Roman schoolboy

Studying ancient worlds is now more relevant than ever — and state school children are missing out, says Bettany Hughes

Long before the Romans came to dominate the ancient world – before Caesar crossed the Rubicon, Claudius invaded Britain and Vesuvius buried Pompeii – another civilisation dominated the Italian peninsu

Should ancient Athens serve modern progressive causes?

Inside History

A poet who prospered despite Rome’s bloody civil wars

An anonymous online statement about Fort reads thus: “While he didn’t specifically focus on horticulture, his work, particularly in books like The Book of the Damned often touched upon unusual natural