Ascetic Enthusiasm: Origen and the Early Church
Rowan Williams examines the career of the 2nd-century theologian whose powerful and idiosyncratic vision illuminates the tensions and development of the early Church.
Roman Empire
The End of Roman Britain
Simon Esmonde Cleary considers a little-known anniversary - the death in 388 of an imperial usurper who became a link-man between the factual eclipse of Roman Britain and the legendary world of King Arthur.
Julius Caesar and the Hereford World Map
Is there a direct link between Julius Caesar, the Rome of the 1st century BC and a medieval world map in Hereford Cathedral? Peter Wiseman investigates the origins and purpose of one of the Age of Chivalry's exhibits.
Roman Britain
R.J.A.Wilson accounts for the making of Roman Britain.
The Roman Revolution?
David Braund takes a look over the latest collection of books on the Roman age.
Classicism and the American Revolution
The symbols, slogans, ideas and architecture of the Founding Fathers were saturated in the world of Ancient Greece and Rome.
'The Barbarians Across the Ocean': Britain Through Roman Eyes
Peter Salway examines the image Roman writers and commanders had of their island province.
Droitwich's Spa Revival
Tony Aldous on a Worcestershire town whose natural resources brought the Romans there.
Murderous Games: Gladiatorial Contests in Ancient Rome
Gladiatorial shows turned war into a game, preserved an atmosphere of violence in time of peace, and functioned as a political theatre which allowed confrontation between rulers and ruled.
Augustus Down the Centuries
'History is a reinterpretation of the past which leads to conclusions about the present' wrote Arnaldo Momigliano. Taking that lead, John M. Carter explores the posthumous images of the Roman emperor, Augustus.