married […] I’m married myself – which is why I’m advising you not to do it.

Others lamented that they missed their opportunity for love. So the poet Pindar (6th–5th century BCE) wrote a poem regretting that he could not make the much younger Theoxenus his boyfriend:

You should have picked love’s flowers at the right time, my heart, when you were young. But as for the sparkling rays from Theoxenus’ eyes, whoever looks on them and is not roiled with longing has a black heart forged with cold fire out of steel or iron.

Clearly, finding a lover was as difficult then as it is now.The Conversation

Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ July 4, 2025

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Roman villa discovered in Cotswold village after detectorists unearth rare swords – LBC
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/roman-villa-cotswold-willersey-gloucestershire/

Iron Age Roman settlement discovered in Gloucestershire – BBC Newsround
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/c1k8zdkdn3eo

How a detectorist’s unearthed Roman swords helped find Iron Age settlement | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/iron-age-cirencester-roman-conquest-b2782105.html

Iron age settlement found in Gloucestershire after detectorist unearths Roman swords | Archaeology | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/04/roman-swords-gloucestershire-villa-iron-age-settlement-discovery

Gold Apollo Ring Unearthed in Ancient Greek Tomb Turned Healing Shrine –
https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/07/04/gold-apollo-ring-unearthed-in-ancient-greek-tomb-turned-healing-shrine

“Unusually large” 2,000-year-old shoes unearthed at a Roman site in northern England – CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unusually-large-ancient-shoes-unearthed-vindolanda-roman-site-uk/

Archaeologists uncover elite Hellenistic residence in North Macedonia
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/07/archaeologists-uncover-elite-hellenistic-residence-in-north-macedonia/155552

Four Bewildering Bronze Lions’ Heads With Slightly Different Facial Expressions Found in Ancient Roman Grave in Israel
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/four-bewildering-bronze-lions-heads-with-slightly-different-facial-expressions-found-in-ancient-roman-grave-in-israel-180986922/

A discovery that enriches the heritage of the Phlegraean Fields

A discovery that enriches the heritage of the Phlegraean Fields

Archaic elites: Warriors and princesses

Archaic elites: Warriors and princesses

Think modern dating is tough? It was just as bad in ancient times | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/dating-advice-ancient-greece-rome-b2782659.html

Avoid bad breath, don’t pick partners when drunk: ancient dating tips to find modern love
https://theconversation.com/avoid-bad-breath-dont-pick-partners-when-drunk-ancient-dating-tips-to-find-modern-love-250792

How a 3D-Printed Replica Is Helping Ancient World Researchers Decode Etruscan Script and Culture from 700 BCE
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2025/july/how-a-3d-printed-replica-is-helping-ancient-world-researchers-de.html

Ignore the AI Trailers: This Is What We Really Know About Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’
https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a65290715/the-odyssey/

The Odyssey trailer has reignited a tiresome accent debate which makes no sense
https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a65297286/the-odyssey-trailer-accents/

The Ancient Roots of Western Self-Criticism
https://quillette.com/2025/07/04/the-ancient-roots-of-western-self-criticism/

Rebuilding the Lighthouse of Alexandria – Biblical Archaeology Society

Rebuilding the Lighthouse of Alexandria

Ancient Elegance: A 2,300-Year-Old Boot – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/04/ancient-scythian-boot-discovery-preserved-frozen-ground-russia/

(5) Summer haze comes with ink – Vesuvius Challenge
https://scrollprize.substack.com/p/summer-haze-comes-with-ink?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1454609&post_id=167352549&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

(5) Aeneid V.315-423 – by publius vergilius maro – Aeneid Daily
https://aeneiddaily.substack.com/p/aeneid-v315-423-dae?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1678986&post_id=167019191&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Laudator Temporis Acti: Inutile Lignum
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/07/inutile-lignum.html

Laudator Temporis Acti: Companions
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/07/companions.html

Alexander de Grote in Tyrus (1) – Mainzer Beobachter

Alexander de Grote in Tyrus (1)

Alexander de Grote in Tyrus (2) – Mainzer Beobachter

Alexander de Grote in Tyrus (2)

PaleoJudaica.com: Ethiopic biblical manuscripts identified
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/07/ethiopic-biblical-manuscripts-identified.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Did the Babylonian rabbis know the Yerushalmi?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/07/did-babylonian-rabbis-know-yerushalmi.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Leuchter, The Achaemenid Dynastic Myth and Jewish Scribes in the Late Persian Period (OUP)
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/07/leuchter-achaemenid-dynastic-myth-and.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Samarian coinage added to Levantine Coins Online
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/07/samarian-coinage-added-to-levantine.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Slavery and Honour in the Ancient Greek World
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/07/slavery-and-honour-in-ancient-greek.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ajara in the Early Antiquity (Colchian Classics). Catalogue
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/07/ajara-in-early-antiquity-colchian.html

When did the Romans cry? | Blog post | Mary Beard

When did the Romans cry?

