Like sports stars today, successful athletes in ancient Greece were held up as heroes, and often considered larger than life. Heroes and athletes were commemorated in much the same way. The ...
Like sports stars today, successful athletes in ancient Greece were held up as heroes, and often considered larger than life. Heroes and athletes were commemorated in much the same way. The ...
One Christmas (too many years ago), my trembling, puerile hands grasped the wrapping paper as I ripped off the colour to reveal editions of both I, Claudius and its sequel Claudius the God. My joy at ...
Read more: A Romp Through I, Claudius
When asked to name the great conquerors of history, chances are you’ll think of a younger man. Alexander the Great was just twenty-five when he defeated the great King of Persia. Scipio ...
Read more: Claudius: An Unlikely Conqueror
The Roman historian Tacitus’ brief biography of his esteemed father-in-law Cn. Julius Agricola, which he wrote in late 97 / early 98 CE, is acknowledged to be one of our most important literary ...
Read more: Tacitus, Agricola and Britain
Once upon a time there were some simple answers to that simple question. Julius Caesar spent much of the 50s BC making war in what is now France in an effort to acquire the money, fame and loyal ...
Read more: When Did Roman Britain Start?
