• 357 B.C. — Aristotle observes the transit of the moon past Mars (source?)
• ludi Megalesia (day 1 … associated with the next item, obviously)
• 204 B.C. — the image and cult of the Mater Magna (a.k.a. Cybele) is brought to Rome during the conflict with Hannibal on the advice of the Sybilline books
• 37 A.D. — the ashes of Tiberius are placed in the Mausoleum of Augustus
• 186 (or 188) A.D. — birth of the future emperor Septimius Bassianus (later known as M. Aurelius Antoninus Caesar; better known as Caracalla)

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Ancient Medusa mosaic at Kibyra accessible to visitors again | Daily Sabah
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/ancient-medusa-mosaic-at-kibyra-accessible-to-visitors-again/news

Marble bowl buried 1,300 years ago in Golan church sheds light on ancient baptisms | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/marble-bowl-buried-1300-years-ago-in-golan-church-sheds-light-on-ancient-baptisms/

Archaeologists Discover 1,600-Year-Old Engraving That Could Push Back Stirrup Use in Europe by Over a Century – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-discover-1600-year-old-engraving-that-could-push-back-stirrup-use-in-europe-by-over-a-century/

A Two-Thousand-Year-Old Papyrus with Thirty Unpublished Verses by Empedocles, the Philosopher Who Threw Himself into Etna, Found in Cairo

A Two-Thousand-Year-Old Papyrus with Thirty Unpublished Verses by Empedocles, the Philosopher Who Threw Himself into Etna, Found in Cairo

[questionable headline]Ancient Roman Cargo Lost for 2,000 Years Resurfaces in Swiss Lake
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/swiss-shipwreck-eagles-wreck-lake-neuchatel-2761466

[stale] “Learn Your Lesson”: Archaeologists Find Ancient Trash Talk on 2000-Year-Old Bullet
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/learn-your-lesson-archaeologists-find-ancient-trash-talk-on-2000-year-old-bullet/

Ancient Roman bone penis discovered in forgotten museum box | Popular Science
https://www.popsci.com/science/bone-penis-sculpture-roman/

Phoebe A. Hearst Collection unearths ancient Etruscan artifacts at UC Berkeley | Visual Art | dailycal.org
https://www.dailycal.org/arts/visual-art/phoebe-a-hearst-collection-unearths-ancient-etruscan-artifacts-at-uc-berkeley/article_a4fbdedb-bfce-4be6-9475-6f804979843d.html

[old news]Burial Cave in Greece Used 8,000 Years Ago Was Later Reused by Mycenaeans – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/02/alepotrypa-cave-greece-neolithic/

Apaturia, the Ancient Athens Festival of Kinship and Citizenship – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/02/apaturia-ancient-athens-festival-kinship-citizenship/

Pompeii’s Digital Shield: High-Tech Safeguarding of an Ancient City
https://www.ilmattino.it/en/pompeii_s_digital_shield_high_tech_safeguarding_of_an_ancient_city-9452534.html

Marshall names Classics scholar as next executive director of the John Deaver Drinko Academy – Marshall University News

Marshall names Classics scholar as next executive director of the John Deaver Drinko Academy

Students gather for the Virgil Vigil – Hillsdale Collegian
https://hillsdalecollegian.com/2026/04/students-gather-for-the-virgil-vigil/

A Doublet Disposed: Time Travel Paradoxes and the Death of Euphorbus – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

A Doublet Disposed: Time Travel Paradoxes and the Death of Euphorbus

Laudator Temporis Acti: Mathematics
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2026/04/mathematics.html

Blog #119: Unseen Hands: Recovering the Experiences of Garden Laborers in the Roman World with Kaja Tally-Schumacher – Peopling the Past

Blog #119: Unseen Hands: Recovering the Experiences of Garden Laborers in the Roman World with Kaja Tally-Schumacher

Friday Quick Hits and Varia (and some Photo Friday) | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Friday Quick Hits and Varia (and some Photo Friday)