Ajara in the Early Antiquity (Colchian Classics). Catalogue | Spartokos a lu

Ajara in the Early Antiquity (Colchian Classics). Catalogue


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Ancient Warfare Podcast: AWA364 – Victories by missile-based armies
https://sites.libsyn.com/91136/awa364-victories-by-missile-based-armies

The Rise & Fall of Sparta – Dan Snow’s History Hit | Acast

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ARTS195325 Assistant Professor in Roman History – Jobs at the University of Nottingham
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Lecturer in Classics (LTS) · University of Glasgow
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ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ July 3, 2025

~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

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Ancient Greek Mansion and Inscriptions Discovered in North Macedonia – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/03/ancient-greek-mansion-north-macedonia/

Ancient Greek Remains Uncovered in Valle dei Templi, Italy – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/03/ancient-greek-remains-valle-dei-templi-italy/

Two Anchor Stocks from Large Roman Cargo Ships, One with a Cathead, Recovered off the Coast of Campania

Two Anchor Stocks from Large Roman Cargo Ships, One with a Cathead, Recovered off the Coast of Campania

Hundreds of Ancient Ceramics Found In Preserved Shipwreck in Turkey
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-ceramics-found-preserved-in-shipwreck-turkey-1234746741/

Groundbreaking discovery in Egypt’s Great Pyramid shatters view on how mysterious structure was built | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14869347/discovery-Egypts-Great-Pyramid-zahi-hawass.html

Dardanos Tumulus under renewed examination
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/dardanos-tumulus-under-renewed-examination-211025

Northumberland Roman Fort mystery over large shoes
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyk3kjp4w3o

Beneath Alexandria Lies a Roman Necropolis in Stone
https://cairoscene.com/Traveller/Beneath-Alexandria-Lies-a-Roman-Necropolis-in-Stone

What did ancient Rome smell like? Honestly, often pretty rank
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-ancient-rome-honestly-pretty.html

Pyla-Kokkinokremos: Results of the 2025 excavations

Pyla-Kokkinokremos: Results of the 2025 excavations

A Garrison of Giants at Hadrian’s Wall? Oversized Roman Footwear Found at the Magna Fort

A Garrison of Giants at Hadrian’s Wall? Oversized Roman Footwear Found at the Magna Fort

Major Discoveries Unveil Late Bronze Age Secrets in Cyprus – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/03/discoveries-unveil-late-bronze-age-secrets-cyprus/

Queen Hatshepsut’s statues were destroyed in ancient Egypt – new study challenges the revenge theory
https://theconversation.com/queen-hatshepsuts-statues-were-destroyed-in-ancient-egypt-new-study-challenges-the-revenge-theory-260326

Excavating the CA Archive – Roman Cirencester – Current Archaeology

Excavating the CA Archive – Roman Cirencester

Revealing Roman Wroxeter – Current Archaeology

Revealing Roman Wroxeter

Antigone at the 2025 Epidavros Festival – The National Herald
https://www.thenationalherald.com/antigone-at-the-2025-epidavros-festival/

[AI?]Ancient Egyptian potter lived into his 60s, genome sequencing reveals | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-859851

(5) A First Look at The Odyssey Teaser – CSMFHT Writes
https://csmfht.substack.com/p/a-first-look-at-the-odyssey-teaser?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1211085&post_id=167413241&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

(5) Homer’s ‘Set List’: Imagining a Performance of the Iliad
https://joelchristensen.substack.com/p/homers-set-list-imagining-a-performance-6f1?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1870284&post_id=166394048&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

‘The Odyssey’ Uses American Accents in Ancient Greece, Stirring Debate — World of Reel
https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/7/2/nolans-the-odyssey-uses-american-accents-in-ancient-greece-stirring-debate

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: »Ressourcen der Resilienz« in der Antike: Materielle, performative und narrative Praktiken und Strategien
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/07/ressourcen-der-resilienz-in-der-antike.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Was Zenobia Jewish?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/07/was-zenobia-jewish.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Review of Garfinkel, The First Expedition to Lachish
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/07/review-of-garfinkel-first-expedition-to.html

De Zeven Wonderen van België – Mainzer Beobachter

De Zeven Wonderen van België

(5) Aeneid V.201-314 – by publius vergilius maro – Aeneid Daily
https://aeneiddaily.substack.com/p/aeneid-v201-314-b54?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1678986&post_id=167019062&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

So It Begins – Noodlings

So It Begins

The betrayal of the humanities: the university during the Third Reich – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

The betrayal of the humanities: the university during the Third Reich

Female agency in the ancient Mediterranean world – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Female agency in the ancient Mediterranean world

