Roman Script: The Origins of Our Letters
For 1,000 years before the invention of printing, writes J.J.N. McGurk, handwriting in its various European scripts was a fine art
Ancient
Police Work in Roman Times
R.W. Davies describes how the legions and their auxiliaries were employed by Roman Governors to maintain law and order in their provinces.
Thales of Miletus: The Beginnings of Greek Thought
Colin Davies describes how, in the 6th century B.C., Miletus became the birthplace of Western science and philosophy.
The Defeat of Cestius Gallus, A.D.66
S. G. F. Brandon describes how the Roman legate faced the problems of a Jewish Revolt.
Odysseus and the Sirens: the Problem of the Trireme
A.F. Tilley explains how the Greeks propelled their boats.
Apuleius: Roman Provincial Life
In the second century A.D. North Africa played an important role in imperial Roman life
Pontius Pilate in History and Legend
2000 years ago, a Roman Governor of Judaea made a decision that has lent his name to posterity.
The Roman Legions and their Officers
Geoffrey Powell offers a study of everyday Imperial military life.
The Cities of the Indus, Part II
A.N. Marlow describes how city-life in India, four thousand years ago, bore a striking resemblance to that of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
Cities of the Indus, Part I
A.N. Marlow describes how, four thousand years ago, a remarkably advanced civilization flourished on the north-western plains of the Indian sub-continent.