V Macedonica in Dacië – Mainzer Beobachter

V Macedonica in Dacië

V Macedonica aan de Donau – Mainzer Beobachter

V Macedonica aan de Donau

PaleoJudaica.com: On Easter and the Passover Haggadah
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/04/on-easter-and-passover-haggadah.html

PaleoJudaica.com: “Reclining” or sitting during the Last Supper?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/04/reclining-or-sitting-during-last-supper.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Jewish Responses to Jesus’ Crucifixion and Resurrection
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/04/jewish-responses-to-jesus-crucifixion.html

Metrica greca oggi. Prospettive di ricerca – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.04.03/

DIVINE NAMES UNDER A MULTIFOCAL LENS | The Classical Review | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-review/article/divine-names-under-a-multifocal-lens/19D0EFFD0EC084636A5EF7E2A7832432?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Tacitus: Annals XII. A Selection (S.) Allcock (ed.). Pp. viii + 124, map. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023. Paper, £12.99. ISBN: 9781350156388. | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/tacitus-annals-xii-a-selection-s-allcock-ed-pp-viii-124-map-london-bloomsbury-academic-2023-paper-1299-isbn-9781350156388/A40B3AD44B674A3C92B60B4F009B0452?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Menander: Samia (M.) Wright. Pp. viii + 166, ills. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021. Paper, £17.99. ISBN: 978-1-350-12476-9. https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/menander-samia-9781350124769/. | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/menander-samia-m-wright-pp-viii-166-ills-london-bloomsbury-academic-2021-paper-1799-isbn-9781350124769-httpswwwbloomsburycomukmenandersamia9781350124769/9E475FFFA7A5F1413CA11FADCA3955F4?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Athena. A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology (M.) Teixeira (ed.). Pp. 286, ills. Contubernales Books, 2024. Paper, US$24.99. ISBN: 978-1-961822-16-0. https://contubernalesbooks.com/a-periodic-table-of-greek-mythology. | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/athena-a-periodic-table-of-greek-mythology-m-teixeira-ed-pp-286-ills-contubernales-books-2024-paper-us2499-isbn-9781961822160-httpscontubernalesbookscomaperiodictableofgreekmythology/9811DB9E69009D52BDE302BF6E736276?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Isotta Nogarola’s Defense of Eve (F.P.) Boyle, (S.A.) Chapman, (D.) Goud, (T.G.) Hendrickson, (S.) Karmali, (K.) Leininger, (J.A.) Stern, (A.) Wilson-Bivera. Pp. v + 106. Stanford: Pixelia Publishing, 2022. Paper, US$8.99. ISBN: 9781737033028. | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/isotta-nogarolas-defense-of-eve-fp-boyle-sa-chapman-d-goud-tg-hendrickson-s-karmali-k-leininger-ja-stern-a-wilsonbivera-pp-v-106-stanford-pixelia-publishing-2022-paper-us899-isbn-9781737033028/C47DA765FA6400836C6EC9FB1791BDC6?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Cambridge Latin Course: Book 1 (Fifth Edition). Cambridge School Classics Project. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. ISBN: 978-1009162647. | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/cambridge-latin-course-book-1-fifth-edition-cambridge-school-classics-project-cambridge-cambridge-university-press-2022-isbn-9781009162647/2AA8C8AEA6CDE109672EC139EAE15E16?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

How to be Queer: An Ancient Guide to Sexuality. Sappho, Plato and Other Lovers (S.) Nooter (ed., trans.). Pp. xii + 245. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2024. Cased, £14.99, US$17.95. ISBN: 978-0-691-24861-5. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691248615/how-to-be-queer | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/how-to-be-queer-an-ancient-guide-to-sexuality-sappho-plato-and-other-lovers-s-nooter-ed-trans-pp-xii-245-princeton-nj-princeton-university-press-2024-cased-1499-us1795-isbn-9780691248615-httpspressprincetonedubookshardcover9780691248615howtobequeer/A9940B2C991AE17AD041E91B51415398?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Book Review: “Hannibal” by Philip Freeman | Geeks
https://vocal.media/geeks/book-review-hannibal-by-philip-freeman