Mimesis. Dargestellte Wirklichkeit in der abendländischen Literatur – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Mimesis. Dargestellte Wirklichkeit in der abendländischen Literatur

Mesopotamia quiz: Test your knowledge about the ancient civilizations of the Fertile Crescent | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/mesopotamia-quiz-test-your-knowledge-about-the-ancient-civilizations-of-the-fertile-crescent

The University of Iowa: In Situ — Bible & Archaeology in Review (June 2025)
https://apps.its.uiowa.edu/dispatch/messages/view/3b2f798d-4309-41b7-ad1d-4e19a45e15c7
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How an Empire Ends: Gothic Paganism – Ancient History Fangirl

How an Empire Ends: Gothic Paganism

Plato’s Republic – The Ancients | Acast

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(1373) Herod’s Harbor Reconstruction – YouTube

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Call for Papers – Beyond Borders: International Law in Antiquity | Edinburgh Law School
https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/events/call-papers-beyond-borders-international-law-antiquity

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Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Classics (2026-2028) job with Dartmouth College | 37852355
https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/37852355/mellon-postdoctoral-fellow-in-the-department-of-classics-2026-2028-/

ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ July 2, 2025

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Tokyo Univ. team may have unearthed 1st Roman emperor’s bathhouse – The Mainichi
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250701/p2g/00m/0na/071000c

Discovery of ancient Roman shoes at Magna Fort leaves a very big impression. – Roman Army Museum
https://romanarmymuseum.com/about/roman-shoes/

8 ancient Roman shoes of ‘exceptional size’ discovered at Roman fort near Hadrian’s Wall | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/8-ancient-roman-shoes-of-exceptional-size-discovered-at-roman-fort-near-hadrians-wall

What did ancient Rome smell like? Honestly, often pretty rank
https://theconversation.com/what-did-ancient-rome-smell-like-honestly-often-pretty-rank-257111

Hundreds of Ancient Ceramics Found In Preserved Shipwreck in Turkey
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-ceramics-found-preserved-in-shipwreck-turkey-1234746741/

Completion of the excavation at Pyla – Kokkinokremos – Gov.cy
https://www.gov.cy/en/culture/completion-of-the-excavation-at-pyla-kokkinokremos/

Preserved shipwreck contains 2,000-year-old ceramic treasures
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/07/preserved-shipwreck-contains-2000-year-old-ceramic-treasures/155535

Restored Masterpiece: Ancient Greece’s Largest Bronze Vessel Exhibited in Athens – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/02/ancient-greece-largest-bronze-vessel-exhibited-athens/

(PDF) Analytical study of a newly excavated fine painted ceiling at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393097372_Analytical_study_of_a_newly_excavated_fine_painted_ceiling_at_the_Archaeological_Park_of_Pompeii

The Mediterranean’s Master Traders – Biblical Archaeology Society

The Mediterranean’s Master Traders

Iconic Thera statue returns home as Santorini’s renovated archaeological museum reopens | Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/07/02/iconic-thera-statue-returns-home-as-santorinis-renovated-archaeological-museum-reopens

Archaeologists Discover Northernmost Hellenistic Elite Residence Featuring Ionic Architecture and Graffito in North Macedonia – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-discover-northernmost-hellenistic-elite-residence-featuring-ionic-architecture-and-graffito-in-north-macedonia/

[old news]Lost Writings of Archimedes Revealed After Centuries by Particle Accelerator – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/02/lost-writings-archimedes-particle-accelerator/

Oldest and most complete ancient Egyptian human genome ever sequenced reveals ties to Mesopotamia | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/oldest-and-most-complete-ancient-egyptian-human-genome-ever-sequenced-reveals-ties-to-mesopotamia

Archaeologists Uncover Unexpected Secrets in Ancient Hittite Tablets – Dixie Sun News

Archaeologists Uncover Unexpected Secrets in Ancient Hittite Tablets

Antikythera Shipwreck: Greece Announces New Discoveries – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/02/antikythera-shipwreck-new-discoveries-greece/

Italia e Tunisia insieme per restauro dei mosaici delle case romane di El Jem – Cultura – Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/ansamed/it/notizie/rubriche/cultura/2025/07/02/italia-tunisia-insieme-per-restauro-mosaici-case-romane-el-jem_cce72c63-96d2-493a-8bee-3872b570a13e.html

Mystery of the Roman Lead Pipes Found in the Rhône Solved: They Supplied Water to the Baths of Constantine

Mystery of the Roman Lead Pipes Found in the Rhône Solved: They Supplied Water to the Baths of Constantine

The water management of ancient Arles

The water management of ancient Arles

Hymn to Babylon, missing for a millennium, has been discovered
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-hymn-babylon-millennium.html

