
The Aeneid – an Extract
The Aeneid tells the story of the foundation of Rome by colonists from the East, refugees from the city of…
The Aeneid tells the story of the foundation of Rome by colonists from the East, refugees from the city of…
Brutus’s leading role in the assassination of Caesar immortalised his name, but the verdict on his act remains out…
‘In a pre-mechanical world, where human muscle was one of the main forms of motive power, young, fit…
Xerxes, Great King of the Persian Empire from 486-465 BC, is the focus of a lively new biography…
Xerxes, Great King of the Persian Empire from 486-465 BC, is the focus of a lively new biography…
Xerxes, Great King of the Persian Empire from 486-465 BC, is the focus of a lively new biography…
What was it like to live in Roman Britain? Much ink has been spilled on the archaeological remains that still exist…
The man who famously led war elephants and an enormous army across the Alps to Rome, during the Second…
The British Museum in London is a true mecca for lovers of world history and archaeology. This summer,…
Britain’s pagan past, with its astonishing number and variety of mysterious monuments, atmospheric sites, enigmatic artefacts, bloodthirsty legends…