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Ancient History Podcast – Athena’s Sisters with Katherine Backler
https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/en-ca/blogs/ancient-history-blog/ancient-history-podcast-women-classical-athens-with-katherine-backler

Ancient Warfare Podcast: AWA403 – Why does the Odyssey 2026 trailer feel wrong?
https://ancientwarfare.libsyn.com/awa403-why-does-the-odyssey-2026-trailer-feel-wrong

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Analysis of Roman chamber pots to understand the health of the lower Danube inhabitants | npj Heritage Science
https://www.nature.com/articles/s40494-026-02475-x

Teaching Latin in medieval Iceland: an overview | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/teaching-latin-in-medieval-iceland-an-overview/BD46E84641DA23C2E8A729FB6E8BFCD8?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

A HEXAMETRICAL PROVERB IN THE SVDA (Α 651, Ο 828 ADLER) | The Classical Quarterly | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-quarterly/article/hexametrical-proverb-in-the-svda-651-828-adler/17A5292C057287242E6EF4F9035E3702?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

THE ATHENIAN ARCHON DATES IN ARRIAN | The Classical Quarterly | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-quarterly/article/athenian-archon-dates-in-arrian/10C431BEC10BED53AD052BE1A5FE8B24?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

• 13 A.D. — Augustus writes his will
• 33 A.D. — one of the calculated dates for the crucifixion of Jesus
• 68 A.D. — Galba rails against Nero and declares himself vir militaris (source?)
• 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Irene, Agape, and Chionia

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Thirty previously unpublished verses by Empedocles discovered on a papyrus from Cairo
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-previously-unpublished-verses-empedocles-papyrus.html

Mysterious Greek inscription may reveal lost temple beneath Syria’s Great Mosque | ScienceDaily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260401071947.htm

What Did Ancient Pompeians Burn as Offerings to Their Gods? New Research Reveals the Surprising Answer
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-did-ancient-pompeians-burn-as-offerings-to-their-gods-new-research-reveals-the-surprising-answer-180988467/

Rare Roman Bone Phallus Unearthed in Nijmegen as Museum Opens Forgotten Boxes – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/rare-roman-bone-phallus-unearthed-in-nijmegen-as-museum-opens-forgotten-boxes/

New Sinai Fortress Reveals Militarized Route Linked to the Biblical Exodus – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/new-sinai-fortress-reveals-militarized-route-linked-to-the-biblical-exodus/

‘A wow moment’: ancient Romanian gold helmet returned in plea deal with theft suspects | Art theft | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/02/stolen-romanian-gold-helmet-recovered-netherlands

Pompeii completely scanned. The first comprehensive map of the ancient city changes everything. 70,000 analyses reveal the ancient city’s most fragile points. Will it now be possible to prevent collapses?

Pompei “scansionata” interamente. La prima mappa totale della città antica cambia tutto. 70.000 analisi svelano i punti più fragili della città antica. Ora si potranno prevenire i crolli?

[old news]Oldest Synagogue Outside Israel Found on Delos, the Sacred Greek Island – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/02/oldest-synagogue-outside-israel-found-delos-sacred-greek-island/

Apaturia, the Ancient Athens Festival of Kinship and Citizenship – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/02/apaturia-ancient-athens-festival-kinship-citizenship/

Did Mycenaeans Contact Scandinavians? Evidence From the Bronze Age – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/01/mycenaeans-contact-scandinavians-evidence-bronze-age/

Greece, discoveries between Kasos and Karpathos: five Byzantine wrecks and anchors identified
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/greece-discoveries-between-kasos-and-karpathos-five-byzantine-wrecks-and-anchors-identified

Ancient Grease, The Vaults review: This extremely rude mash-up of ‘Grease’ and the Greeks is terrific fun
https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/ancient-grease-review

Syracuse Drops 84 Programs Including Classics, Ceramics and Italian – The New York Times

[Note date] Ancient Statues at The Met to Receive Patrons’ Noses
https://hyperallergic.com/ancient-statues-at-the-met-to-receive-patrons-noses/

