Celebrity in the Ancient World
Robert Garland considers the meaning of fame and celebrity to the Greeks and Romans.
Robert Garland considers the meaning of fame and celebrity to the Greeks and Romans.
Robert Garland asks what murder meant to the apparently bloodthirsty Greeks and Romans.
Robert Garland investigates the ancient origins of the calendar and time-keeping systems of the Western world.
Robert Garland draws on both mythology and accounts of everyday life to probe attitudes to physical misfortune in the classical era.
Bovver boys in Athens and Rome? Apparently so, according to Robert Garland, who uncovers tales from life and legend to show how high jinks could turn to blows in the classical world.
Elders and betters? Attitudes towards old age in the society of classical Greece were enormously varied and often far from respectful.
Women were evaluated principally as child bearers and child rearers in the male-orientated world of ancient Greece, but not without dignity or compassion.
Robert Garland takes an unusual look at attitudes to death in ancient Greece and Rome.
Robert Garland examines the makeup of the Greek symposium.