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I've been curating classics social media since the 1990s and still feel a need to do it! Classics /Ancient World feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lyrmsmhhg7vzz4ghj44y5xzq/feed/7cb2f06b13c0

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ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ August 5, 2025 =========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== UKentucky, partners receive $13.5 million to read Herculaneum scrolls…

ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ August 5, 2025 – rogueclassicism
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Gaul’s Gladiator Arenas: Rome’s Reach Beyond the Alps
YouTube video by Ancient Rome Live Gaul’s Gladiator Arenas: Rome’s Reach Beyond the Alps

Gaul’s Gladiator Arenas: Rome’s Reach Beyond the Alps - YouTube
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Antiochus the Great | Seleucid Empire | Animated Documentary
YouTube video by Ancient History Guy Antiochus the Great | Seleucid Empire | Animated Documentary

Antiochus the Great | Seleucid Empire | Animated Documentary - YouTube
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Aeneid IX.107-206 Turnus gives a rousing speech. The resident Trojan boyfriends talk strategy.

(10) Aeneid IX.107-206 - by publius vergilius maro
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Artifacts Recovered from the Kumluca Bronze Age Shipwreck Reveal There Was a Cretan Merchant On Board A team of underwater archaeologists has analyzed the remains of a Bronze Age shipwreck off the coast of Kumluca, Turkey, discovered in 2018 and excavated between 2022 and 2024. The vessel was carrying...

Artifacts Recovered from the Kumluca Bronze Age Shipwreck Reveal There Was a Cretan Merchant On Board
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5 August 58 BCE: To Atticus (in Rome) from Cicero (in Thessalonica) Cicero's hopes are shrinking into nothing

(10) 5 August 58 BCE: To Atticus (in Rome) from Cicero (in Thessalonica)
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How the Greeks Built Cities, Part I (Ad Navseam, Episode 188) | Ad Navseam Jeff and Dave are back at the classical goodness this week, with a two-parter from R.E. Wycherly's slim yet substantive volume, How the Greeks Built Cities (1962). Did you ever wonder why today's citi...

How the Greeks Built Cities, Part I (Ad Navseam, Episode 188) | Ad Navseam
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What size were Roman feet? There is a basic rule of thumb that in the classical world people lived shorter lives than we do, that they were also shorter in stature than modern

What size were Roman feet? | Blog post | Mary Beard
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Roman Britain quiz: What do you know about the Empire's conquest of the British Isles? The Romans took over a large chunk of Great Britain 2,000 years ago. The conquest was anything but smooth sailing.

Roman Britain quiz: What do you know about the Empire's conquest of the British Isles? | Live Science
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New Discovery Sheds Light on Early Christianity in Egypt | The Jerusalem Post Ancient ‘lost’ city dating back two millennia uncovered in Egypt's Kharga Oasis, revealing early Coptic community.

[AI?]New Discovery Sheds Light on Early Christianity in Egypt | The Jerusalem Post
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05.08.2025 19:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ancient Egyptian Inscription Sparks New Debate About Moses New readings of ancient inscriptions may name Moses, offering potential archaeological evidence of the biblical figure, but scholars remain divided.

Moses’s Name Found in Ancient Egyptian Mine, Researcher Claims
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05.08.2025 19:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hadrian's Wall: The defensive Roman wall that protected the frontier in Britain for 300 years The wall is the largest Roman archaeological feature in Britain and was built to defend the northernmost limit of the Roman Empire.

Hadrian's Wall: The defensive Roman wall that protected the frontier in Britain for 300 years | Live Science
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Archaeologists Uncover Early Bronze Age Ceremonial Complex in Murayghat, Jordan - Arkeonews Archaeologists have uncovered striking evidence of an ancient ceremonial complex in Murayghat, Jordan, that could rewrite what we know about

Archaeologists Uncover Early Bronze Age Ceremonial Complex in Murayghat, Jordan - Arkeonews
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05.08.2025 19:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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GreekReporter.com - Greek News from Greece and the World Greek news from Greece and the world, get the latest updates on business, economy, Greek travel, recipes, Ancient Greek culture and more.

Did Romans Wear Flip-Flops? New Mosaic Discovery in Sicily Suggests So - GreekReporter.com
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Food, cultivation and animal husbandry in ancient Pompeii: study published Published study on what people ate, how animals were raised, and how crops were grown in ancient Pompeii. Pompeii is in fact is one of the few archaeological contexts that can continuously return an e...