Sentenced To Marry Her Cook? Emperor Justinian II’s Bizarre Punishment Of A Rebel’s Wife – The Historian’s Hut

Sentenced To Marry Her Cook? Emperor Justinian II’s Bizarre Punishment Of A Rebel’s Wife

Aeschylus – The Historian’s Hut

Aeschylus

The Destruction of the Temple of Baal and the Slaughter of his Priests, by Philips Galle (1537–1612) after Maarten van Heemskerck (1498–1574) – The Historian’s Hut

The Destruction of the Temple of Baal and the Slaughter of his Priests, by Philips Galle (1537–1612) after Maarten van Heemskerck (1498–1574)

The Latin sermons of Eusebius of Emesa: excerpts from Buytaert’s introduction

The Latin sermons of Eusebius of Emesa: excerpts from Buytaert’s introduction

March Reading Notes – Noodlings

March Reading Notes

Performance of Security at the Drents Museum Helmet Return Press Conference

Performance of Security at the Drents Museum Helmet Return Press Conference

An ancient oracle warned about invading Persia – leaders throughout the ages have learnt the hard way | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/oracle-persia-invading-trump-middle-east-b2950958.html

Prices and provenance of papyri recently sold or for sale | Roberta Mazza

Prices and provenance of papyri recently sold or for sale

Nemi objects in the Louvre – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Nemi objects in the Louvre

Teaching My New Book | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Teaching My New Book

A change is as good as a rest? – Classical Studies Support

A change is as good as a rest?

Garum, de Romeinse vissaus – Mainzer Beobachter

Garum, de Romeinse vissaus

PaleoJudaica.com: A late-antique baptismal ointment receptacle excavated at Hippos?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/04/a-late-antique-baptismal-ointment.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Sifting out an Egyptian-motif seal impression for Passover
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/04/sifting-out-egyptian-motif-seal.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Does the number of plagues matter?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/04/does-number-of-plagues-matter.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Die ‘Sumerische Königsliste’ als Werk der Geschichte
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/die-sumerische-konigsliste-als-werk-der.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Ministries of Song: Women’s Voices in Ancient Syriac Christianity
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/ministries-of-song-womens-voices-in.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Kleos in a Minor Key: The Homeric Education of a Little Prince
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/kleos-in-minor-key-homeric-education-of.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Les fluides corporels en Égypte et au Proche-Orient anciens: Actes du colloque organisé à l’Université Paul-Valéry, Montpellier, 5-7 septembre 2019
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/les-fluides-corporels-en-egypte-et-au.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Resources in Premodern Societies: New Approaches to Lifeworlds, Skills and Complexity
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/04/resources-in-premodern-societies-new.html

From masters of slaves to lords of lands: the transformation of ownership in the western world – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.04.02/

Book Review: “Ancient Rome” by Thomas R. Martin | Geeks
https://vocal.media/geeks/book-review-ancient-rome-by-thomas-r-martin

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Special Episode – Archaic Roman Religion – The Partial Historians – Ancient Roman History with smart ladies

Special Episode – Archaic Roman Religion

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(511) Burial cave found at Azekah – YouTube

(511) Natalie Haynes on Medea: Greek Tragedy’s Most Shocking Heroine – YouTube

(511) David Bowie – Heroes cover in Classical Latin – YouTube

(510) Cats catting in Latin – YouTube

(511) Roman military festival at Vindolanda | Lecture in LATIN | Isabel Schumacker | Living Latin in NYC – YouTube

(511) Tropaeum Alpium: Rome’s Victory Monument in the Alps – YouTube

(511) Augustus’ monumental victory monument in Roman France! – YouTube

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(9) ANE Today, 2 April 2026 – The Ancient Near East Today
https://ancientneareasttoday.substack.com/p/ane-today-2-april-2026

Pasts Imperfect (4.2.26)
https://pasts-imperfect.ghost.io/pasts-imperfect-4-2-26/

AI for Ancient Studies (AI4AS)

AI for Ancient Studies (AI4AS)

• 1640 — death of the Polish Jesuit/Latin poet Matthias Casimir Sarbiewski