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Inside the arena that brought sea onto land to host staged naval battl
A poet who prospered despite Rome’s bloody civil wars
BETTANY HUGHES on bringing seven magnificent monuments to life
There are many highs to cruising around the Adriatic in high summer and getting paid for the pleasure but somehow it’s the shuddering lows that stick in the mind. Given that it is a very human trait t
Today, the ocean liner is often considered a glamorous yet thoroughly outdated form of transport. While ships such as the RMS Titanic and the RMS Lusitania remain household names, their lesser-known c
A cut-crystal bed, with associated mirrors and throne, sparkled at auction earlier this month, but no glamour could beat the prize that was the Union Flag flown by HMS Spartiate at the Battle of Trafalgar
Should ancient Athens serve modern progressive causes?
