Salvete!

If you're so inclined, you can see fantastic pictures of the University of Minnesota's cuneiform collection here and read translations in English.

A 2,000-year-old skull returned to what might be a sacrificial cave in East Yorkshire.

See the detailed wall paintings inside the house of Augustus.

Put your hands together for Pi Day!

Surprise! They're still finding things in Britain! This time it's an ancient waterhole with wickerwork located in what was once the Roman city of Eboracum. It's tough to find non-Roman classical news on the BBC News feeds.....I'm beginning to think they're a wee bit biased when it comes to the Romans (I jest). Send me an e-mail if any of you out there can tell me where I can find a better source for non-Roman classics news.

Eyes bothering you? Try contacting your local Roman oculist. Note: don't try this at home - even the best oculists had less than successful results.

Evidence of commercial interest in Cornwall.

Surgical instruments and other medical implements from the Domus del Chirurgo are now on display in Rimini.

A geophysical survey has revealed the new importance of the Roman town of Venta Icenorum at Caistor St Edmund.

Was it part of a ceremony or just some hasty house cleaning? Fantastic new cache of bronzes found in Londinium well.

2,000 year old Roman skeleton found in a Yorkshire field.

Could this be the Lupercal Cave?

Cranes remove sculptures from the Acropolis in news related to the debate over the return of the Elgin Marbles.

Return of a Macedonian funerary wreath to Greece after row with Getty Museum.

The hazards of empire: someone might use your head to unblock a sewer.

Minnesota ("cloudy water") has many water-based place names: You've heard of Anoka ("on both sides" of the Rum River) and Minnehaha ("waterfalls") and Minnetrista ("crooked water") - now check out the Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus, city of the sharp nosed fish.

Official UM Classics Club t-shirts (and other UM Classics Club-themed items) are now for sale on www.cafepress.com!

NB: the UM Classics Club is a non-profit organization and all of the items at www.cafepress.com/umclassicsclub are sold at cost and do not financially benefit anyone associated with the UM Classics Club, CNES, or the University of Minnesota.

Valete!

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