‘Sacred Britannia’ by Miranda Aldhouse-Green
A study of cultish rituals in Roman Britain reveals a cross-fertilisation of religions.
Roman Empire
‘Brutus: The Noble Conspirator’ by Kathryn Tempest review
Brutus: The Noble Conspirator by Kathryn Tempest is a meticulously researched, beautifully written biography of Julius Caesar’s assassin.
Brutus: An Honourable Man?
Marcus Junius Brutus, the man who conspired to kill Julius Caesar, was not quite the friend to his fellow Romans that the legend suggests.
Charlemagne, Muhammad and the Fall of Rome
Henri Pirenne transformed the way historians think about the end of the Classical world and the beginning of the Middle Ages.
Roman Loans
Dealing with debt in the Roman Empire.
The Language of the Roman Empire
What language did the Romans speak? Latin was used throughout the Roman Empire, but it shared space with a host of other languages and dialects...
Pompey the Great
The Roman leader was born 29 September 106 BC.
Edward Gibbon: Ambition, Style and Sacrifice
The challenges that Gibbon faced remain much the same for historians today.
Sorry, Vice-Chancellor. We need more historians of the sixth century.
Despite shifting priorities in education, the study of ancient and medieval history remains as important as ever.
The 'Dark Ages': The Tintagel Problem
In the debate over the term 'Dark Ages' the importance of Tintagel in early medieval Britain should not be forgotten.