Food, cultivation and animal husbandry in ancient Pompeii: study published
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05.08.2025 18:57 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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YouTube Shorts: MYTHOLOGY PAINTING—The Burning Of Troy, by Claes Jansz. van der Willigen (c. 1630-1676) - The Historian's Hut This painting, by the Dutch artist Claes Jansz. van der Willigen (c. 1630-1676), depicts the end of the Trojan War and features the family of Aeneas, a man who links the myths and legends of Troy to t...

YouTube Shorts: MYTHOLOGY PAINTING—The Burning Of Troy, by Claes Jansz. van der Willigen (c. 1630-1676) - The Historian's Hut
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05.08.2025 18:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cephalus and Procris, By Giovanni Battista Cipriani (c. 1727 - 1785) - The Historian's Hut This colorful drawing, by the Italian artist Giovanni Battista Cipriani (c. 1727 – 1785), re-creates the tragic story of Cephalus and Procris from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Inspiration was li...

Cephalus and Procris, By Giovanni Battista Cipriani (c. 1727 - 1785) - The Historian's Hut
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05.08.2025 18:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Woody Allen’s “My Apology” on stage at Tehran Theater TEHRAN – Tehran Theater is hosting a stage adaptation of Woody Allen’s short story “My Apology” at its Medea Hall.

Woody Allen’s “My Apology” on stage at Tehran Theater - Tehran Times
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05.08.2025 18:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Could today’s kids survive in ancient Rome? Here’s the harsh reality of life as a Roman child Historian Bettany Hughes reveals what growing up in the ancient Roman Empire was really like – from knucklebones and wooden swords to beatings, duty and astonishingly high mortality

Could today’s kids survive in ancient Rome? Here’s the harsh reality of life as a Roman child | HistoryExtra
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05.08.2025 18:48 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Art-Filled Life Of The Influential Roman Civil Servant, Titinius Capito - The Historian's Hut Gnaeus Octavius Titinius Capito (or just Titinius Capito or Capito for short) was a powerful, wealthy and influential civil servant who lived in the Roman Empire during the 1st and 2nd centuries. Titi...

The Art-Filled Life Of The Influential Roman Civil Servant, Titinius Capito - The Historian's Hut
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05.08.2025 18:46 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The great myth of empire collapse | Aeon Essays Societal downfalls loom large in history and popular culture but, for the 99 per cent, collapse often had its upsides

The great myth of empire collapse | Aeon Essays
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05.08.2025 18:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Homes of ‘working-class Romans’ discovered during Rome metro dig Experts say the relics at Piazza Venezia appear to resemble a multistorey complex of homes and shops

Homes of ‘working-class Romans’ discovered during Rome metro dig | Italy | The Guardian
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Digitising Emperor Hadrian's Coins

Digitising Emperor Hadrian's Coins
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Modelling cultural evolution processes in Dressel 20 amphora production during the Roman Empire How people interact socially and transmit their knowledge from generation to generation leads to different habits and traditions. When these tradition…

Modelling cultural evolution processes in Dressel 20 amphora production during the Roman Empire - ScienceDirect
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05.08.2025 18:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ancient Mosaics Unearthed in İznik Hint at Residence of Roman General - Arkeonews Ancient city of İznik, formerly known as Nicaea, has unveiled richly decorated Roman mosaics and burial plots that may have belonged to a high-ranking Roman general.

Ancient Mosaics Unearthed in İznik Hint at Residence of Roman General - Arkeonews
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05.08.2025 18:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Urartian-Era Fortress with 50 Rooms Discovered at 3,000 Meters in Eastern Türkiye - Arkeonews Archaeologists uncover a massive high-altitude fortress believed to date back to the Iron Age, with ties to the ancient Urartian civilization.

Urartian-Era Fortress with 50 Rooms Discovered at 3,000 Meters in Eastern Türkiye - Arkeonews
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05.08.2025 18:28 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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GreekReporter.com - Greek News from Greece and the World Greek news from Greece and the world, get the latest updates on business, economy, Greek travel, recipes, Ancient Greek culture and more.

Biblical Fingerprint Discovered on 2,600-Year-Old Temple Mount Seal - GreekReporter.com
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News from Greece and the World | eKathimerini.com News in Greece and the World Online | The No. 1 Daily Political and Economic Newspaper

Ancient coins seized during police raid in northern Greece | eKathimerini.com
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Protect Palestinian archaeological sites during war Letter to the Editor

Protect Palestinian archaeological sites during war
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Did ancient Romans collect fossils too? New discovery offers a clue. A newly discovered 460-million-year-old trilobite showed signs of being shaped and flattened—the first indication that ancient Romans purposely collected and modified the tiny fossils.

Did ancient Romans collect fossils too? New discovery offers a clue. | National Geographic
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