Hymn of Babylon is pieced together after 2,100 YEARS: Scientists use AI to reconstruct ancient song | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14867357/Hymn-Babylon-pieced-AI.html

Well-preserved Roman wicker well found in United Kingdom | Miami Herald
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article309847415.html

Unveiling ancient Egypt: 4,800-year-old genome rewrites history – Ancient Egypt – Antiquities – Ahram Online
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/549075/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/Unveiling-ancient-Egypt-,yearold-genome-rewrites-h.aspx

Skeleton found in pot is first ancient Egyptian to undergo whole genome analysis | Genetics | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/02/skeleton-in-pot-first-ancient-egyptian-undergo-genome-analysis

Ancient DNA provides a new means to explore ancient diets
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-ancient-dna-explore-diets.html

[paywalled] Ancient DNA helps trace stinky Roman fish sauce to its source
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02018-7

Christopher Nolan’s Biggest Challenges In Adapting The Odyssey Explained By An Expert
https://screenrant.com/the-odyssey-movie-christopher-nolan-challenges-expert-explained-gregory-nagy-interview/

Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Trailer Leaks Online
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-trailer-1236303733/

Roman Atlantic garum: DNA confirms sardine use and population continuity in north-western Iberia | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/roman-atlantic-garum-dna-confirms-sardine-use-and-population-continuity-in-northwestern-iberia/9487347327F3724D1D2C4F72266DAEF3

Ancient Etruscan Tomb Discovered Intact in Necropolis Near Rome – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/02/intact-ancient-etruscan-tomb-necropolis-rome/

The “fifth Gospel”: Jesus and archaeology
https://www.omnesmag.com/en/news/fifth-gospel-jesus-and-archeology/

(5) the joys and challenges of writing a “soul-crushingly of-the-moment” academic book
https://donnazuckerberg.substack.com/p/the-joys-and-challenges-of-writing?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2108238&post_id=164778058&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

(5) In Memoriam – by Owen Rees – Our Ancient World
https://owenrees.substack.com/p/in-memoriam?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2470207&post_id=167250634&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

(5) Aeneid V.104-200 – by publius vergilius maro – Aeneid Daily
https://aeneiddaily.substack.com/p/aeneid-v104-200-674?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1678986&post_id=167018996&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Virgil – The Historian’s Hut

Virgil

Numa Pompilius And Egeria, By Felice Giani (c. 1758–1823) – The Historian’s Hut

Numa Pompilius And Egeria, By Felice Giani (c. 1758–1823)

Het complot tegen Caesar – Mainzer Beobachter

Het complot tegen Caesar

Reading the Roman Revolution 26: The Government | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Reading the Roman Revolution 26: The Government

Laudator Temporis Acti: A Missing Modifier
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2025/07/a-missing-modifier.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Eight new scrolls at the Reagan Library Exhibition
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/07/eight-new-scrolls-at-reagan-library.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Update on the Tomb of Nahum in Iraq
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/07/update-on-tomb-of-nahum-in-iraq.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Roman Art at the Art Institute of Chicago
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/07/roman-art-at-art-institute-of-chicago.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ancient Egyptian Art at the Art Institute of Chicago
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/07/ancient-egyptian-art-at-art-institute.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC): LIMC-France : les bases de données
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2012/05/limc-database-online.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Corrispondenze archeologiche fra Thomas Ashby e Giuseppe Lugli. La testimonianza inedita della documentazione d’archivio
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/07/corrispondenze-archeologiche-fra-thomas.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Assur 2024: Continuing the excavations in the New Town and other research across the site
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/07/assur-2024-continuing-excavations-in.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Punctuation, Iota Adscript, and Nu-movable in Ancient Literary Bookrolls
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/07/punctuation-iota-adscript-and-nu.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: The Late Roman Settlement of Umm al-Dabadib: A Remote Investigation
https://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-late-roman-settlement-of-umm-al.html

Artwashing the Cyclades: The Leonard N. Stern Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2025/2025.07.02/

In Memoriam: Floyd L. Moreland | CUNY Graduate Center
https://www.gc.cuny.edu/news/memoriam-floyd-l-moreland

Greek University Establishes Center for Alexander the Great Studies – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/07/02/greek-university-center-alexander-the-great-studies/
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(5) The Odyssey – Book 1 Reading – CSMFHT Writes
https://csmfht.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-book-1-reading?utm_source=podcast-email%2Csubstack&publication_id=1211085&post_id=167348664&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=play_card_post_title&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true
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Inscriptions on Paper (call for topics and papers) – Current EpigraphyCurrent Epigraphy

Inscriptions on Paper (call for topics and papers)

A new research group focusing on the cult of Roman Mithras (2025-2030) | Roman religion

A new research group focusing on the cult of Roman Mithras (2025-2030)