When four Roman legions landed in Britain in AD 43, many of their citizen soldiers had been recruited outside Italy, e.g. from Spain and southern Gaul. The auxiliary troops that accompanied them ...
Read more: This Soldiering Life: The Roman Army in Britain
Was the Roman Empire a beacon of civilisation or a mechanism of exploitation? Did it exist to spread peace, prosperity, and enlightenment? Or was it a ruthless system of robbery with violence to ...
Read more: Whose Empire Is It Anyway?
On the morning of 7th January 2015, two Islamist terrorists stormed into the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French, strongly anti-religious satirical newspaper. Armed with assault rifles and shouting ...
Read more: Politicians, People and the Power of Satire
