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the thawing of snow on high mountains, brought by the west wind, melted by the east, filling rivers.

Odyssey 19.205-9

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devouring fire, encouraged by breezes, stripping a mountainside, or like barley threshed and stripped.

Iliad 20.490-9

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a ravenous lion, kept at bay by men and their javelins, so that it cannot feast upon their oxen.

Iliad 11.548-57

Rare parade shield element and Greek inscription Excavations at the Constanța Municipal Hospital site uncover graves and exceptional artifacts illuminating the ancient city of Tomis.

Rare parade shield element and Greek inscription

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News - Roman Gold Mining Operation Identified in Spain - Archaeology Magazine BARCELONA, SPAIN—According to a statement released by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), the Romans […]

News - Roman Gold Mining Operation Identified in Spain - Archaeology Magazine

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Roman Bust with Garnet Eyes Revealed to Have Gems from a Mine in Ancient India - GreekReporter.com A Roman bust of a mythical maenad reveals Indian garnet eyes, offering new evidence of Indo-Roman trade networks and gemstone exchange.

Roman Bust with Garnet Eyes Revealed to Have Gems from a Mine in Ancient India

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Bacchus (2018) 5 min.; no dialog; dir. Rikke Alma Krogshave Planeta; Denmark In this short film a young woman named Alex finds herself bored with modern life. During a night out with friends, she is lured by an a…

Bacchus (2018)

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The Life of Roxana, the Bactrian Princess Who Married Alexander the Great | TheCollector Alexander had several wives, but the most famous was the Bactrian princess Roxana, because she bore his son, Alexander IV. What do we know about her?

The Life of Roxana, the Bactrian Princess Who Married Alexander the Great | TheCollector

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News - Thousands of Water Vessels Recovered at Aigai Temple - Archaeology Magazine MANİSA, TURKEY—Hürriyet Daily News reports that some 3,000 small water vessels called hydriskoi have been […]

News - Thousands of Water Vessels Recovered at Aigai Temple - Archaeology Magazine

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Silver beyond Empire: Offering a new perspective on the late Roman to early medieval transition | The Past Over the last 15 years, international research focused on a series of silver hoards and other finds from the late Roman and early medieval periods has shed ...

Silver beyond Empire: Offering a new perspective on the late Roman to early medieval transition | The Past

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34 Roman-period tombs found in Ancient Tomis The Muzeul de Istorie Națională și Arheologie Constanța has announced the discovery of 34 Roman-period tombs during preventive excavations at the Constanța Municipal Hospital site, an area located…

34 Roman-period tombs found in Ancient Tomis

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Ancient Greek Gymnasium in Agrigento Italy Reveals New Findings - GreekReporter.com Archaeologists resume excavations at the ancient Greek Gymnasium in Agrigento, Italy, uncovering new details about its ancient Greek origins.

Ancient Greek Gymnasium in Agrigento Italy Reveals New Findings

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Roman shield umbo, Greek inscription found in necropolis in Romania – The History Blog A preventative archaeology excavation in advance of construction of a new hospital in Constanța, Romania, has unearthed 34 graves from the Roman period containing significant grave goods, including…

Roman shield umbo, Greek inscription found in necropolis in Romania – The History Blog

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Why Cincinnatus Became the Roman Ideal of Duty and Leadership | TheCollector When enemies threatened Rome in its early years, the Senate appointed Cincinnatus as dictator to save the fledgling Republic.

Why Cincinnatus Became the Roman Ideal of Duty and Leadership | TheCollector

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The Reuse of a Sarcophagus with a Menorah Another very interesting item in the epigraphic collection at the Baths of Diocletian in Rome is a portion of a sarcophagus that contains a nice depiction of a menorah. It is typically assigned to …

The Reuse of a Sarcophagus with a Menorah

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Historian Explains EPIC: The Musical (Vengeance Saga)

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Classics & Careers S3, E4: Cosi's Odyssey (Historian & Presenter) The Classics Podcast · Episode

Classics & Careers S3, E4: Cosi's Odyssey (Historian & Presenter)

The Lion of the Fountain: Unveiling a New Archaeological Treasure at Greece's Philippi - GreekReporter.com A striking, large-scale marble lion, with its detailed mane and head turned in a noble pose, has emerged from the earth at Philippi.

The Lion of the Fountain: Unveiling a New Archaeological Treasure at Greece's Philippi

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What Did Roman Children Play With? Roman Childhood Toys | TheCollector Roman children played with dolls, miniatures, games, pets, and toys that reflected daily life and prepared them for adulthood. Discover Roman toys.

What Did Roman Children Play With? Roman Childhood Toys | TheCollector

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Home on the range: Examining a late Roman villa estate at Milton, Cambridgeshire | The Past The discovery of an extensive and long-lived late Roman agricultural landscape near Cambridge has added illuminating details to our understanding of a regio ...

Home on the range: Examining a late Roman villa estate at Milton, Cambridgeshire | The Past

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Ancient Laodicea Sees Water Flow Beneath Roman Bridge After 1,300 Years - GreekReporter.com Water is flowing again beneath the Roman Asopos Bridge at the ancient Greek city of Laodicea in Turkey after 1,300 years.

Ancient Laodicea Sees Water Flow Beneath Roman Bridge After 1,300 Years

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34 Roman Graves and Rare Ancient Greek Inscription Discovered in Romania - GreekReporter.com Archaeologists in Romania uncover 34 Roman graves dating to the 3rd–4th centuries AD, and a rare Greek inscription at an ancient Tomis site.

34 Roman Graves and Rare Ancient Greek Inscription Discovered in Romania

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JOB | Head of Classics, Aldro Head of Classics Aldro is seeking to appoint a dynamic, scholarly and ambitious teacher to lead our highly respected Classics department. This is an exciting opportunity to build on a...

JOB | Head of Classics, Aldro

Head of Classics Aldro is seeking to appoint a dynamic, scholarly and ambitious teacher to lead our highly respected Classics department. This is an exciting opportunity to build on...

Classics for All FREE Online CPD: Running Classics Trips for Primary and Secondary Schools Monday, 9th March 20264–5pm, Online Running school trips both abroad and in the UK is an exciting enrichment opportunity for students, and there is nothing quite like seeing places and...

Classics for All FREE Online CPD: Running Classics Trips for Primary and Secondary Schools

Monday, 9th March 20264–5pm, Online Running school trips both abroad and...

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Rare Roman "pigs" found in Welsh farm Two “exceptionally rare” Roman pig lead ingots dating back almost 2,000 years have been discovered on farmland in west Wales.

Rare Roman "pigs" found in Welsh farm

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Tomb plate belonging to a centurion of the First Italic Legion discovered at Nove Rescue excavations in the western necropolis of the Roman military camp at Nove, near Svishtov, have brought to light a fragment of a tomb plate belonging to a centurion of the First Italic Legion…

Tomb plate belonging to a centurion of the First Italic Legion discovered at Nove

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Babies weren't supposed to be mourned in the Roman Empire. These rare liquid-gypsum burials prove otherwise. Despite historical records saying otherwise, Roman babies were mourned at death, research into unique plaster burials from York reveals.

Babies weren't supposed to be mourned in the Roman Empire [really?]. These rare liquid-gypsum burials prove otherwise.

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The Lost Ancient Prequel to the Iliad and Its Stories | TheCollector The events that led up to the Trojan War were recorded in a lost epic poem called the Cypria. What do we know about the lost work?

The Lost Ancient Prequel to the Iliad and Its Stories | TheCollector

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Bocholier, Horace and the nuchal fold What counts when we read a poem?

Bocholier, Horace and the nuchal fold

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