Lost ancient sports

Like an annual Olympiad for sporran-wearing sportsfolk, Highland Games have been held for centuries around the north of Scotland. The most famous is the Braemar Gathering, where you can witness feats

The most intriguing aspect of this book is that it’s written as a sort of ‘life in the day’ of the Colosseum, that vast edifice begun in Rome by the emperor Vespasian (AD 69–79) to entertain the masse

Your interesting feature about the role of medieval warhorses in shaping British history (August) reminded me of a subsequent occasion in which horsepower became a critical factor. In April 1660, with

Whether vestiges of paganism survived Europe’s Christianisation is a subject of enduring fascination. Scholarly debate navigates between the ‘maximalist’ position (much survived) and the ‘minimalist’

This month’s story, ‘Futures’ by Han Ong, is set in the world of tennis. It invites us to look, not just at the game, but at the darker side of being part of that world. As always, you will get the mo

C.3000 BCE FIST FIRST Ancient Mesopotamia develops ...