The ancient city of Petra
Now a World Heritage Site in the kingdom of Jordan and one of the most compelling archaeological sites in existence,...
03/10/2012
ANCIENT HISTORY
Pictish society
The Romans classified some fifteen tribes in the north and loosely identified the territories they occupied. They also observed that...
09/09/2012
Roman’s “thumbs up” for the death
Neither Roman spectators calling for the death of the gladiator, nor Roman Emperors authorising one, ever gave a thumbs down....
29/05/2012
Akhenaten: A Different Pharaon
At some point around 1375 BC (Egyptian chronology is not yet an exact science) a flotilla made its way along...
21/04/2012
The importance of the battle of Marathon
“For if you agree with me that we should fight, you make your country free and your city the best...
28/03/2012
Pompeii and Herculaneum: The cities from the past
Pompeii is one of the largest tourist draws in Italy. The town presents visitors with an overwhelming array of archeological...
29/01/2012
Food feasts in Ancient Rome
The festive consumption of food and drink was an important social ritual in the Roman world. Known in general terms...
17/12/2011
Sparta – A military city-state
City of Sparta, in southern Greece, was founded by the Dorians during the 10 century BC, after they conquered the...
04/12/2011
The Jewish Diaspora from AD 70 to 1800
For over 2000 years the history of the Jews has combined external dispersal with internal cohesion. The decisive dispersal of...
08/09/2011
The Last Druids
In the summer of AD 60, a vast Roman army commanded by the Governor of Britain, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, descended...
27/08/2011