London 2012 versus Athens 388 B.C.: Interview with Neil Faulkner
It’s only a few days until the London 2012 Olympic Games kicks off, but where did it all…
Ancient History
The pseudo-history of the Shroud of Turin: Author article by Charles Freeman
Charles Freeman is a top expert in the ancient world and its legacy. His book Holy Bones, Holy Dust: How…
Olympic Myths #2 – The Olympic Torch: Author article by Neil Faulkner
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics. In this regular blog, he comments on…
Olympic Myth #1 – The Amateur Ideal: Author Article by Neil Faulkner
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics. In this regular blog, he comments on…
Beyond the Pharaohs: Met exhibition and catalogue explores the surprising origins of Ancient Egyptian art
The groundbreaking exhibition The Dawn of Egyptian Art opened at The Metropolitan Museum of Art this week. The…
London 2012 versus Athens 388 B.C.: Interview with Neil Faulkner
It’s only a few months until the London 2012 Olympic Games kicks off this summer, but where did…
War Without the Shooting: Neil Faulkner discusses the ancient Greek Olympics in a video interview
A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics transports the reader to the games of 388 B.C., providing a lively…
Ancient Olympic Boxing, A Sickening Spectacle: Neil Faulkner reads from ‘A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics’
Were the ancient Olympic games anything like the competitions we know today? Neil Faulkner’s A Visitor’s Guide to the…
Whose Games are they anyway? Author article by Neil Faulkner
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics, to be published soon by Yale…
Author article by Neil Faulkner: Bread and Circuses (but without the bread)
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics, to be published soon by…