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History tells us that, in order to prosper, civilisations must embrace change.
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‘The Brothel of Pompeii’ by Sarah Levin-Richardson review
The Brothel of Pompeii: Sex, Class, and Gender at the Margins of Roman Society by Sarah Levin-Richardson lays bare the largest of Pompeii's legalised Lupanars.
The Arrow Incident
On 8 October 1856, a British flagged Chinese vessel was seized and the Second Opium War began.
A Spiritual Wilderness
In the Victorian countryside, what did going to church on Sundays actually mean?
History Today Quiz: October
Who – or what – was Martha? What was founded by Octavia Hill in 1895?
Testing Times
What happened when a historian took the ‘Life in the UK’ test for British citizenship?
Building the Roman Republic
The little-known republic was a short-lived experiment in constitutional democracy.
Hungary’s Golden Squad
Many of the ideas that shape football today were developed in the 1920s by a generation of Hungarian coaches.
The Triumphs and Tragedies of Judicial Politics
The UK Supreme Court’s judgment on Tuesday 24 September 2019 signifies a potential ‘judicial turn’ in British politics. Jack Dickens reflects upon the historical challenges and risks of a political judiciary.
Augustus Closes the Temple of Janus
Rome’s First Citizen brings peace to its territories.