The Aeneid – an Extract
The Aeneid tells the story of the foundation of Rome by colonists from the East, refugees from the city of…
Ancient History
An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: Zeus (and Apollo)
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An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: Xerxes
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An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: Tools
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An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: the Roman Empire
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An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: Pyramids
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An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: the Olympic Games
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An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: Hannibal
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An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: Darius, King of Kings
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An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: Brutus (and Julius Caesar)
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An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: Alexander the Great
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Marcus Brutus, the Noblest Roman of them all? By Kathryn Tempest
Brutus’s leading role in the assassination of Caesar immortalised his name, but the verdict on his act remains out…
The Limits of Tolerance and Ancient Greek Mythology by Emily Katz Anhalt
Emily Katz Anhalt— The ancient Greeks were open-minded without being tolerant. They didn’t devise the world’s first-ever democracy…
The Paleo Diet and Ancient Civilisation, by James C. Scott
In his latest work, Against the Grain, James C. Scott explores why humans abandoned hunting and gathering for…
Praetorian by Guy de la Bédoyère – an extract
In his latest work, Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome’s Imperial Bodyguard, Guy de la Bédoyère traces the…