A 4th-century basilica with a large reception hall has been excavated in Ostia.
A team of researchers has used AI to figure out the rules of an ancient Roman board game.
Authorities are taking action to reduce graffiti at the ancient site of Persepolis.
New benches outside the Roman Colosseum enable the visitor to comprehend just how much larger the amphitheater was before earthquakes destroyed the outer ring.
“A new study suggests that Alexandria on the Tigris was more than a regional city; it functioned as a capital of ancient global trade, linking India, Mesopotamia, and the Mediterranean for more than five centuries.”
New release: The Transjordan in Biblical Literature: A Critical Spatial Approach, by Aubrey Taylor McClain (Gorgias, $76).
A book launch for A Voice from the Desert: The Great Isaiah Scroll will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 5:30, at The Hebrew University, Mt. Scopus Campus, Mandel Building, 5th Floor, Room 530. Presentations will be made by Lawrence H. Schiffman, Emanuel Tov, Kristin De Troyer, Pnina Shor, and Marcello Fidanzio. The event is open to the public, and no registration is required.
Walking The Text has just released a “behind the scenes” series for The Lord’s Prayer. Six episodes reveal the backstory of the location shoots, the biblical scholarship, and a night in a bunker when missiles were in the air.
HT: Agade, Arne Halbakken, Ted Weis, Explorator