diggingupthepast.net
A podcast and a site dedicated to the latest historical news and research surrounding the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. Visit: www.diggingupthepast.net
👤 Joined on 23 March 2025
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@diggingupthepast.bsky.social@diggingupthepast.bsky.social → @diggingupthepast.netheh. noted. thanks for the reply — always good to hear from someone who actually gets it.
Show PostThe phrase “washes up” is perhaps not the best way to describe a newly found fragment of Homer on parchment 📜 . But I do love that it’s Book 12 and dated to the 4th century CE—in Coptic. www.dutchnews.nl/2026/09/scra...
Show PostRoman emperor’s lavish bath found hidden inside a palace tower in Serbia Archaeologists working at Vrelo-Šarkamen in eastern Serbia have uncovered a lavish Roman bath built inside a palace tower. The bath belonged to an imperial residence linked to Maximinus Daza archaeologymag.com/2026/09/roma...
Show PostBy @aristofontes.bsky.social btw.
Show PostGreek Corinthian-style helmet and the skull reportedly found inside it from the Battle of Marathon, now residing in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC during the first Persian invasion of Greece.
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